The 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held from 14 to 17 March 2024. Four teams took part in each tournament, with the two best-ranked teams qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia and Spain qualified for the Olympics. [1]
There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments: [2] [3]
| 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 | 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 |
|---|---|---|
The host countries were announced on 2 February 2024. [5]
The referees were announced on 27 February 2024. [6]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Spain |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–17 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 3 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 334 (55.67 per match) |
| Attendance | 19,244 (3,207 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Blaž Janc (16 goals) |
The tournament was held in Granollers, Spain.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 75 | +24 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 79 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 96 | −19 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1). [7]
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | Spain | 39–27 | Bahrain | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 2,132 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Fernández Jiménez 8 | (18–11) | Eid 7 | ||
2× | Report | 2× |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | Slovenia | 27–26 | Brazil | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,968 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG) |
| Janc 7 | (13–12) | Monte da Silva 5 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 2× |
| 15 March 2024 18:30 | Bahrain | 24–25 | Brazil | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,980 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Habib 6 | (14–11) | Hackbarth 6 | ||
| 4× | Report | 1× |
| 15 March 2024 21:00 | Spain | 32–22 | Slovenia | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Garciandia 6 | (20–13) | Bombač 5 | ||
| 5× | Report | 1× 5× 1× |
| 17 March 2024 15:15 | Slovenia | 32–26 | Bahrain | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 1,744 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN) |
| Vlah 8 | (17–12) | Eid 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | Report | 3× |
| 17 March 2024 17:45 | Brazil | 26–28 | Spain | Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers Attendance: 5,920 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
| Silva 5 | (14–14) | Solé 7 | ||
| 3× | Report | 4× |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Germany |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–17 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 385 (64.17 per match) |
| Attendance | 60,594 (10,099 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Renārs Uščins (26 goals) |
The tournament was held in Hanover, Germany.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 81 | +21 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Germany (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 93 | +12 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Austria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 101 | 95 | +6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Algeria | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 116 | −39 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1). [7]
| 14 March 2024 17:45 | Germany | 41–29 | Algeria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| Uščins 10 | (16–13) | Abdi 8 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 14 March 2024 20:15 | Croatia | 35–29 | Austria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR) |
| Martinović 9 | (16–16) | Bilyk 8 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 3× |
| 16 March 2024 14:30 | Germany | 30–33 | Croatia | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: García, Marín (ESP) |
| Uščins 8 | (10–16) | Martinović 8 | ||
| 1× 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 16 March 2024 17:30 | Algeria | 26–41 | Austria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Berkous 9 | (13–20) | Frimmel 8 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 1× |
| 17 March 2024 14:10 | Austria | 31–34 | Germany | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| Božović 7 | (15–18) | Köster, Uščins 8 | ||
| 3× | Report | 1× 3× |
| 17 March 2024 16:45 | Croatia | 34–22 | Algeria | ZAG-Arena, Hanover Attendance: 10,099 Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| Glavaš 9 | (15–11) | Abdi 8 | ||
| 1× 1× | Report | 3× |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Hungary |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 14–17 March |
| Teams | 4 (from 2 confederations) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 6 |
| Goals scored | 360 (60 per match) |
| Attendance | 26,115 (4,353 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Luís Frade (19 goals) |
The tournament was held in Tatabánya, Hungary.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Norway | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 78 | +24 | 6 | 2024 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Hungary (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 80 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 93 | 91 | +2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 77 | 111 | −34 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC+1). [7]
| 14 March 2024 18:30 | Norway | 32–29 | Portugal | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 2,640 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
| Lyse, Sagosen 6 | (18–13) | Frade 8 | ||
| 6× | Report | 5× |
| 14 March 2024 21:00 | Hungary | 33–24 | Tunisia | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 4,975 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Lékai 6 | (17–10) | three players 4 | ||
| 5× | Report | 1× 6× |
| 16 March 2024 17:00 | Portugal | 37–29 | Tunisia | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Frade 6 | (18–12) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× | Report | 1× 1× |
| 16 March 2024 19:30 | Norway | 29–25 | Hungary | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Grøndahl 8 | (16–13) | four players 3 | ||
| 1× 5× 1× | Report | 4× |
| 17 March 2024 18:30 | Tunisia | 24–41 | Norway | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 3,500 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE) |
| Rzig 7 | (12–20) | Barthold 11 | ||
| 2× | Report | 3× |
| 17 March 2024 21:00 | Hungary | 30–27 | Portugal | Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya Attendance: 6,000 Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER) |
| Imre 9 | (16–16) | Portela 6 | ||
| 3× 1× | Report | 1× 4× |
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