Handball_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics_–_Men's_tournament

Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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The men's tournament of Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 7 August and ended on 21 August 2016. Games were held at the Future Arena.

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Denmark won their first gold medal, defeating defending champion France 28–26 in the final.[1] Germany won the bronze medal by defeating Poland 31–25.[2]

The medals were presented by Gunilla Lindberg, Yumilka Ruiz and Tony Estanguet, IOC members from Sweden, Cuba and France respectively and by Hassan Moustafa, Miguel Roca Mas and Per Bertelsen, President, 1st Vice President and Caretaker Chairman of the Commission of Organizing and Competition of the IHF respectively.

Competition schedule

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GGroup stage ¼Quarter-finals ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match FFinal

Qualification

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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Competition format

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.

Referees

16 refereeing pairs were selected on 5 July 2016.[3][4]

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Rosters

Main article: Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Draw

The draw took place on 29 April 2016.[5][6]

Seeding

The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016.[7]

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Group stage

All times are local (UTC−3).[8]

Group A

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Source: IHF
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. Croatia 29–28 France

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
09:30		 Croatia  23–30  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Štrlek 5 (8–15) Marković 10
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7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
14:40		 Denmark  25–19  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Hansen, Svan 6 (10–10) Simonet 7
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7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
19:50		 France  25–23  Tunisia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Mahé 5 (16–11) Tej 6
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
09:30		 Qatar  20–35  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
three players 4 (13–16) Abalo 7
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
14:40		 Tunisia  23–31  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Jallouz 5 (10–16) Mortensen, Svan 8
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
21:50		 Argentina  26–27  Croatia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY)
F. Fernández 8 (15–14) Štrlek 7
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
09:30		 Tunisia  25–25  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Boughanmi 8 (12–11) Capote 12
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
14:40		 Denmark  24–27  Croatia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Svan Hansen 9 (12–15) Duvnjak 8
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
21:50		 France  31–24  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Abalo 7 (17–12) F. Fernández 8
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
11:30		 Croatia  29–28  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Kopljar 6 (14–12) Guigou 10
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
14:40		 Denmark  26–25  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY)
Svan 7 (14–14) Markovic 7
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
21:50		 Argentina  23–21  Tunisia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Pizarro 7 (14–10) Boughanmi 8
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
14:40		 France  33–30  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Mahé 9 (17–16) Hansen 8
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
19:50		 Croatia  41–26  Tunisia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV)
Karačić 9 (25–10) Boughanmi 7
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
21:50		 Qatar  22–18  Argentina Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
Capote, Memišević 4 (12–9) Simonet 5
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Group B

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Source: IHF
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
Notes:
  1. Slovenia 25–28 Germany

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
11:30		 Sweden  29–32  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Tollbring 8 (15–18) Kühn 7
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7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
16:40		 Poland  32–34  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Daszek 8 (13–16) Toledo 7
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7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
21:50		 Slovenia  27–26  Egypt Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Pálsson, Elíasson (ISL)
Janc 8 (15–15) El-Ahmar 7
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
11:30		 Germany  32–29  Poland Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)
three players 5 (16–14) Bielecki 10
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
16:40		 Brazil  28–31  Slovenia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Chiuffa 8 (13–16) Janc 6
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9 August 2016 (2016-08-09)
19:50		 Egypt  26–25  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Sanad 7 (12–13) Petersen 5
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
11:30		 Poland  33–25  Egypt Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Daszek 6 (16–10) Eissa 6
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
16:40		 Brazil  33–30  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Chiuffa 8 (17–16) Häfner, Reichmann 6
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11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
19:50		 Slovenia  29–24  Sweden Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)
Janc, Razgor 5 (14–13) Tollbring 6
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
09:30		 Slovenia  25–28  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Nikolov, Nachevski (MKD)
Dolenec 6 (12–11) Gensheimer 6
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
16:40		 Egypt  27–27  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
El-Ahmar 9 (15–13) four players 4
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13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
19:50		 Sweden  24–25  Poland Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Stenmalm 8 (13–12) Bielecki 8
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
09:30		 Poland  20–25  Slovenia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Bielecki 4 (13–13) Zarabec 7
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
11:30		 Germany  31–25  Egypt Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Gensheimer 7 (15–12) Sanad 7
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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
16:40		 Sweden  30–19  Brazil Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR)
Stenmalm 6 (16–10) Toledo 4
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal
 
          
 
17 August
 
 
 Croatia27
 
19 August
 
 Poland30
 
 Poland28
 
17 August
 
 Denmark (OT)29
 
 Denmark37
 
21 August
 
 Slovenia30
 
  Denmark28
 
17 August
 
  France26
 
 Brazil27
 
19 August
 
 France34
 
 France29
 
17 August
 
 Germany28 Bronze medal
 
 Germany34
 
21 August
 
 Qatar22
 
4th  Poland25
 
 
  Germany31
 

Quarterfinals

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
10:00		 Brazil  27–34  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Pozzer 8 (16–16) Guigou 8
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17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
13:30		 Germany  34–22  Qatar Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
three players 5 (16–12) Capote 9
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17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
17:00		 Denmark  37–30  Slovenia Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP)
M. Hansen, L. Hansen 8 (16–13) Bezjak, Janc 6
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17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
20:30		 Croatia  27–30  Poland Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Čupić, Stepančić 7 (14–18) Bielecki 12
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Semifinals

19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
15:30		 France  29–28  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Narcisse 7 (16–13) Gensheimer 11
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19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
20:30		 Poland  28–29 (ET)  Denmark Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Bielecki 7 (15–16) M. Hansen 10
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FT: 25–25 ET: 3–4

Bronze medal game

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
10:30		 Poland  25–31  Germany Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Krajewski, Lijewski 5 (13–17) Reichmann 7
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Gold medal game

21 August 2016 (2016-08-21)
14:00		 Denmark  28–26  France Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro
Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP)
M. Hansen 8 (16–14) Guigou 6
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Ranking and statistics

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Medalists

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