The qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament was held from December 2010 to May 2012.
Qualification summary Date Venue Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2010 European Championship 7–19 December 2010 & 1 * 2011 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament 12–21 October 1 2011 Pan American Games 15–23 October 2011 1 2011 World Championship 2–18 December 2011 1 2012 African Championship 11–20 January 2012 1 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 25–27 May 2012 2 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 25–27 May 2012 2 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 25–27 May 2012 2 Total 12
* Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner-up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion.
Legend for qualification typeTeam qualified to the 2012 Olympic TournamentTeam qualified from the World Championship to the Olympic Qualification TournamentTeam qualified from Continental Events to the Olympic Qualification Tournament
World Championship
Notes: The six best teams not yet qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games qualified for one of the three World Olympic qualification tournaments (each one hosted by one of the three best teams). Qualification to the Olympic qualification tournament through the World Championship supersedes qualification through the Continental Championship.
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Continental qualification
Europe (1st ranking continent)
Notes: Because Norway was both European and World Champion, Sweden went directly to the Olympic Tournament in London on the European Champions spot.
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
America (2nd ranking continent)
The winner qualified for the Olympic Tournament, while the runner-up and third-place team (since Australia placed 24th) qualified for one of the qualification tournaments.
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8
Africa (3rd ranking continent)
The winner qualified for the Olympic Tournament, while the runner-up qualified for one of the qualification tournaments.
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Asia (4th ranking continent) The winner qualified for the Olympic Tournament, while the runner-up qualified for one of the qualification tournaments.
2012 IHF Qualification Tournaments
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 2nd from World (2nd place World 2011): 7th from World (10th place World 2011): 2nd from Continent 1 (3rd place Europe 2010): 2nd from Continent 4 (2nd place Asia 2011): 3rd from World (3rd place World 2011): 6th from World (7th place World 2011): 2nd from Continent 2 (2nd place Americas 2011): 3rd from Continent 1 (8th place Europe 2010): 4th from World (4th place World 2011): 5th from World (6th place World 2011): 2nd from Continent 3 (2nd place Africa 2012): 3rd from Continent 2 (3rd place Americas 2011):
Note : Continents are ranked based on the 2011 World Championship results. If the Oceania representative at the 2011 World Championship had placed from 8th to 12th, Oceania would have earned a spot for IHF Qualification Tournament #3 : Oceania's representative (Australia) placed 24th so, Dominican Republic, 3rd from Continent 2 (3rd place Americas 2011), qualified.
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 Venue: Palais des Sports de Gerland, Lyon, France All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 Venue: Palacio Multiusos, Guadalajara, Spain All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 Venue: Gigantium, Aalborg, Denmark All times are Central European Time (UTC+01:00).
References
Qualification System
External links 2012 Olympic Handball Qualification – Women (Format and Results) Official website of the IHF Women's Qualification Tournament #1 Official website of the IHF Women's Qualification Tournament #2 Official website of the IHF Women's Qualification Tournament #3