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Handball, Women

Date25 July – 10 August 2024
StatusOlympic
LocationPierre Mauroy Stadium, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France / Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris, France
Participants180 from 12 countries
FormatRound-robin pools advance teams to classification matches.

In the women’s tournament, France looked to defend its most recent 2024 World title on the Olympic stage, while Norway and Denmark, the 2023 World silver and bronze medalists, aimed to add another gold medal to their Olympic record. The preliminary round did not produce any surprises, with Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Germany all emerging from Group A, and France, the Netherlands, Hungary, and Brazil from Group B.

In the semifinals, France and Norway advanced, defeating Sweden and Denmark, respectively, setting the stage for a rematch of the 2023 World Championships gold medal game. Led by veterans Nora Mørk, Stine Bredal Oftedal, Camilla Herrem, and Katrine Lunde, the Norwegians emerged victorious over the hosts by a 29-21 margin. This was the fifth Olympic medal for the 45-year-old Lunde, who was also named the most valuable player (MVP), making her the most decorated female handball player in Olympic history (three gold, two bronze). In the bronze medal match, Denmark defeated Sweden by a five-point margin of 30-25, capturing their first medal in 20 years, while Sweden finished fourth for the second consecutive Olympics.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1NorwayNORGold
Left Back4Veronica Kristiansen
Line Player6Maren Aardahl
Right Back7Stine Skogrand
Right Back9Nora Mørk
Centre Back10Stine Bredal Oftedal
Line Player13Kari Brattset Dale
Left Back14Kristine Breistøl 1
Line Player15Vilde Ingstad
Right Wing20Marit Røsberg Jacobsen
Left Wing23Camilla Herrem
Left Wing24Sanna Solberg-Isaksen
Centre Back25Henny Reistad
Left Back33Thale Rushfeldt Deila
Goalkeeper12Silje Solberg-Østhassel
Goalkeeper16Katrine Lunde-Haraldsen
CoachÞórir Hergeirsson
2FranceFRASilver
Centre Back2Méline Nocandy
Right Wing3Alicia Toublanc
Left Wing6Chloé Valentini
Left Wing8Coralie Lassource
Centre Back10Grâce Zaadi Deuna
Right Back20Laura Flippes
Left Back21Orlane Kanor
Centre Back22Tamara Horacek
Line Player26Pauletta Foppa
Left Back27Estelle Nze Minko
Pivot29Onacia Ondono
Right Wing31Lucie Granier
Line Player32Sarah Bouktit
Right Back34Léna Grandveau
Goalkeeper1Laura Glauser
Goalkeeper16Cléopâtre Darleux Mingam
Goalkeeper99Hatadou Sako
CoachOlivier Krumbholz
3DenmarkDENBronze
Line Player5Sarah Iversen
Right Back6Helena Hagesø
Left Back8Anne Mette Hansen
Line Player10Kathrine Heindahl
Right Back11Line Haugsted
Right Back18Mette Tranborg
Left Back23Kristina Jørgensen
Right Wing25Trine Østergaard 2
Right Back27Louise Vinter Burgaard
Centre Back32Mie Højlund
Left Wing33Emma Friis
Line Player34Rikke Iversen
Left Back42Michala Møller
Goalkeeper1Sandra Toft
Goalkeeper16Althea Reinhardt
CoachJesper Jensen
4SwedenSWE
Right Back3Nina Koppang
Centre Back/Left Back6Carin Strömberg
Line Player7Linn Blohm 3
Left Back8Jamina Roberts
Right Wing10Mathilda Lundström
Centre Back23Emma Lindqvist
Right Wing24Nathalie Hagman
Left Back29Kristin Thorleifsdóttir
Line Player35Sofia Hvenfelt
Left Wing38Elin Hansson
Centre Back42Jenny Carlson
Line Player49Olivia Löfqvist
Left Back54Tyra Axnér
Goalkeeper1Johanna Bundsen
Goalkeeper21Evelina Eriksson
CoachThomas Axnér
5NetherlandsNED
Right Back6Laura van der Heijden
