Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Handball at the Games of the Olympiad
Venue	South Paris Arena 6 Pierre Mauroy Stadium
Dates	25 July – 11 August
No. of events	2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors	336 from 16 nations
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Get ready for some exciting handball action! The handball tournaments at the 2024 Summer Olympics took place in Paris, France. Games were held from July 25 to August 11, 2024.

The first matches, called preliminary pool matches, happened at South Paris Arena 6. The final games, where medals were decided, were played at Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille.

The way the tournament worked was similar to past Olympics. Twelve teams for men and twelve teams for women competed. They were split into two groups. Each team played every other team in their group. After that, the top eight teams moved on to knockout matches. These started with quarter-finals and ended with the big final and the bronze medal match.

Handball Schedule at the Olympics

Want to know when the handball games happened? Here's a quick guide to the schedule for both men's and women's tournaments.

Handball Events

Two sets of medals were given out at the Olympics for handball. These were for:

• Men's handball (12 teams competed)
• Women's handball (12 teams competed)

Game Locations

The handball games were played in two main places: Paris and Lille.

Paris
Paris Expo Porte de Versailles
Capacity: 5,200
The Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, where early games were held.
Lille
Stade Pierre-Mauroy
Capacity: 27,500
The Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille during a handball match.

The Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille is a very special stadium. It can change from a football stadium to a handball stadium in just three hours! This is done by moving the middle part of the field using hydraulic lifts. This creates a lower playing area. Up to 30,000 seats can be set up around this new court. The handball court is also turned 90 degrees compared to how the football field usually sits.

How Teams Qualified

Each country's National Olympic Committee could send one men's team and one women's team. Each team had 14 players.

Qualification Summary

This table shows which countries qualified for the handball tournaments.

Nation	Men's	Women's	Athletes
Angola	N/A		14
Argentina		N/A	14
Brazil	N/A		14
Croatia		N/A	14
Denmark			28
Egypt		N/A	14
France			28
Germany			28
Hungary			28
Japan		N/A	14
Netherlands	N/A		14
Norway			28
Slovenia			28
South Korea	N/A		14
Spain			28
Sweden			28
Total: 16 NOCs	168	168	336

Medal Winners

Here's a look at which countries won medals in handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Medal Table

  *   Host nation (France)

Rank	NOC	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Denmark	1	0	1	2
2	Norway	1	0	0	1
3	France*	0	1	0	1
	Germany	0	1	0	1
5	Spain	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists

These are the amazing athletes who won medals in handball!

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men details	Denmark Niklas Landin Jacobsen Niclas Kirkeløkke Magnus Landin Jacobsen Emil Jakobsen Rasmus Lauge Emil Nielsen Magnus Saugstrup Hans Lindberg Mathias Gidsel Henrik Møllgaard Mikkel Hansen Lukas Jørgensen Lasse Andersson Simon Hald Thomas Sommer Arnoldsen Simon Pytlick	Germany David Späth Johannes Golla Luca Witzke Sebastian Heymann Justus Fischer Juri Knorr Julian Köster Renārs Uščins Kai Häfner Tim Hornke Andreas Wolff Rune Dahmke Lukas Mertens Christoph Steinert Marko Grgić Jannik Kohlbacher	Spain Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas Jorge Maqueda Alex Dujshebaev Rodrigo Corrales Adrià Figueras Imanol Garciandia Abel Serdio Agustín Casado Aleix Gómez Ian Tarrafeta Miguel Sánchez-Migallón Daniel Dujshebaev Kauldi Odriozola Daniel Fernández Javier Rodríguez Moreno
Women details	Norway Veronica Kristiansen Maren Nyland Aardahl Stine Skogrand Nora Mørk Stine Bredal Oftedal Silje Solberg-Østhassel Kari Brattset Dale Kristine Breistøl Vilde Ingstad Katrine Lunde Marit Røsberg Jacobsen Camilla Herrem Sanna Solberg-Isaksen Henny Reistad Thale Rushfeldt Deila	France Laura Glauser Méline Nocandy Alicia Toublanc Chloé Valentini<br>Coralie Lassource Grâce Zaadi Cléopatre Darleux Laura Flippes Orlane Kanor Tamara Horacek Pauletta Foppa Estelle Nze Minko Oriane Ondono Lucie Granier Sarah Bouktit Léna Grandveau Hatadou Sako	Denmark Sandra Toft Sarah Iversen Helena Elver Anne Mette Hansen Kathrine Heindahl Line Haugsted Althea Reinhardt Mette Tranborg<br>Kristina Jørgensen Trine Østergaard Louise Burgaard Mie Højlund Emma Friis Rikke Iversen Michala Møller

Men's Tournament Details

Preliminary Round: Group A Standings

Preliminary Round: Group B Standings

Knockout Stage Bracket

Final Standings for Men's Handball

Women's Tournament Details

Preliminary Round: Group A Standings

Preliminary Round: Group B Standings

Knockout Stage Bracket

Final Standings for Women's Handball

See also

In Spanish: Balonmano en los Juegos Olímpicos de París 2024 para niños

• Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games
• Handball at the 2022 Asian Games