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
DateHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation2 October 2009 Copenhagen1 Brazil
2015 World Championship15 January – 1 February 2015 Qatar1 France
2015 Pan American Games16–25 July 2015 Toronto1 Argentina
2015 Asian Qualification Tournament14–27 November 2015 Doha1 Qatar
2016 European Championship15–31 January 2016 Poland1 Germany
2016 African Championship21–30 January 2016 Cairo1 Egypt
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments8–10 April 2016 Gdańsk2 Poland
 Tunisia
Malmö2 Slovenia
 Sweden
Herning2 Denmark
 Croatia
Total12

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.[1][2] It included Oceania champion's Australia.

All times are local (UTC+3).

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.
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.
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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 November
 
 
 Bahrain30
 
27 November
 
 Iran35
 
 Iran19
 
25 November
 
 Qatar28
 
 Qatar30
 
 
 South Korea26
 
Third place
 
 
27 November
 
 
 Bahrain34
 
 
 South Korea21
5th place bracket
 
Semi-finalsFifth Place
 
      
 
25 November
 
 
 Iraq31
 
26 November
 
 Saudi Arabia33
 
 Saudi Arabia27
 
25 November
 
 Japan38
 
 Japan40
 
 
 China24
 
Seventh Place
 
 
26 November
 
 
 Iraq38
 
 
 China27
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.[3][4]
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  North 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.
(H) Host.

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
   Report  
8 April 2016
20:30
Poland  25–20  North Macedonia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 10,000
Referees: Pálsson, Eliasson (ISL)
Bielecki 7 (13–9) Lazarov 8
  Report  

9 April 2016
18:30
North Macedonia  26–32  Tunisia Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Lazarov 8 (10–17) Boughanmi 7
  Report  
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
  Report  

10 April 2016
18:00
North Macedonia  30–27  Chile Ergo Arena, Gdańsk / Sopot
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN)
Kosteski 6 (17–14) Erw. Feuchtmann 10
  Report  
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
  Report  

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[lower-alpha 1] Qualification to 2016 Summer Olympics
2  Sweden (H) 3 2 0 1 81 67 +14 4[lower-alpha 1]
3  Spain 3 2 0 1 83 70 +13 4[lower-alpha 1]
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.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. Slovenia 2 Pts, 47–45 GD; Sweden 2 Pts, 47–48 GD; Spain 2 Pts, 46–47 GD
Head-to-head table
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:

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
10 April 2016
18:45
Slovenia  33–17  Iran Malmö Arena, Malmö
Attendance: 655
Referees: Menezes, Pinto (BRA)
Marguč 8 (17–8) Norouzinejad 4
  Report  

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.
(H) Host.

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
  Report   
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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
  Report  
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
  Report  

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