# Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

This is a list of the players on the rosters of the teams participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Men's Handball.

## Group A
### Brazil

The following is the Brazil roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Jordi Ribera
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Maik Santos
* (1980-09-06)6 September 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.80 m
* 60
* 1
* EC Pinheiros
* 3
* RB
* Fernando Pacheco Filho
* (1983-05-25)25 May 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.90 m
* 54
* 90
* EC Pinheiros
* 5
* P
* Carlos Ertel
* (1974-12-18)18 December 1974 (aged 33)
* 1.85 m
* 139
* 316
* IMES São Caetano
* 7
* RW
* Renato Ruy
* (1979-06-07)7 June 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.84 m
* 121
* 211
* Wilhelmshavener HV
* 8
* LB
* Bruno Souza
* (1977-06-27)27 June 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.99 m
* 139
* 316
* HSV Handball
* 9
* CB
* Leonardo Bortolini
* (1977-04-10)10 April 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.85 m
* 124
* 350
* Unopar Londrina
* 10
* LW
* Helio Justino
* (1972-07-23)23 July 1972 (aged 36)
* 1.84 m
* 186
* 640
* IMES São Caetano
* 12
* GK
* Alexandre Vasconcelos
* (1978-12-19)19 December 1978 (aged 29)
* 1.94 m
* 130
* 0
* Metodista SBC
* 13
* RW
* Silvio Laureano
* (1981-04-19)19 April 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.70 m
* 30
* 32
* IMES São Caetano
* 14
* P
* Alexandre Silva
* (1980-11-12)12 November 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.90 m
* Unopar Londrina
* 17
* LW
* Felipe Ribeiro
* (1985-05-04)4 May 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.86 m
* 40
* 21
* BM Aragón
* 18
* CB
* Bruno Santana
* (1982-02-27)27 February 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.83 m
* 89
* 112
* EC Pinheiros
* 19
* P
* Jardel Pizzinato
* (1978-02-10)10 February 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.92 m
* 73
* 11
* Metodista SBC
* 20
* LB
* Gui Oliveira
* (1985-01-08)8 January 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.90 m
* 40
* 57
* HSG Bärnbach/Köflach

### China

The following is the China roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Yam Weiming
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 2
* P
* Cui Liang
* (1983-02-20)20 February 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.95 m
* 80
* 354
* Beijing Army
* 3
* CB
* Zhu Jie
* (1978-01-30)30 January 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.87 m
* 70
* 278
* Guangdong Handball Team
* 5
* P
* Yan Liang
* (1985-01-23)23 January 1985 (aged 23)
* 2.01 m
* 40
* 105
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 6
* RB
* Cui Lei
* (1980-10-15)15 October 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.97 m
* 50
* 186
* Beijing Army
* 7
* CB
* Zhang Ji
* (1978-11-05)5 November 1978 (aged 29)
* 1.86 m
* 30
* 120
* Beijing Handball Team
* 8
* P
* Zhou Xiaojian
* (1985-01-13)13 January 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.98 m
* 40
* 113
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 10
* RW
* Li Hexin
* (1985-09-16)16 September 1985 (aged 22)
* 1.94 m
* 20
* 10
* Shanghai Handball Team
* 11
* LW
* Zhang Xing
* (1986-06-13)13 June 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.93 m
* 30
* 97
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 12
* GK
* Wang Long
* (1985-11-27)27 November 1985 (aged 22)
* 1.95 m
* 25
* Beijing Handball Team
* 13
* RW
* Wang Xiaolong
* (1989-08-17)17 August 1989 (aged 18)
* 1.87 m
* 30
* 116
* Anhui Hefei
* 14
* LB
* Tian Jianxia
* (1986-09-03)3 September 1986 (aged 21)
* 1.90 m
* 40
* 132
* Tianjing Handball Team
* 16
* GK
* Ye Qiang
* (1978-06-16)16 June 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.93 m
* 75
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 18
* LB
* Hao Kexin
* (1986-01-25)25 January 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.98 m
* 50
* 233
* Jiangsu Suzhou
* 19
* RB
* Miao Qing
* (1983-02-04)4 February 1983 (aged 25)
* 2.00 m
* 50
* 225
* Beijing Army
* 20
* LW
* Zhu Wenxin
* (1980-02-11)11 February 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.76 m
* 50
* 365
* Beijing Army

