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The women's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August. The preliminaries and quarter-finals were held at the
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IHF.info
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 semi-finals and final took place at the Basketball Arena.
Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a knockout 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 quarterfinals.
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...
won the tournament and gold medal, beating Montenegro
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in the final. Montenegro's silver was the first Olympic medal for the country as an independent nation, and the country's only medal at the 2012 Games. Spain
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won the bronze medal.
Qualification
:† Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion.Seeding
Before the draw the IHF seeded the teams in six pots. The draw for the groups was held on 30 May 2012.Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Quarter-finals
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Gold medal match
Rankings and statistics
Final ranking
All-star team
* Goalkeeper: Kari Aalvik Grimsbo * Left wing: Jo Hyo-bi * Left back: Bojana Popović * Central back: Marta Mangué * Right back:Katarina Bulatović
Katarina Bulatović (born 15 November 1984) is a retired
Montenegrin handball player that played the right back position.
Career
Internationally she represented Serbia and Montenegro and Serbia, before opting to play for Montenegro in 2011.
She ...
* Right wing: Alexandra do Nascimento
Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazilian national team.
Career
She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo wher ...
* Line player: Heidi Løke
Heidi Løke (born 12 December 1982) is a Norwegian handball player for Larvik HK and the Norwegian national team.
Among her achievements as club player are national championships, a silver medal in the EHF Women's Cup Winners' Cup, and winner of ...
Chosen by team officials and IHF expertsIHF.info
Top goalkeepers
Top goalscorers
References
*External links
Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters {{DEFAULTSORT:Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics - Women's tournament W Women's handball in the United Kingdom 2012 in women's handball 2012 in English women's sport Women's events at the 2012 Summer Olympics