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Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics




Events - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Handball Men
• Handball Women

Competition Format - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Handball Men
Teams: 12
Rounds: 2 (Group Stage and knockout stage)
Group Stage - 2 groups of 6 teams each - 4 best teams from each group advanced to the quarter final. 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th.
Knockout stage - Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game

• Handball Women
Teams: 12
Rounds: 2 (Group Stage and knockout stage)
Group Stage - 2 groups of 6 teams each - 4 best teams from each group advanced to the quarter final. 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th.
Knockout stage - Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game

Competition Venue - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• National Indoor Stadium - Beijing - China

Countries - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Handball Men
Brazil | China | Croatia | Denmark | Egypt | France | Germany | Iceland | Poland | Russia | South Korea | Spain

• Handball Women
Angola | Brazil | China | France | Germany | Hungary | Kazakhstan | Norway | Romania | Russia | South Korea | Sweden

Competition Schedule - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Saturday, August 9 - Sunday, August 24, 2008

Group Stage - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Handball Men - Group A
P Country W L Pts
1 Brazil Brazil - - -
2 China China - - -
3 Croatia Croatia - - -
4 France France - - -
5 Poland Poland - - -
6 Spain Spain - - -

Handball Men - Group B
P Country W L Pts
1 Denmark Denmark - - -
2 Egypt Egypt - - -
3 Germany Germany - - -
4 Iceland Iceland - - -
5 Russia Russia - - -
6 South Korea South Korea - - -

Handball Women - Group A
P Country W L Pts
1 Angola Angola - - -
2 China China - - -
3 France France - - -
4 Kazakhstan Kazakhstan - - -
5 Norway Norway - - -
6 Romania Romania - - -

Handball Women - Group B
P Country W L Pts
1 Brazil Brazil - - -
2 Germany Germany - - -
3 Hungary Hungary - - -
4 Russia Russia - - -
5 South Korea South Korea - - -
6 Sweden Sweden - - -

Match dates - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Handball Men - Group Stage
• Group A - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 10 - 09:00 - Croatia vs. Spain
August 10 - 14:00 - France vs. Brazil
August 10 - 19:00 - Poland vs. China
August 12 - 09:00 - Brazil vs. Croatia
August 12 - 14:00 - China vs. France
August 12 - 15:45 - Spain vs. Poland
August 14 - 10:45 - Poland vs. Brazil
August 14 - 15:45 - China vs. Spain
August 14 - 20:45 - France vs. Croatia
August 16 - 09:00 - Brazil vs. China
August 16 - 14:00 - France vs. Spain
August 16 - 19:00 - Croatia vs. Poland
August 18 - 10:45 - Spain vs. Brazil
August 18 - 15:45 - Croatia vs. China
August 18 - 20:45 - Poland vs. France

• Group B - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 10 - 10:45 - Russia vs. Iceland
August 10 - 15:45 - Germany vs. South Korea
August 10 - 20:45 - Denmark vs. Egypt
August 12 - 10:45 - Egypt vs. Russia
August 12 - 19:00 - South Korea vs. Denmark
August 12 - 20:45 - Iceland vs. Germany
August 14 - 09:00 - Germany vs. Egypt
August 14 - 14:00 - South Korea vs. Iceland
August 14 - 19:00 - Denmark vs. Russia
August 16 - 10:45 - Egypt vs. South Korea
August 16 - 15:45 - Russia vs. Germany
August 16 - 20:45 - Denmark vs. Iceland
August 18 - 09:00 - Iceland vs. Egypt
August 18 - 14:00 - Russia vs. South Korea
August 18 - 19:00 - Germany vs. Denmark

Handball Men - Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 20 - 12:00 - 1A vs. 4B
August 20 - 14:15 - 3B vs. 2A
August 20 - 18:00 - 3A vs. 2B
August 20 - 20:15 - 1B vs. 4A

Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 22 - 12:00 - Loser QF1 vs. Loser QF3
August 22 - 14:15 - Loser QF2 vs. Loser QF4

Semifinals - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 22 - 18:00 - Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF3
August 22 - 20:15 - Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF4

7th/8th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 08:00 - Loser Classification 1 vs. Loser Classification 2

       5th/6th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 10:15 - Winner Classification 1 vs. Winner Classification 2

Bronze Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 13:30 - Loser SF1 vs. Loser SF2

Final - Gold Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 15:45 - Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2



