| Date | 24 July – 7 August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Yoyogi Park, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Participants | 182 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to classification matches. | |
The two preliminary groups of the men’s Olympic handball tournament were won by France and Denmark, who would meet in the final. In the quarter-finals Germany surprisingly lost against Egypt, and Spain won 34-33 against Sweden. France and Denmark won their matches quite easily. In the semi-finals France dominated Egypt, and Denmark dominated Spain, both winning 27-23. The two remaining matches were very close as Spain won bronze, depriving Egypt of their first Olympic handball podium, and France won gold against Denmark. The top goalscorer was Denmark’s Mikkel Hansen with 61 goals, who also became the Olympic top goalscorer with 157 goals. The top goalkeeper was Germany’s Johannes Bitter with 33.3 % saves.
| Date | 24 July – 1 August 2021 |
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| Format | Top four teams in each group advance to quarter-finals. |
| Date | 24 July – 1 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top four teams in group advance to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | FRA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 162-148 | ||
| 2 | Spain | ESP | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 155-142 | ||
| 3 | Germany | GER | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 146-131 | ||
| 4 | Norway | NOR | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 136-132 | ||
| 5 | Brazil | BRA | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 128-145 | ||
| 6 | Argentina | ARG | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 125-154 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul 9:00 | Norway | NOR | 27 – 24 | Brazil 15 | BRA | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul 11:00 | France | FRA | 33 – 27 | Argentina 16 | ARG | |
| Match #3 | 24 Jul 16:15 | Spain 17 | ESP | 28 – 27 | Germany 18 | GER | |
| Match #4 | 26 Jul 9:00 | France | FRA | 34 – 29 | Brazil 19 | BRA | |
| Match #5 | 26 Jul 11:00 | Germany | GER | 33 – 25 | Argentina 20 | ARG | |
| Match #6 | 26 Jul 16:15 | Spain | ESP | 28 – 27 | Norway 21 | NOR | |
| Match #7 | 28 Jul 16:15 | Norway 22 | NOR | 27 – 23 | Argentina 23 | ARG | |
| Match #8 | 28 Jul 19:30 | Spain 24 | ESP | 32 – 25 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #9 | 28 Jul 21:30 | France | FRA | 30 – 29 | Germany 25 | GER | |
| Match #10 | 30 Jul 9:00 | Brazil | BRA | 25 – 23 | Argentina 26 | ARG | |
| Match #11 | 30 Jul 14:15 | France 27 | FRA | 36 – 31 | Spain 28 | ESP | |
| Match #12 | 30 Jul 21:30 | Germany 29 | GER | 28 – 23 | Norway 30 | NOR | |
| Match #13 | 01 Aug 14:15 | Spain | ESP | 36 – 27 | Argentina 31 | ARG | |
| Match #14 | 01 Aug 16:15 | Norway | NOR | 32 – 29 | France | FRA | |
| Match #15 | 01 Aug 19:30 | Germany | GER | 29 – 25 | Brazil 32 | BRA |
| Date | 24 July – 1 August 2021 |
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| Format | Top four teams in group advance to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | DEN | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 174-139 | ||
| 2 | Egypt | EGY | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 154-134 | ||
| 3 | Sweden | SWE | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 144-142 | ||
| 4 | Bahrain | BRN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 129-149 | ||
| 5 | Portugal | POR | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 143-156 | ||
| 6 | Japan | JPN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 146-170 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul 14:15 | Sweden | SWE | 32 – 31 | Bahrain 33 | BRN | |
| Match #2 | 24 Jul 19:30 | Egypt 34 | EGY | 37 – 31 | Portugal 35 | POR | |
| Match #3 | 24 Jul 21:30 | Denmark | DEN | 47 – 30 | Japan 36 | JPN | |
| Match #4 | 26 Jul 14:15 | Denmark | DEN | 32 – 27 | Egypt | EGY | |
| Match #5 | 26 Jul 19:30 | Portugal | POR | 26 – 25 | Bahrain | BRN | |
| Match #6 | 26 Jul 21:30 | Sweden | SWE | 28 – 26 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #7 | 28 Jul 9:00 | Denmark | DEN | 31 – 21 | Bahrain 37 | BRN | |
| Match #8 | 28 Jul 11:00 | Sweden | SWE | 29 – 28 | Portugal | POR | |
| Match #9 | 28 Jul 14:15 | Egypt | EGY | 33 – 29 | Japan 38 | JPN | |
| Match #10 | 30 Jul 11:00 | Bahrain 39 | BRN | 32 – 30 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #11 | 30 Jul 16:15 | Egypt | EGY | 27 – 22 | Sweden 40 | SWE | |
| Match #12 | 30 Jul 19:30 | Denmark | DEN | 34 – 28 | Portugal 41 | POR | |
| Match #13 | 01 Aug 9:00 | Japan 42 | JPN | 31 – 30 | Portugal 43 | POR | |
| Match #14 | 01 Aug 11:00 | Egypt 44 | EGY | 30 – 20 | Bahrain 45 | BRN | |
| Match #15 | 01 Aug 21:30 | Sweden 46 | SWE | 33 – 30 | Denmark 47 | DEN |
| Date | 3 August 2021 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advances to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 03 Aug 9:30 | France | FRA | 42 – 28 | Bahrain 48 | BRN | |
| Match #2 | 03 Aug 13:15 | Spain 49 | ESP | 34 – 33 | Sweden 50 | SWE | |
| Match #3 | 03 Aug 17:00 | Denmark | DEN | 31 – 25 | Norway 51 | NOR | |
| Match #4 | 03 Aug 20:45 | Egypt 52 | EGY | 31 – 26 | Germany | GER |
| Date | 5 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advances to gold medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 17:00 | France 53 | FRA | 27 – 23 | Egypt | EGY | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 21:00 | Denmark | DEN | 27 – 23 | Spain 54 | ESP |
| Date | 7 August 2021 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 07 Aug 21:00 | France 55 | FRA | 25 – 23 | Denmark | DEN | |
| Match 3/4 | 07 Aug 17:00 | Spain 56 | ESP | 33 – 31 | Egypt | EGY |