The men's handball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics will be the 15th edition of the handball event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It will be held from 27 July to 11 August 2024. The preliminary round games will be played at the South Paris Arena 6 in Paris and the final games at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  France |
| Venue(s) | South Paris Arena 6 Pierre Mauroy Stadium (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 27 July – 11 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
Schedule edit
The schedule of the tournament is as follows.[2]
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarterfinals | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | Sun 11 | |
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| G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | ||||||||
Qualification edit
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
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| Host nation | — | — | 1 | France
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| 2023 World Championship | 11–29 January 2023 |  Poland Sweden |
1 |  Denmark
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| 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament | 18–28 October 2023 |  Doha[3] |
1 |  Japan
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| 2023 Pan American Games | 30 October – 4 November 2023 |  Viña del Mar |
1 |  Argentina
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| 2024 European Championship | 10–28 January 2024 |  Germany |
1 | Sweden
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| 2024 African Championship | 17–27 January 2024 |  Cairo[4] |
1 | Egypt
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| 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 14–17 March 2024 |  Granollers |
2 | Spain Slovenia
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| Hanover |
2 |  Croatia Germany
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 Tatabánya |
2 |  Norway Hungary
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| Total | 12 | |||
Draw edit
The draw was held on 16 April 2024.[5][6]
Seeding edit
The seeding was revealed on 17 March 2024.[5]
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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| Denmark Spain
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Croatia Norway
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Hungary Germany
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Slovenia France
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Sweden Egypt
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Argentina Japan
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Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Croatia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Germany
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | Slovenia
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Sweden
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Japan
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Norway
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | Hungary
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | France (H)
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | Egypt
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 6 | Argentina
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| 9 August | ||||||||||
| 7 August | ||||||||||
| Bronze medal | ||||||||||
| 11 August | ||||||||||
Final ranking edit
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References edit
- ^ "Paris 2024 – Handball". Paris 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Handball Competition Schedule". olympics.com. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Qatar to Host Asian Handball Qualifiers for 33rd Summer Olympics (Paris 2024)". Qatar News Agency. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (8 April 2022). "Egypt to host 2022 & 2024 African Men's Handball Championships". KingFut. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Line-up completed for the Men's competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". ihf.info. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Games draw sets up fantastic clashes". ihf.info. Retrieved 16 April 2024.