Left Back8Lois Abbingh
Centre Back9Larissa Nüsser
Left Wing12Bo van Wetering
Left Back14Judith van der Helm
Line Player16Tamara Haggerty
Left Back17Kim Molenaar
Left Back18Kelly Dulfer
Right Wing26Angela Malestein
Line Player44Nikita van der Vliet
Right Back48Dione Housheer
Centre Back79Estavana Polman
Goalkeeper30Rinka Duijndam
Goalkeeper38Yara ten Holte
CoachPer Johansson
6HungaryHUN
Line Player4Petra Füzi-Tóvízi
Left Wing6Nadine Szőllosi-Schatzl
Right Back11Anna Albek
Centre Back15Kinga Debreczeni-Klivinyi
Left Wing19Gréta Márton
Right Back28Nikoletta Kiss-Papp
Pivot32Noémi Pásztor
Centre Back38Petra Vámos
Right Back42Katrin Klujber
Left Back44Gréta Kácsor
Line Player58Réka Bordás
Left Back59Csenge Kuczora
Right Wing66Viktória Győri-Lukács
Centre Back77Petra Simon
Goalkeeper16Blanka Böde-Bíró
Goalkeeper31Zsófi Szemerey
Goalkeeper61Kinga Janurik
CoachVlagyimir Golovin
7BrazilBRA
Centre Back2Bruna de Paula
Left Back6Mariane Fernandes
Line Player7 Tamires Morena 4
Right Wing10Jéssica Quintino
Left Wing14Ana Cláudia Bolzan
Left Wing20Larissa Araújo
Right Back21Adriana Cardoso
Left Back22Samara Vieira
Right Back23Giulia Guarieiro
Right Back30Gabriela Bitolo
Line Player36Marcela Arounian
Centre Back42Jhennifer Lopes
Centre Back49Patricia Matieli
Left Back77Kelly Rosa
Goalkeeper1Gabriela Moreschi
Goalkeeper87Renata Arruda
CoachCristiano da Rocha
8GermanyGER
Centre Back4Alina Grijseels
Line Player7Meike Schmelzer
Line Player9Lisa Antl
Left Back11Xenia Smits
Left Back20Emily Bölk
Centre Back23Annika Lott
Right Back27Julia Maidhof
Left Wing29Antje Döll
Right Wing30Jenny Behrend
Right Back77Viola Leuchter
Line Player93Julia Behnke
Left Wing95Johanna Stockschläder
Goalkeeper24Sarah Wachter
Goalkeeper42Katharina Filter
CoachMarkus Gaugisch
9AngolaANG
Centre Back2Vilma Nenganga
Line Player5Liliane Mário
Right Back6Juliana Machado 5
Right Wing7Dolores do Rosário
Centre Back8Helena Paulo
Left Wing9Natália Bernardo 6
Line Player10Albertina Kassoma
Left Wing11Marília Quizelete
Right Wing13Natália Fonseca
Centre Back18Chelcia Gabriel
Left Back20Stelvia Pascoal
Right Back35Azenaide Carlos
Goalkeeper1Marta Alberto
Goalkeeper30Eliane Paulo
CoachCarlos Viver
10Republic of KoreaKOR
Right Wing2Song Ji-Yeong
Left Wing7Sin Eun-Ju
Right Back11Yu Eun-Hui
Left Back18Han Mi-Seul
Line Player19Gang Eun-Hye
Left Back23U Bit-Na
Centre Back24Gang Gyeong-Min
Right Back26Gang Eun-Seo
Right Wing27Jeon Ji-Yeon
Left Back29Kim Da-Yeong
Line Player31Kim Bo-Eun 7
Centre Back33Sin Jin-Mi
Goalkeeper12Jeong Jin-Hui
Goalkeeper16Park Sae-Yeong
CoachHenrik Signell
11SloveniaSLO
Line Player2Valentina Klemenčič
Right Back6Ana Gros
Centre Back7Elizabeth Omoregie
Centre Back9Nina Spreitzer
Left Back10Tjaša Stanko
Left Back11Ana Abina
Left Wing14Tamara Mavsar
Line Player17Nataša Ljepoja
Right Wing20Alja Varagić
Right Back25Barbara Lazović
Left Wing28Maja Svetik
Left Wing88Ema Abina
Goalkeeper16Maja Vojnovič
Goalkeeper21Amra Pandžić
35Ema Hrvatin DNS
CoachDragan Adžić
12SpainESP
Right Wing2Marta López
Centre Back6Carmen Campos
Centre Back8Silvia Arderíus
Right Wing15Maitane Etxeberria
Left Wing17Jennifer María Gutiérrez 8
Left Back22Lara González
Right Back23Paula Arcos
Line Player24Lysa Tchaptchet
Line Player33Kaba Gassama
Centre Back34Alicia Fernández
Right Back58María Prieto
Left Back86Alexandrina Cabral
Right Back99Mireya González
Goalkeeper1Nicole Wiggins
Goalkeeper16Mercedes Castellanos
CoachAmbrosio Martín

Preliminary Round

Date25 July – 3 August 2024
FormatTop four teams in each group advance to quarter-finals.

