Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | ![]() |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 7–21 August 2016 |
Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runner-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 38 |
Goals scored | 2,081 (54.76 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (55 goals) |
Best player | ![]() |
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Qualification | ||
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Tournament | ||
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The men's tournament of Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 7 August and ended on 21 August 2016. Games were held at the Future Arena.
Denmark won their first gold medal after defeating defending champion France.[1] Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Poland 31–25.[2]
The medals were presented by Gunilla Lindberg, Yumilka Ruiz and Tony Estanguet, IOC members from Sweden, Cuba and France respectively and by Hassan Moustafa, Miguel Roca Mas and Per Bertelsen, President, 1st Vice President and Caretaker Chairman of the Commission of Organizing and Competition of the IHF respectively.
Competition schedule
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Event↓/Date → | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | Sun 21 | ||
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Men | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Qualification
Competition format
The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.
Referees
15 refereeing pairs were selected on 5 July 2016.[3][4]
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Rosters
Draw
The draw took place on 29 April 2016.[5][6]
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016.[7]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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Group stage
All times are local (UTC−3).[8]
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
17 August | ||||||||||
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19 August | ||||||||||
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17 August | ||||||||||
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21 August | ||||||||||
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17 August | ||||||||||
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19 August | ||||||||||
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17 August | ||||||||||
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21 August | ||||||||||
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Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
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Gold medal game
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Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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All-star team
Source: IHF.info |
Top goalscorers
Source: IHF |
Top goalkeepers
Source: IHF |
Medalists
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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References
- ^ "Denmark end France's grip on Olympic title". ihf.info. 21 August 2016.
- ^ "Decisive bronze-medal win for Germany". ihf.info. 21 August 2016.
- ^ "IHF referees for Rio 2016". ihf.info. 5 July 2016.
- ^ Referees
- ^ "Draw for Rio 2016 Handball Tournament". ihf.info. 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Draw for the 2016 Olympic Handball Tournaments staged in Rio". ihf.info. 29 April 2016.
- ^ "At a glance: Participants at Olympic Games complete - tickets allocated". handball-world.com. 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 releases handball match schedule for Olympic Games". rio2016.com. 20 May 2016.