The men's
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
2012 Olympic Games
The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...
in
London
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was held from 28 July to 12 August at the
Olympic Park
An Olympic Park is a sports campus for hosting the Olympic Games. Typically it contains the Olympic Stadium and the International Broadcast Centre. It may also contain the Olympic Village or some of the other sports venues, such as the aquatics c ...
. The group stage matches were held at the
Copper Box
The Copper Box Arena is a multi-sport venue built for the 2012 Summer Olympics, located in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London, England.
Previously known as the Handball Arena, it was renamed because, aside from handball, it hosted mod ...
and the knockout rounds took place at the larger
Basketball Arena.
Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a quarter-final round, while the 5th and 6th teams in each group were classified 9th–12th by the results of their group matches. Unlike in previous Olympics there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the quarter-finals.
The medals for the competition were presented by
Austin Sealy,
Barbados
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,
IOC Member,
Gunilla Lindberg
Gunilla Lindberg (born 6 May 1947) is a Swedish sports official and member of the International Olympic Committee.
Lindberg took up a position in the offices of the Swedish Olympic Committee (SOC) in 1969, and was appointed SOC's Secretary-Genera ...
,
Sweden
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,
IOC Executive Board Member, and
Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah,
Kuwait
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,
IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by
Hassan Moustafa
Hassan Moustafa (born 28 July 1944) is an Egyptian sports administrator and former handball player. Moustafa is the fifth and current president of International Handball Federation, and a former president of Egyptian Handball Federation.
Early ...
,
IHF President,
Egypt
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,
Miguel Roca Mas,
1st IHF Vice President,
Spain
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, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
, and
Leon Kalin,
Slovenia
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,
IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions.
Qualification
Seeding
Before the draw the IHF seeded the teams in six pots. The draw for the groups was held on 30 May 2012.
Rosters
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
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Source
IHF.info
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All-star team
* Goalkeeper:
Thierry Omeyer
Thierry Omeyer (born 2 November 1976) is a retired French Handball, handball goalkeeper.
A member of the French national team since 1999, he has won all major titles with the team: world champion (five times), European champion (three times) and ...
* Left wing:
Jonas Källman
Jonas Källman (born 17 July 1981) is a Swedish handballer who plays for S.L. Benfica and the Swedish national team.
Honours and awards BM Ciudad Real
* Liga ASOBAL 2003–2004, 2006–2007, 2007–2008, 2008–2009, 2009–2010
* Runner-u ...
* Left back:
Aron Pálmarsson
* Central back:
Nikola Karabatić
Nikola Karabatić (born 11 April 1984) is a French handball player for Paris Saint-Germain and the French national team.
With the French national handball team, he has won three Olympic gold medals (Summer Olympics of 2008, 2012 and 2020), four ...
* Right back:
Kim Andersson
Kim Andersson (born 21 August 1982) is a Swedish handball player for Ystads IF.
He was voted into the ''All-Star Team'' as ''Best right back'' at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship, where Sweden finished 5th. He was part of the Swedi ...
* Right wing:
Ivan Čupić
Ivan Čupić (born 27 March 1986) is a Croatian handball player who plays for RK Zagreb and the Croatian national team.
Career
He was selected by the Croatian national team for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship. He scored 8 goals in th ...
* Pivot:
Julen Aguinagalde
Julen Aguinagalde Akizu (); born 8 December 1982) is a Spanish 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 goa ...
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts
IHF.info
Top goalscorers
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Source
IHF.info
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Top goalkeepers
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Source
IHF.info
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Medalists
References
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External links
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Men's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics