Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad

Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Dates	6–21 August 2016
Teams	24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
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Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Rosters
men  women

The handball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be held from 6 to 21 August at the Future Arena in the Barra Olympic Park.^[1]

Events

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

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

Qualification

Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to one men's and one women's team in the handball tournaments.^[2]

Men's qualification

Mean of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	1	Brazil
2015 World Championship	15 January – 1 February 2015	Qatar	1	France
2015 Pan American Games	16–25 July 2015	Toronto	1	Argentina
2015 Asian Qualification Tournament	14–27 November 2015	Doha	1	Qatar
2016 European Championship	15–31 January 2016	Poland	1	Germany
2016 African Championship	21–30 January 2016	Cairo	1	Egypt
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments	8–10 April 2016	Gdańsk	2	Poland
				Tunisia
		Malmö	2	Slovenia
				Sweden
		Herning	2	Denmark
				Croatia
Total			12

Women's qualification

Mean of qualification	Date	Host	Vacancies	Qualified
Host nation	2 October 2009	Copenhagen	1	Brazil
2014 European Championship	7–21 December 2014	Various	1	Spain^[1]
2015 African Qualification Tournament	19–21 March 2015	Luanda	1	Angola
2015 Pan American Games	15–24 July 2015	Toronto	1	Argentina
2015 Asian Qualification Tournament	20–25 October 2015	Nagoya	1	South Korea
2015 World Championship	5–20 December 2015	Denmark	1	Norway
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments	18–20 March 2016	Metz	2	Netherlands
				France
		Aarhus	2	Romania
				Montenegro
		Astrakhan	2	Russia
				Sweden
Total			12

^ 1. Because Norway have already qualified for the Olympic Games by winning the 2015 World Championship title, the unused berth from the European Championship has been awarded to Spain.

Draw

The draw took place on 29 April 2016.^[3]

Men's competition

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Two points for a victory, one - for a draw. Top four teams per group qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Croatia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Tunisia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Qatar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Argentina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2016. 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	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Slovenia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brazil (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Germany	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Egypt	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2016. 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) Host.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	Date TBD
	Winners Group A
					Date TBD
	Fourth-placed team Group B
	Date TBD
	Runners-up Group B
									Date TBD
	Third-placed team Group A
	Date TBD
	Runners-up Group A
					Date TBD
	Third-placed team Group B
	Date TBD
									Bronze medal
	Winners Group B
									Date TBD
	Fourth-placed team Group A

Women's competition

The competition consists of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams are divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Two points for a victory, one - for a draw. Top four teams per group qualify for the quarter-finals.

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	Romania	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Montenegro	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	Brazil (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Spain	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
6	Angola	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played on August 2016. 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) Host.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Quarter-finals
2	Russia	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	Sweden	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	France	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
5	Argentina	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 on August 2016. 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.

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal
	Date TBD
	Winners Group A
					Date TBD
	Fourth-placed team Group B
	Date TBD
	Runners-up Group B
									Date TBD
	Third-placed team Group A
	Date TBD
	Runners-up Group A
					Date TBD
	Third-placed team Group B
	Date TBD
									Bronze medal
	Winners Group B
									Date TBD
	Fourth-placed team Group A

Medal summary

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1		0	0	0	0
Total		0	0	0	0

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men
Women

References

1. "Olympic Handball". Rio 2016. Retrieved 7 March 2016.
2. "Rio 2016 – IHF Handball Qualification System" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 25 December 2014.
3. "Draw for Rio 2016 Handball Tournament". ihf.info. 16 February 2016.

External links

• International Handball Federation