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International handball competition
Men's handball
at the XXXIII Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country France
Venue(s)South Paris Arena 6
Pierre Mauroy Stadium (in 2 host cities)
Dates27 July – 11 August
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (2nd title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Spain
Fourth place Slovenia
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored2,221 (58.45 per match)
Attendance367,592 (9,673 per match)
Top scorer(s)Denmark Mathias Gidsel
(62 goals)
Best playerDenmark Mathias Gidsel
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The men's handball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 15th edition of the handball event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 27 July to 11 August 2024. The preliminary round games were played at the South Paris Arena 6 in Paris and the final games at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France.

Denmark won their second title with a win over Germany. It was Denmark's third final in a row and the biggest win in an olympic final. Spain captured the bronze medal after a victory against Slovenia.

Schedule

The schedule of the tournament was as follows.

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11
G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Qualification

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification


Qualification Date Host Berths Qualified team
Host nation — — 1  France
2023 World Championship 11–29 January 2023  Poland
 Sweden		 1  Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament 18–28 October 2023 Qatar Doha 1  Japan
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Chile Viña del Mar 1  Argentina
2024 European Championship 10–28 January 2024  Germany 1  Sweden
2024 African Championship 17–27 January 2024 Egypt Cairo 1  Egypt
2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 14–17 March 2024 Spain Granollers 2  Spain
 Slovenia
Germany Hanover 2  Croatia
 Germany
Hungary Tatabánya 2  Norway
 Hungary
Total 12

Draw

The draw was held on 16 April 2024.

Seeding

The seeding was revealed on 17 March 2024.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
 Denmark
 Spain 		 Croatia
 Norway 		 Hungary
 Germany 		 Slovenia
 France 		 Sweden
 Egypt 		 Argentina
 Japan

Referees

The referee pairs were announced on 26 April 2024.

Referees
 Algeria Youcef Belkhiri
Sid Ali Hamidi
 Argentina Mariana García
María Paolantoni
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Konjičanin
Dino Konjičanin
 Czech Republic Václav Horáček
Jiří Novotný
 Denmark Mads Hansen
Jesper Madsen
 France Charlotte Bonaventura
Julie Bonaventura
 Germany Robert Schulze
Tobias Tönnies
Tanja Kuttler
Maike Merz
Referees
 Hungary Ádám Bíró
Olivér Kiss
 North Macedonia Gjorgji Nachevski
Slave Nikolov
 Montenegro Ivan Pavićević
Miloš Ražnatović
 Norway Lars Jørum
Håvard Kleven
 Slovenia Bojan Lah
David Sok
 Spain Ignacio García
Andreu Marín
 Sweden Mirza Kurtagic
Mattias Wetterwik
 Switzerland Arthur Brunner
Morad Salah

Rosters

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's team rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 5 4 0 1 162 144 +18 8 Quarterfinals
2  Slovenia 5 3 0 2 140 142 −2 6
3  Spain 5 3 0 2 151 148 +3 6
4  Sweden 5 3 0 2 158 139 +19 6
5  Croatia 5 2 0 3 148 156 −8 4
6  Japan 5 0 0 5 143 173 −30 0
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings
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. ^ Slovenia 2 Pts, +2 GD; Spain 2 Pts, 0 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD.