### Croatia

The following is the Croatia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Lino Cervar
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Venio Losert
* (1976-07-25)25 July 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.91 m
* 149
* 0
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 3
* P
* Renato Sulić
* (1979-10-12)12 October 1979 (aged 28)
* 1.97 m
* 95
* 233
* RK Celje
* 4
* CB
* Ivano Balić
* (1979-04-01)1 April 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.90 m
* 132
* 420
* SDC San Antonio
* 5
* CB
* Domagoj Duvnjak
* (1988-06-01)1 June 1988 (aged 20)
* 1.97 m
* 19
* 34
* RK Zagreb
* 6
* LB
* Blaženko Lacković
* (1980-12-25)25 December 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.95 m
* 111
* 340
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 9
* P
* Igor Vori
* (1980-09-20)20 September 1980 (aged 27)
* 2.02 m
* 103
* 257
* RK Zagreb
* 10
* CB
* Davor Dominiković
* (1978-04-07)7 April 1978 (aged 30)
* 2.03 m
* 147
* 177
* SDC San Antonio
* 11
* RW
* Mirza Džomba
* (1977-02-28)28 February 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.90 m
* 173
* 667
* RK Zagreb
* 13
* RW
* Zlatko Horvat
* (1984-09-25)25 September 1984 (aged 23)
* 1.79 m
* 35
* 65
* RK Zagreb
* 14
* CB
* Drago Vuković
* (1983-08-03)3 August 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.94 m
* 53
* 50
* RK Gorenje
* 17
* LW
* Goran Šprem
* (1979-07-06)6 July 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.83 m
* 96
* 241
* HSG Nordhorn
* 19
* RB
* Petar Metličić
* (1976-12-25)25 December 1976 (aged 31)
* 1.94 m
* 152
* 338
* BM Ciudad Real
* 23
* LW
* Ljubo Vukić
* (1982-08-03)3 August 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.91 m
* 29
* 38
* RK Zagreb
* 24
* LB
* Tonči Valčić
* (1978-06-09)9 June 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.94 m
* 92
* 141
* CB Ademar León
* 25
* GK
* Mirko Alilović
* (1985-09-15)15 September 1985 (aged 22)
* 2.00 m
* 25
* 0
* CB Ademar León

### France

The following is the France roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Claude Onesta
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 2
* RB
* Jérôme Fernandez
* (1977-03-07)7 March 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.99 m
* 262
* 1042
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 3
* P
* Didier Dinart
* (1977-01-18)18 January 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.97 m
* 288
* 136
* BM Ciudad Real
* 4
* RB
* Cédric Burdet
* (1974-11-15)15 November 1974 (aged 33)
* 1.95 m
* 220
* 476
* Montpellier HB
* 5
* P
* Guillaume Gille
* (1976-07-16)16 July 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* 245
* 614
* HSV Handball
* 6
* CB
* Bertrand Gille
* (1978-03-24)24 March 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.87 m
* 211
* 654
* HSV Handball
* 8
* CB
* Daniel Narcisse
* (1979-12-16)16 December 1979 (aged 28)
* 1.89 m
* 171
* 524
* Chambéry Savoie Handball
* 11
* LW
* Olivier Girault
* (1973-02-22)22 February 1973 (aged 35)
* 1.83 m
* 240
* 551
* Paris Handball
* 12
* GK
* Daouda Karaboué
* (1975-12-11)11 December 1975 (aged 32)
* 1.98 m
* 64
* Montpellier HB
* 13
* LB
* Nikola Karabatić
* (1984-04-11)11 April 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.95 m
* 120
* 515
* THW Kiel
* 14
* P
* Cristophe Kempe
* (1975-05-02)2 May 1975 (aged 33)
* 1.93 m
* 161
* 249
* Fénix Toulouse
* 16
* GK
* Thierry Omeyer
* (1976-11-02)2 November 1976 (aged 31)
* 1.92 m
* 194
* THW Kiel
* 18
* RB
* Joël Abati
* (1970-04-25)25 April 1970 (aged 38)
* 1.90 m
* 196
* 577
* Montpellier HB
* 19
* RW
* Luc Abalo
* (1984-09-06)6 September 1984 (aged 23)
* 1.82 m
* 74
* 247
* US d'Ivry Handball
* 21
* LW
* Michaël Guigou
* (1982-01-28)28 January 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.79 m
* 100
* 351
* Montpellier HB
* 26
* LW
* Cédric Paty
* (1981-07-25)25 July 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.94 m
* 17
* 44
* Chambéry Savoie Handball

