Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Olympics event

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)

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Handball at the
2024 Summer Olympics

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The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France will be held from 25 July to 11 August 2024.[1] Preliminary pool matches will occur at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille.[2][3] 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[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.

### Qualification summary[edit]

Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes

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Angola |  |  | 14
Argentina |  |  | 14
Brazil |  |  | 14
Croatia |  |  | 14
Denmark |  |  | 28
Egypt |  |  | 14
France |  |  | 28
Germany |  |  | 14
Hungary |  |  | 14
Japan |  |  | 14
Norway |  |  | 28
Slovenia |  |  | 14
South Korea |  |  | 14
Spain |  |  | 14
Sweden |  |  | 14
Total: 15 NOCs | 168 | 84 | 252

### Men's qualification[edit]

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

Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team

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Host nation | — | — | 1 |  France
2023 World Championship | 11–29 January 2023 |  Poland
Sweden | 1 |  Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament | 18–28 October 2023 |  Doha[4] | 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[5] | 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[edit]

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

Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team

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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 |

Torrevieja | 2 |

Neu-Ulm | 2 |

Total |  | 12 |

## Medal summary[edit]

### Events[edit]

Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Men
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Women
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## See also[edit]

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

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Paris 2024 – Handball". Paris 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
2. ^ "IHF – Paris 2024 Olympics". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
3. ^ Martin, Marta (3 November 2022). "How to qualify for handball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
4. ^ "Qatar to Host Asian Handball Qualifiers for 33rd Summer Olympics (Paris 2024)". Qatar News Agency. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
5. ^ Ali, Ahmad Gamal (8 April 2022). "Egypt to host 2022 & 2024 African Men's Handball Championships". KingFut. Retrieved 26 November 2022.

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Events at the 2024 Summer Olympics (Paris, France)

* Archery
* Artistic swimming
* Athletics
* Badminton
* Basketball
* Boxing
* Breaking
* Canoeing
* Cycling
* Diving
* Equestrian
* Fencing
* Field hockey
* Football
* Golf
* Gymnastics
* Handball
* Judo
* Modern pentathlon
* Rowing
* Rugby sevens
* Sailing
* Shooting
* Skateboarding
* Sport climbing
* Surfing
* Swimming
* Table tennis
* Taekwondo
* Tennis
* Triathlon
* Volleyball
* Water polo
* Weightlifting
* Wrestling

* Chronological summary
* Medal table
* List of medalists

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Handball at the Summer Olympics

Tournaments|

* 1896–1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952 (demonstration)
* 1956–1968
* 1972
* 1976
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* 1980
* men
* women
* 1984
* men
* women
* 1988
* men
* women
* 1992
* men
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* 1996
* men
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* 2000
* men
* women
* 2004
* men
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* 2008
* men
* women
* 2012
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* 2016
* men
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* 2020
* men
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* 2024
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Qualifications|

| Men|

* 1936
* 1952
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

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* 1936
* 1952
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

Squads|

| Men|

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* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

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Women|

* 1936
* 1952
* 1972
* 1976
* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000
* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* List of medalists
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* List of venues

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