Handball_at_the_2008_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tournament
The men's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 10 to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the men's tournament.
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
 Medal ceremony | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  China |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 9–24 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  France (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Iceland |
| Third place |  Spain |
| Fourth place |  Croatia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 42 |
| Goals scored | 2,294 (54.62 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Juan García (ESP) (49 goals) |
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The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of their group matches. The losers of quarterfinal matches competed in the 5th-8th place matches by the same elimination system as the winners of the quarterfinals.
This event was the last to be completed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
More information Competition, Date ...
| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | China |
| IHF World Championships | Jan 19 - Feb 4, 2007 |  Germany | 1 | Germany |
| European Championships | January 17–27, 2008 |  Norway | 1 |  Denmark |
| Asian Qualifying Tournament | January 30, 2008 |  Tokyo | 1 |  South Korea |
| African Championships | January 10–17, 2008 |  Angola | 1 |  Egypt |
| Pan American Games | July 14–29, 2007 |  Rio de Janeiro | 1 | Brazil |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 | May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 |  Wrocław | 2 | Poland Iceland |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 | May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 | Paris | 2 | France Spain |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 | May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 | Zadar | 2 | Croatia Russia |
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
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- Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
- Tournament I:
- Tournament II:
- Tournament III:
Seeding
The draw for the groups was held 16 June 2008.
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 148 | 115 | +33 | 9 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Poland |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 147 | 128 | +19 | 7 | |
| Croatia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 140 | 115 | +25 | 6 | |
| Spain |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 152 | 145 | +7 | 6 | |
| Brazil |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 129 | 153 | −24 | 2 | |
| China |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 104 | 164 | −60 | 0 |
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| 10 August 2008 09:00 |
Croatia |
31 – 29 | Spain |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ulrich (GER) |
| Lacković, Džomba 5 | (16–11) | García 5 | ||
4× 4× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 10 August 2008 14:00 |
France |
34 – 26 | Brazil |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| Girault 7 | (19–11) | Ertel 5 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 3× 4×
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| 10 August 2008 19:00 |
Poland |
33 – 19 | China |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| Jurasik 8 | (21–10) | five players 3 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 12 August 2008 09:00 |
Brazil |
14 – 33 | Croatia |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Ertel, Souza 3 | (9–18) | Džomba 7 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 2× 3×
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| 12 August 2008 14:00 |
China |
19 – 33 | France |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| Hao 5 | (7–19) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 3× 2×
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| 12 August 2008 15:45 |
Spain |
30 – 29 | Poland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| Rocas 7 | (16–17) | Jurasik, Lijewski 4 | ||
| 3× 1× |
Report | 4× 5×
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| 14 August 2008 10:45 |
Poland |
28 – 25 | Brazil |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| Jurecki, Tłuczyński 6 | (14–15) | Ribeiro 7 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 3× 5×
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| 14 August 2008 15:45 |
China |
22 – 36 | Spain |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| Cui 5 | (12–16) | Tomás 7 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 3× 1×
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| 14 August 2008 20:45 |
France |
23 – 19 | Croatia |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Chernega, Paladenko (RUS) |
| Gille 7 | (11–9) | Džomba 5 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 3× 4×
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| 16 August 2008 09:00 |
Brazil |
29 – 22 | China |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| Ribeiro, Laureano 5 | (14–10) | Cui Liang, Cui Lei 4 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 4× 4×
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| 16 August 2008 14:00 |
France |
28 – 21 | Spain |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Gille 6 | (16–10) | García 7 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 16 August 2008 19:00 |
Croatia |
24 – 27 | Poland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Džomba 7 | (12–13) | Tłuczyński 7 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 2× 2×
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| 18 August 2008 10:45 |
Spain |
36 – 35 | Brazil |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| Romero 8 | (20–17) | Pacheco Filho 12 | ||
3× 4× 1× |
Report | 3× 3× 1×
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| 18 August 2008 15:45 |
Croatia |
33 – 22 | China |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| Šprem 8 | (17–13) | Hao 6 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 3× 1× 1×
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| 18 August 2008 20:45 |
Poland |
30 – 30 | France |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| Jurecki 7 | (16–13) | Karabatić 8 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 3× 3×
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Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 South Korea |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 129 | −7 | 6 | Qualified for the quarterfinals |
| Denmark |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 131 | +6 | 6 | |
| Iceland |
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 146 | +5 | 6 | |
| Russia |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 131 | +5 | 5 | |
| Germany |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | −4 | 5 | |
| Egypt |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | −5 | 2 |
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| 10 August 2008 10:45 |
Russia |
31 – 33 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Igropulo 9 | (16–19) | Guðjónsson 12 | ||
| 3× 6× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 10 August 2008 15:45 |
Germany |
27 – 23 | South Korea |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| Kraus 7 | (10–13) | Cho Chi-hyo 7 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 10 August 2008 20:45 |
