Handball competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics for women took place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex for the preliminary competition. From the quarter-final stage onwards the women's event moved to the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena.

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2004 Women's Olympic handball tournament

Tournament details
Host country	Greece
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Dates	14–29 August
Teams	10 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Denmark (3rd title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	Ukraine
Fourth place	France
Tournament statistics
Matches played	33
Top scorer(s)	Bojana Radulović (54 goals)
Best player	Katrine Fruelund
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The women's event involved ten teams split in two groups:
Group A: Brazil, China, Greece, Hungary, and Ukraine
Group B: Angola, Denmark, France, South Korea, and Spain

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ukraine	4	4	0	0	99	82	+17	8	Quarterfinals
2	Hungary	4	3	0	1	118	93	+25	6
3	China	4	2	0	2	106	90	+16	4
4	Brazil	4	1	0	3	97	105	−8	2
5	Greece (H)	4	0	0	4	74	124	−50	0

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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 goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

15 August 2004 14:30	China	24–28	Hungary	Sports Pavilion Referees: Aly Hassan, Yasser (EGY)
	Li W. 8	(11–14)	Kulcsár, Radulovics 8
	4× 11×		3× 11×

15 August 2004 16:30	Greece	21–29	Brazil	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
	Gioupi 6	(8–14)	Piedade 7
	3× 7×		3× 5×

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17 August 2004 14:30	Ukraine	26–21	China	Sports Pavilion Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP)
	Rayhel 9	(15-10)	Li W. 7
	3× 5×		3× 4×

17 August 2004 16:30	Hungary	33–20	Greece	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Kirsner, Siti 6	(15–9)	Gioupi 8
	3× 4×		3× 8× 1×

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19 August 2004 16:30	Greece	13–33	China	Sports Pavilion Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
	three players 3	(6–15)	Zhai 7
	3× 7×		2× 4×

19 August 2004 19:30	Brazil	19–21	Ukraine	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	A. Silva 6	(10–10)	Yatsenko, Lyapina 5
	3× 4×		3× 4×

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21 August 2004 16:30	Ukraine	29–20	Greece	Sports Pavilion Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Lyapina 7	(15–10)	Gkolia 10
	3× 4×		2× 3×

21 August 2004 21:30	Brazil	26–35	Hungary	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP)
	A. Silva 8	(14–19)	Radulovics 10
	3× 4×		3× 5×

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23 August 2004 16:30	China	28–23	Brazil	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
	Zhai 10	(11–13)	Nascimento 5
	3× 3×		3× 4×

23 August 2004 19:30	Hungary	22–23	Ukraine	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR)
	Radulovics 9	(12–8)	Lyapina 8
	2× 7×		3× 6× 1×

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	4	3	1	0	135	103	+32	7[lower-alpha 1]	Quarterfinals
2	Denmark	4	3	1	0	125	98	+27	7[lower-alpha 1]
3	France	4	2	0	2	105	106	−1	4
4	Spain	4	0	1	3	86	110	−24	1[lower-alpha 2]
5	Angola	4	0	1	3	97	131	−34	1[lower-alpha 2]

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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 goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
Notes:

1. South Korea 29–29 Denmark
2. Spain 24–24 Angola

15 August 2004 19:30	Spain	24–24	Angola	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Gardinovački, Marić (SCG)
	Puche 13	(14–10)	Belezura, Dionísia 5
	3× 4×		2× 6×

15 August 2004 21:30	Denmark	35–26	France	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO)
	Brødsgaard 8	(16–11)	Cendier Ajaguin, Pecqueux-Rolland 4
	4× 3×		2× 3×

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17 August 2004 19:30	South Korea	29–29	Denmark	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
	Woo 8	(14–13)	Kiærskou, Fruelund 7
	3× 7×		3× 3×

17 August 2004 21:30	France	27–20	Spain	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
	Lejeune, Tervel 6	(13–10)	Puche 5
	3× 4×		3× 3×

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19 August 2004 14:30	Angola	30–40	South Korea	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
	Ilda 11	(12–19)	Oh 10
	3× 1×		3× 3×

19 August 2004 21:30	Spain	21–23	Denmark	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Aly Hassan, Yasser (EGY)
	Mangué 6	(8–14)	Thomsen, Andersen 4
	3× 5×		4× 1×

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21 August 2004 14:30	Angola	21–29	France	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
	Ilda 7	(6–12)	Pecqueux-Rolland 8
	3× 3×		3× 4×

21 August 2004 19:30	South Korea	36–21	Spain	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO)
	Woo, Lee S 7	(20–7)	Gómez 5
	3× 3×		3× 4×

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23 August 2004 14:30	France	23–30	South Korea	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
	Wendling 8	(13–18)	Lim 8
	3× 3×		3× 4×

23 August 2004 21:30	Denmark	38–22	Angola	Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
	Daugaard 7	(19–8)	Ilda 8
	3× 2×		3× 5×