The girls
handball
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...
tournament at the
2014 Summer Youth Olympics
The 2014 Summer Youth Olympics (), officially known as the II Summer Youth Olympic Games , and commonly known as Nanjing 2014 ( zh, c=南京2014, p=Nánjīng Èr Líng yī sì), were the second Summer Youth Olympic Games, an international sports ...
in
Nanjing
Nanjing (; , Mandarin pronunciation: ), alternately romanized as Nanking, is the capital of Jiangsu province of the People's Republic of China. It is a sub-provincial city, a megacity, and the second largest city in the East China region. T ...
was held from 20 to 25 August. Games were played at the
Jiangning Sports Center Gymnasium.
South Korea won their first title after defeating Russia 32-31 in the final. Sweden captured the bronze, by winning against Brazil 23-16.
Competition schedule
Qualification
Competition format
The six teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of three, with each team initially playing
round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.
Rosters
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Fifth place game
''Angola win 53-40 on aggregate''
Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Final ranking
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics - Girls' tournament
Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics