2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments
The 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held from 14 to 17 March 2024. Four teams took part in each tournament, with the two best-ranked teams qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia and Spain qualified for the Olympics.[1]
Format[edit]
There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments:[2][3]
- The top six teams from the World championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships were eligible to participate in the tournament.
- The highest-ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represented the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first-ranked continent (Europe) received two more places for the tournament. The second (Africa), third (Asia), and fourth (Americas)-ranked continents received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8 to 12th at the World Championship. As no team from Oceania met this condition, the second-ranked continent received an extra place instead. The teams that already earned their places through their World championship ranking were not considered for receiving places through the continental criterion. In such cases, the access list was rebalanced accordingly.
- The twelve teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[4]
| 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 |
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The host countries were announced on 2 February 2024.[5]
Referees[edit]
The referees were announced on 27 February 2024.[6]
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Tournament 1[edit]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–17 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 334 (55.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 19,244 (3,207 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Blaž Janc(16 goals) |
The tournament was held in Granollers, Spain.
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 75 | +24 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Slovenia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Brazil
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 79 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bahrain
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 96 | −19 | 0 |
Source: 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
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
Matches[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1).[7]
| 14 March 2024 18:30 |
Spain
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39–27 | Bahrain
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Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,132 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Fernández Jiménez 8 | (18–11) | Eid 7 | ||
2×
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Report | 2×
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| 14 March 2024 21:00 |
Slovenia
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27–26 | Brazil
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Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,968 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| Janc 7 | (13–12) | Monte da Silva 5 | ||
2× 4×
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Report | 2×
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| 15 March 2024 18:30 |
Bahrain
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24–25 | Brazil
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Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,980 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Habib 6 | (14–11) | Hackbarth 6 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 1×
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| 15 March 2024 21:00 |
Spain
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32–22 | Slovenia
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Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Garciandia 6 | (20–13) | Bombač 5 | ||
| 5×
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Report | 1× 5× 1×
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| 17 March 2024 15:15 |
Slovenia
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32–26 | Bahrain
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Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,744 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Vlah 8 | (17–12) | Eid 5 | ||
| 1× 4×
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Report | 3×
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| 17 March 2024 17:45 |
Brazil
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26–28 | Spain
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Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,920 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Silva 5 | (14–14) | Solé 7 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 4×
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Tournament 2[edit]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–17 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 385 (64.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 60,594 (10,099 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Renārs Uščins (26 goals) |
The tournament was held in Hanover, Germany.
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 81 | +21 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Germany (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 93 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Austria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 95 | +6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Algeria
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 116 | −39 | 0 |
Source: 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
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
Matches[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1).[7]
| 14 March 2024 17:45 |
Germany
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41–29 | Algeria
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ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| Uščins 10 | (16–13) | Abdi 8 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 14 March 2024 20:15 |
Croatia
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35–29 | Austria
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ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Martinović 9 | (16–16) | Bilyk 8 | ||
| 1× 1×
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Report | 3×
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| 16 March 2024 14:30 |
Germany
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30–33 | Croatia
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ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| Uščins 8 | (10–16) | Martinović 8 | ||
| 1× 3× 1×
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Report | 2× 4×
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| 16 March 2024 17:30 |
Algeria
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26–41 | Austria
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ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Berkous 9 | (13–20) | Frimmel 8 | ||
| 1× 1×
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Report | 1×
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| 17 March 2024 14:10 |
Austria
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31–34 | Germany
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ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Božović 7 | (15–18) | Köster, Uščins 8 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 17 March 2024 16:45 |
Croatia
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34–22 | Algeria
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ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| Glavaš 9 | (15–11) | Abdi 8 | ||
| 1× 1×
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Report | 3×
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Tournament 3[edit]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–17 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 360 (60 per match) |
| Attendance | 26,115 (4,353 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Luís Frade(19 goals) |
The tournament was held in Tatabánya, Hungary.
Standings[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 78 | +24 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Hungary (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 80 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | Portugal
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 91 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Tunisia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 111 | −34 | 0 |
Source: 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
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
Matches[edit]
All times are local (UTC+1).[7]
| 14 March 2024 18:30 |
Norway
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32–29 | Portugal
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Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Lyse, Sagosen 6 | (18–13) | Frade 8 | ||
| 6×
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Report | 5×
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| 14 March 2024 21:00 |
Hungary
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33–24 | Tunisia
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Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 4,975 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Lékai 6 | (17–10) | three players 4 | ||
| 5×
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Report | 1× 6×
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| 16 March 2024 17:00 |
Portugal
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37–29 | Tunisia
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Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Frade 6 | (18–12) | three players 4 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1× 1×
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| 16 March 2024 19:30 |
Norway
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29–25 | Hungary
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Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Grøndahl 8 | (16–13) | four players 3 | ||
| 1× 5× 1×
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Report | 4×
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| 17 March 2024 18:30 |
Tunisia
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24–41 | Norway
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Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Rzig 7 | (12–20) | Barthold 11 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 3×
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| 17 March 2024 21:00 |
Hungary
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30–27 | Portugal
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Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Imre 9 | (16–16) | Portela 6 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 1× 4×
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See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Line-up completed for the Men's competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". ihf.info. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Handball" (PDF). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Olympic Qualification Tournaments dates revealed with less than one year before Paris 2024". ihf.info. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games set". ihf.info. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "Hosts revealed for the Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". ihf.info. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Referees nominations for the Olympic Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. 27 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments schedule released". ihf.info. Retrieved 21 February 2024.