Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The qualification for the 2020 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament assigned quota places to twelve teams: the hosts, the World champion, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively. The 2020 Olympics was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Qualification summary

QualificationDateHostVacanciesQualified
Host nation election7 September 2013N/A1 Japan
2018 European Championship29 November – 16 December 2018 France1 France
2019 Pan American Games24–30 July 2019 Lima1 Brazil
2019 Asian Qualification Tournament23–29 September 2019 Chuzhou1 South Korea
2019 African Qualification Tournament26–29 September 2019 Dakar1 Angola
2019 World Championship29 November – 15 December 2019 Japan1 Netherlands
2020 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments19–21 March 2021 Spain2
 Hungary2
 Montenegro2
Total12

Legend for qualification type

Legend for qualification type
Team qualified from the World Championship directly to the 2020 Olympic Tournament
Team qualified from Continental Events or as hosts directly to the 2020 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
 Netherlands
 Spain
 Russia
4 Norway
5 Montenegro
6 Serbia
7 Sweden
8 Germany
9 Denmark
10 Japan
11 South Korea
12 Romania
13 France
14 Hungary
15 Angola
16 Argentina
17 Brazil
18 Senegal
19 Slovenia
20 DR Congo
21 Cuba
22 Kazakhstan
23 China
24 Australia

Continental qualification

Europe

Rank Team
 France
 Russia
 Netherlands
4 Romania
5 Norway
6 Sweden
7 Hungary
8 Denmark
9 Montenegro
10 Germany
11 Serbia
12 Spain
13 Slovenia
14 Poland
15 Czech Republic
16 Croatia

America

Rank Team
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Cuba
4 United States
5 Dominican Republic
6 Puerto Rico
7 Canada
8 Peru

Asia

The tournament was held in Chuzhou, China from 23 to 29 September 2019.[2]

All times are local (UTC+8).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 5 5 0 0 181 93 +88 10 2020 Summer Olympics
2  China (H) 5 3 0 2 138 103 +35 6[lower-alpha 1] Qualification tournaments
3  North Korea 5 3 0 2 142 115 +27 6[lower-alpha 1]
4  Kazakhstan 5 3 0 2 133 110 +23 6[lower-alpha 1]
5  Hong Kong 5 1 0 4 86 165 79 2
6  Thailand 5 0 0 5 86 180 94 0
Source: AHF
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.
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. China 2 Pts, +4 GD; North Korea 2 Pts, +1 GD, Kazakhstan 2 Pts, −5 GD
23 September 2019
14:00
Kazakhstan  30–16  Hong Kong Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
(16–7)
23 September 2019
16:00
South Korea  39–21  North Korea Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
(20–10)
23 September 2019
18:00
China  36–17  Thailand Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
(17–9)

24 September 2019
14:00
South Korea  29–25  Kazakhstan Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
(15–13)
24 September 2019
16:00
Hong Kong  33–22  Thailand Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
(19–10)
24 September 2019
18:00
North Korea  25–22  China Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
(11–11)

26 September 2019
14:00
Thailand  14–40  South Korea Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
(6–21)
26 September 2019
16:00
Kazakhstan  24–22  North Korea Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
(12–10)
26 September 2019
18:00
China  34–10  Hong Kong Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
(21–4)

27 September 2019
14:00
North Korea  36–16  Thailand Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR)
(18–8)
27 September 2019
16:00
Hong Kong  13–41  South Korea Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR)
(4–21)
27 September 2019
18:00
Kazakhstan  19–26  China Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
(10–12)

29 September 2019
14:00
Thailand  17–35  Kazakhstan Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN)
(8–16)
29 September 2019
16:00
Hong Kong  14–38  North Korea Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN)
(6–19)
29 September 2019
18:00
China  20–32  South Korea Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou
Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS)
(8–17)

Africa

The tournament was held in Dakar, Senegal from 26 to 29 September 2019.[3]

All times are local (UTC+0).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 2 2 0 0 51 35 +16 4 2020 Summer Olympics
2  Senegal (H) 2 1 0 1 43 40 +3 2 Qualification tournaments
3  DR Congo 2 0 0 2 39 58 19 0
4  Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrawn[4]
Source:
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.
(H) Host.
26 September 2019
18:00
Angola  29–21  DR Congo Dakar Arena, Dakar
(19–12)

27 September 2019
18:00
DR Congo  18–29  Senegal Dakar Arena, Dakar
(8–11)

29 September 2019
18:00
Senegal  14–22  Angola Dakar Arena, Dakar
(6–12)

Olympic Qualification Tournaments

There are three Olympic Qualification Tournaments. Only twelve teams that have not yet qualified through the five events mentioned above could play in the tournament:[5]

  • The top six teams from the World championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships are eligible to participate in the tournament.
  • The best ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represent 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. If no team from Oceania met this condition, the second ranked continent receives 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 2020 Olympic Games.[6]
2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

On 10 January 2020, North Korea withdrew and was replaced with Kazakhstan.[7][8]

On 3 February 2020, China and Hong Kong withdrew and were replaced by Thailand.[9][10][11] In October 2020, China requested to be reinstated because the tournaments were moved and the IHF granted that request.[12]

2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Summer Olympics
2  Sweden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 March 2021. 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.

2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Summer Olympics
2  Serbia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  China 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Hungary (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 March 2021. 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.

2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Norway 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2020 Summer Olympics
2  Montenegro (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Kazakhstan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played on 19 March 2021. 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.

References

  1. "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". olympic.org (press release). International Olympic Committee. 24 March 2020. Archived from the original on 19 April 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. "Asian Women's Qualification for OG Japan 2020 – Result Summary" (PDF). AHF. 29 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  3. "Tournoi qualificatif des Jeux Olympiques" [Olympic Qualification Tournament]. CAHB. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. "Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament: Cameroon desists from the Dakar 2019". CAHB. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  5. "Update on 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament places". ihf.info. 13 December 2019.
  6. "Update: Women's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. 27 January 2020.
  7. "DPR of Korea withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament". ihf.info. 10 January 2020.
  8. "Kazakhstan replace DPR of Korea at Olympic Qualification Tournament". ihf.info. 15 January 2020.
  9. "People's Republic of China withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Qualification Event". ihf.info. 3 February 2020.
  10. "Thailand replace PR of China in the Tokyo 2020 Women's Qualification Tournament". ihf.info. 10 February 2020.
  11. "Thailand replace China in women's handball Olympic qualifying due to coronavirus". Inside the Games. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  12. "PR of China to participate in IHF Women's Tokyo 2020 Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. 2 October 2020.
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