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International handball competition
2004 Men's Olympic handball tournament
Final: Croatia - Germany
Tournament details
Host country Greece
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–29 August
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Croatia (2nd title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Russia
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played44
Goals scored2,355 (53.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Yoon Kyung-shin
(58 goals)
Best playerCroatia Ivano Balić
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The men's handball competition, one of two events of handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, took place at the Sports Pavilion (Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex) during the preliminary round and quarter-finals (August 14–August 24), and at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena during the semi-finals and medal matches (August 27–August 29). A total of 180 players, distributed among twelve national teams, participated in this tournament.

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Croatia (CRO)

Venio Losert
Vlado Šola
Valter Matošević
Nikša Kaleb
Ivano Balić
Blaženko Lacković
Vedran Zrnić
Igor Vori
Davor Dominiković
Mirza Džomba
Drago Vuković
Slavko Goluža
Goran Šprem
Denis Špoljarić
Petar Metličić

 Germany (GER)

Henning Fritz
Christian Ramota
Pascal Hens
Mark Dragunski
Stefan Kretzschmar
Jan Olaf Immel
Christian Schwarzer
Klaus-Dieter Petersen
Volker Zerbe
Markus Baur
Christian Zeitz
Torsten Jansen
Daniel Stephan
Florian Kehrmann
Frank von Behren

 Russia (RUS)

Andrey Lavrov
Alexey Kostygov
Vitali Ivanov
Oleg Kuleshov
Denis Krivoshlykov
Aleksandr Tuchkin
Vasily Kudinov
Pavel Bashkin
Dmitri Torgovanov
Alexander Gorbatikov
Alexey Rastvortsev
Vyacheslav Gorpishin
Sergey Pogorelov
Mikhail Chipurin
Eduard Koksharov

Qualification

Mean of qualification Date Host Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 5 September 1997 Switzerland Lausanne 1  Greece
2003 World Championship 20 January – 2 February 2003  Portugal 7  Croatia
 Germany
 France
 Spain
 Russia
 Hungary
 Iceland
2003 Pan American Games 2–11 August 2003 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 1  Brazil
African qualification tournament 16–20 September 2003 Angola Luanda 1  Egypt
Asian qualification tournament 23–28 September 2003  Japan 1  South Korea
2004 European Championship 22 January – 1 February 2004  Slovenia 1  Slovenia
Total 12

