Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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1996 Women's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Dates26 July – 3 August
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s) Georgia World Congress Center
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Third placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Fourth placeFlag of Norway.svg  Norway
Tournament statistics
Matches18
Goals scored901 (50 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lim O-kyeong
(41 goals)
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The women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by eight teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom two proceeding to placement matches. [1]

Contents

Qualification

Mean of qualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
1994 European Championship 17–25 September 1994Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany*
1995 Pan American Games 15–24 March 1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
1995 Asian Championship 6–8 May 1995 Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Seoul 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China*
African qualification tournament9 August 1995 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Abidjan 1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
1995 World Championship 5–17 December 1995Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Total8

Squads

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 33008962+276 Semifinals
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 32018170+114
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 31027183122 Fifth place game
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States (H)30036490260 Seventh 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) Host
26 July 1996
10:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg29–19Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR)
Mátéfi 11(14–11) Shi 5
26 July 1996
14:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg29–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
A. Andersen 8(13–9) Hires 8

28 July 1996
12:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg21–33Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO)
Shi 6(9–19) Madsen 7
28 July 1996
14:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg24–30Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
Hires 8(8–19) Németh 6

30 July 1996
10:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg22–27Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP)
Mátéfi 7(12–14) C. Andersen 7
30 July 1996
16:30
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg31–21Flag of the United States.svg  United States Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Guterman, Gedvilas (LTU)
Zhai 11(16–11) Hires 6

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 33008360+236 Semifinals
2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 32017966+134
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3102707332 Fifth place game
4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 30034982330 Seventh 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.
26 July 1996
12:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg30–18Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Boehne, Bojsen (USA)
Grini 10(15–7) Barbosa 4
26 July 1996
16:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg33–20Flag of Germany.svg  Germany Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN)
Lim 7(17–12) Erler, Luca 4

28 July 1996
10:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg19–25Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU)
Webba 7(8–15)three players 5
28 July 1996
16:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg23–28Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA)
Ritskiavitchius 8(11–15) Grini 10

30 July 1996
12:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg27–12Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Jurack, Waelzer 5(10–6) Webba 5
30 July 1996
14:30
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg25–21Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
Lim 9(12–10) Grini 7

Playoffs

Bracket

 
SemifinalsGold medal game
 
      
 
1 August
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 23
 
3 August
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 19
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark (OT)37
 
1 August
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 33
 
Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea 39
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 25
 
Bronze medal game
 
 
3 August
 
 
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 18
 
 
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 20

Semifinals

1 August 1996
11:45
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg23–19Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
A. Andersen 9(12–6) Grini, Larsen 4

1 August 1996
16:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg39–25Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Hong 9(19–10) Mátéfi 5

Seventh place game

1 August 1996
10:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg23–24Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO)
Cain 8(11–11) Barbosa 6

Fifth place game

1 August 1996
14:30
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg26–28Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO)
Heinz 7(12–16) Shi 12

Bronze medal game

3 August 1996
15:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg18–20Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED)
Grini 8(9–7)four players 3

Gold medal game

3 August 1996
17:15
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg37–33 (ET)Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea Georgia World Congress Center
Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER)
A. Andersen 11(13–17) Lim 15

FT: 29–29  ET: 2–2, 6–3

Rankings and statistics

Final rankings
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg  South Korea
3Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
5Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
6Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
7Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Top goalscorers
PlayerGamesGoalsAttempts
1. Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Lim O-kyeong 54158
2. Flag of Norway.svg Kjersti Grini 53974
3. Flag of Hungary.svg Eszter Mátéfi 53558
4. Flag of Denmark.svg Anja Andersen 53355
5. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Shi Wei 43163
6. Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhai Chao 42952
7. Flag of the United States.svg Chryssandra Hires 42655
8. Flag of South Korea (1984-1997).svg Oh Seong-ok 52447
All-star team
Susanne Lauritsen (DEN)
Kjersti Grini (NOR) Anja Andersen (DEN) Hong Jeong-ho (KOR)
Kim Eun-mi (KOR) Erzsébet Kocsis (HUN) Lim O-kyeong (KOR)

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