The men's handball tournament at the 2024 Summer Olympics was the 15th edition of the handball event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 27 July to 11 August 2024. The preliminary round games were played at the South Paris Arena 6 in Paris and the final games at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium in Lille, France.
Denmark won their second title with a win over Germany. It was Denmark's third final in a row and the biggest win in an olympic final. Spain captured the bronze medal after a victory against Slovenia.
Schedule The schedule of the tournament was as follows.
Sat 27 Sun 28 Mon 29 Tue 30 Wed 31 Thu 1 Fri 2 Sat 3 Sun 4 Mon 5 Tue 6 Wed 7 Thu 8 Fri 9 Sat 10 Sun 11G G G G G ¼ ½ B F
Qualification
Draw The draw was held on 16 April 2024.
Seeding The seeding was revealed on 17 March 2024.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Pot 5Pot 6
Referees The referee pairs were announced on 26 April 2024.
Referees Youcef BelkhiriSid Ali Hamidi Mariana GarcíaMaría Paolantoni Amar KonjičaninDino Konjičanin Václav HoráčekJiří Novotný Mads HansenJesper Madsen Charlotte BonaventuraJulie Bonaventura Robert SchulzeTobias Tönnies Tanja KuttlerMaike Merz
Referees Ádám BíróOlivér Kiss Gjorgji NachevskiSlave Nikolov Ivan PavićevićMiloš Ražnatović Lars JørumHåvard Kleven Bojan LahDavid Sok Ignacio GarcíaAndreu Marín Mirza KurtagicMattias Wetterwik Arthur BrunnerMorad Salah
Rosters
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+2).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Bronze medal game
Gold medal game
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
All Star Team The all-star team was announced after the final on 11 August 2024.
Position Player Goalkeeper Niklas Landin Jacobsen Right wing Blaž Janc Right back Renārs Uščins Centre back Juri Knorr Left back Simon Pytlick Left wing Daniel Fernández Pivot Lukas Jørgensen MVP Mathias Gidsel
Top goalscorers Rank Name Goals Shots 1 Mathias Gidsel 62 83 75 2 Aleks Vlah 56 87 64 3 Simon Pytlick 54 79 68 4 Renārs Uščins 52 76 68 5 Aleix Gómez 48 61 79 6 Blaž Janc 43 58 74 7 Johannes Golla 37 47 79 Dika Mem 60 62 9 Hugo Descat 34 45 76 10 Juri Knorr 33 52 63 Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalscorers
Top goalkeepers Rank Name % Saves Shots 1 Roland Mikler 40 23 58 2 Vincent Gérard 35 68 192 3 Tobias Thulin 34 35 102 4 Dominik Kuzmanović 33 56 171 Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas 82 251 6 Mohamed Aly 32 46 142 Rodrigo Corrales 24 74 Klemen Ferlin 56 177 9 Emil Nielsen 31 48 157 Kristóf Palasics 33 107 Andreas Palicka 46 147 David Späth 40 131 Andreas Wolff 66 210 Source: Olympics Paris 2024 goalkeepers
Medalists Gold Silver Bronze Niklas Landin Jacobsen (c) (GK)Niclas KirkeløkkeMagnus Landin JacobsenEmil JakobsenRasmus LaugeEmil Nielsen (GK)Magnus SaugstrupHans LindbergMathias GidselHenrik MøllgaardMikkel HansenLukas JørgensenLasse AnderssonSimon HaldThomas Sommer ArnoldsenSimon Pytlick Head coach: Nikolaj Jacobsen David Späth (GK)Johannes Golla (c)Luca WitzkeSebastian HeymannJustus FischerJuri KnorrJulian KösterRenārs UščinsKai HäfnerTim HornkeAndreas Wolff (GK)Rune DahmkeLukas MertensChristoph SteinertMarko GrgićJannik Kohlbacher Head coach: Alfreð Gíslason Gonzalo Pérez de Vargas (c) (GK)Jorge MaquedaAlex DujshebaevRodrigo Corrales (GK)Adrià FiguerasImanol GarciandiaAbel SerdioAgustín CasadoAleix GómezIan TarrafetaMiguel Sánchez-MigallónDaniel DujshebaevKauldi OdriozolaDaniel FernándezJavier Rodríguez Head coach: Jordi Ribera
References
External links Official website Paris 2024