Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
International handball competition
The men's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from August 10 to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing . Twelve nations are represented in the men's tournament.
The four best teams from each group advanced to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of their group matches. The losers of quarterfinal matches competed in the 5th-8th place matches by the same elimination system as the winners of the quarterfinals.
This event was the last to be completed in the 2008 Summer Olympics .
Qualification
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments
Tournament I:
Tournament II:
Tournament III:
Preliminary round
Seeding
The draw for the groups was held 16 June 2008.
Rosters
Group stage
Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
France
5
4
1
0
148
115
+33
9
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Poland
5
3
1
1
147
128
+19
7
Croatia
5
3
0
2
140
115
+25
6
Spain
5
3
0
2
152
145
+7
6
Brazil
5
1
0
4
129
153
−24
2
China
5
0
0
5
104
164
−60
0
Group B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts
Qualification
South Korea
5
3
0
2
122
129
−7
6
Qualified for the quarterfinals
Denmark
5
2
2
1
137
131
+6
6
Iceland
5
2
2
1
151
146
+5
6
Russia
5
2
1
2
136
131
+5
5
Germany
5
2
1
2
126
130
−4
5
Egypt
5
0
2
3
127
132
−5
2
Medal round
Quarterfinal, Poland-Iceland
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8 )
Quarterfinals
Classification
Semifinals
7th–8th place
5th–6th place
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Ranking and statistics
Final ranking
All star team
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
Top goalkeepers
Top goalscorers
References
External links
Tournaments Qualifications
Squads