Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's handball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Venue(s) Basketball Arena
Copper Box Arena
Dates28 July – 11 August
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Norway.svg  Norway (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Third placeFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Fourth placeFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored1,908 (50.21 per match)
Attendance185,189 (4,873 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Montenegro.svg Katarina Bulatović
(53 goals)
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The women's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August. The preliminaries and quarter-finals were held at the Copper Box and the semi-finals and final took place at the Basketball Arena.

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Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a knockout 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 quarterfinals.

Norway won the tournament and gold medal, beating Montenegro in the final. Montenegro's silver was the first Olympic medal for the country as an independent nation, and the country's only medal at the 2012 Games. Spain won the bronze medal.

Qualification

DateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host nation1Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
2010 European Championship 7–19 December 2010Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament 201112–21 October 2011Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
2011 Pan American Games 15–23 October 2011Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
2011 World Championship 2–18 December 2011Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
2012 African Championship 11–20 January 2012Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #125–27 May 2012Flag of France.svg France2Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
Flag of France.svg  France
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #225–27 May 2012Flag of Spain.svg Spain2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #325–27 May 2012Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Total12
Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion.

Seeding

Before the draw the IHF seeded the teams in six pots. The draw for the groups was held on 30 May 2012. [1]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Rosters

Group stage

Group A

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A player down during a match between Angola and Great Britain.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 5401137122+158 Quarter-finals
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 5401145115+308
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 5311151125+267
Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 5212137123+145
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 5104132142102
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 500591166750
Source: [ citation needed ]

28 July 2012
09:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg30 – 27Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,604 [2]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Postnova 5(16–11) Guialo 5
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28 July 2012
14:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg23 – 24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,942 [3]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Jovetić 6(10–9) do Nascimento, Amorim 5
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28 July 2012
19:30
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg31 – 19Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,941 [4]
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
A. Bulatović 5(18–12) Gerbron 6
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30 July 2012
09:30
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg23 – 28Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,892 [5]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Guialo, M. Kiala 5(11–13) Zebić 9
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30 July 2012
14:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg16 – 37Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,596 [6]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Byl 5(8–17) Turey, Chernoivanenko 5
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30 July 2012
19:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg27 – 25Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,974 [7]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
do Nascimento 8(15–16) K. Bulatović 5
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1 August 2012
11:15
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg30 – 25Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,354 [8]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Popović, K. Bulatović 6(13–14) Carlos 7
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1 August 2012
16:15
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg17 – 30Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,622 [9]
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV)
Byl, Gerbron 5(8–17) Rodrigues 7
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1 August 2012
21:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg28 – 30Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,098 [10]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Turey 6(15–15) Penezić 10
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3 August 2012
09:30
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg31 – 25Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,081 [11]
Referees: Florescu, Duţă (ROU)
Almeida 8(14–10) Gerbron 9
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3 August 2012
14:30
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg27 – 26Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,541 [12]
Referees: Lopez, Sabroso (ESP)
Penezić 10(12–12) Popović 10
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3 August 2012
16:15
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg31 – 27Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,741 [13]
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Turey 7(15–14) Nascimento 9
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5 August 2012
11:15
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg29 – 26Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,585 [14]
Referees: Bartlett, Stokes (GBR)
three players 5(14–9) Kiala 6
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5 August 2012
14:30
Montenegro  Flag of Montenegro.svg25 – 25Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,444 [15]
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Bulatović 7(15–16)three players 4
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5 August 2012
16:15
Croatia  Flag of Croatia.svg37 – 14Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,792 [16]
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
three players 5(17–6) Fairbrother 3
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Group B

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South Korea v France

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of France.svg  France 5410125103+229 Quarter-finals
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5311136130+67
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 5311119114+57
Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 521211812025
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 510411312182
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 5005108131230
Source: [ citation needed ]

