The women's handball competition, one of two events of handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, in Sydney, took place at The Dome (Sydney Olympic Park) during the preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal matches. A total of 150 players, distributed among ten national teams, participated in this tournament.
Medalists GoldSilverBronzeLene RantalaCamilla AndersenTina BøttzauJanne KollingTonje KjærgaardKaren BrødsgaardKatrine FruelundMaja GrønbækChristina HansenAnette HoffmannLotte KiærskouKarin Mortensen Anja NielsenRikke PetersenMette VestergaardBeatrix BaloghRita DeliÁgnes FarkasAndrea FarkasAnikó KántorBeatrix KökényAnita KulcsárDóra LőwyAnikó NagyIldikó PádárKatalin PálingerKrisztina PigniczkiBojana RadulovicsJudith SimicsBeáta SitiKristine DuvholtTrine HaltvikHeidi TjugumSusann Goksør BjerkrheimAnn Cathrin EriksenKjersti GriniElisabeth HilmoMia HundvinTonje LarsenCecilie LegangerJeanette NilsenMarianne RokneBirgitte SættemMonica SandveElse-Marthe Sørlie
Qualification Mean of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified Host nation 24 September 1993 Monte Carlo 1 1998 European Championship 21–30 January 2000 1 1999 Pan American Games 31 July – 7 August 1999 Winnipeg1 African qualification tournament 15–18 October 1999 Cotonou 1 1999 World Championship 29 November – 12 December 1999 5 1999 Asian Championship 24–29 January 2000 Kumamoto 1 Total 10
Squads
Preliminary round For the preliminary round, the ten teams were distributed into two groups of five teams. Each team played against each of its four group opponents for a total of four matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
5–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Rankings and statistics Final ranking Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
All star team +PositionPlayerGoalkeeper Heidi TjugumRight wing Janne KollingRight back Bojana RadulovicsLine player Veronique Pecqueux-RollandCentral back Oh Seong OkLeft back Kjersti GriniLeft wing Anette Hoffmann
Top goalscorers + Rank Name Goals Shots 1 Kjersti Grini 61 96 63.5 2 Lee Sang-eun 59 83 71.1 3 Ausra Fridrikas 57 84 67.9 4 Bojana Radulović 55 101 54.5 5 Maria de Sales 43 98 43.9 6 Camilla Andersen 40 81 49.47 Ilda Bengue 39 62 62.9 Tanja Logwin 72 52.4 9 Véronique Pecqueux-Rolland 38 43 88.4 10 Ágnes Farkas 37 77 48.1
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIIth Olympiad – Handball