Preliminary round

For the preliminary round, contested between August 14 and August 22, the twelve teams were distributed into two groups of six teams. Each team played against each of its five group opponents for a total of five matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Croatia 5 5 0 0 146 129 +17 10 Quarterfinals
2  Spain 5 4 0 1 154 137 +17 8
3  South Korea 5 2 0 3 148 148 0 4
4  Russia 5 2 0 3 145 145 0 4
5  Iceland 5 1 0 4 143 158 −15 2
6  Slovenia 5 1 0 4 130 149 −19 2
Source:
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 35–32 Russia
  2. ^ Iceland 30–25 Slovenia
14 August 2004
09:30 		Spain  31–30  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
García 6 (17–12) Paek, Yoon Kyung-s. 6
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14 August 2004
14:30 		Russia  28–25  Slovenia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Koksharov 9 (16–13) three players 4
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14 August 2004
19:30 		Croatia  34–30  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Metličić 8 (16–12) Stefánsson 8
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16 August 2004
09:30 		South Korea  35–32  Russia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Lee J., Yoon Kyung-s. 7 (16–16) Koksharov 6
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16 August 2004
11:30 		Slovenia  26–27  Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR)
Brumen 10 (10–13) Vori 8
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16 August 2004
14:30 		Iceland  23–31  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Stefánsson 6 (12–13) Duyshebaev, Romero 5
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18 August 2004
09:30 		Croatia  29–26  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Džomba 9 (12–10) Yoon Kyung-s. 8
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18 August 2004
11:30 		Iceland  30–25  Slovenia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
G. Sigurðsson 7 (10–10) Rutenka 10
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18 August 2004
19:30 		Spain  29–26  Russia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
three players 5 (11–11) Rastvortsev 6
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20 August 2004
09:30 		South Korea  34–30  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Yoon Kyung-s. 12 (16–13) Stefánsson 10
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20 August 2004
11:30 		Spain  41–28  Slovenia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Romero 7 (18–15) Pajovič, Tomšič 7
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20 August 2004
19:30 		Russia  25–26  Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Rastvortsev, Torgovanov 6 (14–10) Lacković 9
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22 August 2004
09:30 		Slovenia  26–23  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hassan, Selim (EGY)
Rutenka 7 (12–11) Lee J. 6
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22 August 2004
11:30 		Croatia  30–22  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Džomba 7 (15–9) García 5
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22 August 2004
19:30 		Russia  34–30  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Rastvortsev 10 (17–11) Stefánsson 10
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  France 5 5 0 0 135 108 +27 10 Quarterfinals
2  Hungary 5 4 0 1 132 124 +8 8
3  Germany 5 3 0 2 139 110 +29 6
4  Greece (H) 5 2 0 3 117 130 −13 4
5  Brazil 5 1 0 4 105 133 −28 2
6  Egypt 5 0 0 5 110 133 −23 0
Source:
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
14 August 2004
11:30 		Hungary  33–28  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Pásztor 9 (16–15) Zaky 10
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14 August 2004
16:30 		Germany  28–18  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP)
Kehrmann, Schwarzer 6 (15–8) Grammatikos 5
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14 August 2004
21:30 		France  31–17  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Anquetil 7 (14–6) Justino, Silva 4
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16 August 2004
16:30 		Greece  25–29  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Karypidis 7 (15–15) Anquetil 9
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16 August 2004
19:30 		Brazil  19–20  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Souza 5 (10–10) four players 3
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16 August 2004
21:30 		Egypt  14–26  Germany Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Yosry 4 (5–14) three players 5
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18 August 2004
14:30 		France  26–23  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Guigou 6 (9–10) Pérez 10
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18 August 2004
16:30 		Greece  26–25  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR)
Karypidis 10 (18–10) Keshk 7
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18 August 2004
21:30 		Germany  34–21  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO)
Kretzschmar, Stephan 7 (18–12) Souza 7
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20 August 2004
14:30 		Brazil  22–26  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Justino 6 (9–13) Grammatikos 7
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20 August 2004
16:30 		Hungary  30–29  Germany Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Nagy 11 (17–14) Kretzschmar 8
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20 August 2004
21:30 		France  22–21  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP)
Girault 8 (11–13) Keshk 6
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22 August 2004
14:30 		Germany  22–27  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR)
Kehrmann, Schwarzer 5 (12–11) Fernandez 6
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22 August 2004
14:30 		Hungary  26–22  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO)
Pérez 7 (12–12) Voglis 7
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22 August 2004
21:30 		Egypt  22–26  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Abdel Salam 5 (11–10) Kojoroski 6
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Knockout stage

In this single-elimination stage, the first- and second-placed teams of one group played against the other group's fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, to contest the quarter-final round, held on August 24, at the Sports Pavilion. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, disputed at the Indoor Arena on August 27, with the losing semi-finalists playing for the bronze medal match on the following day, and the final being played two days later.

Bracket

 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
           
 24 August
 
  Croatia33
 27 August
  Greece27
  Croatia33
 24 August
  Hungary31
  South Korea25
 29 August
  Hungary30
  Croatia26
 24 August
  Germany24
  Germany (pen.)32
 27 August
  Spain30
  Germany21
 24 August
  Russia15 Bronze medal
  France24
 28 August
  Russia26
  Hungary26
 
