The women's
handball
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tournament at the
2024 Summer Olympics
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was the 13th edition of the
handball event for women at the
Summer Olympic Games
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. It was held from 25 July to 10 August 2024. The preliminary round games were played at the
South Paris Arena 6 in
Paris
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and the final games at the
Pierre Mauroy Stadium in
Lille
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, France.
Norway won their third title after a win over France. Denmark captured the bronze medal with a victory over Sweden.
Schedule
The schedule of the tournament was as follows.
Qualification
Draw
The draw was held on 16 April 2024.
Seeding
The seeding was revealed on 14 April 2024.
Referees
The referee pairs were announced on 26 April 2024.
Rosters
Preliminary round
''All times are local (
UTC+2
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As standard time (year-round)
Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...
).''
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
Quarterfinals
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Semifinals
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Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All Star Team
The all-star team was announced on 10 August 2024.
Top goalscorers
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalscorers
Top goalkeepers
Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalkeepers
Medalists
References
External links
Official websiteParis 2024
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Women's tournament
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Women's events at the 2024 Summer Olympics