27 July 2024
09:00 		Spain  25–22  Slovenia Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,776
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Gómez 7 (8–11) Bombač 5
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27 July 2024
14:00 		Croatia  30–29  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,749
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Šoštarič 6 (13–18) Yasuhira 10
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27 July 2024
19:00 		Germany  30–27  Sweden Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,739
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Uščins 8 (12–11) Wanne 8
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29 July 2024
09:00 		Japan  26–37  Germany Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,788
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Fujisaka 6 (10–21) Uščins 7
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29 July 2024
11:00 		Slovenia  31–29  Croatia Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,788
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Janc, Vlah 8 (13–13) three players 5
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29 July 2024
16:00 		Sweden  29–26  Spain Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,764
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
three players 5 (11–11) Fernández 7
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31 July 2024
11:00 		Croatia  31–26  Germany Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,774
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Martinović 9 (15–13) Golla 8
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31 July 2024
14:00 		Spain  37–33  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,813
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Odriozola 6 (20–18) Fujisaka, Yasuhira 7
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31 July 2024
16:00 		Slovenia  29–24  Sweden Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,813
Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
Janc 10 (15–14) Wanne 6
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2 August 2024
14:00 		Croatia  27–38  Sweden Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,774
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Martinović 8 (15–18) Pellas 9
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2 August 2024
16:00 		Germany  33–31  Spain Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,774
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Uščins 8 (20–18) Gómez 10
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2 August 2024
19:00 		Japan  28–29  Slovenia Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,652
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Yasuhira 8 (15–15) Vlah 14
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4 August 2024
09:00 		Sweden  40–27  Japan Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,808
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Karlsson 6 (16–9) Sugioka 9
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4 August 2024
14:00 		Germany  36–29  Slovenia Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,685
Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
Häfner 7 (23–14) Horžen 7
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4 August 2024
21:00 		Spain  32–31  Croatia Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,723
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Rodríguez 6 (20–15) Klarica 7
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 5 5 0 0 165 133 +32 10 Quarterfinals
2  Egypt 5 3 1 1 148 140 +8 7
3  Norway 5 3 0 2 139 136 +3 6
4  France (H) 5 2 1 2 129 131 −2 5
5  Hungary 5 1 0 4 137 138 −1 2
6  Argentina 5 0 0 5 131 171 −40 0
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings
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


27 July 2024
11:00 		Hungary  32–35  Egypt Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,776
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Imre 7 (15–19) Adel, Omar 9
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27 July 2024
16:00 		Norway  36–31  Argentina Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,749
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Grøndahl 8 (22–15) D. Simonet 5
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27 July 2024
21:00 		Denmark  37–29  France Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,739
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Gidsel, Pytlick 11 (18–17) Descat 7
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29 July 2024
14:00 		Egypt  27–30  Denmark Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,764
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
three players 5 (9–19) Arnoldsen, Gidsel 8
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29 July 2024
19:00 		France  22–27  Norway Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,602
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Mem 10 (11–16) Blonz 7
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29 July 2024
21:00 		Argentina  25–35  Hungary Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,602
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
P. Simonet 5 (12–17) Imre 7
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31 July 2024
09:00 		Norway  26–25  Hungary Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,774
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Blonz 9 (11–13) three players 6
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31 July 2024
19:00 		France  26–26  Egypt Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,780
Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
Fabregas 5 (11–15) Omar 8
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31 July 2024
21:00 		Denmark  38–27  Argentina Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,780
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Gidsel 13 (19–14) Parker 6
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2 August 2024
09:00 		Hungary  25–28  Denmark Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,764
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Ilić 5 (14–16) Gidsel 8
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2 August 2024
11:00 		Argentina  21–28  France Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,764
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Parker 7 (8–15) Descat 8
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2 August 2024
21:00 		Norway  25–26  Egypt Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,652
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Reinkind 7 (13–14) Omar 7
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4 August 2024
11:00 		Egypt  34–27  Argentina Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,808
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
S. El-Deraa, Zein 6 (14–15) F. Pizarro 6
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4 August 2024
16:00 		Hungary  20–24  France Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,685
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Imre 6 (8–11) Prandi 7
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4 August 2024
19:00 		Denmark  32–25  Norway Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris
Attendance: 5,723
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Pytlick 9 (17–12) Reinkind 6
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
           
 7 August
 
  Germany (ET)35
 9 August
  France34
  Germany25
 7 August
  Spain24
  Spain (ET)29
 11 August
  Egypt28
  Germany26
 7 August
  Denmark39
  Norway28
 9 August
  Slovenia33
  Slovenia30
 7 August
  Denmark31 Bronze medal
  Denmark32
 11 August
  Sweden31
  Spain23
 
  Slovenia22
 

Quarterfinals

7 August 2024
09:30 		Spain  29–28 (ET)  Egypt Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 25,697
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Gómez 9 (8–12) Y. El-Deraa 8
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FT: 25–25 ET: 4–3

7 August 2024
13:30 		Germany  35–34 (ET)  France Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,014
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Uščins 14 (14–17) Mem 10
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FT: 29–29 ET: 6–5

