Handball at the Games of the XXXIII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country France
Venue(s)South Paris Arena 6 (prelims phase)
Pierre Mauroy Stadium (final phase)
Dates25 July – 11 August 2024
Teams24 (from 5 confederations)

The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France will be held from 25 July to 11 August 2024.[1] Preliminary pool matches will occur at South Paris Arena 6, with the final phase staged at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille.[2][3] The format remains the same since 2000 for the men and 2008 for the women, as twelve teams in two groups battle each other in the round robin, followed by the knockout matches for the top eight starting with the quarterfinals and ending with the final and bronze match.

Events

Two sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:

Qualification

The National Olympic Committees might enter only one 14-player men's team and only one 14-player women's team.

Qualification summary

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
 AngolaYes14
 ArgentinaYes14
 BrazilYes14
 DenmarkYesYes28
 FranceYesYes28
 JapanYes14
 NorwayYes14
 South KoreaYes14
Total: 8 NOCs5684140

Men's qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation1 France
2023 World Championships11–29 January 2023 Poland
 Sweden
1 Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament18–28 October 2023Qatar Doha[4]1 Japan
2023 Pan American Games30 October – 4 November 2023Chile Viña del Mar1 Argentina
2024 European Championships10–28 January 2024 Germany1
2024 African Championships17–27 January 2024Egypt Cairo[5]1
2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments14–17 March 2024TBA2 
 
TBA2 
 
TBA2 
 
Total12

Women's qualification

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation1 France
2022 European Championships4–20 November 2022 Slovenia
 North Macedonia
 Montenegro
1 Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament17–23 August 2023Japan Hiroshima1 South Korea
2023 African Qualification Tournament11–14 October 2023Angola Luanda1 Angola
2023 Pan American Games24–29 October 2023Chile Viña del Mar1 Brazil
2023 World Championships29 November – 17 December 2023 Denmark
 Norway
 Sweden
1 Norway
2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments11–14 April 2024Hungary Debrecen2 
 
Spain Torrevieja2 
 
Germany Neu-Ulm2 
 
Total12

Medal summary

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
Women

See also

References

  1. "Paris 2024 – Handball". Paris 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. "IHF – Paris 2024 Olympics". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. Martin, Marta (3 November 2022). "How to qualify for handball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. "Qatar to Host Asian Handball Qualifiers for 33rd Summer Olympics (Paris 2024)". Qatar News Agency. 15 December 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
  5. Ali, Ahmad Gamal (8 April 2022). "Egypt to host 2022 & 2024 African Men's Handball Championships". KingFut. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
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