### Poland

The following is the Poland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Bogdan Wenta
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Sławomir Szmal
* (1978-10-02)2 October 1978 (aged 29)
* 1.90 m
* 140
* 1
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 2
* CB
* Bartłomiej Jaszka
* (1983-06-16)16 June 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.84 m
* 45
* 49
* Füchse Berlin
* 3
* RB
* Krzysztof Lijewski
* (1983-07-07)7 July 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.98 m
* 62
* 100
* HSV Handball
* 5
* LW
* Mateusz Jachlewski
* (1984-12-27)27 December 1984 (aged 23)
* 1.82 m
* 62
* 152
* Vive Targi Kielce
* 6
* CB
* Grzegorz Tkaczyk
* (1980-12-22)22 December 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.94 m
* 115
* 435
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 8
* LB
* Karol Bielecki
* (1982-01-23)23 January 1982 (aged 26)
* 2.02 m
* 106
* 510
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 9
* P
* Artur Siódmiak
* (1975-10-07)7 October 1975 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* 75
* 74
* TuS Nettelstedt
* 13
* P
* Bartosz Jurecki
* (1979-01-31)31 January 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.93 m
* 83
* 273
* SC Magdeburg
* 14
* RW
* Mariusz Jurasik
* (1976-05-04)4 May 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* 151
* 551
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 15
* LB
* Michał Jurecki
* (1984-10-24)24 October 1984 (aged 23)
* 2.02 m
* 59
* 103
* TuS Nettelstedt
* 16
* GK
* Marcin Wichary
* (1980-02-17)17 February 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.93 m
* 60
* 0
* Wisła Płock
* 19
* LW
* Tomasz Tłuczyński
* (1979-04-19)19 April 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.82 m
* 49
* 179
* TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
* 22
* RB
* Marcin Lijewski
* (1977-09-21)21 September 1977 (aged 30)
* 1.97 m
* 183
* 558
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 28
* RW
* Paweł Piwko
* (1982-10-07)7 October 1982 (aged 25)
* 1.88 m
* 0
* 0
* Chrobry Głogów

### Spain

The following is the Spain roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Juan Carlos Pastor
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Jose Javier Hombrados
* (1972-04-07)7 April 1972 (aged 36)
* 1.97 m
* 175
* 1
* BM Ciudad Real
* 2
* LB
* Alberto Entrerrios
* (1976-11-07)7 November 1976 (aged 31)
* 1.92 m
* 164
* 505
* BM Ciudad Real
* 4
* RW
* Albert Rocas
* (1982-06-16)16 June 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.88 m
* 68
* 275
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 5
* CB
* Raul Entrerrios
* (1981-02-12)12 February 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.85 m
* 83
* 180
* BM Valladolid
* 6
* P
* Ruben Garabaya
* (1978-09-15)15 September 1978 (aged 29)
* 2.01 m
* 98
* 212
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 7
* P
* Carlos Prieto
* (1980-02-02)2 February 1980 (aged 28)
* 2.04 m
* 66
* 73
* BM Valladolid
* 8
* RB
* Jon Belaustegui
* (1979-03-19)19 March 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.95 m
* 83
* 185
* CB Ciudad de Logroño
* 11
* LB
* Demetrio Lozano
* (1975-09-26)26 September 1975 (aged 32)
* 1.96 m
* 210
* 449
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 15
* LW
* David Davis
* (1976-10-25)25 October 1976 (aged 31)
* 1.85 m
* 78
* 115
* BM Ciudad Real
* 16
* GK
* David Barrufet
* (1970-06-04)4 June 1970 (aged 38)
* 1.97 m
* 259
* 1
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 17
* LW
* Juanín García
* (1977-08-28)28 August 1977 (aged 30)
* 1.76 m
* 128
* 508
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 18
* LB
* Iker Romero
* (1980-06-15)15 June 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.96 m
* 127
* 480
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 21
* RB
* Cristian Malmagro
* (1983-03-11)11 March 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.97 m
* 13
* 33
* SDC San Antonio
* 27
* RW
* Víctor Tomás
* (1985-02-15)15 February 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.76 m
* 23
* 70
* FC Barcelona Handbol