7 August 2024
17:30 		Denmark  32–31  Sweden Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,449
Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
Pytlick 9 (16–16) Claar 7
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7 August 2024
21:30 		Norway  28–33  Slovenia Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 26,406
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Blonz 7 (12–16) Vlah 11
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Semifinals

9 August 2024
16:30 		Germany  25–24  Spain Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 22,745
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Uščins 6 (12–12) Fernández 5
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9 August 2024
21:30 		Slovenia  30–31  Denmark Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 22,329
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Bombač, Vlah 7 (10–15) M. Landin 6
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Bronze medal game

11 August 2024
09:00 		Spain  23–22  Slovenia Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 17,242
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Gómez 5 (12–12) Dolenec 6
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Gold medal game

11 August 2024
13:30 		Germany  26–39  Denmark Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille
Attendance: 27,328
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Knorr 6 (12–21) Gidsel 11
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Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Denmark
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Spain
4  Slovenia
5  Egypt
6  Norway
7  Sweden
8  France
9  Croatia
10  Hungary
11  Japan
12  Argentina

All Star Team

The all-star team was announced after the final on 11 August 2024.

Position Player
Goalkeeper Denmark Niklas Landin Jacobsen
Right wing Slovenia Blaž Janc
Right back Germany Renārs Uščins
Centre back Germany Juri Knorr
Left back Denmark Simon Pytlick
Left wing Spain Daniel Fernández
Pivot Denmark Lukas Jørgensen
MVP Denmark Mathias Gidsel

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Goals Shots %
1 Denmark Mathias Gidsel 62 83 75
2 Slovenia Aleks Vlah 56 87 64
3 Denmark Simon Pytlick 54 79 68
4 Germany Renārs Uščins 52 76 68
5 Spain Aleix Gómez 48 61 79
6 Slovenia Blaž Janc 43 58 74
7 Germany Johannes Golla 37 47 79
France Dika Mem 60 62
9 France Hugo Descat 34 45 76
10 Germany Juri Knorr 33 52 63

Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalscorers

Top goalkeepers

Rank Name % Saves Shots
1 Hungary Roland Mikler 40 23 58
2 France Vincent Gérard 35 68 192
3 Sweden Tobias Thulin 34 35 102
4 Croatia Dominik Kuzmanović 33 56 171
Spain Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas 82 251
6 Egypt Mohamed Aly 32 46 142
Spain Rodrigo Corrales 24 74
Slovenia Klemen Ferlin 56 177
9 Denmark Emil Nielsen 31 48 157
Hungary Kristóf Palasics 33 107
Sweden Andreas Palicka 46 147
Germany David Späth 40 131
Germany Andreas Wolff 66 210

Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalkeepers

Medalists

Gold Silver Bronze
 Denmark

Niklas Landin Jacobsen (c) (GK)
Niclas Kirkeløkke
Magnus Landin Jacobsen
Emil Jakobsen
Rasmus Lauge
Emil Nielsen (GK)
Magnus Saugstrup
Hans Lindberg
Mathias Gidsel
Henrik Møllgaard
Mikkel Hansen
Lukas Jørgensen
Lasse Andersson
Simon Hald
Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen
Simon Pytlick

Head coach: Nikolaj Jacobsen 		 Germany

David Späth (GK)
Johannes Golla (c)
Luca Witzke
Sebastian Heymann
Justus Fischer
Juri Knorr
Julian Köster
Renārs Uščins
Kai Häfner
Tim Hornke
Andreas Wolff (GK)
Rune Dahmke
Lukas Mertens
Christoph Steinert
Marko Grgić
Jannik Kohlbacher

Head coach: Alfreð Gíslason 		 Spain

Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (c) (GK)
Jorge Maqueda
Alex Dujshebaev
Rodrigo Corrales (GK)
Adrià Figueras
Imanol Garciandia
Abel Serdio
Agustín Casado
Aleix Gómez
Ian Tarrafeta
Miguel Sánchez-Migallón
Daniel Dujshebaev
Kauldi Odriozola
Daniel Fernández
Javier Rodríguez

Head coach: Jordi Ribera

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