Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

2008 Men's Olympic handball tournament
Medal ceremony
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates 9 August - 24 August
Teams 12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  France (1st title)
Runner-up  Iceland
Third place  Spain
Fourth place  Croatia
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)  Juan García (ESP) (49 goals)
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The men's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 10 to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the men's tournament.

The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of their group matches. The losers of quarterfinal matches competed in the 5th-8th place matches by the same elimination system as the winners of the quarterfinals.

This event was the last to be completed in the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Qualification

CompetitionDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Nation--1 China
IHF World ChampionshipsJan 19 - Feb 4, 2007Germany Germany1 Germany
European ChampionshipsJanuary 17–27, 2008Norway Norway1 Denmark
Asian Qualifying TournamentJanuary 30, 2008Japan Tokyo1 South Korea
Africa Nations CupJanuary 10–17, 2008Angola Angola1 Egypt
Pan American GamesJuly 14–29, 2007Brazil Rio de Janeiro1 Brazil
Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1May 30 - Jun 1, 2008Poland Wrocław2 Poland
 Iceland
Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2May 30 - Jun 1, 2008France Paris2 France
 Spain
Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3May 30 - Jun 1, 2008Croatia Zadar2 Croatia
 Russia
TOTAL12
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments

Preliminary round

Seeding

The draw for the groups was held 16 June 2008.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
 Germany Denmark Croatia South Korea Spain Egypt
 Poland France Russia China Iceland Brazil

Rosters

Group stage

Group A

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 France5410148115+339
 Poland5311147128+197
 Croatia5302140115+256
 Spain5302152145+76
 Brazil5104129153–242
 China5005104164–600
10 August 2008
09:00
Croatia  31 – 29  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ulrich (GER)
Lacković, Džomba 5 (16–11) García 5
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10 August 2008
14:00
France  34 – 26  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Girault 7 (19–11) Ertel 5
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10 August 2008
19:00
Poland  33 – 19  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Jurasik 8 (21–10) five players 3
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12 August 2008
09:00
Brazil  14 – 33  Croatia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Ertel, Souza 3 (9–18) Džomba 7
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12 August 2008
14:00
China  19 – 33  France Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Hao 5 (7–19) three players 5
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12 August 2008
15:45
Spain  30 – 29  Poland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
Rocas 7 (16–17) Jurasik, Lijewski 4
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14 August 2008
10:45
Poland  28 – 25  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Jurecki, Tłuczyński 6 (14–15) Ribeiro 7
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14 August 2008
15:45
China  22 – 36  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Cui 5 (12–16) Tomás 7
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14 August 2008
20:45
France  23 – 19  Croatia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Chernega, Paladenko (RUS)
Gille 7 (11–9) Džomba 5
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16 August 2008
09:00
Brazil  29 – 22  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Ribeiro, Laureano 5 (14–10) Cui Liang, Cui Lei 4
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16 August 2008
14:00
France  28 – 21  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Gille 6 (16–10) García 7
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16 August 2008
19:00
Croatia  24 – 27  Poland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Džomba 7 (12–13) Tłuczyński 7
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18 August 2008
10:45
Spain  36 – 35  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Romero 8 (20–17) Pacheco Filho 12
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18 August 2008
15:45
Croatia  33 – 22  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Šprem 8 (17–13) Hao 6
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18 August 2008
20:45
Poland  30 – 30  France Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR)
Jurecki 7 (16–13) Karabatić 8
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Group B

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 South Korea5302122129–76
 Denmark5221137131+66
 Iceland5221151146+56
 Russia5212136131+55
 Germany5212126130–45
 Egypt5023127132–52
10 August 2008
10:45
Russia  31 – 33  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Igropulo 9 (16–19) Guðjónsson 12
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10 August 2008
15:45
Germany  27 – 23  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Kraus 7 (10–13) Cho Chi-hyo 7
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10 August 2008
20:45
Denmark  23 – 23  Egypt Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Christiansen 6 (11–10) El-Ahmar 8
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12 August 2008
10:45
Egypt  27 – 28  Russia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR)
El Ahmar 10 (14–14) Rastvortsev 8
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12 August 2008
19:00
South Korea  31 – 30  Denmark Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Jung Su-young 9 (13–14) Nøddesbo 11
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12 August 2008
20:45
Iceland  33 – 29  Germany Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Guðjónsson 8 (17–14) Kraus 13
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14 August 2008
09:00
Germany  25 – 23  Egypt Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Glandorf 7 (14–14) Zaky 7
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14 August 2008
14:00
South Korea  22 – 21  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Yoon Kyung-shin 6 (10–9) Geirsson, Sigurðsson 5
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14 August 2008
19:00
Denmark  25 – 24  Russia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Christiansen 6 (10–10) Chernoivanov, Igropulo 6
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16 August 2008
10:45
Egypt  22 – 24  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Abd Elsalam 8 (11–8) Paek Won-chul 7
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16 August 2008
15:45
Russia  24 – 24  Germany Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Filippov 6 (11–10) Kraus 6
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16 August 2008
20:45
Denmark  32 – 32  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Nøddesbo 6 (18–17) Guðjónsson 8
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18 August 2008
09:00
Iceland  32 – 32  Egypt Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Sigurðsson 10 (14–17) Zaky 9
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18 August 2008
14:00
Russia  29 – 22  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Rastvortsev 6 (17–12) Yoon Kyung-shin 7
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18 August 2008
19:00
Germany  21 – 27  Denmark Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Kraus 6 (12–15) Boesen 8
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Medal round

