Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's handball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 13th edition of the handball event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 25 July to 10 August 2024. The preliminary round games were played at the South Paris Arena 6 in Paris and the final games at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France.^[1]

Women's handball
at the XXXIII Olympiad

Tournament details
Host country	France
Venue(s)	South Paris Arena 6 Pierre Mauroy Stadium (in 2 host cities)
Dates	25 July – 10 August
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Norway (3rd title)
Runners-up	France
Third place	Denmark
Fourth place	Sweden
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	2,010 (52.89 per match)
Attendance	344,552 (9,067 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Nathalie Hagman (41 goals)
Awards
Best player	Katrine Lunde
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Norway won their third title after a win over France.^[2] Denmark captured the bronze medal with a victory over Sweden.^[3]

Schedule

The schedule of the tournament was as follows.^[4]

Legend

G

Group stage

¼

Quarter-finals

½

Semi-finals

B

Bronze medal match

F

Gold medal match

Thu 25	Fri 26	Sat 27	Sun 28	Mon 29	Tue 30	Wed 31	Thu 1	Fri 2	Sat 3	Sun 4	Mon 5	Tue 6	Wed 7	Thu 8	Fri 9	Sat 10
G			G		G		G		G			¼		½		B	F

Qualification

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
Host nation	—	—	1	France
2022 European Championship	4–20 November 2022	Slovenia  North Macedonia  Montenegro	1	Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament	17–23 August 2023	Hiroshima	1	South Korea
2023 African Qualification Tournament	11–14 October 2023	Luanda	1	Angola
2023 Pan American Games	24–29 October 2023	Viña del Mar	1	Brazil
2023 World Championship	29 November – 17 December 2023	Denmark  Norway  Sweden	1	Norway
2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments	11–14 April 2024	Debrecen	2	Hungary  Sweden
		Torrevieja	2	Netherlands  Spain
		Neu-Ulm	2	Germany  Slovenia
Total			12

Draw

The draw was held on 16 April 2024.^[5][6]

Seeding

The seeding was revealed on 14 April 2024.^[5]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3	Pot 4	Pot 5	Pot 6
Norway  Hungary	Netherlands  Germany	Slovenia  Spain	Sweden  France	Denmark  Brazil	Angola  South Korea

Referees

The referee pairs were announced on 26 April 2024.^[7]

Referees  Algeria Youcef Belkhiri Sid Ali Hamidi  Argentina Mariana García María Paolantoni  Bosnia and Herzegovina Amar Konjičanin Dino Konjičanin  Czech Republic Václav Horáček Jiří Novotný  Denmark Mads Hansen Jesper Madsen  France Charlotte Bonaventura Julie Bonaventura  Germany Robert Schulze Tobias Tönnies Tanja Kuttler Maike Merz

Referees  Hungary Ádám Bíró Olivér Kiss  North Macedonia Gjorgji Nachevski Slave Nikolov  Montenegro Ivan Pavićević Miloš Ražnatović  Norway Lars Jørum Håvard Kleven  Slovenia Bojan Lah David Sok  Spain Ignacio García Andreu Marín  Sweden Mirza Kurtagic Mattias Wetterwik  Switzerland Arthur Brunner Morad Salah

Rosters

Main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+2).^[8]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Norway	5	4	0	1	140	110	+30	8[a]	Quarterfinals
2	Sweden	5	4	0	1	140	125	+15	8[a]
3	Denmark	5	4	0	1	126	116	+10	8[a]
4	Germany	5	1	0	4	136	134	+2	2[b]
5	South Korea	5	1	0	4	107	133	−26	2[b]
6	Slovenia	5	1	0	4	116	147	−31	2[b]

Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings^[9]
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.
Notes:

1. Norway 2 Pts, +5 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, +2 GD; Denmark 2 Pts, −7 GD.
2. Germany 2 Pts, +18 GD; South Korea 2 Pts, −6 GD; Slovenia 2 Pts, −12 GD.

25 July 2024 09:00	Slovenia	19–27	Denmark	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,686 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Gros, Stanko 5	(11–14)	Friis, Østergaard 5
	1× 6×	Report	1× 5×

25 July 2024 16:00	Germany	22–23	South Korea	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,765 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Döll 6	(10–11)	Kang K., Ryu 6
	2×	Report	2× 1×

25 July 2024 21:00	Norway	28–32	Sweden	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,808 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Mørk, Oftedal 7	(17–15)	Hagman 8
	1× 3×	Report	1× 5× 1×

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28 July 2024 11:00	South Korea	23–30	Slovenia	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,819 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Woo 7	(12–14)	Mavsar 7
	1× 2×	Report	1×

28 July 2024 14:00	Sweden	31–28	Germany	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,815 Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
	Carlson 7	(19–12)	three players 5
	4×	Report	3×

