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Beijing 2008 - XXIX Olympiad
Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Events - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Handball Men
Handball Women
Competition Format - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Handball Men
Teams: 12
Rounds: 2 (Group Stage and knockout stage)
Group Stage - 2 groups of 6 teams each - 4 best teams from each group advanced to the quarter final. 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th.
Knockout stage - Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game
Handball Women
Teams: 12
Rounds: 2 (Group Stage and knockout stage)
Group Stage - 2 groups of 6 teams each - 4 best teams from each group advanced to the quarter final. 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th.
Knockout stage - Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Bronze medal game | Gold medal game
Competition Venues - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
National Indoor Stadium - Beijing - China
Countries - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Handball Men
Brazil | China | Croatia | Denmark | Egypt | France | Germany | Iceland | Poland | Russia | South Korea | Spain
Handball Women
Angola | Brazil | China | France | Germany | Hungary | Kazakhstan | Norway | Romania | Russia | South Korea | Sweden
Competition Schedule - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Saturday, August 9 - Sunday, August 24, 2008
Group Stage - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| Handball Men - Group A |
| P |
Country |
W |
L |
Pts |
| 1 |
 Brazil |
- |
- |
- |
| 2 |
 China |
- |
- |
- |
| 3 |
 Croatia |
- |
- |
- |
| 4 |
 France |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
 Poland |
- |
- |
- |
| 6 |
 Spain |
- |
- |
- |
| Handball Men - Group B |
| P |
Country |
W |
L |
Pts |
| 1 |
 Denmark |
- |
- |
- |
| 2 |
 Egypt |
- |
- |
- |
| 3 |
 Germany |
- |
- |
- |
| 4 |
 Iceland |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
 Russia |
- |
- |
- |
| 6 |
 South Korea |
- |
- |
- |
| Handball Women - Group A |
| P |
Country |
W |
L |
Pts |
| 1 |
 Angola |
- |
- |
- |
| 2 |
China |
- |
- |
- |
| 3 |
France |
- |
- |
- |
| 4 |
 Kazakhstan |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
 Norway |
- |
- |
- |
| 6 |
 Romania |
- |
- |
- |
| Handball Women - Group B |
| P |
Country |
W |
L |
Pts |
| 1 |
Brazil |
- |
- |
- |
| 2 |
Germany |
- |
- |
- |
| 3 |
 Hungary |
- |
- |
- |
| 4 |
Russia |
- |
- |
- |
| 5 |
South Korea |
- |
- |
- |
| 6 |
 Sweden |
- |
- |
- |
Match dates - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Handball Men - Group Stage
Group A - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 10 - 09:00 - Croatia vs. Spain
August 10 - 14:00 - France vs. Brazil
August 10 - 19:00 - Poland vs. China
August 12 - 09:00 - Brazil vs. Croatia
August 12 - 14:00 - China vs. France
August 12 - 15:45 - Spain vs. Poland
August 14 - 10:45 - Poland vs. Brazil
August 14 - 15:45 - China vs. Spain
August 14 - 20:45 - France vs. Croatia
August 16 - 09:00 - Brazil vs. China
August 16 - 14:00 - France vs. Spain
August 16 - 19:00 - Croatia vs. Poland
August 18 - 10:45 - Spain vs. Brazil
August 18 - 15:45 - Croatia vs. China
August 18 - 20:45 - Poland vs. France
Group B - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 10 - 10:45 - Russia vs. Iceland
August 10 - 15:45 - Germany vs. South Korea
August 10 - 20:45 - Denmark vs. Egypt
August 12 - 10:45 - Egypt vs. Russia
August 12 - 19:00 - South Korea vs. Denmark
August 12 - 20:45 - Iceland vs. Germany
August 14 - 09:00 - Germany vs. Egypt
August 14 - 14:00 - South Korea vs. Iceland
August 14 - 19:00 - Denmark vs. Russia
August 16 - 10:45 - Egypt vs. South Korea
August 16 - 15:45 - Russia vs. Germany
August 16 - 20:45 - Denmark vs. Iceland
August 18 - 09:00 - Iceland vs. Egypt
August 18 - 14:00 - Russia vs. South Korea
August 18 - 19:00 - Germany vs. Denmark
Handball Men - Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 20 - 12:00 - 1A vs. 4B
August 20 - 14:15 - 3B vs. 2A
August 20 - 18:00 - 3A vs. 2B
August 20 - 20:15 - 1B vs. 4A
Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 22 - 12:00 - Loser QF1 vs. Loser QF3
August 22 - 14:15 - Loser QF2 vs. Loser QF4
Semifinals - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 22 - 18:00 - Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF3
August 22 - 20:15 - Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF4
7th/8th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 08:00 - Loser Classification 1 vs. Loser Classification 2
