Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics


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The handball tournaments at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place from 24 July to 8 August 2021 at Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo.[1][2]

Handball at the Games of the XXXII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Dates24 July – 8 August 2021
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions France (men)
 France (women)
Runner-up Denmark (men)
 ROC (women)
Third place Spain (men)
 Norway (women)
Fourth place Egypt (men)
 Sweden (women)

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It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3] The pandemic meant that there were no spectators. The format was the same as it has been since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women: 12 teams in two groups playing round robin followed by knock-out matches for the eight best starting with quarter-finals and ending with final and bronze match.

France took both gold medals as the first team since Yugoslavia in Los Angeles 1984. Both finals were a repetition of the last ones: Denmark versus France for the men and Russia/ROC versus France for the women. In 2016 France lost both matches.

Norway got their second bronze in a row for the woman and Spain got the bronze for the men defeating Egypt, who got their best result ever and became best non-European team for the men. South Korea became best non-European team for the women. The host Japan became last for the women and second last for the men surpassing Argentina.

Most valuable players were Anna Vyakhireva (ROC) for the women and Mathias Gidsel (DEN) for the men. Mikkel Hansen (DEN) broke two records for men at the olympics: most goal in a tournament (61) and most goals in olympic handball (154).[citation needed]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match

[4][5]

Date

Event

 Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7 Sun 8
Men G G G G G ¼ ½ B F
Women G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

The National Olympic Committees might enter only one 14-player men's team and only one 14-player women's team.

Qualification Date Host(s) Vacancies Qualified
Host nation — — 1   Japan
2019 World Championship 10–27 January 2019   Denmark
  Germany		 1   Denmark
2019 Pan American Games 31 July – 5 August 2019   Lima 1   Argentina
AHF Men’s Asian qualification event 17–26 October 2019   Doha 1   Bahrain
2020 European Championship 10–26 January 2020   Austria
  Norway
  Sweden		 1   Spain
2020 African Championship 16–26 January 2020   Tunisia 1   Egypt
2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 12–14 March 2021   Podgorica 2   Norway
  Brazil
  Montpellier 2   France
  Portugal
  Berlin 2   Sweden
  Germany
Total 12

Women's qualification

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Qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation — — 1   Japan
2018 European Championship 29 November – 16 December 2018   France 1   France
2019 Pan American Games 24–30 July 2019   Lima 1   Brazil
2019 Asian Qualification Tournament 23–29 September 2019   Chuzhou 1   South Korea
2019 African Qualification Tournament 26–29 September 2019   Dakar 1   Angola
2019 World Championship 29 November – 15 December 2019   Japan 1   Netherlands
2020 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 19–21 March 2021   Llíria 2   Spain
  Sweden
  Győr 2   ROC
  Hungary
  Podgorica 2   Montenegro
  Norway
Total 12

The teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   France 5 4 0 1 162 148 +14 8[a] Quarter-finals
2   Spain 5 4 0 1 155 142 +13 8[a]
3   Germany 5 3 0 2 146 131 +15 6[b]
4   Norway 5 3 0 2 136 132 +4 6[b]
5   Brazil 5 1 0 4 128 145 −17 2
6   Argentina 5 0 0 5 125 154 −29 0

Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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.
Notes:

  1. ^ a b France 36–31 Spain
  2. ^ a b Germany 28–23 Norway
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 5 4 0 1 174 139 +35 8[a] Quarter-finals
2   Egypt 5 4 0 1 154 134 +20 8[a]
3   Sweden 5 4 0 1 144 142 +2 8[a]
4   Bahrain 5 1 0 4 129 149 −20 2[b]
5   Portugal 5 1 0 4 143 156 −13 2[b]
6   Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 146 170 −24 2[b]

Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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
Notes:

  1. ^ a b c Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
  2. ^ a b c Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
          
3 August
  France42
5 August
  Bahrain28
  France27
3 August
  Egypt23
  Germany26
7 August
  Egypt31
  France25
3 August
  Denmark23
  Sweden33
5 August
  Spain34
  Spain23
3 August
  Denmark27 Bronze medal
  Denmark31
7 August
  Norway25
  Spain33
  Egypt31
Rank Team[6]
    France
    Denmark
    Spain
4   Egypt
5   Sweden
6   Germany
7   Norway
8   Bahrain
9   Portugal
10   Brazil
11   Japan
12   Argentina

The teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Two points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 5 5 0 0 170 123 +47 10 Quarter-finals
2   Netherlands 5 4 0 1 169 143 +26 8
3   Montenegro 5 2 0 3 139 142 −3 4
4   South Korea 5 1 1 3 147 165 −18 3[a]
5   Angola 5 1 1 3 130 156 −26 3[a]
6   Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 124 150 −26 2

Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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
Notes:

  1. ^ a b South Korea 31–31 Angola
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Sweden 5 3 1 1 152 133 +19 7[a] Quarter-finals
2   ROC 5 3 1 1 148 149 −1 7[a]
3   France 5 2 1 2 139 135 +4 5
4   Hungary 5 2 0 3 142 149 −7 4[b]
5   Spain 5 2 0 3 135 142 −7 4[b]
6   Brazil 5 1 1 3 133 141 −8 3

Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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.
Notes:

  1. ^ a b Sweden 36–24 ROC
  2. ^ a b Hungary 29–25 Spain
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
          
4 August
  Norway26
6 August
  Hungary22
  Norway26
4 August
  ROC27
  Montenegro26
8 August
  ROC32
  ROC25
4 August
  France30
  France32
6 August
  Netherlands22
  France29
4 August
  Sweden27 Bronze medal
  Sweden39
8 August
  South Korea30
  Norway36
  Sweden19
Rank Team[7]
    France
    ROC
    Norway
4   Sweden
5   Netherlands
6   Montenegro
7   Hungary
8   South Korea
9   Spain
10   Angola
11   Brazil
12   Japan
  1. ^ "Tokyo 2020 Qualification System confirmed". ihf.info. 3 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Tokyo 2020: One Year to Go, handball schedule confirmed". ihf.info. 23 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Schedule – Handball Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Handball Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.