Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
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Dates | 6–21 August 2016 |
Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
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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]
Contents
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
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Mean of qualification
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Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | 2 October 2009 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2015 World Championship | 15 January – 1 February 2015 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2015 Pan American Games | 16–25 July 2015 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2015 Asian Qualification Tournament | 14–27 November 2015 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2016 European Championship | 15–31 January 2016 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2016 African Championship | 21–30 January 2016 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 8–10 April 2016 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
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Total | 12 |
Women's qualification
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Mean of qualification
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Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | 2 October 2009 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2014 European Championship | 7–21 December 2014 | Various | 1 | ![]() |
2015 African Qualification Tournament | 19–21 March 2015 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2015 Pan American Games | 15–24 July 2015 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2015 Asian Qualification Tournament | 20–25 October 2015 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2015 World Championship | 5–20 December 2015 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 18–20 March 2016 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() |
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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
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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
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
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Winners Group A | ||||||||||
19 August | ||||||||||
Fourth-placed team Group B | ||||||||||
17 August | ||||||||||
Runners-up Group B | ||||||||||
21 August | ||||||||||
Third-placed team Group A | ||||||||||
17 August | ||||||||||
Runners-up Group A | ||||||||||
19 August | ||||||||||
Third-placed team Group B | ||||||||||
17 August | ||||||||||
Bronze medal | ||||||||||
Winners Group B | ||||||||||
21 August | ||||||||||
Fourth-placed team Group A | ||||||||||
Women's competition
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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
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
Winners Group A | ||||||||||
18 August | ||||||||||
Fourth-placed team Group B | ||||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
Runners-up Group B | ||||||||||
20 August | ||||||||||
Third-placed team Group A | ||||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
Runners-up Group A | ||||||||||
18 August | ||||||||||
Third-placed team Group B | ||||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
Bronze medal | ||||||||||
Winners Group B | ||||||||||
20 August | ||||||||||
Fourth-placed team Group A | ||||||||||
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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