Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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The women's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament occurred between November 2022 and April 2024,[1] assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental champions (Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania, and the Americas), and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively.[2]
Summary
| Qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | N/a | N/a | 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 | |||
Legend
| Qualified | ||
|---|---|---|
| Key | From | To |
| Olympic host | 2024 Summer Olympics | |
| 2023 IHF World Championship | ||
| 2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament | ||
| 2023 IHF World Championship | 2024 IHF World Olympic Qualification Tournament | |
| 2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament | ||
Host country
World Championship
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | France |
 | Norway |
 | Denmark |
| 4 | Sweden |
| 5 | Netherlands |
| 6 | Germany |
| 7 | Montenegro |
| 8 |  Czech Republic |
| 9 | Brazil |
| 10 | Hungary |
| 11 | Slovenia |
| 12 |  Romania |
| 13 | Spain |
| 14 |  Croatia |
| 15 | Angola |
| 16 |  Poland |
| 17 | Japan |
| 18 |  Senegal |
| 19 |  Austria |
| 20 |  Argentina |
| 21 |  Serbia |
| 22 | South Korea |
| 23 |  Ukraine |
| 24 |  Cameroon |
| 25 |  Iceland |
| 26 |  Congo |
| 27 | Chile |
| 28 |  China |
| 29 |  Paraguay |
| 30 |  Kazakhstan |
| 31 |  Iran |
| 32 |  Greenland |
| Ineligible to qualify for the Olympics: Greenland do not have a National Olympic Committee recognized by the IOC |
Continental qualification
Europe
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Norway |
| Denmark |
| Montenegro |
| 4 | France |
| 5 | Sweden |
| 6 | Netherlands |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Slovenia |
| 9 | Spain |
| 10 | Croatia |
| 11 | Hungary |
| 12 | Romania |
| 13 | Poland |
| 14 |  Switzerland |
| 15 | Serbia |
| 16 | North Macedonia |
Americas
The winner of the Pan American Games handball tournament directly qualified for the Olympics. The Olympic Qualification Tournaments berth was given to the Pan American Games handball tournament runner-up.
Asia
Uzbekistan withdrew before the tournament.[3]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 82 | +74 | 8 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Japan (H) |
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 163 | 88 | +75 | 6 | Qualification tournaments |
| 3 | China |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 118 | −17 | 4 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 112 | 154 | −42 | 2 | |
| 5 |  India |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 81 | 171 | −90 | 0 |
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Africa
The tournament was held in Luanda, Angola.[4]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angola (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 57 | +22 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 63 | −4 | 3 | Qualification tournaments |
| 3 | Senegal |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 61 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 | Congo |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 78 | −20 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Qualified teams
There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments:[5]
- The top six teams from the World championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships were eligible to participate in the tournament.
- The highest-ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represented the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first-ranked continent (Europe) received two more places for the tournament. The second (Americas), third (Africa), and fourth (Asia)-ranked continents received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8 and 12th at the World Championship. As no team from Oceania met this condition, the second-ranked continent received an extra place instead. The teams that already earned their places through their World championship ranking were not considered for receiving places through the continental criterion. In such cases, the access list was rebalanced accordingly.
- The twelve teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
| 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 |
|---|---|---|
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The host countries were announced on 22 December 2023.[7]
On 9 April 2024, Cameroon withdrew and was replaced by Great Britain.[6]
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 64 | +50 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Sweden |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 64 | +48 | 4 | |
| 3 | Japan |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 88 | +11 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Great Britain |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 144 | −109 | 0 |
Source: IHF
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
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
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 66 | +27 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Spain (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 71 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 96 | −16 | 2 | |
| 4 | Argentina |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 101 | −23 | 0 |
Source: IHF
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
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
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 69 | +27 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Slovenia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 4 | |
| 3 | Montenegro |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 83 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Paraguay |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 99 | −40 | 0 |
Source: IHF
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
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