Handball At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Qualification
The qualification for the 2016 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament was held from January 2015 to April 2016.
Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the world champion, four continental event winners and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.
Qualification summary
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 2 October 2009 |  Copenhagen | 1 |  Brazil |
| 2015 World Championship | 15 January – 1 February 2015 |  Qatar | 1 |  France |
| 2015 Pan American Games | 16–25 July 2015 |  Toronto | 1 |  Argentina |
| 2015 Asian Qualification Tournament | 14–27 November 2015 | Doha | 1 | Qatar |
| 2016 European Championship | 15–31 January 2016 |  Poland | 1 |  Germany |
| 2016 African Championship | 21–30 January 2016 |  Cairo | 1 | Egypt |
| 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 8–10 April 2016 | Gdańsk | 2 | Poland |
 Tunisia | ||||
 Malmö | 2 |  Slovenia | ||
| Sweden | ||||
| Herning | 2 | Denmark | ||
 Croatia | ||||
| Total | 12 | |||
Legend for qualification type
| Legend for qualification type |
|---|
| Team qualified from the World Championship directly to the 2016 Olympic Tournament |
| Team qualified from Continental Events directly to the 2016 Olympic Tournament |
| Team qualified from the World Championship to the Olympic Qualification Tournaments |
| Team qualified from Continental Events to the Olympic Qualification Tournaments |
Host country
World Championship
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | France |
 | Qatar |
 | Poland |
| 4 |  Spain |
| 5 | Denmark |
| 6 | Croatia |
| 7 | Germany |
| 8 | Slovenia |
| 9 |  North Macedonia |
| 10 | Sweden |
| 11 |  Iceland |
| 12 | Argentina |
| 13 |  Austria |
| 14 | Egypt |
| 15 | Tunisia |
| 16 | Brazil |
| 17 |  Czech Republic |
| 18 |  Belarus |
| 19 |  Russia |
| 20 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| 21 |  Iran |
| 22 |  Saudi Arabia |
| 23 |  Chile |
| 24 |  Algeria |
Continental qualification
Europe (1st ranking continent)
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| | Germany |
| | Spain |
| | Croatia |
| 4 |  Norway |
| 5 | France |
| 6 | Denmark |
| 7 | Poland |
| 8 | Sweden |
| 9 | Russia |
| 10 | Belarus |
| 11 | North Macedonia |
| 12 |  Hungary |
| 13 | Iceland |
| 14 | Slovenia |
| 15 |  Serbia |
| 16 |  Montenegro |
Asia (2nd ranking continent)
The tournament was held from 14 to 27 November 2015 in Doha, Qatar. It included Oceania champion's Australia.
All times are local (UTC+3).
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 81 | +61 | 8 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 |  South Korea | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 90 | +34 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Iraq | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 103 | 105 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 101 | 135 | −34 | 2 | |
| 5 |  Australia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 70 | 129 | −59 | 0 |
Source: Asianhandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 15 November 2015 17:00 | Iraq | 20–26 | South Korea | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (8–11) | ||||
| 15 November 2015 19:00 | China | 29–24 | Australia | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–8) | ||||
| 17 November 2015 17:00 | China | 24–43 | Bahrain | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (11–20) | ||||
| 17 November 2015 19:00 | Iraq | 32–19 | Australia | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–7) | ||||
| 19 November 2015 17:00 | Bahrain | 35–16 | Iraq | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (18–5) | ||||
| 19 November 2015 19:00 | Australia | 16–35 | South Korea | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (7–18) | ||||
| 21 November 2015 17:00 | South Korea | 33–23 | China | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–8) | ||||
| 21 November 2015 19:00 | Bahrain | 33–11 | Australia | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (21–3) | ||||
| 23 November 2015 17:00 | Iraq | 35–25 | China | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–13) | ||||
| 23 November 2015 19:00 | Bahrain | 31–30 | South Korea | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (12–19) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 88 | +89 | 10 | Advance to semifinals |
| 2 | Iran | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 150 | 132 | +18 | 8 | |
| 3 |  Japan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 150 | 128 | +22 | 6 | |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 135 | −9 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Oman | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 140 | 167 | −27 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Uzbekistan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 194 | −93 | 0 |
Source: Asianhandball
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 14 November 2015 15:00 | Japan | 27–19 | Saudi Arabia | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (16–13) | ||||
| 14 November 2015 17:00 | Oman | 31–39 | Iran | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (14–18) | ||||