28 July 2024 16:00	Denmark	18–27	Norway	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,815 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
	Østergaard 5	(8–14)	Brattset Dale, Kristiansen 6
	3×	Report	1×

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30 July 2024 09:00	Germany	41–22	Slovenia	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,852 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Lott, Smits 7	(16–9)	Gros 6
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

30 July 2024 11:00	Norway	26–20	South Korea	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,852 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Skogrand 5	(13–11)	Ryu 6
	1× 2×	Report	1×

30 July 2024 21:00	Sweden	23–25	Denmark	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,724 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Hagman 6	(14–14)	four players 4
	4×	Report	1× 3×

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1 August 2024 11:00	South Korea	21–27	Sweden	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,653 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Kang K. 5	(11–16)	Lindqvist 5
	2×	Report

1 August 2024 19:00	Germany	27–28	Denmark	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,722 Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
	Behrend 6	(12–15)	Højlund 7
	3×	Report	4×

1 August 2024 21:00	Slovenia	22–29	Norway	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,722 Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
	Gros, Mavsar 5	(10–15)	three players 4
	1× 4×	Report	2× 1×

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3 August 2024 16:00	Slovenia	23–27	Sweden	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,801 Referees: Brunner, Salah (SUI)
	Omoregie 9	(14–11)	Hagman 5
	2×	Report	1×

3 August 2024 19:00	Norway	30–18	Germany	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,714 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Reistad 8	(14–8)	three players 3
	3×	Report	2×

3 August 2024 21:00	Denmark	28–20	South Korea	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,714 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Hansen, Jørgensen 6	(12–8)	Woo 5
	1× 4×	Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	France (H)	5	5	0	0	159	124	+35	10	Quarterfinals
2	Netherlands	5	4	0	1	152	137	+15	8
3	Hungary	5	2	1	2	137	140	−3	5
4	Brazil	5	2	0	3	127	119	+8	4
5	Angola	5	1	1	3	131	154	−23	3
6	Spain	5	0	0	5	111	143	−32	0

Source: Olympics Paris 2024 rankings^[9]
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

25 July 2024 11:00	Netherlands	34–31	Angola	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,686 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Malestein, Polman 8	(19–18)	Nenganga, H. Paulo 6
	1× 1×	Report	3×

25 July 2024 14:00	Spain	18–29	Brazil	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,765 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	López 5	(10–15)	De Paula, Matieli 6
	5×	Report	5×

25 July 2024 19:00	Hungary	28–31	France	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,808 Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Kuczora 8	(12–15)	Nze Minko 6
	1×	Report	1× 2×

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28 July 2024 09:00	Brazil	24–25	Hungary	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,819 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	three players 4	(15–12)	Simon 5
	1× 2×	Report	3×

28 July 2024 19:00	Angola	26–21	Spain	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,748 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Nenganga 7	(14–15)	Campos 6
	4× 1×	Report	3× 1×

28 July 2024 21:00	France	32–28	Netherlands	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,748 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Valentini 10	(17–14)	Malestein 7
	2×	Report	2×

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30 July 2024 14:00	Netherlands	29–24	Spain	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,834 Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Van Wetering 5	(14–12)	Arcos 6
	1× 1×	Report	1× 2×

30 July 2024 16:00	Hungary	31–31	Angola	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,834 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Klujber 9	(15–16)	Kassoma 9
	1× 2×	Report	2×

30 July 2024 19:00	France	26–20	Brazil	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,724 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Foppa 7	(14–11)	De Paula 7
	2×	Report	3×

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1 August 2024 09:00	Netherlands	31–24	Brazil	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,653 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Van Wetering 6	(17–13)	Bitolo 7
	1×	Report	3× 1×

1 August 2024 14:00	Spain	24–27	Hungary	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,816 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Cabral 6	(12–14)	Klujber 6
	1× 2×	Report	3×

1 August 2024 16:00	Angola	24–38	France	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,816 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	three players 5	(14–18)	Kanor 7
	2× 1×	Report	1×

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3 August 2024 09:00	Hungary	26–30	Netherlands	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,841 Referees: C. Bonaventura, J. Bonaventura (FRA)
	Győri-Lukács, Klujber 5	(16–19)	Abbingh 7
	1× 4×	Report	3×

3 August 2024 11:00	Spain	24–32	France	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,841 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Cabral 5	(9–17)	Toublanc 6
	1× 4×	Report	1×

3 August 2024 14:00	Brazil	30–19	Angola	Paris Expo Porte de Versailles, Paris Attendance: 5,801 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Bitolo 7	(14–6)	Pascoal 4
	1× 2×	Report	2× 1×

