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tournament at the

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was the 14th edition of the handball event for men at the

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. It was held from 24 July to 7 August 2021. All games were played at the

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. It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the

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. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. The final was a rematch of the previous between

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. After Denmark won 28–26 in the

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final, France got the upper hand with a 25–23 win this time. Spain won the bronze medal match against Egypt. This meant that France won both gold medals as the first team since 1984. The medals for the competition were presented by Jean-Christophe Rolland, IOC Member, Olympian, one

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and one

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; and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Joël Delplanque, IHF 1st Vice-President,

Schedule

Qualification

Draw

The draw was held on 1 April 2021.

Seeding

The seeding was revealed on 14 March 2021.

Roster

Referees

The referee pairs were announced on 21 April 2021.

Group stage

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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 7 August 2021.

Top goalscorers

Source
IHF
/small> With his fourth goal against Portugal Mikkel Hansen became the Olympic Games topscorer of all time with 128 goals.

Top goalkeepers

Source
IHF
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References

External links

International Handball FederationEuropean Handball Federation
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