The women's tournament of
Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
The handball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 21 August at the Future Arena in the Barra Olympic Park. The tournaments were won by Denmark in the men's competition and Russia for the women's tourna ...
at
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Brazil
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, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016. Games were played at the
Future Arena
The Future Arena (Portuguese: Arena do Futuro) was a temporary sporting venue in Barra da Tijuca, Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, that was used for handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics, volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics and goalball ...
.
Russia won their first title after defeating France 22–19 in the final. Norway captured the bronze, and their third consecutive medal by winning against the Netherlands.
The medals were presented by
Aïcha Garad Ali,
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
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and
Auvita Rapilla,
IOC
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members
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from Djibouti, Denmark and Papua New Guinea respectively and 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 ...
,
Miguel Roca Mas and
Per Bertelsen, President, 1st Vice President and Caretaker Chairman of the Commission of Organizing and Competition of the
IHF respectively.
Competition schedule
Qualification
Competition format
The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing
round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.
Referees
15 pairs of referees were selected on 5 July 2016.
Rosters
Draw
The draw took place on 29 April 2016. The final match schedule was announced on 20 May 2016.
Seeding
The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016.
Group stage
''All times are local (
UTC−3).''
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
Source
IHF
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All Star Team
Source
IHF.com
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Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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Medalists
References
External links
Official website
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Women's tournament
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Women's handball in Brazil
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2016 in Brazilian women's sport
Women's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics