Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | Yoyogi National Gymnasium |
Dates | 24 July – 8 August 2021 |
Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() ![]() |
Third place | ![]() ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() ![]() |
Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics | ||
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Qualification | ||
men | women | |
Tournament | ||
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Rosters | ||
men | women | |
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][3]
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.[4] 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]
Schedule
[edit]G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
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 | ||
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Men | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||
Women | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Events
[edit]Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Men's handball (12 teams)
- Women's handball (12 teams)
Qualification
[edit]The National Olympic Committees might enter only one 14-player men's team and only one 14-player women's team.
Men's qualification
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Qualification | Date | Host(s) | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
2019 World Championship | 10–27 January 2019 | ![]() ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 Pan American Games | 31 July – 5 August 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
AHF Men’s Asian qualification event | 17–26 October 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2020 European Championship | 10–26 January 2020 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2020 African Championship | 16–26 January 2020 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 12–14 March 2021 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
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2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
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2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Total | 12 |
Women's qualification
[edit]Qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
2018 European Championship | 29 November – 16 December 2018 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 Pan American Games | 24–30 July 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 Asian Qualification Tournament | 23–29 September 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 African Qualification Tournament | 26–29 September 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 World Championship | 29 November – 15 December 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2020 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 19–21 March 2021 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
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2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
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2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Total | 12 |
Medal summary
[edit]Medal table
[edit]Rank | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Medalists
[edit]Men's tournament
[edit]Group stage
[edit]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.
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 162 | 148 | +14 | 8[a] | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 142 | +13 | 8[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 146 | 131 | +15 | 6[b] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 136 | 132 | +4 | 6[b] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 128 | 145 | −17 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 125 | 154 | −29 | 0 |
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:
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 174 | 139 | +35 | 8[a] | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 134 | +20 | 8[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 144 | 142 | +2 | 8[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 149 | −20 | 2[b] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 156 | −13 | 2[b] | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 146 | 170 | −24 | 2[b] |
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:
Knockout stage
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
3 August | ||||||||||
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5 August | ||||||||||
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3 August | ||||||||||
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7 August | ||||||||||
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![]() | 25 | |||||||||
3 August | ||||||||||
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![]() | 33 | |||||||||
5 August | ||||||||||
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![]() | 23 | |||||||||
3 August | ||||||||||
![]() | 27 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
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7 August | ||||||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||||||
![]() | 33 | |||||||||
![]() | 31 | |||||||||
Final standings
[edit]Rank | Team[7] |
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4 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() |
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11 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
Women's tournament
[edit]Group stage
[edit]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.
Group A
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 123 | +47 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 169 | 143 | +26 | 8 | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 139 | 142 | −3 | 4 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 147 | 165 | −18 | 3[a] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 156 | −26 | 3[a] | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 124 | 150 | −26 | 2 |
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:
Group B
[edit]Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 133 | +19 | 7[a] | Quarter-finals |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 148 | 149 | −1 | 7[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 139 | 135 | +4 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 142 | 149 | −7 | 4[b] | |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 135 | 142 | −7 | 4[b] | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 133 | 141 | −8 | 3 |
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:
Knockout stage
[edit]Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
4 August | ||||||||||
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6 August | ||||||||||
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![]() | 26 | |||||||||
4 August | ||||||||||
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![]() | 26 | |||||||||
8 August | ||||||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||||||
![]() | 25 | |||||||||
4 August | ||||||||||
![]() | 30 | |||||||||
![]() | 32 | |||||||||
6 August | ||||||||||
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![]() | 29 | |||||||||
4 August | ||||||||||
![]() | 27 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
![]() | 39 | |||||||||
8 August | ||||||||||
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![]() | 36 | |||||||||
![]() | 19 | |||||||||
Final standings
[edit]Rank | Team[8] |
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11 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tokyo 2020 Qualification System confirmed". ihf.info. 3 April 2018.
- ^ "Tokyo 2020: One Year to Go, handball schedule confirmed". ihf.info. 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Handball at the 2020 Tokyo Summer Games". Olympedia. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
- ^ "Schedule – Handball Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Olympian Database. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Handball Competition Schedule". Tokyo 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
- ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ "Tournament Summary" (PDF). olympics.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
External links
[edit]- Results book Archived 2021-08-12 at the Wayback Machine