Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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2008 Women's Olympic handball tournament
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates9–23 August
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Norway (1st title)
Runner-up Russia
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Hungary
Tournament statistics
Matches42
Top scorer(s)Romania Ramona Maier
(56 goals)
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The women's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics is being held from August 9 to August 23, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the women's tournament.

The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of their group matches. The losers of quarterfinal matches will compete in the 5th-8th classification matches by the same elimination system as the winners of the quarterfinals. Three time consecutive defending Champion Denmark were not part of the 2008 Olympics Handball Tournament, as they did not qualify from the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.

Qualification[]

Competition Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation - - 1  China
IHF World Championships December 2–16, 2007 France France 1  Russia
European Championships December 7–17, 2006 Sweden Sweden 1  Norway
Asian Qualifying Tournament August 25–29, 2007 Kazakhstan Almaty 1  Kazakhstan
Africa Nations Cup January 8–17, 2008 Angola Luanda 1  Angola
Pan American Games July 14–29, 2007 Brazil Rio de Janeiro 1  Brazil
Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 March 28–30, 2008 Germany Leipzig 2  Germany
 Sweden
Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 March 28–30, 2008 Romania Bucharest 2  Romania
 Hungary
Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 March 28–30, 2008 France Nîmes 2  France
 South Korea
TOTAL 12

Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:

Preliminary round[]

Seeding[]

The draw for the groups was held 16 June 2008.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 Pot 5 Pot 6
 Russia  Germany  France  South Korea  Angola  Kazakhstan
 Norway  Romania  Hungary  China  Sweden  Brazil

Rosters[]

Main article: Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team rosters

Group stage[]

Group A[]

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 Norway 5 5 0 0 154 106 +48 10
 Romania 5 4 0 1 150 112 +38 8
 China 5 2 0 3 122 135 -13 4
 France 5 2 0 3 121 128 -7 4
 Kazakhstan 5 1 1 3 109 137 -28 3
 Angola 5 0 1 4 109 147 -38 1


9 August 2008
09:00
France  32 – 21  Angola Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
Herbrecht 8 (13–14) Bengue, Almeida 5
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9 August 2008
14:00
Romania  31 – 19  Kazakhstan Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA)
Ardean-Elisei 6 (13–10) Ajiderskaya 10
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9 August 2008
19:00
Norway  30 – 23  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Hammerseng 7 (13–12) Li Weiwei 8
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11 August 2008
09:00
Kazakhstan  18 – 21  France Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Ajiderskaya 7 (8–10) Lacrabère 6
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11 August 2008
14:00
Angola  17 – 31  Norway Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN)
Almeida 5 (6–14) Riegelhuth 6
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11 August 2008
19:00
China  20 – 34  Romania Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liudownyk, Vakula (UKR)
Wei Qiuxiang 6 (11–17) Amariei 9
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13 August 2008
10:45
Romania  34 – 26  France Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Maier 11 (17–13) Tervel 6
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13 August 2008
15:45
China  32 – 24  Angola Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Canbro, Claesson (SWE)
Liu Xiaomei 7 (14–12) Almeida 8
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13 August 2008
19:00
Norway  35 – 19  Kazakhstan Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA)
Lybekk, Nyberg 5 (14–10) Vassilyeva 6
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15 August 2008
09:00
Kazakhstan  29 – 26  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Pikalova 8 (14–10) Li Weiwei 11
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15 August 2008
15:45
Romania  28 – 23  Angola Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Aires Menezes, Aparecido Pinto (BRA)
Maier 7 (16–7) Almeida 8
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15 August 2008
19:00
France  24 – 34  Norway Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Baudouin 6 (12–15) Nyberg, Riegelhuth 6
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17 August 2008
10:45
Angola  24 – 24  Kazakhstan Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Bengue 6 (16–14) three players 5
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17 August 2008
14:00
Norway  24 – 23  Romania Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
Johansen, Lybekk 4 (12–11) Amariei, Stanca-Gâlcă 5
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17 August 2008
15:45
France  18 – 21  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR)
Ayglon 5 (10–9) Wu Wenjuan 5
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Group B[]

