Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's handball
at the XXXII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)Yoyogi National Gymnasium
Dates24 July – 7 August 2021
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions France (3rd title)
Runner-up Denmark
Third place Spain
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored2,204 (58 per match)
Attendance0 (0 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Mikkel Hansen
(61 goals)
Best playerDenmark Mathias Gidsel
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The men's handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the handball event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 24 July to 7 August 2021. All games were played at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[3]

The final was a rematch of the previous between Denmark and France. After Denmark won 28–26 in the 2016 final, France got the upper hand with a 25–23 win this time.[4][5] Spain won the bronze medal match against Egypt.[6]

This meant that France won both gold medals as the first team since 1984.

The medals for the competition were presented by Jean-Christophe Rolland, IOC Member, Olympian, one Gold medal and one Bronze medal, France; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Joël Delplanque, IHF 1st Vice-President, France.

Schedule

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Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match

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Sat 24 Sun 25 Mon 26 Tue 27 Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Sat 31 Sun 1 Mon 2 Tue 3 Wed 4 Thu 5 Fri 6 Sat 7
G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Qualification

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Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification


Qualification Date Host(s) Vacancies Qualified
Host nation — — 1  Japan
2019 World Championship 10–27 January 2019  Denmark
 Germany		 1  Denmark
2019 Pan American Games 31 July – 5 August 2019 Peru Lima 1  Argentina
AHF Men’s Asian qualification event 17–26 October 2019 Qatar Doha 1  Bahrain
2020 European Championship 10–26 January 2020  Austria
 Norway
 Sweden		 1  Spain
2020 African Championship 16–26 January 2020  Tunisia 1  Egypt
2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 12–14 March 2021 Montenegro Podgorica 2  Norway
 Brazil
France Montpellier 2  France
 Portugal
Germany Berlin 2  Sweden
 Germany
Total 12


Draw

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The draw was held on 1 April 2021.[8][9]

Seeding

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The seeding was revealed on 14 March 2021.[10]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
 Denmark
 Norway 		 France
 Sweden 		 Germany
 Portugal 		 Brazil
 Japan 		 Spain
 Egypt 		 Argentina
 Bahrain

Roster

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Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Referees

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The referee pairs were announced on 21 April 2021.[11]

Group stage

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All times are local (UTC+9).[12][13]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 4 0 1 162 148 +14 8[a] Quarter-finals
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 155 142 +13 8[a]
3  Germany 5 3 0 2 146 131 +15 6[b]
4  Norway 5 3 0 2 136 132 +4 6[b]
5  Brazil 5 1 0 4 128 145 −17 2
6  Argentina 5 0 0 5 125 154 −29 0
Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b France 36–31 Spain
  2. ^ a b Germany 28–23 Norway


24 July 2021
09:00 		Norway  27–24  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Sagosen 8 (12–13) Langaro 5
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24 July 2021
11:00 		France  33–27  Argentina Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Richardson 7 (12–10) D. Simonet 8
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24 July 2021
16:15 		Germany  27–28  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Weinhold 5 (13–12) Figueras, Gómez 5
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26 July 2021
09:00 		Brazil  29–34  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Dutra 10 (13–16) three players 4
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26 July 2021
11:00 		Argentina  25–33  Germany Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Martínez, D. Simonet 5 (13–14) Kastening, Schiller 7
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26 July 2021
16:15 		Spain  28–27  Norway Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Figueras 10 (13–14) Jøndal 9
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28 July 2021
16:15 		Norway  27–23  Argentina Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
Sagosen 7 (13–12) Pizarro, D. Simonet 5
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28 July 2021
19:30 		Brazil  25–32  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Silva 6 (16–18) Solé 5
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28 July 2021
21:30 		France  30–29  Germany Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Mem 6 (16–13) Kastening 7
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30 July 2021
09:00 		Argentina  23–25  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Martínez 6 (7–14) Silva 7
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30 July 2021
14:15 		France  36–31  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Remili 9 (18–12) Dujshebaev, Gómez 5
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30 July 2021
21:30 		Germany  28–23  Norway Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Gensheimer 6 (14–11) Sagosen 7
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1 August 2021
14:15 		Spain  36–27  Argentina Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Gómez 6 (17–12) Pizarro 5
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1 August 2021
16:15 		Norway  32–29  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sagosen 7 (15–15) Descat, N. Karabatić 5
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1 August 2021
19:30 		Germany  29–25  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Knorr, Weinhold 6 (16–12) Dutra 7
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 4 0 1 174 139 +35 8[a] Quarter-finals
2  Egypt 5 4 0 1 154 134 +20 8[a]
3  Sweden 5 4 0 1 144 142 +2 8[a]
4  Bahrain 5 1 0 4 129 149 −20 2[b]
5  Portugal 5 1 0 4 143 156 −13 2[b]
6  Japan (H) 5 1 0 4 146 170 −24 2[b]
Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
  2. ^ a b c Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD


24 July 2021
14:15 		Sweden  32–31  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Wanne 13 (16–18) Habib 6
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24 July 2021
19:30 		Portugal  31–37  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Ferraz 6 (15–15) Hesham 7
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24 July 2021
21:30 		Denmark  47–30  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Holm, Saugstrup 9 (25–14) Motoki 8
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26 July 2021
14:15 		Egypt  27–32  Denmark Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Hesham 6 (15–14) M. Hansen 9
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26 July 2021
19:30 		Bahrain  25–26  Portugal Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Habib 8 (15–14) Portela 6
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26 July 2021
21:30 		Japan  26–28  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Motoki 6 (14–17) Wanne 8
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28 July 2021
09:00 		Denmark  31–21  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
J. Hansen 6 (12–7) four players 3
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28 July 2021
11:00 		Sweden  29–28  Portugal Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Ekberg 9 (14–14) three players 4
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28 July 2021
14:15 		Japan  29–33  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Tokuda 8 (11–18) El-Ahmar 8
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30 July 2021
11:00 		Bahrain  32–30  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Al-Sayyad, Habib 7 (17–16) Motoki 7
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30 July 2021
16:15 		Sweden  22–27  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Pellas 7 (9–13) Sanad 6
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30 July 2021
19:30 		Portugal  28–34  Denmark Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Branquinho 4 (19–20) M. Hansen 9
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1 August 2021
09:00 		Portugal  30–31  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
four players 4 (14–16) R. Tokuda 6
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1 August 2021
11:00 		Egypt  30–20  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
El-Ahmar 5 (15–7) Habib 4
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1 August 2021
21:30 		Denmark  30–33  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Gidsel, J. Hansen 5 (13–17) Carlsbogård, Sandell 6
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
3 August
 
 
 France42
 
5 August
 
 Bahrain28
 
 France27
 
3 August
 
 Egypt23
 
 Germany26
 
7 August
 
 Egypt31
 
 France25
 
3 August
 
 Denmark23
 
 Sweden33
 
5 August
 
 Spain34
 
 Spain23
 
3 August
 
 Denmark27 Bronze medal
 
 Denmark31
 
7 August
 
 Norway25
 
 Spain33
 
 
 Egypt31
 

Quarterfinals

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3 August 2021
09:30 		France  42–28  Bahrain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9 (21–14) Al-Sayyad 5
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3 August 2021
13:15 		Sweden  33–34  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Wanne 10 (20–18) Gómez 8
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3 August 2021
17:00 		Denmark  31–25  Norway Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
M. Hansen, Holm 8 (13–12) Sagosen 8
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3 August 2021
20:45 		Germany  26–31  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Golla, Kühn 6 (12–16) Omar, Zein 5
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Semifinals

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5 August 2021
17:00 		France  27–23  Egypt Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Descat, Mem 5 (13–13) El-Ahmar, Omar 5
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5 August 2021
21:00 		Spain  23–27  Denmark Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Dujshebaev, Figueras 5 (10–14) M. Hansen 12
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Bronze medal game

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7 August 2021
17:00 		Egypt  31–33  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
El-Ahmar, Shebib 7 (16–19) Gómez 8
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Gold medal game

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7 August 2021
21:00 		France  25–23  Denmark Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Remili 5 (14–10) M. Hansen 9
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Ranking and statistics

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References

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