Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's handball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 13th edition of the handball event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 25 July to 10 August 2024. The preliminary round games were played at the South Paris Arena 6 in Paris and the final games at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France.[1]
Host country
France
FranceVenue(s)South Paris Arena 6
Pierre Mauroy Stadium (in 2 host cities)
Pierre Mauroy Stadium (in 2 host cities)
Dates25 July – 10 August
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | France |
| Venue(s) | South Paris Arena 6 Pierre Mauroy Stadium (in 2 host cities) |
| Dates | 25 July – 10 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Norway (3rd title) |
| Runners-up | France |
| Third place |  Denmark |
| Fourth place |  Sweden |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 2,010 (52.89 per match) |
| Attendance | 344,552 (9,067 per match) |
| Top scorers | Nathalie Hagman (41 goals) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Katrine Lunde |
Norway won their third title after a win over France.[2] Denmark captured the bronze medal with a victory over Sweden.[3]
Schedule
The schedule of the tournament was as follows.[4]
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| Thu 25 | Fri 26 | Sat 27 | Sun 28 | Mon 29 | Tue 30 | Wed 31 | Thu 1 | Fri 2 | Sat 3 | Sun 4 | Mon 5 | Tue 6 | Wed 7 | Thu 8 | Fri 9 | Sat 10 | |
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| G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F | |||||||||
Qualification
| 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 | |||
Draw
Referees
The referee pairs were announced on 26 April 2024.[7]
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Rosters
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC+2).[8]
Group A
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings[9]
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
| 25 July 2024 09:00 |
Slovenia |
19–27 | Denmark |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,686 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Gros, Stanko 5 | (11–14) | Friis, Østergaard 5 | ||
1× 6× |
Report | 1× 5×
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| 25 July 2024 16:00 |
Germany |
22–23 | South Korea |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,765 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| Döll 6 | (10–11) | Kang K., Ryu 6 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2× 1×
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| 25 July 2024 21:00 |
Norway |
28–32 | Sweden |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,808 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| Mørk, Oftedal 7 | (17–15) | Hagman 8 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 1× 5× 1×
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| 28 July 2024 11:00 |
South Korea |
23–30 | Slovenia |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,819 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Woo 7 | (12–14) | Mavsar 7 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1×
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| 28 July 2024 14:00 |
Sweden |
31–28 | Germany |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,815 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Carlson 7 | (19–12) | three players 5 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 3×
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| 28 July 2024 16:00 |
Denmark |
18–27 | Norway |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,815 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Østergaard 5 | (8–14) | Brattset Dale, Kristiansen 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1×
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| 30 July 2024 09:00 |
Germany |
41–22 | Slovenia |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,852 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| Lott, Smits 7 | (16–9) | Gros 6 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 4×
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| 30 July 2024 11:00 |
Norway |
26–20 | South Korea |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,852 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Skogrand 5 | (13–11) | Ryu 6 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1×
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| 30 July 2024 21:00 |
Sweden |
23–25 | Denmark |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,724 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Hagman 6 | (14–14) | four players 4 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
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| 1 August 2024 11:00 |
South Korea |
21–27 | Sweden |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,653 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| Kang K. 5 | (11–16) | Lindqvist 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report |
| 1 August 2024 19:00 |
Germany |
27–28 | Denmark |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,722 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Behrend 6 | (12–15) | Højlund 7 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4×
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| 1 August 2024 21:00 |
Slovenia |
22–29 | Norway |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,722 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| Gros, Mavsar 5 | (10–15) | three players 4 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 2× 1×
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| 3 August 2024 16:00 |
Slovenia |
23–27 | Sweden |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,801 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Omoregie 9 | (14–11) | Hagman 5 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 1×
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| 3 August 2024 19:00 |
Norway |
30–18 | Germany |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,714 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Reistad 8 | (14–8) | three players 3 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 2×
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| 3 August 2024 21:00 |
Denmark |
28–20 | South Korea |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,714 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| Hansen, Jørgensen 6 | (12–8) | Woo 5 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France (H) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 159 | 124 | +35 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 152 | 137 | +15 | 8 | |
| 3 | Hungary |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 140 | −3 | 5 | |
| 4 | Brazil |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 119 | +8 | 4 | |
| 5 | Angola |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 131 | 154 | −23 | 3 | |
| 6 | Spain |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 111 | 143 | −32 | 0 |
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings[9]
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
| 25 July 2024 11:00 |
Netherlands |
34–31 | Angola |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,686 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
| Malestein, Polman 8 | (19–18) | Nenganga, H. Paulo 6 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 3×
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| 25 July 2024 14:00 |
Spain |
18–29 | Brazil |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,765 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| López 5 | (10–15) | De Paula, Matieli 6 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 5×
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| 25 July 2024 19:00 |
