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Handball At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's Qualification
The qualification for the 2012 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament is held from December 2010 to May 2012. Qualification summary : * Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion. World Championship Notes: *The six best teams not yet qualified for the 2012 Olympic Games are qualified for one of the three World Olympic qualification tournaments (each one hosted by one of the three best teams). *Qualification to the Olympic qualification tournament through the World Championship supersedes qualification through the Continental Championship. Continental qualification Europe (1st ranking continent) Notes: *Norway is both European and World Champion, so Sweden goes directly to the Olympic Tournament in London on the European Champions spot. America (2nd ranking continent) * Winner goes to the Olympic Tournament, the runner-up and third (since Australia placed 24th) go to one of the qualification tour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handball At The 2012 Summer Olympics
The handball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August in the Olympic Park. Preliminary rounds and the quarter-finals were held in the Copper Box while the semi-finals and final took place in the larger Basketball Arena. Medals were awarded in a men's tournament and a women's tournament. The gold medals were won by France (men) and Norway (women). Events Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events: * Men's handball (12 teams) * Women's handball (12 teams) Referees The executive committee of the International Handball Federation appointed 17 referee pairs for the 2012 Games: * Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura * Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duță * Carlos María Mariana and Darío Leonel Minore * Yalatima Coulibali and Mamoudou Diabaté * Matija Gubica and Boris Milošević * Václav Horáček and Jiří Novotný * Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen * Oscar Raluy and Ángel Sabroso * Nordine ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
