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
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 ...
. From the quarter final stage onwards, the women's event moved to the
Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the
Helliniko Olympic Complex
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, with the men joining them there for their semi-finals and final.
The men's Handball event first made an appearance, played outside, at the
1936 Summer Olympics in
Berlin
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,
Germany
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but did not then re-appear until the
Games returned to Germany for the
Munich Olympics in 1972 since when it has been ever present. The women's game debuted in
Montreal, Quebec
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, Canada at the
1976 Summer Olympics
Events January
* January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force.
* January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea.
* January 11 – The 1976 P ...
and again has been ever present since.
Medal summary
Medal table
Teams
Men
The men's event involved twelve teams split equally into two groups.
Group A:
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*
*
*
*
*
Group B:
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*
*
*
*
*
Women
The women's event involved ten teams split in two groups.
Group A:
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*
*
*
*
Group B:
*
*
*
*
*
When all teams within a group have played each other in both men's and women's competitions the top four from each group will progress into their respective quarter finals.
References
{{Handball at the Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics events
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