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Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
The men's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by twelve teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom four proceeding to placement matches.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United States |
| Venue(s) | Georgia Dome Final Georgia World Congress Center |
| Dates | 24 July – 4 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Croatia (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Sweden |
| Third place | Spain |
| Fourth place | France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 1,822 (47.95 per match) |
| Attendance | 305,100 (8,029 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Patrik Ćavar (43 goals) |
Qualification edit
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 18 September 1990 | Tokyo | 1 | United States |
| 1995 Pan American Games | 16–25 March 1995 | Mar del Plata | 1 | Brazil |
| 1995 World Championship | 7–21 May 1995 | Iceland | 7 | France Croatia Sweden Germany Russia Egypt Switzerland |
| 1995 Asian Championship | 25 September – 6 October 1995 | Kuwait City | 1 | Kuwait |
| 1996 European Championship | 24 May – 2 June 1996 | Spain | 1 | Spain |
| African qualification tournament | 6-12 October 1995 | Cairo | 1 | Algeria |
| Total | 12 | |||
Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 94 | +37 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Croatia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 122 | +10 | 8 | |
| 3 | Russia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 137 | 106 | +31 | 6 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Switzerland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 126 | 115 | +11 | 4 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | United States (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 111 | 142 | −31 | 2 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Kuwait | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 100 | 158 | −58 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source: [citation needed]
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) Hosts
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) Hosts
| 24 July 1996 10:00 | Russia | 32–20 | Kuwait | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Kuleshov 7 | (18–10) | S. Al-Marzouq 6 | ||
| 24 July 1996 14:30 | Croatia | 23–22 | Switzerland | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Ćavar 8 | (12–14) | Baumgartner 5 | ||
| 24 July 1996 19:00 | Sweden | 23–19 | United States | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gedvilas, Guterman (LTU) |
| Wislander 5 | (11–9) | Heath 4 | ||
| 25 July 1996 10:00 | Kuwait | 22–31 | Croatia | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| S. Al-Marzouq 6 | (11–16) | Ćavar 10 | ||
| 25 July 1996 14:30 | Switzerland | 19–26 | Sweden | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) |
| Baumgartner 5 | (8–14) | Hajas 6 | ||
| 25 July 1996 20:45 | Russia | 31–16 | United States | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
| Kudinov 10 | (16–9) | Penn 4 | ||
| 27 July 1996 11:45 | Switzerland | 33–16 | Kuwait | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gedvilas, Guterman (LTU) |
| Barth, Spengler 6 | (18–8) | Al-Ali 4 | ||
| 27 July 1996 14:30 | Sweden | 22–20 | Russia | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| M. Andersson 5 | (11–11) | Gopin, Torgovanov 5 | ||
| 27 July 1996 19:00 | Croatia | 35–27 | United States | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) |
| Smajlagić 11 | (20–9) | Brown 8 | ||
| 29 July 1996 11:45 | Sweden | 33–18 | Kuwait | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Petersson 10 | (16–7) | Al-Ali 4 | ||
| 29 July 1996 16:15 | Russia | 24–25 | Croatia | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Gopin 7 | (13–11) | Jović 7 | ||
| 29 July 1996 20:45 | United States | 20–29 | Switzerland | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Heath 7 | (9–12) | Baumgartner 13 | ||
| 31 July 1996 11:45 | Russia | 30–23 | Switzerland | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) |
| Kuleshov 9 | (14–11) | Spengler 8 | ||
| 31 July 1996 14:30 | Croatia | 18–27 | Sweden | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Thomas, Thomas (GER) |
| Mikulić 6 | (7–10) | Hajas, Thorsson 7 | ||
| 31 July 1996 20:45 | Kuwait | 24–29 | United States | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| S. Al-Marzouq 9 | (10–13) | DeGraaf 13 | ||
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 145 | 114 | +31 | 8[a] | Semifinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 114 | 97 | +17 | 8[a] | |
| 3 | Egypt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 113 | 103 | +10 | 6[b] | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 121 | 112 | +9 | 6[b] | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Algeria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 95 | 117 | −22 | 1[c] | Ninth place game |
| 6 | Brazil | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 100 | 145 | −45 | 1[c] | Eleventh place game |
Source: [citation needed]
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
| 24 July 1996 11:45 | France | 27–25 | Spain | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Kervadec 6 | (10–9) | Urdiales 8 | ||
| 24 July 1996 16:15 | Egypt | 19–16 | Algeria | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| El-Geioushy 8 | (7–9) | Saidi 5 | ||
| 24 July 1996 20:45 | Germany | 30–20 | Brazil | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Bojsen, Boehne (USA) |
| Löhr 7 | (12–7) | Barros 4 | ||
| 25 July 1996 11:45 | Algeria | 22–33 | France | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Lamali 5 | (10–13) | Stoecklin 9 | ||
| 25 July 1996 16:15 | Spain | 22–20 | Germany | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Garralda, Urdiales 5 | (11–10) | Zerbe 6 | ||
| 25 July 1996 19:00 | Brazil | 20–31 | Egypt | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Barros 5 | (10–15) | Waress 6 | ||
| 27 July 1996 10:00 | Spain | 20–14 | Algeria | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Guijosa, Urdiales 6 | (12–5) | Khalfallah 3 | ||
| 27 July 1996 16:15 | Germany | 22–24 | Egypt | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Dăncescu, Mateescu (ROU) |
| Schwalb 6 | (9–11) | El-Attar 5 | ||
| 27 July 1996 20:45 | France | 37–23 | Brazil | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
| Volle 14 | (16–10) | Pelissari 7 | ||
| 29 July 1996 10:00 | Egypt | 20–25 | France | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) |
| Soliman 5 | (9–12) | Lathoud 8 | ||
| 29 July 1996 14:30 | Germany | 25–23 | Algeria | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Vujnović, Mladinić (CRO) |
| Kretzschmar 5 | (13–12) | Saidi 6 | ||
| 29 July 1996 19:00 | Brazil | 17–27 | Spain | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Bojsen, Boehne (USA) |
| Hoffelder 7 | (10–12) | Urdangarín 6 | ||
| 31 July 1996 11:45 | Egypt | 19–20 | Spain | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gedvilas, Guterman (LTU) |
| Soliman 6 | (8–11) | Urdiales 8 | ||
| 31 July 1996 16:15 | France | 23–24 | Germany | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Prandi, Stoecklin 6 | (10–12) | Fegter 7 | ||
| 31 July 1996 19:00 | Algeria | 20–20 | Brazil | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Moelle Mabounda, Mvoula (CGO) |
| Loukil, Nedjel Hammou 5 | (9–11) | Pinheiro 5 | ||
Final round edit
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
| Sweden | 25 | |||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Spain | 20 | |||||
| Sweden | 26 | |||||
| 2 August | ||||||
| Croatia | 27 | |||||
| France | 20 | |||||
| Croatia | 24 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 4 August | ||||||
| Spain | 27 | |||||
| France | 25 | |||||
Eleventh place game edit
| 2 August 1996 10:00 | Kuwait | 25–31 | Brazil | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Boehne, Bojsen (USA) |
| Al-Harbi, Al-Zadah 5 | (13–16) | Nascimento 7 | ||
Ninth place game edit
| 2 August 1996 11:30 | Algeria | 26–27 (ET) | United States | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Al-Houli, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Saidi 6 | (12–10) | Brown 7 | ||
| FT: 22–22 ET: 4–5 | ||||
Seventh place game edit
| 2 August 1996 14:30 | Switzerland | 16–23 | Germany | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| Scharer 6 | (10–12) | Scheffler, Stephan 5 | ||
Fifth place game edit
| 2 August 1996 19:00 | Egypt | 26–29 | Russia | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| El-Attar 10 | (11–15) | Gopin 6 | ||
Semifinals edit
| 2 August 1996 16:15 | Sweden | 25–20 | Spain | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Brussel, van Dongen (NED) |
| Thorsson 7 | (11–12) | Guijosa 5 | ||
| 2 August 1996 20:45 | France | 20–24 | Croatia | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Høgsnes, Øie (NOR) |
| Stoecklin 8 | (8–12) | Ćavar 8 | ||
Bronze medal game edit
| 4 August 1996 11:00 | Spain | 27–25 | France | Georgia World Congress Center Referees: Elbrønd, Løvqvist (DEN) |
| three players 5 | (13–12) | Cordinier 7 | ||
Final edit
| 4 August 1996 12:45 | Sweden | 26–27 | Croatia | Georgia Dome Attendance: 35,000 Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) |
| Thorsson 8 | (11–16) | three players 6 | ||
Rankings and statistics edit
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References edit
- ^ . Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
External links edit
- Handball & Olympic Games 1936-2000, International Handball Federation, pp. 35–37
- at marcolympics.org