Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

Dates 6 – 21 August 2016
Medal Events 2

Both the men’s and the women’s field handball tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place at the Future Arena in the Barra Olympic Park. As in the previous Olympic Games, there were two groups with six teams each. Then the best eight teams determined the medal winners in knock-out matches. The semi-finals were an European affair. Denmark won the men’s tournament, the first Olympic medal for Danish men ever. The Russian women won the first gold medal for their country since 1980 when the Soviet Union succeeded.

Events

Event Status Date Participants NOCs
Handball, Men Olympic 7 – 21 August 2016 177 12
Handball, Women Olympic 6 – 20 August 2016 176 12
353 (177/176) 20 (12/12)

Medals

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Handball, Men DenmarkDEN FranceFRA GermanyGER
Handball, Women Russian FederationRUS FranceFRA NorwayNOR

Medal table

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Denmark DEN 1 0 0 1
Russian Federation RUS 1 0 0 1
France FRA 0 2 0 2
Germany GER 0 0 1 1
Norway NOR 0 0 1 1