Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's handball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Olympic rings without rims.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
Dates29 July – 12 August
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of France.svg  France (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Third placeFlag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Fourth placeFlag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored1,983 (52.18 per match)
Attendance209,625 (5,516 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Sweden.svg Niclas Ekberg (50 goals) [1]
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The men's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August at the Olympic Park. The group stage matches were held at the Copper Box and the knockout rounds took place at the larger Basketball Arena.

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Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a quarter-final round, while the 5th and 6th teams in each group were classified 9th–12th by the results of their group matches. Unlike in previous Olympics there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the quarter-finals.

The medals for the competition were presented by Austin Sealy, Barbados, IOC Member, Gunilla Lindberg, Sweden, IOC Executive Board Member, and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, Kuwait, IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Hassan Moustafa, IHF President, Egypt, Miguel Roca Mas, 1st IHF Vice President, Spain, and Leon Kalin, Slovenia, IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions.

Qualification

DateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host nation1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2011 World Championship 13–30 January 2011Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 1Flag of France.svg  France
2011 Pan American Games 16–24 October 2011Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament 201123 October – 2 November 2011Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2012 African Championship 11–20 January 2012Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
2012 European Championship 15–29 January 2012Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 6–8 April 2012Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 6–8 April 2012Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 6–8 April 2012Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
Total12

Seeding

Before the draw the IHF seeded the teams in six pots. The draw for the groups was held on 30 May 2012. [2]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Rosters

Group stage

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 5500167132+3510 Quarter-finals
Flag of France.svg  France 5401159110+498
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5302156115+416
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 520312112544
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5104113138252
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 500596192960
Source: [ citation needed ]

29 July 2012
09:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg31 – 25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,701 [3]
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Sigurðsson 9(15–14) D. Simonet 5
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29 July 2012
14:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg28 – 21Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,155 [4]
Referees: Raluy López, Sabroso (ESP)
Doder 8(16–11) Boughanmi 6
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29 July 2012
19:30
France  Flag of France.svg44 – 15Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 5,000 [5]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Joli 11(21–7) Garnham 6
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31 July 2012
09:30
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg22 – 32Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,559 [6]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Bannour 10(8–19) Pálmarsson 8
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31 July 2012
14:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg19 – 41Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,382 [7]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Larsson 4(10–24) Ekberg 13
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31 July 2012
21:15
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg20 – 32Flag of France.svg  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,906 [8]
Referees: Olesen, Peders (DEN)
Fernández, Riccobelli 4(9–17) Karabatić 7
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2 August 2012
11:15
France  Flag of France.svg25 – 19Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,670 [9]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Narcisse 7(12–11) Bannour 5
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2 August 2012
16:15
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg21–32Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,581 [10]
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV)
Larsson 6(11–16) Simonet 6
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2 August 2012
21:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg32 – 33Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,590 [11]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Källman 9(13–17) Pálmarsson 9
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4 August 2012
09:30
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg34 – 17Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,319 [12]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Toumi 10(14–8) Edgar 5
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4 August 2012
14:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg29 – 13Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,592 [13]
Referees: López, Sabroso (ESP)
Ekberg 9(12–8) Simonet 3
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4 August 2012
19:30
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg30 – 29Flag of France.svg  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,521 [14]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Petersson 6(16–15) Fernandez 9
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6 August 2012
11:15
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg23 – 25Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,645 [15]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Simonet 6(12–12) Alouini 7
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6 August 2012
16:15
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg41 – 24Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,856 [16]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Sigurðsson 8(18–15) Larsson 9
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6 August 2012
21:15
France  Flag of France.svg29 – 26Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,833 [17]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Narcisse 6(18–12) Ekberg, Andersson 5
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Group B

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South Korea v Serbia

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5500150109+4110 Quarter-finals
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 540112412958
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5302140126+146
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 5203114128144
Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia 5104120131112
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5005115140250
Source: [ citation needed ]