Hungary |
28–31 | France |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,808 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| Kuczora 8 | (12–15) | Nze Minko 6 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× 2×
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| 28 July 2024 09:00 |
Brazil |
24–25 | Hungary |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,819 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| three players 4 | (15–12) | Simon 5 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 3×
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| 28 July 2024 19:00 |
Angola |
26–21 | Spain |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,748 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Nenganga 7 | (14–15) | Campos 6 | ||
| 4× 1× |
Report | 3× 1×
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| 28 July 2024 21:00 |
France |
32–28 | Netherlands |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,748 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Valentini 10 | (17–14) | Malestein 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 2×
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| 30 July 2024 14:00 |
Netherlands |
29–24 | Spain |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,834 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Van Wetering 5 | (14–12) | Arcos 6 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 1× 2×
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| 30 July 2024 16:00 |
Hungary |
31–31 | Angola |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,834 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Klujber 9 | (15–16) | Kassoma 9 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 2×
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| 30 July 2024 19:00 |
France |
26–20 | Brazil |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,724 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
| Foppa 7 | (14–11) | De Paula 7 | ||
| 2× |
Report | 3×
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| 1 August 2024 09:00 |
Netherlands |
31–24 | Brazil |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,653 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Van Wetering 6 | (17–13) | Bitolo 7 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3× 1×
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| 1 August 2024 14:00 |
Spain |
24–27 | Hungary |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,816 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
| Cabral 6 | (12–14) | Klujber 6 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 3×
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| 1 August 2024 16:00 |
Angola |
24–38 | France |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,816 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| three players 5 | (14–18) | Kanor 7 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 1×
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| 3 August 2024 09:00 |
Hungary |
26–30 | Netherlands |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,841 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Győri-Lukács, Klujber 5 | (16–19) | Abbingh 7 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 3×
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| 3 August 2024 11:00 |
Spain |
24–32 | France |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,841 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
| Cabral 5 | (9–17) | Toublanc 6 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1×
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| 3 August 2024 14:00 |
Brazil |
30–19 | Angola |
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,801 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Bitolo 7 | (14–6) | Pascoal 4 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 2× 1×
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Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Norway | 32 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Brazil | 15 | |||||||||
| Norway | 25 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 21 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 29 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Netherlands | 25 | |||||||||
| Norway | 29 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| France | 21 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 32 | |||||||||
| 8 August | ||||||||||
| Sweden (ET) | 36 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 28 | |||||||||
| 6 August | ||||||||||
| France (ET) | 31 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| France | 26 | |||||||||
| 10 August | ||||||||||
| Germany | 23 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 30 | |||||||||
| Sweden | 25 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 6 August 2024 09:30 |
Denmark |
29–25 | Netherlands |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 20,372 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Friis, Hansen 6 | (11–10) | Housheer, Van Wetering 7 | ||
| 5× 1× |
Report | 5×
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| 6 August 2024 13:30 |
France |
26–23 | Germany |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,548 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Horacek 7 | (13–10) | Bölk 7 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 2×
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| 6 August 2024 17:30 |
Hungary |
32–36 (ET) | Sweden |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 22,408 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Klujber 11 | (15–16) | Koppang 7 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 4× | ||
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FT: 29–29 ET: 3–7 | ||||
| 6 August 2024 21:30 |
Norway |
32–15 | Brazil |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 21,522 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
| Jacobsen 6 | (16–8) | De Paula, Guarieiro 3 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1× 2×
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Semifinals
| 8 August 2024 16:30 |
Sweden |
28–31 (ET) | France |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 24,688 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
| Hagman 6 | (12–10) | Horacek 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 5× | ||
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FT: 25–25 ET: 3–6 | ||||
| 8 August 2024 21:30 |
Norway |
25–21 | Denmark |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 15,975 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Brattset Dale 4 | (11–8) | Jørgensen 4 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 1× 3×
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Bronze medal game
| 10 August 2024 10:00 |
Denmark |
30–25 | Sweden |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 13,179 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR) |
| Højlund 5 | (15–13) | Hagman 5 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
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Gold medal game
| 10 August 2024 15:00 |
Norway |
29–21 | France |
Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,664 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| Reistad 8 | (15–13) | Kanor 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1×
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Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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All Star TeamThe all-star team was announced on 10 August 2024.[11]
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Top goalscorers
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalscorers[12] |
Top goalkeepers
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalkeepers[13] |