Handball Women - Group Stage
• Group A - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 9 - 09:00 - France vs. Angola
August 9 - 14:00 - Romania vs. Kazakhstan August 9 - 19:00 - Norway vs. China
August 11 - 09:00 - Kazakhstan vs. France August 11 - 14:00 - Angola vs. Norway August 11 - 19:00 - China vs. Romania
August 13 - 10:45 - Romania vs. France
August 13 - 15:45 - China vs. Angola
August 13 - 19:00 - Norway vs. Kazakhstan August 15 - 09:00 - Kazakhstan vs. China August 15 - 15:45 - Romania vs. Angola
August 15 - 19:00 - France vs. Norway
August 17 - 10:45 - Angola vs. Kazakhstan
August 17 - 14:00 - Norway vs. Romania
August 17 - 15:45 - France vs. China

• Group B - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 9 - 10:45 - Hungary vs. Sweden
August 9 - 15:45 - Russia vs. South Korea
August 9 - 20:45 - Germany vs. Brazil
August 11 - 10:45 - Brazil vs. Hungary
August 11 - 15:45 - South Korea vs. Germany
August 11 - 20:45 - Sweden vs. Russia
August 13 - 09:00 - Russia vs. Brazil
August 13 - 14:00 - South Korea vs. Sweden
August 13 - 20:45 - Germany vs. Hungary
August 15 - 10:45 - Brazil vs. South Korea
August 15 - 14:00 - Germany vs. Sweden
August 15 - 20:45 - Hungary vs. Russia
August 17 - 09:00 - Sweden vs. Brazil
August 17 - 19:00 - Russia vs. Germany
August 17 - 20:45 - Hungary vs. South Korea

Handball Women - Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 19 - 12:00 - 1A vs. 4B
August 19 - 14:15 - 3B vs. 2A
August 19 - 18:00 - 3A vs. 2B
August 19 - 20:15 - 1B vs. 4A

Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 21 - 12:00 - Loser QF1 vs. Loser QF3
August 21 - 14:15 - Loser QF2 vs. Loser QF4

Semifinals - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 21 - 18:00 - Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF3
August 21 - 20:15 - Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF4

7th/8th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 08:00 - Loser Classification 1 vs. Loser Classification 2

5th/6th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 10:15 - Winner Classification 1 vs. Winner Classification 2

Bronze Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 13:30 - Loser SF1 vs. Loser SF2

Final - Gold Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 15:45 - Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2

* All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).

Athletes - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
• Handball Men
Brazil | China | Croatia | Denmark | Egypt | France | Germany | Iceland | Poland | Russia | South Korea | Spain

• Handball Women
Angola | Brazil | China | France | Germany | Hungary | Kazakhstan | Norway | Romania | Russia | South Korea | Sweden

Handball at the Summer Olympics
Debut: 1936 Summer Olympics - Berlin
Olympiads: 10 (10 medal editions)
• Handball at the Summer Olympics

Medals Table - Handball Men at the Summer Olympics
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - Soviet Union (URS) - 2 - 1 - 0 - 3
2 - Yugoslavia (YUG) - 2 - 0 - 1 - 3
3 - Croatia (CRO) - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2
4 - Germany (GER) - 1 - 2 - 0 - 3
5 - Russia (RUS) - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
6 - East Germany (GDR) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
6 - Unified Team (EUN) - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
8 - Sweden (SWE) - 0 - 3 - 0 - 3
9 - Romania (ROU) - 0 - 1 - 3 - 4
10 - Austria (AUT) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
10 - Czechoslovakia (TCH) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
10 - South Korea (KOR) - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
13 - Spain (ESP) - 0 - 0 - 2 - 2
14 - France (FRA) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
14 - Poland (POL) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
14 - Switzerland (SUI) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1

Medals Table - Handball Women at the Summer Olympics
1 - Denmark (DEN) - 3 - 0 - 0 - 3
2 - South Korea (KOR) - 2 - 3 - 0 - 5
3 - Soviet Union (URS) - 2 - 0 - 1 - 3
4 - Yugoslavia (YUG) - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
5 - Norway (NOR) - 0 - 2 - 1 - 3
6 - Hungary (HUN) - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
7 - East Germany (GDR) - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
8 - China (CHN) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
8 - Unified Team (EUN) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
8 - Ukraine (UKR) - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1



  
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