Qualified for the quarterfinals
Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
 Russia 5 4 1 0 148 125 +23 9
 South Korea 5 3 1 1 155 127 +28 7
 Hungary 5 2 1 2 129 142 -13 5
 Sweden 5 2 0 3 123 137 -14 4
 Brazil 5 1 1 3 124 137 -13 3
 Germany 5 1 0 4 123 134 -11 2


9 August 2008
10:45
Hungary  30 – 24  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Vérten, Görbicz 7 (15–14) Islas Helgesson 6
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9 August 2008
15:45
Russia  29 – 29  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Marennikova 6 (16–13) Kim On-a 7
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9 August 2008
20:45
Germany  24 – 22  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Krause 6 (11–12) Santos 6
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11 August 2008
10:45
Brazil  28 – 28  Hungary Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Amorim 10 (12–17) Görbicz 8
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11 August 2008
15:45
South Korea  30 – 20  Germany Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Hong Jeong-ho 6 (12–9) Jurack, Loerper 4
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11 August 2008
20:45
Sweden  24 – 28  Russia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Wiel Fredén 6 (12–14) Turei 6
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13 August 2008
09:00
Russia  28 – 19  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Poltoratskaya 6 (12–10) Nascimento 5
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13 August 2008
14:00
South Korea  31 – 23  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
An, Park 7 (18–13) Ahlm, Boson 6
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13 August 2008
20:45
Germany  24 – 25  Hungary Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Krause 9 (14–12) Görbicz 9
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15 August 2008
10:45
Brazil  33 – 32  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Licis, Stolarovs (LAT)
Nascimento 9 (17–12) Hong Jeong-ho 10
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15 August 2008
14:00
Germany  26 – 27  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Althaus, Wörz 5 (13–13) Ahlm 7
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15 August 2008
20:45
Hungary  24 – 33  Russia Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Din, Dinu (ROU)
Görbicz 6 (15–16) Postnova 8
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17 August 2008
09:00
Sweden  25 – 22  Brazil Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Ahlm 7 (14–11) Rosas 5
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17 August 2008
19:00
Russia  30 – 29  Germany Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Postnova 8 (16–14) Wörz 8
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17 August 2008
20:45
Hungary  22 – 33  South Korea Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Görbicz 7 (11–19) Oh Seong-ok 6
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Medal Round[]

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8)

  Quarterfinals Semifinals Gold medal game
                           
  A2  Romania 30  
B3  Hungary 34  
  B3  Hungary 20  
  B1  Russia 22  
B1  Russia(2OT) 32
  A4  France 31  
    Silver medal icon.svg  Russia 27
  Gold medal icon.svg  Norway 34
  B2  South Korea 31  
A3  China 23  
  B2  South Korea 28 Bronze medal game
  A1  Norway 29  
A1  Norway 31 Bronze medal icon.svg  South Korea 33
  B4  Sweden 24   4  Hungary 28

Quarterfinals[]

19 August 2008
12:00
Norway  31 – 24  Sweden Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Larsen, Lybekk 6 (16–10) Torstenson 6
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19 August 2008
14:15
Romania  30 – 34  Hungary Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liudowyk, Vakula (UKR)
Maier 11 (16–14) Kovacsicz 7
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19 August 2008
18:00
South Korea  31 – 23  China Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Aires, Aparecido (BRA)
Park Chung-hee 8 (16–12) Huang Dongjie 5
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19 August 2008
20:15
Russia  32 – 31 (ET)  France Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium
Referees: Liu S, Liu F (CHN)
Bliznova 6 (12–16) Signaté 7
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FT: 24–24 ET: 4–4, 4–3

Classification[]

