Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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1996 Men's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United States.svg United States
Venue(s) Georgia Dome Final
Georgia World Congress Center
Dates24 July – 4 August 1996
Teams12
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of France.svg  France
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored1,822 (47.95 per match)
Attendance305,100 (8,029 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Croatia.svg Patrik Ćavar
(43 goals)
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The men's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by twelve teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom four proceeding to placement matches. [1]

Contents

Qualification

Mean of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation18 September 1990 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1995 Pan American Games 16–25 March 1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata 1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
1995 World Championship 7–21 May 1995Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 7Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
1995 Asian Championship 25 September – 6 October 1995 Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait City 1Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
1996 European Championship 24 May – 2 June 1996Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
African qualification tournament 6-12 October 1995 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo 1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Total12

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 550013194+3710 Semifinals
2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5401132122+108
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5302137106+316 Fifth place game
4Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland 5203126115+114 Seventh place game
5Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)5104111142312 Ninth place game
6Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait 5005100158580 Eleventh place game
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
24 July 1996
10:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg32–20Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
Kuleshov 7(18–10) S. Al-Marzouq 6
24 July 1996
14:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg23–22Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU)
Ćavar 8(12–14) Baumgartner 5
24 July 1996
19:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg23–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Gedvilas, Guterman (LTU)
Wislander 5(11–9) Heath 4

25 July 1996
10:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg22–31Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
S. Al-Marzouq 6(11–16) Ćavar 10
25 July 1996
14:30
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg19–26Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA)
Baumgartner 5(8–14) Hajas 6
25 July 1996
20:45
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg31–16Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO)
Kudinov 10(16–9) Penn 4

27 July 1996
11:45
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg33–16Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Gedvilas, Guterman (LTU)
Barth, Spengler 6(18–8) Al-Ali 4
27 July 1996
14:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg22–20Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
M. Andersson 5(11–11) Gopin, Torgovanov 5
27 July 1996
19:00
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg35–27Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA)
Smajlagić 11(20–9) Brown 8

29 July 1996
11:45
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg33–18Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Petersson 10(16–7) Al-Ali 4
29 July 1996
16:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg24–25Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
Gopin 7(13–11) Jović 7
29 July 1996
20:45
United States  Flag of the United States.svg20–29Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
Heath 7(9–12) Baumgartner 13

31 July 1996
11:45
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg30–23Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA)
Kuleshov 9(14–11) Spengler 8
31 July 1996
14:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg18–27Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
Mikulić 6(7–10) Hajas, Thorsson 7
31 July 1996
20:45
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg24–29Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU)
S. Al-Marzouq 9(10–13) DeGraaf 13

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of France.svg  France 5401145114+318 [a] Semifinals
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 540111497+178 [a]
3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5302113103+106 [b] Fifth place game
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 5302121112+96 [b] Seventh place game
5Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 501495117221 [c] Ninth place game
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5014100145451 [c] Eleventh place game
Source: [ citation needed ]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Notes:
  1. 1 2 France 27–25 Spain
  2. 1 2 Germany 22–24 Egypt
  3. 1 2 Algeria 20–20 Brazil
24 July 1996
11:45
France  Flag of France.svg27–25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
Kervadec 6(10–9) Urdiales 8
24 July 1996
16:15
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg19–16Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
El-Geioushy 8(7–9) Saidi 5
24 July 1996
20:45
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg30–20Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Bojsen, Boehne (USA)
Löhr 7(12–7) Barros 4

25 July 1996
11:45
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg22–33Flag of France.svg  France Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Lamali 5(10–13) Stoecklin 9
25 July 1996
16:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg22–20Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Garralda, Urdiales 5(11–10) Zerbe 6
25 July 1996
19:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg20–31Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Barros 5(10–15) Waress 6

27 July 1996
10:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg20–14Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Guijosa, Urdiales 6(12–5) Khalfallah 3
27 July 1996
16:15
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg22–24Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU)
Schwalb 6(9–11) El-Attar 5
27 July 1996
20:45
France  Flag of France.svg37–23Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO)
Volle 14(16–10) Pelissari 7

29 July 1996
10:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg20–25Flag of France.svg  France Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Soliman 5(9–12) Lathoud 8
29 July 1996
14:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg25–23Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
Kretzschmar 5(13–12) Saidi 6
29 July 1996
19:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg17–27Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Bojsen, Boehne (USA)
Hoffelder 7(10–12) Urdangarín 6

31 July 1996
11:45
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg19–20Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Gedvilas, Guterman (LTU)
Soliman 6(8–11) Urdiales 8
31 July 1996
16:15
France  Flag of France.svg23–24Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Prandi, Stoecklin 6(10–12) Fegter 7
31 July 1996
19:00
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg20–20Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO)
Loukil, Nedjel Hammou 5(9–11) Pinheiro 5

Final round

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
2 August
 
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 25
 
4 August
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 20
 
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 26
 
2 August
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 27
 
Flag of France.svg  France 20
 
 
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 24
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
4 August
 
 
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 27
 
 
Flag of France.svg  France 25

Eleventh place game

2 August 1996
10:00
Kuwait  Flag of Kuwait.svg25–31Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Boehne, Bojsen (USA)
Al-Harbi, Al-Zadah 5(13–16) Nascimento 7

Ninth place game

2 August 1996
11:30
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg26–27 (ET)Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Saidi 6(12–10) Brown 7

FT: 22–22  ET: 4–5

Seventh place game

2 August 1996
14:30
Switzerland  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg16–23Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
Scharer 6(10–12) Scheffler, Stephan 5

Fifth place game

2 August 1996
19:00
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg26–29Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
El-Attar 10(11–15) Gopin 6

Semifinals

2 August 1996
16:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg25–20Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Thorsson 7(11–12) Guijosa 5
2 August 1996
20:45
France  Flag of France.svg20–24Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Høgsnes, Øie (NOR)
Stoecklin 8(8–12) Ćavar 8

Bronze medal game

4 August 1996
11:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg27–25Flag of France.svg  France Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
three players 5(13–12) Cordinier 7

Final

4 August 1996
12:45
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg26–27Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Georgia Dome
Attendance: 35,000
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
Thorsson 8(11–16)three players 6

Rankings and statistics

Final rankings
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
3Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
4Flag of France.svg  France
5Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
6Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
7Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
8Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
9Flag of the United States.svg  United States
10Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
11Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
12Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
Top goalscorers
PlayerGamesGoalsAttempts
1. Patrik Ćavar (CRO)64360
2. Stéphane Stoecklin (FRA)63668
3. Frédéric Volle (FRA)73558
4. Marc Baumgartner (SUI)63571
5. Alberto Urdiales (ESP)73147
6. Irfan Smajlagić (CRO)63148
7. Valery Gopin (RUS)63042
7. Erik Hajas (SWE)63042
7. Pierre Thorsson (SWE)63042
All-star team
Mats Olsson (SWE)
Irfan Smajlagić (CRO) Magnus Andersson (SWE) Stéphane Stoecklin (FRA)
Dmitri Torgovanov (RUS) Patrik Ćavar (CRO) Frédéric Volle (FRA)

References

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