## Group B
### Denmark

The following is the Denmark roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Ulrik Wilbek
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Kasper Hvidt
* (1976-02-06)6 February 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.92 m
* 184
* 1
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 4
* LB
* Lasse Boesen
* (1979-09-18)18 September 1979 (aged 28)
* 1.91 m
* 101
* 302
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 6
* RB
* Lars Troels Jørgensen
* (1978-02-03)3 February 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.92 m
* 158
* 136
* SDC San Antonio
* 7
* CB
* Jesper Jensen
* (1977-10-30)30 October 1977 (aged 30)
* 1.88 m
* 92
* 192
* Skjern Håndbold
* 9
* LW
* Lars Christiansen
* (1972-04-18)18 April 1972 (aged 36)
* 1.82 m
* 266
* 999
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 12
* GK
* Peter Henriksen
* (1972-08-20)20 August 1972 (aged 35)
* 1.84 m
* 61
* 0
* GOG Svendborg
* 13
* LB
* Bo Spellerberg
* (1979-07-24)24 July 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.92 m
* 121
* 173
* KIF Kolding
* 14
* P
* Michael V. Knudsen
* (1978-09-04)4 September 1978 (aged 29)
* 1.92 m
* 184
* 615
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 15
* LB
* Mikkel Hansen
* (1987-10-22)22 October 1987 (aged 20)
* 1.94 m
* 9
* 27
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 19
* P
* Jesper Nøddesbo
* (1980-10-23)23 October 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.99 m
* 97
* 186
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 22
* RB
* Kasper Søndergaard
* (1981-06-09)9 June 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.91 m
* 40
* 98
* KIF Kolding
* 23
* CB
* Joachim Boldsen
* (1978-04-30)30 April 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.87 m
* 176
* 395
* FC Barcelona Handbol
* 24
* RW
* Hans Lindberg
* (1981-08-01)1 August 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.88 m
* 71
* 160
* HSV Hamburg
* 25
* RB
* Klavs Bruun Jørgensen
* (1974-04-03)3 April 1974 (aged 34)
* 1.80 m
* 169
* 410
* FCK Handball
* 26
* LB
* Kasper Nielsen
* (1975-06-09)9 June 1975 (aged 33)
* 1.94 m
* 120
* 266
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt

#### Notes

* ↑ Replaced Michael V. Knudsen who suffered from appendicitis, and sent home shortly after the first match.

### Egypt

The following is the Egypt roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Irfan Smajlagic
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 4
* LB
* Hussein Mabrouk
* (1980-03-30)30 March 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.94 m
* Al-Ahly
* 5
* RW
* Mustafa Hussien
* (1984-01-08)8 January 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.96 m
* Al-Ahly
* 6
* RB
* Ahmed El Ahmar
* (1984-01-27)27 January 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.83 m
* Zamalek
* 8
* P
* Mohamed Ramadan
* (1984-03-07)7 March 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.93 m
* Al-Ahly
* 10
* RB
* Abouelfetoh Abdelrazek
* (1987-02-12)12 February 1987 (aged 21)
* 1.85 m
* Smouha
* 11
* CB
* Mahmoud Hassaballah
* (1986-11-22)22 November 1986 (aged 21)
* 1.85 m
* El-Olympi
* 12
* GK
* Mohamed Bakir El-Nakib
* (1974-04-06)6 April 1974 (aged 34)
* 1.92 m
* El-Olympi
* 14
* LB
* Hassan Mabrouk
* (1982-07-29)29 July 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.88 m
* Al-Ahly
* 15
* LB
* Mohamed Abd El-Salam
* (1982-01-12)12 January 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.94 m
* Zamalek
* 16
* GK
* Walid Abdel Maksoud
* (1979-06-14)14 June 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.92 m
* Zamalek
* 17
* LW
* Belal Mabrouk
* (1984-08-02)2 August 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.86 m
* Al-Ahly
* 18
* P
* Hany El-Fakharany
* (1978-04-06)6 April 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.83 m
* Füchse Berlin
* 19
* CB
* Hassan Yousry
* (1978-05-10)10 May 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.88 m
* Zamalek
* 20
* LB
* Hussein Zaky
* (1979-03-01)1 March 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.93 m
* BM Aragón

