Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
International handball competition
The men's handball tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the handball event for men at the Summer Olympic Games . It was held from 24 July to 7 August 2021. All games were played at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Tokyo , Japan .[ 1]
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 Denmark and France . After Denmark won 28–26 in the 2016 final, France got the upper hand with a 25–23 win this time.[ 4] [ 5] Spain won the bronze medal match against Egypt.[ 6]
This meant that France won both gold medals as the first team since 1984.
The medals for the competition were presented by Jean-Christophe Rolland , IOC Member , Olympian , one Gold medal and one Bronze medal , France ; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Joël Delplanque , IHF 1st Vice-President , France .
Schedule
Legend
G
Group stage
¼
Quarter-finals
½
Semi-finals
B
Bronze medal match
F
Gold medal match
[ 7]
Sat 24
Sun 25
Mon 26
Tue 27
Wed 28
Thu 29
Fri 30
Sat 31
Sun 1
Mon 2
Tue 3
Wed 4
Thu 5
Fri 6
Sat 7
G
G
G
G
G
¼
½
B
F
Qualification
Draw
The draw was held on 1 April 2021.[ 8] [ 9]
Seeding
The seeding was revealed on 14 March 2021.[ 10]
Roster
Referees
The referee pairs were announced on 21 April 2021.[ 11]
Group stage
All times are local (UTC+9 ). [ 12] [ 13]
Group A
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:
^ a b France 36–31 Spain
^ a b Germany 28–23 Norway
Group B
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:
^ a b c Denmark 2 Pts, +2 GD; Egypt 2 Pts, 0 GD, Sweden 2 Pts, −2 GD
^ a b c Bahrain 2 Pts, +1 GD; Portugal 2 Pts, 0 GD, Japan 2 Pts, −1 GD
Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All Star Team
The all-star team was announced on 7 August 2021.[ 15]
Top goalscorers
Source: IHF
With his fourth goal against Portugal Mikkel Hansen became the Olympic Games topscorer of all time with 128 goals.[ 16]
Top goalkeepers
Source: IHF
References
External links
Tournaments Qualifications
Squads