2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments
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The 2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held in Montenegro, France and Germany.[1] The top two teams from each of the three tournaments qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics joining six already qualified teams: host nation, world champions and four winners of continental qualifying events.
The tournaments were initially scheduled to take place from 17 to 19 April 2020, but the IHF postponed them to June 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Following the postponement of the 2020 Summer Olympics to July–August 2021, the IHF announced on 24 April 2020 that the tournaments would be again rescheduled, taking place from 12 to 14 March 2021.[3]
Team selection
Similar as for previous editions, there were three Olympic Qualification Tournaments. The twelve teams that have not yet qualified through the five events mentioned above were selected based on their performance in the events. These teams were divided into three tournaments, each containing four teams, with two teams from each tournament qualifying for the olympic tournament.[4]
Based on the 2019 World Championship and four continental qualifying events, the twelve selected teams were chosen as follows, starting with the World Championship:[5]
- The top six not yet qualified teams from the 2019 World Championship are selected:
- WC2 to WC7 - teams ranked 2-7 at the World Championship. If one or more these teams have already qualified (by virtue of winning a continental qualification event or hosting the Olympics), the list is moved up by allocating slots to next best ranked teams (8th and/or thereafter) at the World Championship.
- The other six teams are selected based on Continental ranking and performance in the respective continental qualification events:
- QS1 to QS4 - slots allocated to the continents ranked one to four respectively. The best ranked teams at the respective continental qualification event not yet qualified and not yet selected will earn the qualification slot.
- QS5 - the second slot allocated to the first ranked continent. The second best ranked team at the respective event not yet qualified and not yet selected earn the qualification slot.
- QS6 - the last slot. It is allocated to the best team from Oceania qualifying event, if any team from Oceania was ranked between 8th–12th at the World Championship. Otherwise, it will be allocated to the second ranked continent as an additional place. The second best ranked team at the respective event not yet qualified and not yet selected earn the qualification slot.
Pool composition
The twelve selected teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below.
| Tournament 1 | Tournament 2 | Tournament 3 |
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Teams selected
Referees
The referees were announced on 25 February 2021.[6]
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Tournament 1
| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Montenegro |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 12–14 March 2021 |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 363 (60.5 per match) |
| Attendance | 0 (0 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Park Kwang-soon(22 goals) |
Standings
The tournament will be played in Montenegro, after Norway had to withdraw the right to host.[7]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 74 | +40 | 6 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
| 2 |  Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 80 | −4 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 109 | −18 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Chile |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 82 | 100 | −18 | 0 |
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.
Matches
All times are local (UTC+1).
| 12 March 2021 17:30 |
Chile |
35–36 | South Korea |
Verde Complex, Podgorica, Montenegro Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Ceballos, R. Salinas 8 | (11–19) | Jeong 8 | ||
1× 3× |
Report | 1× 2×
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| 12 March 2021 20:00 |
Norway |
32–20 | Brazil |
Verde Complex, Podgorica, Montenegro Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Sagosen 7 | (17–12) | Langaro 4 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 5×
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| 13 March 2021 17:30 |
Brazil |
30–24 | South Korea |
Verde Complex, Podgorica, Montenegro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Chiuffa 7 | (13–9) | Jo 6 | ||
| 2× 6× |
Report | 2×
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| 13 March 2021 20:00 |
Norway |
38–23 | Chile |
Verde Complex, Podgorica, Montenegro Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (FRA) |
| Gulliksen 10 | (19–10) | Ayala 6 | ||
1× 4× 1× |
Report | 1× 1×
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| 14 March 2021 17:30 |
Brazil |
26–24 | Chile |
Verde Complex, Podgorica, Montenegro Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO) |
| Dutra 5 | (11–17) | Er. Feuchtmann 8 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 2× 5×
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| 14 March 2021 20:00 |
South Korea |
31–44 | Norway |
Verde Complex, Podgorica, Montenegro Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Park K. 11 | (16–24) | Jøndal, Myrhol 7 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 5×
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