29 July 2012
11:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg31 – 21Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,068 [18]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Čupić 8(14–8) Jeong Yi-kyeong 5
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29 July 2012
16:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg26 – 21Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,600 [19]
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Sarmiento Melián 5(10–14) Ilić 6
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29 July 2012
21:15
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg25 – 27Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 5,000 [20]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Császár 8(10–13) Eggert 9
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31 July 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg19 – 22Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,262 [21]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Jeong Yi-kyeong, Jeong Han 4(9–7) Lékai 5
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31 July 2012
16:15
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg23 – 31Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,827 [22]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Vujin 6(9–13) Čupić 8
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31 July 2012
19:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg24 – 23Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,368 [23]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Hansen 8(13–12)three players 4
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2 August 2012
09:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg33 – 29Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,209 [24]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Ugalde 6(16–14) Lee Jae-woo 8
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2 August 2012
14:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg26 – 19Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,950 [25]
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Čupić 7(11–9) Császár, Nagy 4
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2 August 2012
19:30
Serbia  Flag of Serbia.svg25 – 26Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,504 [26]
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Vujin 7(11–13) Hansen 7
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4 August 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg22 – 28Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,525 [27]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Jeong Han 6(10–12) Nikčević, Toskić 5
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4 August 2012
16:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg32 – 21Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,800 [28]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
three players 5(14–9) Eggert Jensen, Lindberg 5
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4 August 2012
21:15
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg22 – 33Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,280 [29]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Nagy 7(13–16) Aguinagalde 9
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6 August 2012
09:30
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg26 – 23Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,159 [30]
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Mocsai 9(9–11) Ilić, Prodanović 5
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6 August 2012
14:30
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg26 – 24Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,546 [31]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Eggert Jensen, Knudsen 6(13–14) Lee Jae-woo, Eom Hyo-won 6
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6 August 2012
19:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg25 – 30Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,856 [32]
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Entrerríos, Tomás 5(10–11) Čupić, Lacković 7
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Knockout stage

The Basketball Arena was the venue for the knockout stage of the men's tournament London 2012 Olympic Basketball Arena.jpg
The Basketball Arena was the venue for the knockout stage of the men's tournament
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold Medal match
         
A1 Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 33
B4 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (OT)34
B4 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 26
A3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 27
B2 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 22
A3 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 24
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 21
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of France.svg  France 22
A2 Flag of France.svg  France 23
B3 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 22
A2 Flag of France.svg  France 25Bronze medal match
B1 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 22
B1 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 25B4 Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 26
A4 Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 23 Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 33

Quarter-finals

8 August 2012
11:00
Iceland  Flag of Iceland.svg33 – 34 (ET)Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,063 [33]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Sigurðsson 8(12–16) Nagy 9
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FT: 27–27  ET: 3–3, 3–4


8 August 2012
14:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg22 – 23Flag of France.svg  France Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 8,890 [34]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Tomás 6(12–9) Accambray 7
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8 August 2012
18:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg24 – 22Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,494 [35]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Doder 6(11–9) Lindberg 6
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8 August 2012
21:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg25 – 23Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,578 [36]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Čupić 8(11–12) Jallouz, Alouini 4
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Semi-finals

10 August 2012
17:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg26 – 27Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,597 [37]
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Császár 8(12–15) Ekberg 6
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10 August 2012
20:30
France  Flag of France.svg25 – 22Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,849 [38]
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
three players 4(12–10) Horvat 6
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Bronze medal match

12 August 2012
11:00
Hungary  Flag of Hungary.svg26 – 33Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,263 [39]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Harsányi 7(14–19) Čupić 8
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Gold medal match

12 August 2012
15:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg21 – 22Flag of France.svg  France Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,627 [40]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Ekberg 6(8–10) Guigou 5
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Ranking and statistics

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)

Jérôme Fernandez
Didier Dinart
Xavier Barachet
Guillaume Gille
Bertrand Gille
Daniel Narcisse
Guillaume Joli
Samuel Honrubia
Daouda Karaboué
Nikola Karabatić
Thierry Omeyer
William Accambray
Luc Abalo
Cédric Sorhaindo
Michaël Guigou

Head Coach: Claude Onesta

Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)

Mattias Andersson
Mattias Gustafsson
Kim Andersson
Jonas Källman
Magnus Jernemyr
Niclas Ekberg
Dalibor Doder
Jonas Larholm
Tobias Karlsson
Johan Jakobsson
Johan Sjöstrand
Fredrik Petersen
Kim Ekdahl du Rietz
Mattias Zachrisson
Andreas Nilsson

Head Coach: Staffan Olsson

Civil ensign of Croatia.svg  Croatia  (CRO)

Venio Losert
Ivano Balić
Domagoj Duvnjak
Blaženko Lacković
Marko Kopljar
Igor Vori
Jakov Gojun
Zlatko Horvat
Drago Vuković
Damir Bičanić
Denis Buntić
Mirko Alilović
Manuel Štrlek
Ivan Čupić
Ivan Ninčević

Head Coach: Slavko Goluža

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