### Germany

The following is the Germany roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Heiner Brand
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Henning Fritz
* (1974-09-21)21 September 1974 (aged 33)
* 1.88 m
* 235
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 2
* LB
* Pascal Hens
* (1980-03-26)26 March 1980 (aged 28)
* 2.03 m
* 150
* 441
* HSV Hamburg
* 4
* P
* Oliver Roggisch
* (1978-08-25)25 August 1978 (aged 29)
* 2.02 m
* 94
* 24
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 5
* LW
* Dominik Klein
* (1983-12-16)16 December 1983 (aged 24)
* 1.90 m
* 70
* 143
* THW Kiel
* 8
* P
* Christian Schwarzer
* (1969-10-23)23 October 1969 (aged 38)
* 1.96 m
* 314
* 957
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 10
* CB
* Oliver Kohrmann
* (1976-07-28)28 July 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.86 m
* 12
* 12
* Wilhelmshavener HV
* 11
* RB
* Holger Glandorf
* (1983-03-30)30 March 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.95 m
* 87
* 283
* HSG Nordhorn
* 12
* GK
* Johannes Bitter
* (1982-09-02)2 September 1982 (aged 25)
* 2.04 m
* 94
* 2
* HSV Hamburg
* 13
* CB
* Sven-Sören Christophersen
* (1985-05-09)9 May 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.98 m
* 9
* 18
* HSG Wetzlar
* 14
* RB
* Christian Zeitz
* (1980-11-18)18 November 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.85 m
* 161
* 456
* THW Kiel
* 15
* LW
* Torsten Jansen
* (1976-12-23)23 December 1976 (aged 31)
* 1.85 m
* 143
* 393
* HSV Hamburg
* 17
* P
* Andrej Klimovets
* (1974-08-18)18 August 1974 (aged 33)
* 1.96 m
* 67
* 167
* Rhein-Neckar Löwen
* 18
* RB
* Michael Kraus
* (1983-09-28)28 September 1983 (aged 24)
* 1.87 m
* 65
* 169
* TBV Lemgo
* 19
* RW
* Florian Kehrmann
* (1977-06-26)26 June 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.86 m
* 218
* 798
* TBV Lemgo
* 24
* CB
* Michael Haaß
* (1983-12-12)12 December 1983 (aged 24)
* 1.94 m
* 20
* 20
* TSV GWD Minden

### Iceland

The following is the Iceland roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Guðmundur Guðmundsson
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Björgvin Páll Gústavsson
* (1985-05-24)24 May 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.90 m
* 25
* 1
* TV Bittenfeld
* 3
* LB
* Logi Eldon Geirsson
* (1982-10-10)10 October 1982 (aged 25)
* 1.91 m
* 63
* 171
* TBV Lemgo
* 5
* P
* Sigfús Sigurðsson
* (1975-05-07)7 May 1975 (aged 33)
* 1.98 m
* 142
* 301
* Valur
* 6
* RB
* Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson
* (1984-02-17)17 February 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.91 m
* 83
* 116
* GOG Svendborg
* 7
* LB
* Arnór Atlason
* (1984-07-23)23 July 1984 (aged 24)
* 1.91 m
* 58
* 98
* FCK Handball
* 9
* LB
* Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson
* (1979-08-08)8 August 1979 (aged 29)
* 1.87 m
* 191
* 885
* VfL Gummersbach
* 10
* CB
* Snorri Guðjónsson
* (1981-10-17)17 October 1981 (aged 26)
* 1.87 m
* 123
* 401
* GOG Svendborg
* 11
* RB
* Ólafur Stefánsson
* (1973-07-03)3 July 1973 (aged 35)
* 1.96 m
* 263
* 1250
* BM Ciudad Real
* 14
* LW
* Sturla Ásgeirsson
* (1980-07-20)20 July 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.86 m
* 6
* 11
* Aarhus GF Håndbold
* 15
* RW
* Alexander Petersson
* (1980-07-02)2 July 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.86 m
* 65
* 249
* SG Flensburg-Handewitt
* 16
* GK
* Hreiðar Guðmundsson
* (1980-11-29)29 November 1980 (aged 27)
* 1.93 m
* 57
* 0
* IK Sävehof
* 17
* P
* Sverre Andreas Jakobsson
* (1977-02-08)8 February 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.96 m
* 44
* 12
* HK Kopavogur
* 18
* P
* Róbert Gunnarsson
* (1980-05-22)22 May 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.90 m
* 118
* 370
* VfL Gummersbach
* 19
* LB
* Ingimundur Ingimundarson
* (1980-01-29)29 January 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.93 m
* 27
* 34
* Elverum Håndball

