Handball_at_the_2020_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament

Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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The women's handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the handball event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 25 July to 8 August 2021. All games were played at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.[1]

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It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.[3]

The final was a rematch of the previous between France and Russia. After Russia won 22–19 in the 2016 final France got the upper hand with a 30–25 win this time.[4] Norway won the bronze medal after winning 36–19 against Sweden.[5] France became the first nation since 1984 to win both the men's and women's tournaments

The medals for the competition were presented by Kristin Kloster Aasen, Norway; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Anna Rapp, Sweden; IHF Treasurer.

Schedule

The schedule was as follows.[6]

Legend
GGroup stage¼Quarterfinals½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFGold medal match
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Qualification

Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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Draw

The draw was held on 1 April 2021.[7][8]

Seeding

The seeding was revealed on 21 March 2021.[9]

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Referees

The referee pairs were announced on 21 April 2021.[10]

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Rosters

Main article: Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Group stage

All times are local (UTC+9).[11][12]

Group A

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Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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. South Korea 31–31 Angola

25 July 2021
09:00		 Netherlands  32–21  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Abbingh 7 (18–10) Fujii 5
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25 July 2021
14:15		 Montenegro  33–22  Angola Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Radičević 12 (13–12) Kamalandua 6
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25 July 2021
16:15		 Norway  39–27  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Brattset Dale 11 (18–10) Sim 5
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27 July 2021
09:00		 Japan  29–26  Montenegro Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Hara, Ikehara 6 (14–13) Brnović 6
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27 July 2021
16:15		 South Korea  36–43  Netherlands Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Ryu 10 (15–19) Abbingh 6
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27 July 2021
19:30		 Angola  21–30  Norway Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Guialo, Kassoma 6 (10–15) Solberg-Isaksen 7
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29 July 2021
09:00		 Netherlands  37–28  Angola Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Van Wetering 7 (17–15) Guialo 8
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29 July 2021
14:15		 Japan  24–27  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Kondo 7 (11–12) Ryu 9
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29 July 2021
16:15		 Montenegro  23–35  Norway Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Radičević 6 (13–13) Mørk, Reistad 7
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31 July 2021
09:00		 Angola  28–25  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
three players 5 (15–13) Hara 6
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31 July 2021
11:00		 Montenegro  28–26  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Radičević 6 (13–11) Lee 10
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31 July 2021
21:30		 Norway  29–27  Netherlands Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Mørk 9 (16–13) Smits 7
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2 August 2021
09:00		 South Korea  31–31  Angola Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Jung, Kang E. 7 (16–17) Guialo 8
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2 August 2021
19:30		 Netherlands  30–29  Montenegro Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
Van der Heijden 5 (17–12) Radičević 8
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2 August 2021
21:30		 Norway  37–25  Japan Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Frafjord 6 (16–11) Ohyama, Yokoshima 5
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Group B

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Source: Tokyo 2020 and 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. Sweden 36–24 ROC
  2. Hungary 29–25 Spain

25 July 2021
11:00		 ROC  24–24  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
Ilyina 6 (14–12) De Paula 7
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25 July 2021
19:30		 Spain  24–31  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Pena 7 (9–13) Hansson 6
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25 July 2021
21:30		 Hungary  29–30  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Vámos 7 (12–15) Zaadi 10
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27 July 2021
11:00		 Brazil  33–27  Hungary Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Belo, Vieira 7 (17–11) Schatzl 7
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27 July 2021
14:15		 Sweden  36–24  ROC Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: El-Saied, El-Saied (EGY)
Strömberg 8 (15–9) Vedekhina 5
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27 July 2021
21:30		 France  25–28  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Coatanea, Pineau 5 (12–12) Martín 6
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29 July 2021
11:00		 Spain  27–23  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Pena 7 (13–13) De Paula 8
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29 July 2021
19:30		 Hungary  31–38  ROC Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Klujber 9 (17–22) Dmitrieva 7
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29 July 2021
21:30		 Sweden  28–28  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
Strömberg 7 (16–17) Foppa 6
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31 July 2021
14:15		 ROC  28–27  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Ilyina 9 (15–17) Pineau 9
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31 July 2021
16:15		 Brazil  31–34  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR)
Do Nascimento 7 (13–15) Hansson, Roberts 6
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31 July 2021
19:30		 Hungary  29–25  Spain Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Fonseca, Santos (POR)
Klujber, Vámos 6 (14–11) Gutiérrez Bermejo, Martín 5
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2 August 2021
11:00		 France  29–22  Brazil Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lassource, Pineau 4 (17–11) Do Nascimento 6
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2 August 2021
14:15		 Spain  31–34  ROC Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
López 7 (17–18) Vyakhireva 7
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2 August 2021
16:15		 Hungary  26–23  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
five players 4 (15–15) Carlson, Hagman 5
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
4 August
 
