Handball_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament
Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Handball at the Olympics
The women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by eight teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom two proceeding to placement matches.[1]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Venue(s) | Georgia World Congress Center |
| Dates | 26 July – 3 August |
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Denmark (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  Hungary |
| Fourth place |  Norway |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 901 (50.06 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Lim O-kyeong (41 goals) |
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More information Mean of qualification, Date ...
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 European Championship | 17–25 September 1994 |  Germany | 1 | Germany* |
| 1995 Pan American Games | 15–24 March 1995 |  Mar del Plata | 1 | United States |
| 1995 Asian Championship | 6–8 May 1995 | Seoul | 1 |  China* |
| African qualification tournament | 9 August 1995 |  Abidjan | 1 |  Angola |
| 1995 World Championship | 5–17 December 1995 |  Austria Hungary | 4 | South Korea Hungary Denmark Norway |
| Total | 8 | |||
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 62 | +27 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Hungary |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 4 | |
| 3 | China |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 83 | −12 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | United States (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 90 | −26 | 0 | Seventh place game |
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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
| 26 July 1996 10:00 |
Hungary |
29–19 | China |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Mátéfi 11 | (14–11) | Shi 5 | ||
| 26 July 1996 14:30 |
Denmark |
29–19 | United States |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| A. Andersen 8 | (13–9) | Hires 8 | ||
| 28 July 1996 12:00 |
China |
21–33 | Denmark |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
| Shi 6 | (9–19) | Madsen 7 | ||
| 28 July 1996 14:30 |
United States |
24–30 | Hungary |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Hires 8 | (8–19) | Németh 6 | ||
| 30 July 1996 10:00 |
Hungary |
22–27 | Denmark |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Mátéfi 7 | (12–14) | C. Andersen 7 | ||
| 30 July 1996 16:30 |
China |
31–21 | United States |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Guterman, Gedvilas (LTU) |
| Zhai 11 | (16–11) | Hires 6 | ||
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 60 | +23 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Norway |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 4 | |
| 3 | Germany |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Angola |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 0 | Seventh place game |
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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.
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.
| 26 July 1996 12:00 |
Norway |
30–18 | Angola |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Boehne, Bojsen (USA) |
| Grini 10 | (15–7) | Barbosa 4 | ||
| 26 July 1996 16:30 |
South Korea |
33–20 | Germany |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Lim 7 | (17–12) | Erler, Luca 4 | ||
| 28 July 1996 10:00 |
Angola |
19–25 | South Korea |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Webba 7 | (8–15) | three players 5 | ||
| 28 July 1996 16:30 |
Germany |
23–28 | Norway |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) |
| Ritskiavitchius 8 | (11–15) | Grini 10 | ||
| 30 July 1996 12:00 |
Germany |
27–12 | Angola |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Jurack, Waelzer 5 | (10–6) | Webba 5 | ||
| 30 July 1996 14:30 |
South Korea |
25–21 | Norway |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Lim 9 | (12–10) | Grini 7 | ||
Bracket
| Semifinals | Gold medal game | |||||
| 1 August | ||||||
| Denmark | 23 | |||||
| 3 August | ||||||
| Norway | 19 | |||||
| Denmark (OT) | 37 | |||||
| 1 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 33 | |||||
| South Korea | 39 | |||||
| Hungary | 25 | |||||
| Bronze medal game | ||||||
| 3 August | ||||||
| Norway | 18 | |||||
| Hungary | 20 | |||||
Semifinals
| 1 August 1996 11:45 |
Denmark |
23–19 | Norway |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| A. Andersen 9 | (12–6) | Grini, Larsen 4 | ||
| 1 August 1996 16:15 |
South Korea |
39–25 | Hungary |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Hong 9 | (19–10) | Mátéfi 5 | ||
Seventh place game
| 1 August 1996 10:00 |
United States |
23–24 | Angola |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
| Cain 8 | (11–11) | Barbosa 6 | ||
Fifth place game
| 1 August 1996 14:30 |
Germany |
26–28 | China |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Heinz 7 | (12–16) | Shi 12 | ||
Bronze medal game
| 3 August 1996 15:30 |
Norway |
18–20 | Hungary |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Grini 8 | (9–7) | four players 3 | ||
Gold medal game
| 3 August 1996 17:15 |
Denmark |
37–33 (ET) | South Korea |
Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| A. Andersen 11 | (13–17) | Lim 15 | ||
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FT: 29–29 ET: 2–2, 6–3 | ||||
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- "Handball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Handball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.