Denmark |
23 – 23 | Egypt |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Christiansen 6 | (11–10) | El-Ahmar 8 | ||
| 3× 4× 1× |
Report | 4× 4×
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| 12 August 2008 10:45 |
Egypt |
27 – 28 | Russia |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR) |
| El Ahmar 10 | (14–14) | Rastvortsev 8 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 3× 4×
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| 12 August 2008 19:00 |
South Korea |
31 – 30 | Denmark |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT) |
| Jung Su-young 9 | (13–14) | Nøddesbo 11 | ||
| 2× 1× |
Report | 3× 2×
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| 12 August 2008 20:45 |
Iceland |
33 – 29 | Germany |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Guðjónsson 8 | (17–14) | Kraus 13 | ||
| 3× 2× |
Report | 2× 5× 1×
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| 14 August 2008 09:00 |
Germany |
25 – 23 | Egypt |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Glandorf 7 | (14–14) | Zaky 7 | ||
| 3× 5× |
Report | 4× 8×
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| 14 August 2008 14:00 |
South Korea |
22 – 21 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL) |
| Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | (10–9) | Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5 | ||
| 3× 1× |
Report | 4× 3×
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| 14 August 2008 19:00 |
Denmark |
25 – 24 | Russia |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| Christiansen 6 | (10–10) | Chernoivanov, Igropulo 6 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 3× 4×
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| 16 August 2008 10:45 |
Egypt |
22 – 24 | South Korea |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| Abd Elsalam 8 | (11–8) | Paek Won-chul 7 | ||
| 3× 6× 1× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 16 August 2008 15:45 |
Russia |
24 – 24 | Germany |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Filippov 6 | (11–10) | Kraus 6 | ||
| 1× 6× 1× |
Report | 4× 3×
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| 16 August 2008 20:45 |
Denmark |
32 – 32 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| Nøddesbo 6 | (18–17) | Guðjónsson 8 | ||
| 3× 5× |
Report | 2× 6× 1×
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| 18 August 2008 09:00 |
Iceland |
32 – 32 | Egypt |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| Sigurðsson 10 | (14–17) | Zaky 9 | ||
| 4× 4× |
Report | 3× 6×
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| 18 August 2008 14:00 |
Russia |
29 – 22 | South Korea |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Rastvortsev 6 | (17–12) | Yoon Kyung-shin 7 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 1× 1×
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| 18 August 2008 19:00 |
Germany |
21 – 27 | Denmark |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Kraus 6 | (12–15) | Boesen 8 | ||
| 4× 4× 1× |
Report | 3× 6×
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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal game | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Poland
| 30 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Iceland
| 32 | ||||||||||||
| B3 | Iceland
| 36 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Spain
| 30 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | South Korea
| 24 | ||||||||||||
| A4 | Spain
| 29 | ||||||||||||
| Iceland
| 23 | ||||||||||||
| France
| 28 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Denmark
| 24 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Croatia
| 26 | ||||||||||||
| A3 | Croatia
| 23 | Bronze medal game | |||||||||||
| A1 | France
| 25 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | France
| 27 | 
| Spain
| 35 | |||||||||
| B4 | Russia
| 24 | 4 | Croatia
| 29 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals
| 20 August 2008 12:00 |
France |
27 – 24 | Russia |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Narcisse 9 | (13–10) | Kokcharov 5 | ||
| 4× 2× |
Report | 3× 2×
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| 20 August 2008 14:15 |
Poland |
30 – 32 | Iceland |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 | (19–14) | Petersson 6 | ||
| 3× 8× 1× |
Report | 2× 3×
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| 20 August 2008 18:00 |
Denmark |
24 – 26 | Croatia |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP) |
| Christiansen 6 | (14–12) | Šprem 7 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 2× 4×
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| 20 August 2008 20:15 |
South Korea |
24 – 29 | Spain |
Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Jeong Yi-kyeong 7 | (13–14) | Rocas 8 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 2× 5×
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Classification
| 22 August 2008 12:00 |
Russia |
28 – 27 | Denmark |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY) |
| Dibirov 8 | (17–14) | Christiansen 8 | ||
| 4× 2× |
Report | 4× 5× 1×
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| 22 August 2008 14:15 |
Poland |
29 – 26 | South Korea |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE) |
| Jurasik 7 | (15–14) | Yoon Kyung-shin 6 | ||
| 3× 3× |
Report | 3× 5×
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Semifinals
| 22 August 2008 18:00 |
France |
25 – 23 | Croatia |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS) |
| Burdet, Narcisse 6 | (12–11) | Horvat, Šprem 5 | ||
| 4× 4× |
Report | 3× 3×
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| 22 August 2008 20:15 |
Iceland |
36 – 30 | Spain |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO) |
| Sigurðsson, Geirsson 7 | (17–15) | Rocas 7 | ||
| 4× 9× |
Report | 3× 5× 1×
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7th–8th place
| 24 August 2008 08:00 |
Denmark |
37 – 26 | South Korea |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA) |
| Hansen 8 | (15–13) | Ko Kyung-soo 10 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 2× 1×
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5th–6th place
| 24 August 2008 10:15 |
Russia |
28 – 29 | Poland |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
| Kokcharov 10 | (15–14) | Jurasik 6 | ||
| 4× 5× |
Report | 4× 4×
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Bronze medal match
| 24 August 2008 13:30 |
Croatia |
29 – 35 | Spain |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU) |
| Duvnjak 7 | (14–12) | García, Prieto 7 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 3× 5×
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Gold medal match
| 24 August 2008 15:45 |
Iceland |
23 – 28 | France |
Beijing National Indoor Stadium Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Stefánsson 5 | (10–15) | Karabatić 8 | ||
| 3× 4× |
Report | 3× 3×
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More information Rank, Team ...
Final ranking
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All star team
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info |
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More information Rank, Name ...
Top goalkeepers
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Top goalscorers
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