Handball_at_the_2004_Summer_Olympics

Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Handball at the Olympics

Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics included a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. From the quarter final stage onwards, the women's event moved to the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the Helliniko Olympic Complex, with the men joining them there for their semi-finals and final.[1]

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The men's Handball event first made an appearance, played outside, at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany but did not then re-appear until the Games returned to Germany for the Munich Olympics in 1972 since when it has been ever present. The women's game debuted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics and again has been ever present since.

Medal summary

See also: List of Olympic medalists in handball (men) and List of Olympic medalists in handball (women)
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Medal table

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Teams

Men

The men's event involved twelve teams split equally into two groups.

See also: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
See also: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Women

The women's event involved ten teams split in two groups.

See also: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
See also: Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

When all teams within a group have played each other in both men's and women's competitions the top four from each group will progress into their respective quarter finals.

References

  1. [1]
    "Handball at the 2004 Athens Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Athens 2004 Summer Olympics - Handball - Official Results Book". Organising Committee for the Olympic Games Athens 2004. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "2004 Summer Olympics – Athens, Greece – Handball". databaseOlympics.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2008.
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