The women's
handball
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tournament at the
2020 Summer Olympics
The officially the and officially branded as were an international multi-sport event that was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some of the preliminary sporting events beginning on 21 July 2021. Tokyo ...
was the 12th edition of the
handball event for women at the
Summer Olympic Games
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. It was held from 25 July to 8 August 2021. All games were played at the
Yoyogi National Stadium in
Tokyo
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,
Japan
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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
COVID-19 pandemic
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. Because of this pandemic, the games were played
behind closed doors
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.
The final was a rematch of the previous between France and Russia. After Russia won 22–19 in the 2016 final France got the upper hand with a 30–25 win this time. Norway won the bronze medal after winning 36–19 against Sweden. France became the first nation since
1984
Events
January
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to win both the men's and women's tournaments
The medals for the competition were presented by
Kristin Kloster Aasen,
Norway
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;
IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by
Anna Rapp,
Sweden
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;
IHF Treasurer.
Schedule
The schedule was as follows.
Qualification
Draw
The draw was held on 1 April 2021.
Seeding
The seeding was revealed on 21 March 2021.
Referees
The referee pairs were announced on 21 April 2021.
Rosters
Group stage
''All times are local (
UTC+9
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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 8 August 2021.
Top goalscorers
Source
IHF
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Top goalkeepers
Source
IHF
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Medalists
References
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Women's tournament
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Women's events at the 2020 Summer Olympics