The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France were held from 25 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary pool matches occurred at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille. The format remained the same since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women, as twelve teams in two groups battle each other in the round robin, followed by the knockout matches for the top eight starting with the quarterfinals and ending with the final and bronze match.
Denmark won the men's tournament in a clean sweep with Germany on second place. Host France became 8th. Norway won by the women defeating France in the final. The final set a spectators record for a women's handball match with 26,664 spectators.
Most valuable players were Katrine Lunde (NOR) for the women and Mathias Gidsel (DEN) for the men. The latter broke countryman Mikkel Hansen's record for most goals in a tournament with 62. Hansen on the other hand improved his own record for most goals in olympic handball to 183. He, Danish goalkeeper Niklas Landin Jacobsen and French Nikola Karabatić all played their last tournament. Put together they have won IHF World Player of the Year 8 times.
Schedule GSGroup stageQFQuarter-finalsSFSemi-finalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
Thu 25 Fri 26 Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thr 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11Men GS GS GS GS GS 1/4 1/2 B FWomen GS GS GS GS GS 1/4 1/2 B F
Events Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events: Men's handball (12 teams) Women's handball (12 teams)
Venues Paris Paris Expo Porte de VersaillesCapacity: 5,200LilleStade Pierre-MauroyCapacity: 27,500 The Stade Pierre-Mauroy stadium in Lille can be changed from a football stadium to a handball stadium in three hours by moving the center part with hydraulics lifts and slide them above the other part of the field. This creates a lower-level center floor around which up to 30,000 seats can be set up. The handball court is turned 90° compared to the football pitch.
Qualification The National Olympic Committees might enter only one 14-player men's team and only one 14-player women's team.
Qualification summary Nation Men's Women's Athletes 14 14 14 14 28 14 28 28 28 14 14 28 28 14 28 28Total: 16 NOCs 168 168 336
Men's qualification
Women's qualification
Medal summary Medal table
Medalists MenNiklas Landin Jacobsen Niclas KirkeløkkeMagnus Landin JacobsenEmil JakobsenRasmus LaugeEmil Nielsen Magnus SaugstrupHans LindbergMathias GidselHenrik MøllgaardMikkel HansenLukas JørgensenLasse AnderssonSimon HaldThomas Sommer ArnoldsenSimon PytlickDavid Späth Johannes Golla Luca WitzkeSebastian HeymannJustus FischerJuri KnorrJulian KösterRenārs UščinsKai HäfnerTim HornkeAndreas Wolff Rune DahmkeLukas MertensChristoph SteinertMarko GrgićJannik KohlbacherGonzalo Pérez de VargasJorge MaquedaAlex DujshebaevRodrigo CorralesAdrià FiguerasImanol GarciandiaAbel SerdioAgustín CasadoAleix GómezIan TarrafetaDaniel DujshebaevKauldi OdriozolaDaniel FernándezJavier Rodríguez MorenoWomenVeronica KristiansenMaren Nyland AardahlStine SkograndNora MørkStine Bredal OftedalSilje Solberg-ØsthasselKari Brattset DaleKristine BreistølVilde IngstadKatrine LundeCamilla HerremSanna Solberg-IsaksenHenny ReistadThale Rushfeldt DeilaLaura GlauserMéline NocandyAlicia ToublancChloé ValentiniGrâce ZaadiCléopatre DarleuxLaura FlippesOrlane KanorTamara HoracekPauletta FoppaEstelle Nze MinkoOriane OndonoLucie GranierSarah BouktitLéna GrandveauHatadou SakoSandra ToftSarah IversenHelena ElverAnne Mette HansenKathrine HeindahlLine HaugstedAlthea ReinhardtMette TranborgKristina JørgensenTrine ØstergaardLouise BurgaardMie HøjlundEmma FriisRikke IversenMichala Møller
Men's tournament
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final standings
Women's tournament
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final standings
See also Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games Handball at the 2022 Asian Games
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