Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics

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Handball at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United States.svg  USA
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Dates24 July-4 August 1996
Teams20 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (men)
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (women)
Runner-upFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (men)
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea (women)
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain (men)
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (women)
Fourth placeFlag of France.svg  France (men)
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway (women)
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Final results for the Handball competition at the 1996 Summer Olympics. [1]

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Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details
Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)
Patrik Ćavar
Valner Franković
Slavko Goluža
Bruno Gudelj
Vladimir Jelčić
Božidar Jović
Nenad Kljaić
Venio Losert
Valter Matošević
Zoran Mikulić
Alvaro Načinović
Goran Perkovac
Iztok Puc
Zlatko Saračević
Irfan Smajlagić
Vladimir Šujster
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)
Magnus Andersson
Robert Andersson
Per Carlén
Martin Frändesjö
Erik Hajas
Robert Hedin
Andreas Larsson
Ola Lindgren
Stefan Lövgren
Mats Olsson
Staffan Olsson
Johan Petersson
Tomas Svensson
Tomas Sivertsson
Pierre Thorsson
Magnus Wislander
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain  (ESP)
Talant Duyshebaev
Salvador Esquer
Aitor Etxaburu
Jesús Fernández
Jaume Fort
Mateo Garralda
Raúl González
Rafael Guijosa
Fernando Hernández
José Javier Hombrados
Demetrio Lozano
Jordi Núñez
Jesús Olalla
Juan Pérez
Iñaki Urdangarín
Alberto Urdiales
Women
details
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark  (DEN)
Anja Andersen
Camilla Andersen
Kristine Andersen
Heidi Astrup
Tina Bøttzau
Marianne Florman
Conny Hamann
Anja Hansen
Anette Hoffmann
Tonje Kjærgaard
Janne Kolling
Susanne Lauritsen
Gitte Madsen
Lene Rantala
Gitte Sunesen
Anne Dorthe Tanderup
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea  (KOR)
Cho Eun-Hee
Han Sun-Hee
Hong Jeong-ho
Huh Soon-Young
Kim Cheong-Sim
Kim Eun-Mi
Kim Jeong-Mi
Kim Mi-Sim
Kim Rang
Kwag Hye-Jeong
Lee Sang-Eun
Lim O-Kyeong
Moon Hyang-Ja
Oh Sung-Ok
Oh Yong-Ran
Park Jeong-Lim
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary  (HUN)
Éva Erdős
Andrea Farkas
Beáta Hoffmann
Anikó Kántor
Erzsébet Kocsis
Beatrix Kökény
Eszter Mátéfi
Auguszta Mátyás
Anikó Meksz
Anikó Nagy
Helga Németh
Ildikó Pádár
Beáta Siti
Anna Szántó
Katalin Szilágyi
Beatrix Tóth

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References

  1. "Handball at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.