Group A

Date25 July – 3 August 2024
FormatTop four teams in group advance to quarter-finals.
PosTeamNOCWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals
1NorwayNOR4018140-110Q
2SwedenSWE4018140-125Q
3DenmarkDEN4018126-116Q
4GermanyGER1042136-134Q
5Republic of KoreaKOR1042107-133
6SloveniaSLO1042116-147
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #125 Jul 9:00DenmarkDEN27 – 19SloveniaSLO
Match #225 Jul 16:00Republic of KoreaKOR23 – 22GermanyGER
Match #325 Jul 21:00SwedenSWE32 – 28NorwayNOR
Match #428 Jul 11:00SloveniaSLO30 – 23Republic of KoreaKOR
Match #528 Jul 14:00SwedenSWE31 – 28GermanyGER
Match #628 Jul 16:00NorwayNOR27 – 18DenmarkDEN
Match #730 Jul 9:00GermanyGER41 – 22SloveniaSLO
Match #830 Jul 11:00NorwayNOR26 – 20Republic of KoreaKOR
Match #930 Jul 21:00DenmarkDEN25 – 23SwedenSWE
Match #1001 Aug 11:00SwedenSWE27 – 21Republic of KoreaKOR
Match #1101 Aug 19:00DenmarkDEN28 – 27GermanyGER
Match #1201 Aug 21:00NorwayNOR29 – 22SloveniaSLO
Match #1303 Aug 16:00SwedenSWE27 – 23SloveniaSLO
Match #1403 Aug 19:00NorwayNOR30 – 18GermanyGER
Match #1503 Aug 21:00DenmarkDEN28 – 20Republic of KoreaKOR

Group B

Date25 July – 3 August 2024
FormatTop four teams in group advance to quarter-finals.
PosTeamNOCWinsDrawsLossesPointsGoals
1FranceFRA50010159-124Q
2NetherlandsNED4018152-137Q
3HungaryHUN2125137-140Q
4BrazilBRA2034127-119Q
5AngolaANG1133131-154
6SpainESP0050111-143
MatchDate/TimeTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #125 Jul 11:00NetherlandsNED34 – 31AngolaANG
Match #225 Jul 14:00BrazilBRA29 – 18SpainESP
Match #325 Jul 19:00FranceFRA31 – 28HungaryHUN
Match #428 Jul 9:00HungaryHUN25 – 24BrazilBRA
Match #528 Jul 19:00AngolaANG26 – 21SpainESP
Match #628 Jul 21:00FranceFRA32 – 28NetherlandsNED
Match #730 Jul 14:00NetherlandsNED29 – 24SpainESP
Match #830 Jul 16:00AngolaANG31 – 31HungaryHUN
Match #930 Jul 19:00FranceFRA26 – 20BrazilBRA
Match #1001 Aug 9:00NetherlandsNED31 – 24BrazilBRA
Match #1101 Aug 14:00HungaryHUN27 – 24SpainESP
Match #1201 Aug 16:00FranceFRA38 – 24AngolaANG
Match #1303 Aug 9:00NetherlandsNED30 – 26HungaryHUN
Match #1403 Aug 11:00FranceFRA32 – 24SpainESP
Match #1503 Aug 14:00BrazilBRA30 – 19AngolaANG

Quarter-Finals

Date6 August 2024
FormatWinner of each match advances to semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #106 Aug 9:30DenmarkDEN29 – 25NetherlandsNED
Match #206 Aug 13:30FranceFRA26 – 23GermanyGER
Match #306 Aug 17:30SwedenSWE36 – 32HungaryHUN
Match #406 Aug 21:30NorwayNOR32 – 15BrazilBRA

Semi-Finals

Date8 August 2024
FormatWinner of each match advances to gold medal match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #108 Aug 16:30FranceFRA31 – 28SwedenSWE
Match #208 Aug 21:30NorwayNOR25 – 21DenmarkDEN

Final Round

Date10 August 2024
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/210 Aug 15:00NorwayNOR29 – 21FranceFRA
Match 3/410 Aug 10:00DenmarkDEN30 – 25SwedenSWE