5th/6th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 10:15 - Winner Classification 1 vs. Winner Classification 2
Bronze Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 13:30 - Loser SF1 vs. Loser SF2
Final - Gold Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 24 - 15:45 - Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
Handball Women - Group Stage
Group A - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 9 - 09:00 - France vs. Angola
August 9 - 14:00 - Romania vs. Kazakhstan
August 9 - 19:00 - Norway vs. China
August 11 - 09:00 - Kazakhstan vs. France
August 11 - 14:00 - Angola vs. Norway
August 11 - 19:00 - China vs. Romania
August 13 - 10:45 - Romania vs. France
August 13 - 15:45 - China vs. Angola
August 13 - 19:00 - Norway vs. Kazakhstan
August 15 - 09:00 - Kazakhstan vs. China
August 15 - 15:45 - Romania vs. Angola
August 15 - 19:00 - France vs. Norway
August 17 - 10:45 - Angola vs. Kazakhstan
August 17 - 14:00 - Norway vs. Romania
August 17 - 15:45 - France vs. China
Group B - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 9 - 10:45 - Hungary vs. Sweden
August 9 - 15:45 - Russia vs. South Korea
August 9 - 20:45 - Germany vs. Brazil
August 11 - 10:45 - Brazil vs. Hungary
August 11 - 15:45 - South Korea vs. Germany
August 11 - 20:45 - Sweden vs. Russia
August 13 - 09:00 - Russia vs. Brazil
August 13 - 14:00 - South Korea vs. Sweden
August 13 - 20:45 - Germany vs. Hungary
August 15 - 10:45 - Brazil vs. South Korea
August 15 - 14:00 - Germany vs. Sweden
August 15 - 20:45 - Hungary vs. Russia
August 17 - 09:00 - Sweden vs. Brazil
August 17 - 19:00 - Russia vs. Germany
August 17 - 20:45 - Hungary vs. South Korea
Handball Women - Knockout Stage
Quarterfinals - Matches - Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
August 19 - 12:00 - 1A vs. 4B
August 19 - 14:15 - 3B vs. 2A
August 19 - 18:00 - 3A vs. 2B
August 19 - 20:15 - 1B vs. 4A
Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 21 - 12:00 - Loser QF1 vs. Loser QF3
August 21 - 14:15 - Loser QF2 vs. Loser QF4
Semifinals - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 21 - 18:00 - Winner QF1 vs. Winner QF3
August 21 - 20:15 - Winner QF2 vs. Winner QF4
7th/8th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 08:00 - Loser Classification 1 vs. Loser Classification 2
5th/6th Classification - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 10:15 - Winner Classification 1 vs. Winner Classification 2
Bronze Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 13:30 - Loser SF1 vs. Loser SF2
Final - Gold Medal Match - Matches - Beijing National Indoor Stadium
August 23 - 15:45 - Winner SF1 vs. Winner SF2
* All times are local Beijing Time (GMT+8).
Athletes - Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Handball Men
Brazil | China | Croatia | Denmark | Egypt | France | Germany | Iceland | Poland | Russia | South Korea | Spain
Handball Women
Angola | Brazil | China | France | Germany | Hungary | Kazakhstan | Norway | Romania | Russia | South Korea | Sweden
Handball at the Summer Olympics
Debut: 1936 Summer Olympics - Berlin
Olympiads: 10 (10 medal editions)
Handball at the Summer Olympics
Medals Table - Handball Men at the Summer Olympics
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - Soviet Union - 2 - 1 - 0 - 3
2 - Yugoslavia - 2 - 0 - 1 - 3
2 - Russia / CIS - 2 - 0 - 1 - 3
4 - Croatia - 2 - 0 - 0 - 2
5 - Germany - 1 - 2 - 0 - 3
6 - France - 1 - 0 - 1 - 2
7 - East Germany - 1 - 0 - 0 - 1
8 - Sweden - 0 - 3 - 0 - 3
9 - Romania - 0 - 1 - 3 - 4
10 - Austria - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
10 - Czechoslovakia - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
10 - South Korea - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
10 - Iceland - 0 - 1 - 0 - 1
14 - Spain - 0 - 0 - 3 - 3
15 - Switzerland - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
15 - Poland - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Total - 11 - 11 - 11 - 33
Medals Table - Handball Women at the Summer Olympics
Rank - Nation - Gold - Silver - Bronze - Total
1 - Denmark - 3 - 0 - 0 - 3
2 - South Korea - 2 - 3 - 1 - 6
3 - Soviet Union - 2 - 0 - 1 - 3
4 - Norway - 1 - 2 - 1 - 4
5 - Yugoslavia - 1 - 1 - 0 - 2
6 - Hungary - 0 - 1 - 2 - 3
7 - East Germany - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
7 - Russia / CIS - 0 - 1 - 1 - 2
9 - China - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
9 - Ukraine - 0 - 0 - 1 - 1
Total - 9 - 9 - 9 - 27
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