The 2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held from 11 to 14 April 2024. Four teams took part in each tournament, with the two best-ranked teams qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden qualified for the Olympics.
Format
There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments:
- The top six teams from the World championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships were eligible to participate in the tournament.
- The highest-ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represented the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first-ranked continent (Europe) received two more places for the tournament. The second (Americas), third (Africa), and fourth (Asia)-ranked continents received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8 and 12th at the World Championship. As no team from Oceania met this condition, the second-ranked continent received an extra place instead. The teams that already earned their places through their World championship ranking were not considered for receiving places through the continental criterion. In such cases, the access list was rebalanced accordingly.
- The twelve teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.
| 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 |
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The host countries were announced on 22 December 2023.
On 9 April 2024, Cameroon withdrew and was replaced by Great Britain.
Referees
The referees were announced on 27 February 2024.
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Tournament 1
International handball competition| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–14 April |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 360 (60 per match) |
| Attendance | 13,669 (2,278 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Katrin Klujber (23 goals) |
The tournament was held in Debrecen, Hungary.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Hungary (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 64 | +50 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 |  Sweden
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 64 | +48 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Japan
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 99 | 88 | +11 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Great Britain
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 144 | −109 | 0 |
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
Matches
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 11 April 2024 15:30 |
Hungary
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49–11 | Great Britain
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Főnix Aréna, Debrecen Attendance: 2,189 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Faluvégi 7 | (24–6) | L. Davies 4 | ||
1×
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Report | 3×
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| 11 April 2024 18:00 |
Sweden
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35–28 | Japan
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Főnix Aréna, Debrecen Attendance: 1,643 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI) |
| Carlson 7 | (17–13) | four players 4 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 2×
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| 12 April 2024 18:00 |
Sweden
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25–28 | Hungary
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Főnix Aréna, Debrecen Attendance: 3,679 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER) |
| Carlson 7 | (11–15) | Kuczora 8 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 2× 4×
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| 12 April 2024 20:30 |
Japan
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43–16 | Great Britain
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Főnix Aréna, Debrecen Attendance: 694 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| Sahara, Kinjo 7 | (25–9) | Gowland 6 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 14 April 2024 16:45 |
Great Britain
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8–52 | Sweden
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Főnix Aréna, Debrecen Attendance: 1,222 Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Kesselring 4 | (6–26) | Hagman 12 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 1× 3×
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| 14 April 2024 19:15 |
Hungary
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37–28 | Japan
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Főnix Aréna, Debrecen Attendance: 4,242 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| Klujber 11 | (18–11) | Aizawa 7 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 1× 1×
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Tournament 2
International handball competition| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Spain |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–14 April |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 334 (55.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 13,680 (2,280 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Markéta Jeřábková(24 goals) |
The tournament was held in Torrevieja, Spain.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 66 | +27 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Spain (H)
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 71 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 | Czech Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 96 | −16 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Argentina
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 78 | 101 | −23 | 0 |
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
Matches
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 11 April 2024 18:30 |
Czech Republic
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21–31 | Spain
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Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja Attendance: 2,780 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH) |
| Cholevová 7 | (10–19) | González 7 | ||
| 5×
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Report | 4×
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| 11 April 2024 21:00 |
Netherlands
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34–22 | Argentina
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Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja Attendance: 530 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Malestein 6 | (19–16) | Karsten 6 | ||
| 5×
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Report | 4×
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| 12 April 2024 18:30 |
Netherlands
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32–18 | Czech Republic
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Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja Attendance: 1,240 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY) |
| Malestein, Van Wetering 7 | (18–6) | Jeřábková 8 | ||
| 1× 4×
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Report | 4×
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| 12 April 2024 21:00 |
Argentina
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23–26 | Spain
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Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja Attendance: 3,625 Referees: Sekulić, Jovandić (SRB) |
| Karsten 8 | (14–14) | Arcos, Gutiérrez 7 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 4×
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| 14 April 2024 15:30 |
Czech Republic
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41–33 | Argentina
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Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja Attendance: 1,630 Referees: H. El-Saied, Y. El-Saied (EGY) |
| Jeřábková 14 | (23–16) | Karsten 9 | ||
| 1× 6×
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Report | 1× 2×
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| 14 April 2024 18:00 |
Spain
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26–27 | Netherlands
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Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja, Torrevieja Attendance: 3,875 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE) |
| Prieto O'Mullony 9 | (15–15) | Malestein 8 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 2× 3×
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Tournament 3
International handball competition| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 11–14 April |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 322 (53.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 22,789 (3,798 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Ana Gros(21 goals) |
The tournament was held in Neu-Ulm, Germany.
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Germany (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 69 | +27 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Slovenia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 71 | +16 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Montenegro
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 83 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Paraguay
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 99 | −40 | 0 |
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
Matches
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 11 April 2024 17:45 |
Germany
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31–25 | Slovenia
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Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Neu-Ulm Attendance: 4,026 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| Maidhof 9 | (17–14) | Gros 11 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 3×
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| 11 April 2024 20:15 |
Montenegro
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30–25 | Paraguay
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Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Neu-Ulm Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
| Mugoša 9 | (17–12) | Insfrán 9 | ||
| 1× 2×
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Report | 1× 2×
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| 13 April 2024 14:15 |
Germany
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28–24 | Montenegro
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Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Neu-Ulm Attendance: 4,269 Referees: Álvarez, Bustamante (ESP) |
| Maidhof 9 | (11–7) | Pletikosić 9 | ||
| 3×
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Report | 2× 2×
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| 13 April 2024 16:45 |
Slovenia
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32–14 | Paraguay
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Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Neu-Ulm Attendance: 1,800 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA) |
| Mavsar 6 | (17–8) | Acuña 4 | ||
| 4×
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Report | 4×
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| 14 April 2024 13:30 |
Paraguay
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20–37 | Germany
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Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Neu-Ulm Attendance: 4,294 Referees: Lovin, Stancu (ROU) |
| Insfrán 8 | (13–19) | Behrend 6 | ||
| 1× 3×
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Report | 4×
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| 14 April 2024 16:00 |
Montenegro
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26–30 | Slovenia
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Arena Ulm/Neu-Ulm, Neu-Ulm Attendance: 2,900 Referees: K. Gasmi, R. Gasmi (FRA) |
| Mugoša 7 | (11–14) | Gros, Stanko 7 | ||
| 1× 5×
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Report | 6×
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See also
References
- "Paris 2024 Olympic Games women's line-up completed". ihf.info. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Handball" (PDF). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Great Britain women's national team replace Cameroon in the Olympic Qualification Tournament #1". ihf.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- "Hungary, Spain and Germany to host the Paris 2024 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- "Referees nominations for the Olympic Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. 27 February 2024.
- ^ "Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments schedule released". ihf.info. Retrieved 21 February 2024.