Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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The men's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament occurred between January 2023 and March 2024, [2] assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental events winners (Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania, and the Americas), and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively. [3]

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Summary

QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation——1Flag of France.svg  France
2023 World Championship 11–29 January 2023Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 		1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament 18–28 October 2023 Flag of Qatar.svg Doha [4] 1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2023 Pan American Games 30 October – 4 November 2023 Flag of Chile.svg Viña del Mar 1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
2024 European Championship 10–28 January 2024Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2024 African Championship 17–27 January 2024 Flag of Egypt.svg Cairo [5] 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments 14–17 March 2024 Flag of Spain.svg Granollers 2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
Flag of Germany.svg Hanover 2Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Hungary.svg Tatabánya 2Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
Total12

Legend

Qualified
KeyFromTo
Olympic host2024 Summer Olympics
2023 IHF World Championship
2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament
2023 IHF World Championship2024 IHF World Olympic Qualification Tournament
2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament

Host country

World Championship

The world champion directly qualified for Olympics. Since host nation France took the silver medal, the next six best placed teams (teams ranked 3–8) were eligible to play at the Olympic Qualification Tournaments. If any team subsequently qualified directly for Olympics through their continental event, the list would be shifted to the ninth place (or thereafter).

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
4Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
5Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
6Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
7Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
8Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
9Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
10Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
11Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
12Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
13Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
14Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
15Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
16Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
17Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
18Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
19Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
20Flag of the United States.svg  United States
21Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium
22Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
23Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
24Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
25Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
26Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
27Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
28Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
29Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
30Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
31Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
32Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Continental qualification

Europe

Due to the fact that the European Championship final was contested between France and Denmark, two teams who had already qualified for the Olympic tournament (France as hosts, and Denmark as World Champions), the winner of the third-place match between Sweden and Germany secured the European Olympic berth. In addition, Portugal and Austria, the two best-placed teams not already qualified for Olympics or the Olympic Qualification Tournaments (via the 2023 World Championship), were eligible to play at the Olympic Qualification Tournaments.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of France.svg  France
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
5Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary
6Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia
7Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal
8Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
9Flag of Norway.svg  Norway
10Flag of Iceland.svg  Iceland
11Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia
12Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
13Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
14Flag of Montenegro.svg  Montenegro
15Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czech Republic
16Flag of Poland.svg  Poland
17Flag of North Macedonia.svg  North Macedonia
18Flag of Georgia.svg  Georgia
19Flag of Serbia.svg  Serbia
20Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands
21Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland
22Flag of Romania.svg  Romania
23Flag of Greece.svg  Greece
24Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg  Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ineligible to qualify for the Olympics: Faroe Islands do not have a National Olympic Committee recognized by the IOC

Americas

The winner of the Pan American Games handball tournament directly qualified for the Olympics. The Olympic Qualification Tournaments berth was given to the Pan American Games handball tournament runner-up.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Chile.svg  Chile
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
6Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
8Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic

Asia

Eleven teams competed in the Asian qualification tournament, held at the Duhail Handball Sports Hall in Doha, Qatar, from 18 to 28 October 2023. [6] [7]

Final standings

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
4Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar
5Flag of Iran.svg  Iran
6Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg  Saudi Arabia
7Flag of Kuwait.svg  Kuwait
8Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
10Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
11Flag of India.svg  India

Africa

African champions directly qualified for Olympics. The Olympic Qualification Tournaments berth was given to the runners-up and third place.

RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
4Flag of Cape Verde.svg  Cape Verde
5Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
6Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
8Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
9Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
10Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
11Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
12Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
13Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
14Flag of Rwanda.svg  Rwanda
15Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
16Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia

Olympic Qualification Tournaments

Qualified teams

There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments: [8] [9]

2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #12024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #22024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

The host countries were announced on 2 February 2024. [11]

2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1

It was held from 14 to 17 March 2024 in Granollers, Spain.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain (H)33009975+246 2024 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Slovenia.svg  Slovenia 32018184−34
3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 31027779−22
4Flag of Bahrain.svg  Bahrain 30037796−190
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2

It was held from 14 to 17 March 2024 in Hanover, Germany.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 330010281+216 2024 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany (H)320110593+124
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 310210195+62
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 300377116−390
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

It was held from 14 to 17 March 2024 in Tatabánya, Hungary.

PosTeam
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Norway.svg  Norway 330010278+246 2024 Summer Olympics
2Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary (H)32018880+84
3Flag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 31029391+22
4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 300377111−340
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

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