The men's handball competition, one of two events of
handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics included a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. From the quarter final stage onwards, the women's ...
, in
Athens
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, took place at the
Sports Pavilion (
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex
The Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Sports Complex is a complex in the coastal zone of Athens, Greece. It consists of two indoor arenas and a beach volleyball stadium, and it hosted Handball, Taekwondo, and volleyball events at the 2004 Summer Ol ...
) during the preliminary round and quarter-finals (August 14–August 24), and at the
Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena
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during the semi-finals and medal matches (August 27–August 29). A total of 180 players, distributed among twelve national teams, participated in this tournament.
Medalists
Qualification
Preliminary round
For the preliminary round, contested between August 14 and August 22, the twelve teams were distributed into two groups of six teams. Each team played against each of its five group opponents for a total of five matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
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Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In this
single-elimination stage, the first- and second-placed teams of one group played against the other group's fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, to contest the quarter-final round, held on August 24, at the
Sports Pavilion. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, disputed at the
Indoor Arena
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on August 27, with the losing semi-finalists playing for the bronze medal match on the following day, and the final being played two days later.
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All Star Team
Source
IHF
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Top goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
References
External links
Results book2004 Summer Olympics official report Volume 2.
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Men's events at the 2004 Summer Olympics