21 August 2008
12:00
Sweden  19 – 20  China Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Karbaschi, Kolahdouzan (IRI)
Torstenson 6 (7–8) Wang Shasha 5
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21 August 2008
14:15
Romania  34 – 36 (ET)  France Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Līcis, Stoļarovs (LAT)
Maier 9 (13–12) Baudouin 7
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FT: 27–27 ET: 4–4, 3–5

Semifinals[]

21 August 2008
18:00
Norway  29 – 28  South Korea Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Breto, Huelin (ESP)
Hammerseng, Johansen 6 (14–15) Moon Pil-hee 9
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21 August 2008
20:15
Hungary  20 – 22  Russia Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Baum, Goralczyk (POL)
Tóth 5 (9–14) Bliznova 7
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7th–8th place[]

23 August 2008
08:00
Sweden  30 – 34  Romania Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Elmoamli, Shaban Ali (EGY)
Gulldén 9 (15–17) Meirosu, Stanca-Gâlcă 6
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5th–6th place[]

23 August 2008
10:15
China  23 – 31  France Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Liu Yun 7 (10–15) Herbrecht, Pecqueux-Rolland 7
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Bronze medal match[]

23 August 2008
13:30
South Korea  33 – 28  Hungary Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Chernega, Poladenko (RUS)
Moon Pil-hee 10 (13–15) Ferling 7
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Gold medal match[]

23 August 2008
15:45
Norway  34 – 27  Russia Beijing National Indoor Stadium
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Riegelhuth 9 (18–13) Bliznova 6
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Rankings and Statistics[]

 

Top Goalkeepers[]

Rank Name Team % Saves Shots
1 Katrine Lunde Haraldsen  Norway 42% 120 283
2 Amandine Leynaud  France 40% 38 96
Valérie Nicolas  France 105 264
4 Luminiţa Dinu-Huţupan  Romania 39% 97 248
5 Lee Min-Hee  South Korea 38% 36 95
6 Inna Suslina  Russia 37% 59 158
7 Oh Yong-Ran  South Korea 36% 83 231
Clara Woltering  Germany 44 121
9 Sabine Englert  Germany 34% 30 87
10 Katalin Pálinger  Hungary 33% 108 323

Top Goalscorers[]

Rank Name Team Goals Shots %
1 Ramona Maier  Romania 56 78 72%
2 Anita Görbicz  Hungary 49 105 47%
3 Hong Jeong-ho  South Korea 44 66 67%
4 Moon Pil-Hee  South Korea 42 83 51%
5 Johanna Ahlm  Sweden 40 95 42%
6 Park Chung-Hee  South Korea 37 62 60%
Liudmila Postnova  Russia 76 49%
8 Irina Bliznova  Russia 36 70 51%
9 Liu Yun  China 35 49 71%
10 Ionela Stanca-Gâlcă  Romania 33 41 80%
Linnea Torstenson  Sweden 90 37%

References[]

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    The replays of the Asian Olympic Qualification that were ordered after the manipiulations in the first tournaments of the women and the men were now both won by Korea. In the original tournaments Kuwait (men) and Kazakhstan (women) had won. The Asian Federation (AHF) still does not recognize the order from the IHF and insists on an original decision in the first tournaments. IHF and AHF have agreed to refer this issue to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) to assure a speedy resolution to this conflict prior the Olympic Qualification Tournaments as the final ruling will be binding for all parties. the CAS Panel ruled that the resolutions adopted by the IHF Council in Paris were invalid, being in breach with their own rules and without the AHF having been in proper opportunity to be heard. As required by the terms of the arbitration agreement, the CAS Panel considered the issues de novo in order to settle the dispute definitively. On the basis of the evidence submitted, the arbitrators unanimously held that the results of the Men's Olympic Qualification Tournament held in September 2007 should be annulled and that the results of the replayed tournament held on 30 January 2008 were valid. Furthermore the CAS Panel confirmed the results of the Women's Tournament held in August 2007.

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