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Gold medal
	6 August
	Norway	32
					8 August
	Brazil	15
					Norway	25
	6 August
					Denmark	21
	Denmark	29
									10 August
	Netherlands	25
									Norway	29
	6 August
									France	21
	Hungary	32
					8 August
	Sweden (ET)	36
					Sweden	28
	6 August
					France (ET)	31			Bronze medal
	France	26
									10 August
	Germany	23
									Denmark	30
									Sweden	25

Quarterfinals

6 August 2024 09:30	Denmark	29–25	Netherlands	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 20,372 Referees: Kurtagic, Wetterwik (SWE)
	Friis, Hansen 6	(11–10)	Housheer, Van Wetering 7
	5× 1×	Report	5×

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6 August 2024 13:30	France	26–23	Germany	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,548 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	Horacek 7	(13–10)	Bölk 7
	1× 1×	Report	2×

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6 August 2024 17:30	Hungary	32–36 (ET)	Sweden	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 22,408 Referees: A. Konjičanin, D. Konjičanin (BIH)
	Klujber 11	(15–16)	Koppang 7
	1× 3×	Report	4×
	FT: 29–29 ET: 3–7

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6 August 2024 21:30	Norway	32–15	Brazil	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 21,522 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Jacobsen 6	(16–8)	De Paula, Guarieiro 3
	1×	Report	1× 2×

Semifinals

8 August 2024 16:30	Sweden	28–31 (ET)	France	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 24,688 Referees: Kuttler, Merz (GER)
	Hagman 6	(12–10)	Horacek 8
	3×	Report	1× 5×
	FT: 25–25 ET: 3–6

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8 August 2024 21:30	Norway	25–21	Denmark	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 15,975 Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
	Brattset Dale 4	(11–8)	Jørgensen 4
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3×

Bronze medal game

10 August 2024 10:00	Denmark	30–25	Sweden	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 13,179 Referees: Jørum, Kleven (NOR)
	Højlund 5	(15–13)	Hagman 5
	1× 4×	Report	1× 3×

Gold medal game

10 August 2024 15:00	Norway	29–21	France	Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Lille Attendance: 26,664 Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
	Reistad 8	(15–13)	Kanor 5
	3×	Report	1×

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking Rank Team[10]  Norway  France  Denmark 4  Sweden 5  Netherlands 6  Hungary 7  Brazil 8  Germany 9  Angola 10  South Korea 11  Slovenia 12  Spain

All Star Team The all-star team was announced on 10 August 2024.[11] Position Player Goalkeeper Laura Glauser Right wing Alicia Toublanc Right back Katrin Klujber Centre back Stine Bredal Oftedal Left back Estelle Nze Minko Left wing Emma Friis Pivot Kari Brattset Dale MVP Katrine Lunde

Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots % 1 Nathalie Hagman 41 59 69 2 Tamara Horacek 40 55 73 3 Katrin Klujber 38 66 58 4 Angela Malestein 34 52 65 5 Emma Friis 31 44 70 6 Dione Housheer 30 58 52 Kristina Jørgensen 55 55 Estelle Nze Minko 49 61 Jamina Roberts 53 57 10 Kari Brattset Dale 29 37 78 Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalscorers[12]

Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Katrine Lunde 42 79 188 2 Evelina Eriksson 38 30 80 3 Johanna Bundsen 36 93 257 Gabriela Moreschi 70 193 Althea Reinhardt 52 143 Silje Solberg-Østhassel 32 88 7 Sandra Toft 35 46 133 8 Hatadou Sako 34 31 91 9 Laura Glauser 32 63 197 Yara ten Holte 53 167 Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalkeepers[13]

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Norway[14] Veronica Kristiansen Maren Nyland Aardahl Stine Skogrand Nora Mørk Stine Bredal Oftedal (c) Silje Solberg-Østhassel (GK) Kari Brattset Dale Kristine Breistøl Vilde Ingstad Katrine Lunde (GK) Marit Røsberg Jacobsen Camilla Herrem Sanna Solberg-Isaksen Henny Reistad Thale Rushfeldt Deila Head coach: Þórir Hergeirsson	France[15] Laura Glauser (GK) Méline Nocandy Alicia Toublanc Chloé Valentini Coralie Lassource Grâce Zaadi Cléopâtre Darleux (GK) Laura Flippes Orlane Kanor Tamara Horacek Pauletta Foppa Estelle Nze Minko (c) Oriane Ondono Lucie Granier Sarah Bouktit Léna Grandveau Hatadou Sako (GK) Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz	Denmark[16] Sandra Toft (c) (GK) Sarah Iversen Helena Elver Anne Mette Hansen Kathrine Heindahl Line Haugsted Althea Reinhardt (GK) Mette Tranborg Kristina Jørgensen Trine Østergaard Louise Burgaard Mie Højlund Emma Friis Rikke Iversen Michala Møller Head coach: Jesper Jensen