 
 Norway26
 
6 August
 
 Hungary22
 
 Norway26
 
4 August
 
 ROC27
 
 Montenegro26
 
8 August
 
 ROC32
 
 ROC25
 
4 August
 
 France30
 
 France32
 
6 August
 
 Netherlands22
 
 France29
 
4 August
 
 Sweden27 Bronze medal
 
 Sweden39
 
8 August
 
 South Korea30
 
 Norway36
 
 
 Sweden19
 

Quarterfinals

4 August 2021
09:30		 Montenegro  26–32  ROC Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Radičević 10 (15–17) Vyakhireva 8
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4 August 2021
13:15		 Norway  26–22  Hungary Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Brattset Dale 7 (12–10) Szöllősi-Zácsik 5
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4 August 2021
17:00		 Sweden  39–30  South Korea Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
three players 6 (21–13) Kang K. 8
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4 August 2021
20:45		 France  32–22  Netherlands Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Flippes 6 (19–11) Malestein 5
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Semifinals

6 August 2021
17:00		 France  29–27  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Zaadi 7 (15–14) Carlson, Westberg 6
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6 August 2021
21:00		 Norway  26–27  ROC Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Mørk 10 (11–14) Vyakhireva 9
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Bronze medal game

8 August 2021
11:00		 Norway  36–19  Sweden Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
Brattset Dale, Mørk 8 (19–7) Carlson, Westberg 4
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Gold medal game

8 August 2021
15:00		 ROC  25–30  France Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Vedekhina 7 (13–15) Foppa, Pineau 7
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Ranking and statistics

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Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 France
Méline Nocandy
Blandine Dancette
Pauline Coatanea
Chloé Valentini
Allison Pineau
Coralie Lassource (c)
Grâce Zaadi Deuna
Amandine Leynaud (GK)
Kalidiatou Niakaté
Cléopatre Darleux (GK)
Océane Sercien-Ugolin
Laura Flippes
Béatrice Edwige
Pauletta Foppa
Estelle Nze Minko
Alexandra Lacrabère
Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz		  ROC
Anna Sedoykina (GK)
Polina Kuznetsova
Polina Gorshkova
Daria Dmitrieva (c)
Anna Sen
Anna Vyakhireva
Polina Vedekhina
Vladlena Bobrovnikova
Kseniya Makeyeva
Elena Mikhaylichenko
Olga Fomina
Ekaterina Ilina
Yulia Managarova
Antonina Skorobogatchenko
Victoriya Kalinina (GK)
Head coach: Alexey Alekseev		  Norway

Henny Reistad
Veronica Kristiansen
Marit Malm Frafjord
Stine Skogrand
Nora Mørk
Stine Bredal Oftedal (c)
Silje Solberg (GK)
Kari Brattset Dale
Katrine Lunde (GK)
Marit Røsberg Jacobsen
Camilla Herrem
Sanna Solberg-Isaksen
Kristine Breistøl
Marta Tomac
Vilde Johansen

Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson

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