Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Handball at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad

Tournament details
Host country	France
Venue(s)	South Paris Arena 6 (prelims phase) Pierre Mauroy Stadium (final phase)
Dates	25 July – 11 August 2024
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)

The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France will be held from 25 July to 11 August 2024. Preliminary pool matches will occur at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille. The format remains the same since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women, as twelve teams in two groups battle each other in the round robin, followed by the knockout matches for the top eight starting with the quarterfinals and ending with the final and bronze match.

Events

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

• Men's handball (12 teams)
• Women's handball (12 teams)

Qualification

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

Qualification summary

Nation	Men's	Women's	Athletes
Angola			14
Argentina			14
Brazil			14
Croatia			14
Denmark			28
Egypt			14
France			28
Germany			28
Hungary			28
Japan			14
Netherlands			14
Norway			28
Slovenia			28
South Korea			14
Spain			28
Sweden			28
Total: 15 NOCs	168	168	336

Men's qualification

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	—	—	1	France
2023 World Championship	11–29 January 2023	Poland Sweden	1	Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament	18–28 October 2023	Doha	1	Japan
2023 Pan American Games	30 October – 4 November 2023	Viña del Mar	1	Argentina
2024 European Championship	10–28 January 2024	Germany	1	Sweden
2024 African Championship	17–27 January 2024	Cairo	1	Egypt
2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments	14–17 March 2024	Granollers	2	Spain Slovenia
		Hanover	2	Croatia Germany
		Tatabánya	2	Norway Hungary
Total			12

Women's qualification

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	—	—	1	France
2022 European Championship	4–20 November 2022	Slovenia North Macedonia Montenegro	1	Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament	17–23 August 2023	Hiroshima	1	South Korea
2023 African Qualification Tournament	11–14 October 2023	Luanda	1	Angola
2023 Pan American Games	24–29 October 2023	Viña del Mar	1	Brazil
2023 World Championship	29 November – 17 December 2023	Denmark Norway Sweden	1	Norway
2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments	11–14 April 2024	Debrecen	2	Hungary Sweden
		Torrevieja	2	Netherlands Spain
		Neu-Ulm	2	Germany Slovenia
Total			12

Medal summary

Events

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men
Women

Men's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Japan	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source:
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.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	France (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 27 July 2024. Source:
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

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal
	7 August
					9 August
	7 August
									11 August
	7 August
					9 August
	7 August
									Bronze medal
									11 August

Final standings

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

Women's tournament

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	South Korea	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source:
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.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Hungary	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	France (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Brazil	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: 25 July 2024. Source:
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

Knockout stage

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal
	6 August
					8 August
	6 August
									10 August
	6 August
					8 August
	6 August
									Bronze medal
									10 August

Final standings

Rank	Team
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

See also

• Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games
• Handball at the 2022 Asian Games