  Russia28
 
 5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
       
 27 August
 
  Greece29
 28 August
  South Korea24
  Greece15
 27 August
  France33
  Spain27
 
  France29
 Seventh place
 
 28 August
 
  South Korea24
 
  Spain31

Quarterfinals

24 August 2004
14:30 		South Korea  25–30  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Yoon Kyung-s. 7 (13–14) Nagy 9
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24 August 2004
16:30 		Croatia  33–27  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Džomba 11 (19–11) Alvanos, Balomenos 6
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24 August 2004
19:30 		Germany  32–30 (ET)  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Schwarzer, Stephan 9 (15–16) Garcia 7
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FT: 27–27 ET: 1–1, 2–2 Pen: 2–0

24 August 2004
22:05 		France  24–26  Russia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Abati 6 (14–13) Ivanov, Koksharov 5
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5–8th place semifinals

27 August 2004
11:30 		Greece  29–24  South Korea Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Balomenos 8 (16–9) Yoon Kyung-s. 6
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27 August 2004
09:30 		Spain  27–29  France Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Romero, Ortega 5 (13–11) Burdet, Girault 8
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Semifinals

27 August 2004
14:30 		Croatia  33–31  Hungary Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Balić 9 (18–16) Pérez 8
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27 August 2004
16:30 		Germany  21–15  Russia Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Kretzschmar 5 (9–10) Torgovanov 5
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Eleventh place game

24 August 2004
09:30 		Slovenia  30–24  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Brumen, Žvižej 6 (11–13) Yosry 6
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Ninth place game

24 August 2004
11:30 		Brazil  25–29  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hassan, Selim (EGY)
Souza, Tupan 6 (11–13) G. Sigurðsson 8
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Seventh place game

28 August 2004
14:30 		South Korea  24–31  Spain Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Gardinovacki, Maric (SCG)
Yoon Kyung-s. 7 (11–12) Colón 7
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Fifth place game

28 August 2004
19:30 		Greece  15–33  France Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Grammatikos 7 (7–17) Fernandez 9
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Bronze medal game

28 August 2004
21:30 		Hungary  26–28  Russia Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
Pérez 10 (10–13) Koksharov 8
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Gold medal game

29 August 2004
16:45 		Croatia  26–24  Germany Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Džomba 9 (11–12) Kretzschmar 9
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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Croatia
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Russia
4  Hungary
5  France
6  Greece
7  Spain
8  South Korea
9  Iceland
10  Brazil
11  Slovenia
12  Egypt

All Star Team

Position Player
Goalkeeper  Henning Fritz (GER)
Left wing  Juanín García (ESP)
Left back  Carlos Pérez (HUN)
Centre back  Ivano Balić (CRO)
Right back  Ólafur Stefánsson (ISL)
Right wing  Mirza Džomba (CRO)
Pivot  Christian Schwarzer (GER)

Source: IHF

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Shots %
1 South Korea Yoon Kyung-shin 58 109 53
2 Croatia Mirza Džomba 55 71 77
3 Hungary Carlos Pérez 54 116 47
4 Russia Eduard Koksharov 45 66 68
5 Germany Stefan Kretzschmar 44 75 59
6 Iceland Ólafur Stefánsson 43 67 64
7 Greece Nikos Grammatikos 41 71 58
8 Germany Florian Kehrmann 40 69 58
Russia Aleksey Rastvortsev 85 47
10 Hungary László Nagy 39 70 56
Croatia Igor Vori 58 67

Top goalkeepers

Rank Name % Saves Shots
1 Spain David Barrufet 41 85 208
Germany Henning Fritz 102 246
3 Croatia Venio Losert 39 78 198
4 Hungary Nándor Fazekas 37 67 182
5 Slovenia Beno Lapajne 36 64 178
France Thierry Omeyer 80 222
7 South Korea Han Kyung-tai 35 100 283
Egypt Mohamed Bakir El-Nakib 46 132
Croatia Vlado Šola 39 112
10 Spain José Javier Hombrados 34 51 150
Russia Andrey Lavrov 34 85
Brazil Alexandre Vasconcelos 43 127

References

  1. "2003年アテネオリンピックアジア予選 兵庫／神戸大会" [Asian qualification tournament for Athens 2004 Olympic Games – Hyōgo/Kobe]. JHA (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2020.

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