| 14 November 2015 19:00 | Uzbekistan | 9–49 | Qatar | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (4–24) | ||||
| 16 November 2015 15:00 | Saudi Arabia | 29–23 | Oman | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–12) | ||||
| 16 November 2015 17:00 | Uzbekistan | 18–33 | Iran | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (8–17) | ||||
| 16 November 2015 19:00 | Japan | 19–36 | Qatar | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (9–16) | ||||
| 18 November 2015 15:00 | Iran | 31–27 | Japan | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (14–15) | ||||
| 18 November 2015 17:00 | Qatar | 29–23 | Saudi Arabia | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (16–15) | ||||
| 18 November 2015 19:00 | Oman | 39–33 | Uzbekistan | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (22–14) | ||||
| 20 November 2015 15:00 | Oman | 27–35 | Japan | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (15–18) | ||||
| 20 November 2015 17:00 | Saudi Arabia | 31–26 | Uzbekistan | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (19–13) | ||||
| 20 November 2015 19:00 | Iran | 17–32 | Qatar | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (8–16) | ||||
| 22 November 2015 15:00 | Qatar | 31–20 | Oman | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (14–8) | ||||
| 22 November 2015 17:00 | Japan | 42–15 | Uzbekistan | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (19–9) | ||||
| 22 November 2015 19:00 | Iran | 30–24 | Saudi Arabia | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (14–11) | ||||
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 November | ||||||
| Bahrain | 30 | |||||
| 27 November | ||||||
| Iran | 35 | |||||
| Iran | 19 | |||||
| 25 November | ||||||
| Qatar | 28 | |||||
| Qatar | 30 | |||||
| South Korea | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 27 November | ||||||
| Bahrain | 34 | |||||
| South Korea | 21 | |||||
- 5th place bracket
| Semi-finals | Fifth Place | |||||
| 25 November | ||||||
| Iraq | 31 | |||||
| 26 November | ||||||
| Saudi Arabia | 33 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 27 | |||||
| 25 November | ||||||
| Japan | 38 | |||||
| Japan | 40 | |||||
| China | 24 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 26 November | ||||||
| Iraq | 38 | |||||
| China | 27 | |||||
9–11th place semifinal
| 25 November 2015 10:00 | Australia | 30–25 | Uzbekistan | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–14) | ||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 25 November 2015 12:00 | Iraq | 31–33 | Saudi Arabia | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–19) | ||||
| 25 November 2015 14:00 | Japan | 40–24 | China | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–10) | ||||
Semifinals
| 25 November 2015 16:00 | Bahrain | 30–35 | Iran | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (12–16) | ||||
| 25 November 2015 18:00 | Qatar | 30–26 | South Korea | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (14–9) | ||||
Ninth place game
| 26 November 2015 14:00 | Australia | 24–30 | Oman | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (11–11) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 26 November 2015 16:00 | Iraq | 38–27 | China | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (15–11) | ||||
Fifth place game
| 26 November 2015 18:00 | Saudi Arabia | 27–38 | Japan | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–14) | ||||
Third place game
| 27 November 2015 16:00 | Bahrain | 34–21 | South Korea | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (17–10) | ||||
Final
| 27 November 2015 18:00 | Iran | 19–28 | Qatar | Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha |
| (11–15) | ||||
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| | Qatar |
| | Iran |
| | Bahrain |
| 4 | South Korea |
| 5 | Japan |
| 6 | Saudi Arabia |
| 7 | Iraq |
| 8 | China |
| 9 | Oman |
| 10 | Australia |
| 11 | Uzbekistan |
America (3rd ranking continent)
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Chile |
| 4 |  Uruguay |
| 5 |  Puerto Rico |
| 6 |  Cuba |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 |  Dominican Republic |
Africa (4th ranking continent)
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| | Egypt |
| | Tunisia |
| |  Angola |
| 4 | Algeria |
| 5 |  Cameroon |
| 6 |  Morocco |
| 7 |  DR Congo |
| 8 |  Congo |
| 9 |  Libya |
| 10 |  Nigeria |
| 11 |  Gabon |
| 12 |  Kenya |
Olympic Qualification Tournaments
The Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held on 8–10 April 2016. Only twelve teams that have not yet qualified through the five events mentioned above could play in the tournament:
- 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 best ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represented the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first ranked continent received two more places for the tournament. The second, third and fourth ranked continent received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8th–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 will not be considered for receiving places through the continental criterion.
