The men's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament occurred between January 2023 and March 2024, assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental events winners (Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania, and the Americas), and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively.
Summary Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team Host nation 1 2023 World Championship 11–29 January 2023 1 2023 Asian Qualification Tournament 18–28 October 2023 Doha 1 2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Viña del Mar 1 2024 European Championship 10–28 January 2024 1 2024 African Championship 17–27 January 2024 Cairo 1 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 14–17 March 2024 Granollers 2 Hanover 2 Tatabánya 2 Total 12
Legend QualifiedKeyFromToOlympic host 2024 Summer Olympics2023 IHF World Championship2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament2023 IHF World Championship 2024 IHF World Olympic Qualification Tournament2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament
Host country
World Championship
The world champion directly qualified for Olympics. Since host nation France took the silver medal, the next six best placed teams (teams ranked 3–8) were eligible to play at the Olympic Qualification Tournaments. If any team subsequently qualified directly for Olympics through their continental event, the list would be shifted to the ninth place (or thereafter).
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32
Continental qualification Europe
Due to the European Championship final being contested between France and Denmark, two teams who had already qualified for the Olympic tournament (France as hosts, and Denmark as World Champions), the winner of the third-place match between Sweden and Germany secured the European Olympic berth. In addition, Portugal and Austria, the two best-placed teams not already qualified for Olympics or the Olympic Qualification Tournaments (via the 2023 World Championship), were eligible to play at the Olympic Qualification Tournaments.
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
Ineligible to qualify for the Olympics: Faroe Islands do not have a National Olympic Committee recognized by the IOC
Americas
The winner of the Pan American Games handball tournament directly qualified for the Olympics. The Olympic Qualification Tournaments berth was given to the Pan American Games handball tournament runner-up.
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8
Asia
Eleven teams competed in the Asian qualification tournament, held at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar, from 18 to 28 October 2023.
Final standings
Africa African champions directly qualified for Olympics. The Olympic Qualification Tournaments berth was given to the runners-up and third place. RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Qualified teams
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 It was held from 14 to 17 March 2024 in Granollers, Spain.
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 It was held from 14 to 17 March 2024 in Hanover, Germany.
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 It was held from 14 to 17 March 2024 in Tatabánya, Hungary.
See also Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
References