2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments

The 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held from 14 to 17 March 2024. Four teams took part in each tournament, with the two best-ranked teams qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia and Spain qualified for the Olympics.[1]

Format

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There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments:[2][3]

  • The top six teams from the World championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships were eligible to participate in the tournament.
  • The highest-ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represented the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first-ranked continent (Europe) received two more places for the tournament. The second (Africa), third (Asia), and fourth (Americas)-ranked continents received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8 and 12th at the World Championship. As no team from Oceania met this condition, the second-ranked continent received an extra place instead. The teams that already earned their places through their World championship ranking were not considered for receiving places through the continental criterion. In such cases, the access list was rebalanced accordingly.
  • The twelve teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[4]
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

The host countries were announced on 2 February 2024.[5]

Referees

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The referees were announced on 27 February 2024.[6]

Tournament 1

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Tournament 1
Tournament details
Host country  Spain
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–17 March
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored334 (55.67 per match)
Attendance19,244 (3,207 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Blaž Janc
(16 goals)

The tournament was held in Granollers, Spain.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain (H) 3 3 0 0 99 75 +24 6 2024 Summer Olympics
2   Slovenia 3 2 0 1 81 84 −3 4
3   Brazil 3 1 0 2 77 79 −2 2
4   Bahrain 3 0 0 3 77 96 −19 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+1).[7]

14 March 2024
18:30
Spain   39–27   Bahrain Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 2,132
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Fernández Jiménez 8 (18–11) Eid 7
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14 March 2024
21:00
Slovenia   27–26   Brazil Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,968
Referees: Belkhiri, Hamidi (ALG)
Janc 7 (13–12) Monte da Silva 5
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15 March 2024
18:30
Bahrain   24–25   Brazil Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,980
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Habib 6 (14–11) Hackbarth 6
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15 March 2024
21:00
Spain   32–22   Slovenia Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 5,500
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Garciandia 6 (20–13) Bombač 5
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17 March 2024
15:15
Slovenia   32–26   Bahrain Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 1,744
Referees: Bíró, Kiss (HUN)
Vlah 8 (17–12) Eid 5
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17 March 2024
17:45
Brazil   26–28   Spain Palau d'Esports de Granollers, Granollers
Attendance: 5,920
Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA)
Silva 5 (14–14) Solé 7
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Tournament 2

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Tournament 2
Tournament details
Host country  Germany
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–17 March
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored385 (64.17 per match)
Attendance60,594 (10,099 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Renārs Uščins
(26 goals)

The tournament was held in Hanover, Germany.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Croatia 3 3 0 0 102 81 +21 6 2024 Summer Olympics
2   Germany (H) 3 2 0 1 105 93 +12 4
3   Austria 3 1 0 2 101 95 +6 2
4   Algeria 3 0 0 3 77 116 −39 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+1).[7]

14 March 2024
17:45
Germany   41–29   Algeria ZAG-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,099
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Uščins 10 (16–13) Abdi 8
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14 March 2024
20:15
Croatia   35–29   Austria ZAG-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,099
Referees: Kleven, Jørum (NOR)
Martinović 9 (16–16) Bilyk 8
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16 March 2024
14:30
Germany   30–33   Croatia ZAG-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,099
Referees: García, Marín (ESP)
Uščins 8 (10–16) Martinović 8
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16 March 2024
17:30
Algeria   26–41   Austria ZAG-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,099
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Berkous 9 (13–20) Frimmel 8
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17 March 2024
14:10
Austria   31–34   Germany ZAG-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,099
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Božović 7 (15–18) Köster, Uščins 8
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17 March 2024
16:45
Croatia   34–22   Algeria ZAG-Arena, Hanover
Attendance: 10,099
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Glavaš 9 (15–11) Abdi 8
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Tournament 3

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Tournament 3
Tournament details
Host country  Hungary
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates14–17 March
Teams4 (from 2 confederations)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored360 (60 per match)
Attendance26,115 (4,353 per match)
Top scorer(s)  Luís Frade
(19 goals)

The tournament was held in Tatabánya, Hungary.

Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Norway 3 3 0 0 102 78 +24 6 2024 Summer Olympics
2   Hungary (H) 3 2 0 1 88 80 +8 4
3   Portugal 3 1 0 2 93 91 +2 2
4   Tunisia 3 0 0 3 77 111 −34 0
Source: IHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts

Matches

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All times are local (UTC+1).[7]

14 March 2024
18:30
Norway   32–29   Portugal Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 2,640
Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO)
Lyse, Sagosen 6 (18–13) Frade 8
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14 March 2024
21:00
Hungary   33–24   Tunisia Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 4,975
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Lékai 6 (17–10) three players 4
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16 March 2024
17:00
Portugal   37–29   Tunisia Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 3,000
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Frade 6 (18–12) three players 4
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16 March 2024
19:30
Norway   29–25   Hungary Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD)
Grøndahl 8 (16–13) four players 3
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17 March 2024
18:30
Tunisia   24–41   Norway Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 3,500
Referees: Pavićević, Ražnatović (MNE)
Rzig 7 (12–20) Barthold 11
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17 March 2024
21:00
Hungary   30–27   Portugal Tatabányai Multifunkcionális Sportcsarnok, Tatabánya
Attendance: 6,000
Referees: Schulze, Tönnies (GER)
Imre 9 (16–16) Portela 6
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Line-up completed for the Men's competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". ihf.info. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Handball" (PDF). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Olympic Qualification Tournaments dates revealed with less than one year before Paris 2024". ihf.info. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games set". ihf.info. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Hosts revealed for the Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games". ihf.info. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  6. ^ "Referees nominations for the Olympic Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. 27 February 2024.
  7. ^ a b c "Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments schedule released". ihf.info. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
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