- 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 2016 Olympic Games.
| 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 | 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 | 2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 |
|---|---|---|
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 71 | +17 | 6 | Qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 83 | +8 | 4 | |
| 3 | Macedonia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 2 | |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 100 | −17 | 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.[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
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.[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 8 April 2016 18:00 | Chile | 29–35 | Tunisia | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot Attendance: 2,000 Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRN) |
| Salinas 11 | (12–17) | Boughanmi 11 | ||
4× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 8× |
| 8 April 2016 20:30 | Poland | 25–20 | Macedonia | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot Attendance: 10,000 Referees: Pálsson, Eliasson (ISL) |
| Bielecki 7 | (13–9) | Lazarov 8 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 4× 5× |
| 9 April 2016 18:30 | Macedonia | 26–32 | Tunisia | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot Attendance: 4,500 Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN) |
| Lazarov 8 | (10–17) | Boughanmi 7 | ||
| 3× 6× | Report | 2× 8× |
| 9 April 2016 20:30 | Poland | 35–27 | Chile | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot Attendance: 9,500 Referees: Pálsson, Eliasson (ISL) |
| Daszek, Szyba 5 | (19–13) | Erw. Feuchtmann, Maurin 6 | ||
| 3× 7× | Report | 3× 9× |
| 10 April 2016 18:00 | Macedonia | 30–27 | Chile | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot Attendance: 2,500 Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN) |
| Kosteski 6 | (17–14) | Erw. Feuchtmann 10 | ||
| 3× 5× | Report | 3× 7× |
| 10 April 2016 20:30 | Tunisia | 24–28 | Poland | Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot Attendance: 6,500 Referees: Kolahdouzan, Mousavian (IRN) |
| Bannour 5 | (13–15) | Bielecki 7 | ||
| 4× 5× | Report | 3× 6× |
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 80 | 62 | +18 | 4 | Qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Sweden (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 67 | +14 | 4 | |
| 3 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 70 | +13 | 4 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 104 | −45 | 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.[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
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.[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Notes:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 45 | +2 | 2 | Qualified |
| 2 | Sweden | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 47 | 48 | −1 | 2 | |
| 3 | Spain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 46 | 47 | −1 | 2 | Missed |
Source: [citation needed]
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 8 April 2016 17:00 | Spain | 21–24 | Slovenia | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 2,264 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Rivera 6 | (16–12) | Dolenec 6 | ||
| 3× 4× | Report | 3× 7× |
| 8 April 2016 19:15 | Iran | 19–34 | Sweden | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 4,328 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Nosrati 4 | (9–16) | three players 6 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 3× 1× |
| 9 April 2016 16:15 | Spain | 37–23 | Iran | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 4,288 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| Ugalde 9 | (18–12) | Norouzinejad 6 | ||
| 4× | Report | 3× 3× |
| 9 April 2016 18:30 | Slovenia | 23–24 | Sweden | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,653 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
| Kavtičnik 8 | (9–12) | Andersson, Gottfridsson 5 | ||
| 4× 5× | Report | 4× 5× |
| 10 April 2016 16:30 | Sweden | 23–25 | Spain | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 8,253 Referees: Nachevski, Nikolov (MKD) |
| Nilsson 6 | (11–12) | Rivera 9 | ||
| 3× 6× | Report | 4× 4× |
| 10 April 2016 18:45 | Slovenia | 33–17 | Iran | Malmö Arena, Malmö Attendance: 655 Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA) |
| Marguč 8 | (17–8) | Norouzinejad 4 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× |
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 73 | +6 | 5 | Qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 71 | +13 | 4 | |
| 3 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 81 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 94 | −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.[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
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.[citation needed]
(H) Hosts
All times are local (UTC+2).
| 8 April 2016 18:00 | Norway | 35–29 | Bahrain | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 8,700 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| Bjørnsen 10 | (16–15) | M. Al-Maqabi 6 | ||
| 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× 1× |
| 8 April 2016 20:30 | Denmark | 28–24 | Croatia | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,000 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Hansen 8 | (11–9) | Štrlek 7 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
| 9 April 2016 18:00 | Croatia | 33–22 | Bahrain | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,000 Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
| Štrlek 8 | (14–14) | Al-Fardan 5 | ||
| 3× 6× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 9 April 2016 20:30 | Denmark | 25–25 | Norway | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 12,000 Referees: Ștefan, Stark (ROU) |
| Hansen 5 | (12–13) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 3× | Report | 4× 3× |
| 10 April 2016 18:00 | Croatia | 27–21 | Norway | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 4,000 Referees: López, Ramírez (ESP) |
| Duvnjak 6 | (14–7) | Jøndal 6 | ||
| 2× 4× | Report | 3× 5× |
| 10 April 2016 20:30 | Bahrain | 24–26 | Denmark | Jyske Bank Boxen, Herning Attendance: 5,500 Referees: Ștefan, Stark (ROU) |
| Al-Salatna, Habib 4 | (12–12) | Mortensen, Svan 5 | ||
| 2× 6× | Report | 2× 3× |
References
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