28 July 2012
11:15
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg27 – 31Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,900 [17]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Martín 7(12–16) Ryu Eun-hee 9
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28 July 2012
16:15
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg21 – 18Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,942 [18]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Skov 6(8–10) Gulldén 5
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28 July 2012
21:15
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg23 – 24Flag of France.svg  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 3,968 [19]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Alstad 5(12–17) Baudouin, Signaté 5
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30 July 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg25 – 24Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,393 [20]
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Jo Hyo-bi 5(11–10) Larsen 7
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30 July 2012
16:15
France  Flag of France.svg18 – 18Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,671 [21]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Dembélé 6(7–10) Mangué 6
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30 July 2012
21:15
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg21 – 24Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,459 [22]
Referees: Coulibaly, Diabate (CIV)
Torstenson 6(9–14) Koren, Sulland 5
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1 August 2012
09:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg27 – 27Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,178 [23]
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Sulland 11(13–15)three players 6
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1 August 2012
14:30
France  Flag of France.svg29 – 17Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,638 [24]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
three players 4(16–11) Ahlm 6
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1 August 2012
19:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg24 – 21Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,488 [25]
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Mangué 7(14–9) Nørgaard 7
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3 August 2012
11:15
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg21 – 24Flag of France.svg  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,568 [26]
Referees: Nikolić, Stojković (SRB)
Sim Hae-in 6(12–10) Lacrabère 4
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3 August 2012
19:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg25 – 24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,234 [27]
Referees: Al-Nuaimi, Omar (UAE)
Mangué, Alberto 6(11–10) Fogelström 5
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3 August 2012
21:15
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg23 – 24Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,720 [28]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Nørgaard 9(11–12) Løke 6
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5 August 2012
09:30
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg28 – 32Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,180 [29]
Referees: Abdulla, Bamutref (QAT)
Flognman 8(13–16) Ryu Eun-hee 10
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5 August 2012
19:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg20 – 25Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,345 [30]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Koren 6(11–11) Alonso 7
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5 August 2012
21:15
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg24 – 30Flag of France.svg  France Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,616 [31]
Referees: Duţă, Florescu (ROU)
Nørgaard 10(10–17) Nijtam 6
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Knockout stage

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Gold medal match
         
A1 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 19
B4 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 21
B4 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 31
B2 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 25
A3 Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 23
B2 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 24
B4 Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 26
A4 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 23
A2 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 22
B3 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 25
B3 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 26 Bronze medal match
A4 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 27
A4 Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 23B2 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 29
B1 Flag of France.svg  France 22 B3 Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (ET) 31

Quarter-finals

7 August 2012
10:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg19 – 21Flag of Norway.svg  Norway Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,549 [32]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
do Nascimento 5(13–9) Koren 5
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7 August 2012
13:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg25 – 22Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,553 [33]
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Pinedo 7(13–12) Tatari 5
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7 August 2012
17:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg23 – 24Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,299 [34]
Referees: Lopéz, Sabroso (ESP)
Postnova, Levina 5(11–14) Gwon Han-na 6
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7 August 2012
20:30
France  Flag of France.svg22 – 23Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Copper Box, London
Attendance: 4,559 [35]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Signaté 5(13–13) Popović, Bulatović 6
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Semi-finals

9 August 2012
17:00
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg31 – 25Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,274 [36]
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Løke 8(18–15) Gwon Han-na 7
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9 August 2012
20:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg26 – 27Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,087 [37]
Referees: Krstić, Ljubić (SLO)
Alberto 6(13–13) Bulatović 9
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Bronze medal match

11 August 2012
17:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg29 – 31 (ET)Flag of Spain.svg  Spain Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,622 [38]
Referees: Olesen, Pedersen (DEN)
Gwon Han-na 7(13–13) Alberto, Fernández 5
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FT: 24–24  ET: 4–4, 1–3

Gold medal match

11 August 2012
20:30
Norway  Flag of Norway.svg26 – 23Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro Basketball Arena, London
Attendance: 9,739 [39]
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Sulland 10(13–10) Bulatović 10
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Rankings and statistics

Final ranking

RankTeamPointsGD
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Norway.svg  Norway 11+9
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 9+13
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 11+9
4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 9–1
5Flag of France.svg  France 9+21
6Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil [40] 8+13
7Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 8+27
8Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 7+25
9Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2–8
10Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2–10
11Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 0–23
12Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 0–75

All-star team

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info

Top goalkeepers

RankNameTeam%SavesShots
1 Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 42%67161
2 Cléopatre Darleux Flag of France.svg  France 41%1844
3 Amandine Leynaud Flag of France.svg  France 38%61161
4 Silvia Navarro Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 37%96258
Mayssa Pessoa Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 37%2157
Anna Sedoykina Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 37%3492
7 Ivana Jelčić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 35%62177
8 Sonja Barjaktarović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 34%55161
Ju Hui Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 34%99292
10 Karin Mortensen Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 33%2782

Top goalscorers

RankNameTeamGoalsShots%
1 Katarina Bulatović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 539357%
2 Bojana Popović Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 467760%
3 Ryu Eun-hee Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 439247%
4 Alexandra do Nascimento Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 375567%
5 Marta Mangué Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 346751%
6 Nely Carla Alberto Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 335857%
Linn Jørum Sulland Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 336650%
8 Jo Hyo-bi Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 325262%
Ann Grete Nørgaard Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 325262%
10 Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 313979%
Andrea Penezić Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 315556%
Jovanka Radičević Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro 315161%

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  40. Brazil finish first in Group A by beating Croatia without see the goals difference between them