### South Korea

The following is the South Korea roster in the women's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Kim Tae-hoon
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Han Kyung-tai
* (1975-04-11)11 April 1975 (aged 33)
* 1.91 m
* TSV St. Otmar
* 2
* CB
* Jeong Yi-kyeong
* (1985-02-28)28 February 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.88 m
* Doosan
* 6
* LW
* Kim Tea-wan
* (1980-02-15)15 February 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.83 m
* Chungnam
* 7
* RW
* Jung Su-young
* (1985-10-17)17 October 1985 (aged 22)
* 1.84 m
* HC Korosa
* 8
* P
* Park Jung-gyu
* (1983-11-02)2 November 1983 (aged 24)
* 1.90 m
* Doosan
* 10
* P
* Park Chan-yong
* (1980-01-01)1 January 1980 (aged 28)
* 1.89 m
* Incheon DTC
* 13
* RB
* Yoon Kyung-shin
* (1973-07-07)7 July 1973 (aged 35)
* 2.03 m
* Doosan
* 14
* RW
* Cho Chi-hyo
* (1970-12-06)6 December 1970 (aged 37)
* 1.92 m
* HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
* 15
* LW
* Lee Tea-young
* (1977-11-25)25 November 1977 (aged 30)
* 1.74 m
* Incheon DTC
* 16
* GK
* Kang Il-koo
* (1976-04-26)26 April 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.84 m
* Incheon DTC
* 17
* RB
* Lee Jae-woo
* (1979-09-28)28 September 1979 (aged 28)
* 1.82 m
* Daido Steel
* 18
* LB
* Paek Won-chul
* (1977-01-10)10 January 1977 (aged 31)
* 1.80 m
* Daido Steel
* 20
* CB
* Ko Kyung-soo
* (1985-02-05)5 February 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.82 m
* Chungnam
* 23
* LB
* Yoon Kyung-min
* (1979-10-31)31 October 1979 (aged 28)
* 1.93 m
* Chungnam

### Russia

The following is the Russia roster in the men's handball tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head coach: Vladimir Maksimov
* No.
* Pos.
* Name
* Date of birth (age)
* Height
* App.
* Goals
* Club
* 1
* GK
* Oleg Grams
* (1984-02-20)20 February 1984 (aged 24)
* 2.01 m
* 33
* 0
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 2
* CB
* Vasily Filippov
* (1981-01-18)18 January 1981 (aged 27)
* 1.83 m
* 69
* 152
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 6
* RB
* Denis Krivoshlykov
* (1971-05-10)10 May 1971 (aged 37)
* 1.80 m
* 170
* 468
* CB Ademar León
* 8
* P
* Egor Evdokimov
* (1982-03-09)9 March 1982 (aged 26)
* 2.03 m
* 69
* 103
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 10
* P
* Alexander Chernoivanov
* (1979-02-13)13 February 1979 (aged 29)
* 2.01 m
* 48
* 80
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 15
* LB
* Alexey Rastvortsev
* (1978-08-12)12 August 1978 (aged 29)
* 2.01 m
* 181
* 703
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 16
* GK
* Alexey Kostygov
* (1973-07-05)5 July 1973 (aged 35)
* 1.91 m
* 103
* 0
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 17
* RB
* Alexey Kamanin
* (1978-06-06)6 June 1978 (aged 30)
* 1.98 m
* 148
* 319
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 19
* LB
* Samvel Aslanyan
* (1986-02-23)23 February 1986 (aged 22)
* 1.88 m
* 14
* 15
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 23
* LW
* Eduard Kokcharov
* (1975-12-04)4 December 1975 (aged 32)
* 1.85 m
* 199
* 1023
* Celje Pivovarna Laško
* 25
* RW
* Dmitry Kovalev
* (1982-05-15)15 May 1982 (aged 26)
* 1.80 m
* 64
* 131
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 31
* LW
* Timur Dibirov
* (1983-07-30)30 July 1983 (aged 25)
* 1.80 m
* 51
* 133
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 35
* RB
* Konstantin Igropulo
* (1985-04-14)14 April 1985 (aged 23)
* 1.91 m
* 45
* 182
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi
* 77
* CB
* Vitali Ivanov
* (1976-02-03)3 February 1976 (aged 32)
* 1.93 m
* 180
* 443
* Chekhovskiye Medvedi