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Denmark won the men's tournament in a clean sweep with Germany on second place. Host France became 8th. Norway won by the women defeating France in the final. The final set a spectators record for a women's handball match with 26,664 spectators. Most valuable players were Katrine Lunde (NOR) for the women and Mathias Gidsel (DEN) for the
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]
Field handball was introduced for men at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, but dropped after that. At the 1952 Olympics, field handball was a demonstration sport. (Indoor) handball was introduced for men at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich. Women's handball competition was introduced at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. [1]
These are the Olympic medalists in women's handball. Games Gold Silver Bronze 1976 Montreal details
It takes part in international handball competitions. At the 1982 World Women's Handball Championship in Hungary the U.S. team placed 11th. [ 1 ] They also participated in the 1975, 1986, 1993 and 1995 IHF World Women's Handball Championship and the 1984 , 1988 , 1992 and 1996 Olympics .
This article shows the rosters of all participating teams at the women's handball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. Each roster consisted of 15 players, where 14 could be chosen for each match. The players could be changed without restrictions. Age, clubs, caps and goals as of the start of the tournament, 25 July 2024.
The women's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament occurred between November 2022 and April 2024, [2] assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental champions (Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania, and the Americas), and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively.
The host Japan became last for the women and second last for the men surpassing Argentina. Most valuable players were Anna Vyakhireva (ROC) for the women and Mathias Gidsel (DEN) for the men. Mikkel Hansen (DEN) broke two records for men at the olympics: most goal in a tournament (61) and most goals in olympic handball (154). [citation needed]