Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics – Girls' tournament

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Girls' handball
at the II Summer Youth Games
Handball pictogram.svg
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Dates20–25 August
Teams6 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea (1st title)
Runner-upFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Third placeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
Fourth placeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches12
Goals scored639 (53 per match)

The girls handball tournament at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing was held from 20 to 25 August. Games were played at the Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium.

Contents

South Korea won their first title after defeating Russia 32-31 in the final. [1] Sweden captured the bronze, by winning against Brazil 23-16. [2]

Competition schedule

GGroup stagePPlacement matches½Semi-finalsBBronze medal matchFFinal
Date
Event
Wed 20Thu 21Fri 22Sat 23Sun 24Mon 25
WomenGGGGP½BF

Qualification

EventLocationDateTotal PlacesQualifiedGroup
Host Nation Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Vancouver 10 February 20101Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China B
2013 European Youth Championship Flag of Poland.svg Gdańsk/Gdynia 15–25 August 20132Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden B
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia A
2013 Asian Youth Games Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Nanjing 16–24 August 20131Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea A
2013 African Youth Nations Championship Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Oyo 22–31 August 20131Flag of Angola.svg  Angola A
2014 Pan American Youth Championship Flag of Brazil.svg Fortaleza 20–28 April 20141Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil B
Oceania Qualification Event-Cancelled0
TOTAL6

Competition format

The six teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of three, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.

Rosters

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 22007052+184 Semifinals
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 21017059+112
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 20024473290 5th place game
Source: Nanjing 2014
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.
20 August
14:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg21–34Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Engberg, Laurell (Sweden)
Paulino 8(12–20)three players 4
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21 August
14:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg39–23Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (Japan)
Kang D. 7(20–11) Da Costa 6
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22 August
14:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg36–31Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Wang, Li (China)
Frolova 9(16–16) Yu 7
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Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 22007138+334 Semifinals
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 21015650+62
3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China (H)20023271390 5th place game
Source: Nanjing 2014
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
20 August
16:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg14–39Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Gasmi, Gasmi (France)
Suo 5(8–20)three players 7
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21 August
14:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg32–18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Brunner, Salah (Switzerland)
Costa, Fernandes 5(14–6) Liu 6
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22 August
14:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg32–24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Shimajiri, Ota (Japan)
Mellegård 7(16–11) Carneiro, De Paula 6
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Knockout stage

Fifth place game

24 August
9:00
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg31–18Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (Japan)
Paulino 8(14–6) Shi 5
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25 August
9:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg22–22Flag of Angola.svg  Angola Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Wang, Li (China)
Lin, Suo 7(9–11) Paulino 9
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Angola win 53-40 on aggregate

Semifinals

24 August
13:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg25–24Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Brunner, Salah (Switzerland)
Kang E. 6(11–10) Ekenman-Fernis 10
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24 August
15:30
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg30–22Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Liu, Li (China)
Golikova, Vernigorova 5(17–7) De Paula 6
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Bronze medal game

25 August
13:00
Sweden  Flag of Sweden.svg23–16Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Shimairi, Ota (Japan)
four players 4(11–5) Arruda 5
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Gold medal game

25 August
18:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg32–31Flag of Russia.svg  Russia Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium
Referees: Engberg, Laurell (Sweden)
Kang K. 12(17–14) Golikova, Markova 7
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Final ranking

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Russia.svg  Russia
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
6Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China

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