Quarterfinal, Poland-Iceland

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
                           
  A2  Poland 30  
B3  Iceland 32  
  B3  Iceland 36  
  A4  Spain 30  
B1  South Korea 24
  A4  Spain 29  
     Iceland 23
   France 28
  B2  Denmark 24  
A3  Croatia 26  
  A3  Croatia 23 Bronze medal game
  A1  France 25  
A1  France 27  Spain 35
  B4  Russia 24   4  Croatia 29

Quarterfinals

20 August 2008
12:00
France  27 – 24  Russia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Narcisse 9 (13–10) Kokcharov 5
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20 August 2008
14:15
Poland  30 – 32  Iceland Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Jachlewski, Tkaczyk 6 (19–14) Petersson 6
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20 August 2008
18:00
Denmark  24 – 26  Croatia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Christiansen 6 (14–12) Šprem 7
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20 August 2008
20:15
South Korea  24 – 29  Spain Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Jeong Yi-kyeong 7 (13–14) Rocas 8
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Classification

22 August 2008
12:00
Russia  28 – 27  Denmark Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Dibirov 8 (17–14) Christiansen 8
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22 August 2008
14:15
Poland  29 – 26  South Korea Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Jurasik 7 (15–14) Yoon Kyung-shin 6
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Semifinals

22 August 2008
18:00
France  25 – 23  Croatia Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
Burdet, Narcisse 6 (12–11) Horvat, Šprem 5
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22 August 2008
20:15
Iceland  36 – 30  Spain Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Sigurðsson, Geirsson 7 (17–15) Rocas 7
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7th–8th place

24 August 2008
08:00
Denmark  37 – 26  South Korea Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA)
Hansen 8 (15–13) Ko Kyung-soo 10
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5th–6th place

24 August 2008
10:15
Russia  28 – 29  Poland Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Kokcharov 10 (15–14) Jurasik 6
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Bronze medal match

24 August 2008
13:30
Croatia  29 – 35  Spain Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Duvnjak 7 (14–12) García, Prieto 7
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Gold medal match

24 August 2008
15:45
Iceland  23 – 28  France Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Stefánsson 5 (10–15) Karabatić 8
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Rankings and statistics

 

Top goalkeepers

Rank Name Team % Saves Shots
1 Johannes Bitter  Germany 41% 70170
Thierry Omeyer  France 84204
3 Mohamed Nakib  Egypt 40% 59149
4 Sławomir Szmal  Poland 37% 85227
5 David Barrufet  Spain 36% 59165
Oleg Grams  Russia 91250
Kasper Hvidt  Denmark 94250
Alexey Kostygov  Russia 3186
Maik Santos  Brazil 52145
10 Björgvin Páll Gústavsson  Iceland 33% 75226
Han Kyung-Tai  South Korea 67204
Venio Losert  Croatia 44135

Top goalscorers

Rank Name Team Goals Shots %
1 Juan García  Spain 49 6575%
2 Snorri Guðjónsson  Iceland 48 7762%
3 Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson  Iceland 43 6665%
4 Lars Christiansen  Denmark 42 5971%
5 Michael Kraus  Germany 38 6558%
6 Mariusz Jurasik  Poland 37 5963%
Nikola Karabatić  France 6954%
8 Konstantin Igropulo  Russia 36 6357%
Jesper Nøddesbo  Denmark 4777%
10 Bertrand Gille  France 35 4873%
Daniel Narcisse  France 6951%
Albert Rocas  Spain 5465%

References

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