Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Brazil |
Dates | 6–20 August 2016 |
Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Russia (1st title) |
Runner-up | France |
Third place | Norway |
Fourth place | Netherlands |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 38 |
Goals scored | 1,978 (52 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Nora Mørk (62 goals) |
Best player | Anna Vyakhireva |
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The women's tournament of Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, began on 6 August and ended on 20 August 2016. Games were played at the Future Arena.
Russia won their first title after defeating France 22–19 in the final.[1] Norway captured the bronze, and their third consecutive medal by winning against the Netherlands.[2]
The medals were presented by Aïcha Garad Ali, Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen and Auvita Rapilla, IOC members from Djibouti, Denmark and Papua New Guinea respectively and by Hassan Moustafa, and , President, 1st Vice President and Caretaker Chairman of the Commission of Organizing and Competition of the IHF respectively.
Competition schedule[]
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Date Event |
Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Sat 20 | |
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Women | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Qualification[]
Mean of qualification |
Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | 2 October 2009 | Copenhagen | 1 | Brazil |
2014 European Championship | 7–21 December 2014 | Zagreb Budapest |
1 | Spain[1] |
2015 African Qualification Tournament | 19–21 March 2015 | Luanda | 1 | Angola |
2015 Pan American Games | 15–24 July 2015 | Toronto | 1 | Argentina |
2015 Asian Qualification Tournament | 20–25 October 2015 | Nagoya | 1 | South Korea |
2015 World Championship | 5–20 December 2015 | Denmark | 1 | Norway |
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 18–20 March 2016 | Metz | 2 | Netherlands |
France | ||||
Aarhus | 2 | Romania | ||
Montenegro | ||||
Astrakhan | 2 | Russia | ||
Sweden | ||||
Total | 12 |
^ 1. Norway won the European Championship, ensuring its qualification. Norway later also won the 2015 World Championship title, which took precedence in the qualification path. Therefore, the European Championship's runner-up, Spain, received the European continental tournament berth.
Competition format[]
The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.
Referees[]
15 pairs of referees were selected on 5 July 2016.[3][4]
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Rosters[]
Draw[]
The draw took place on 29 April 2016.[5][6] The final match schedule was announced on 20 May 2016.[7]
Seeding[]
The seeding was announced on 10 April 2016.[8]
Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 | Pot 5 | Pot 6 |
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Norway Netherlands |
Romania Russia |
Sweden Montenegro |
France Brazil |
Spain Argentina |
South Korea Angola |
Group stage[]
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Brazil (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 138 | 117 | +21 | 8 | Quarter-finals |
2 | Norway | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 141 | 121 | +20 | 8 | |
3 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 125 | 116 | +9 | 6 | |
4 | Angola | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 128 | −12 | 4 | |
5 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 108 | 119 | −11 | 4 | |
6 | Montenegro | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 107 | 134 | −27 | 0 |
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
6 August 2016 09:30 |
Norway | 28–31 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 7,780 Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE) |
Mørk 12 | (16–17) | Belo 12 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 2× 8× 1× |
6 August 2016 16:40 |
Montenegro | 19–25 | Spain | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 8,115 Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
K. Bulatović 5 | (10–14) | four players 4 | ||
2× 4× | Report | 3× 1× |
6 August 2016 19:50 |
Romania | 19–23 | Angola | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Attendance: 4,465 Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
Neagu 8 | (9–11) | Guialo 5 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 5× |
8 August 2016 14:40 |
Spain | 24–27 | Norway | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER) |
Cabral 5 | (10–11) | Kristiansen 7 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 4× 7× 1× |
8 August 2016 16:40 |
Brazil | 26–13 | Romania | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Belo 8 | (14–9) | Neagu 6 | ||
2× 2× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
8 August 2016 21:50 |
Angola | 27–25 | Montenegro | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berekzina (RUS) |
Guialo 7 | (12–12) | K. Bulatović 9 | ||
2× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 4× |
10 August 2016 09:30 |
Brazil | 24–29 | Spain | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
da Silva 7 | (12–15) | Pena 8 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 4× 8× |
10 August 2016 11:30 |
Romania | 25–21 | Montenegro | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Rashed, El-Sayed (EGY) |
Neagu 10 | (11–9) | K. Bulatović 9 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 4× 4× |
10 August 2016 16:40 |
Norway | 30–20 | Angola | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Mørk 8 | (16–8) | Guialo 8 | ||
2× 3× | Report | 2× 4× 1× |
12 August 2016 09:30 |
Angola | 24–28 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR) |
Bernardo 8 | (13–13) | Belo 7 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 4× 4× |
12 August 2016 14:40 |
Romania | 24–21 | Spain | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Neagu 9 | (13–11) | three players 4 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 3× 1× |
12 August 2016 16:40 |
Montenegro | 19–28 | Norway | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
Jauković 5 | (11–16) | Mørk 6 | ||
2× 5× | Report | 3× 4× |
14 August 2016 09:30 |
Montenegro | 23–29 | Brazil | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
Pavićević 6 | (10–12) | Belo 6 | ||
4× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
14 August 2016 16:40 |
Norway | 28–27 | Romania | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berekzina (RUS) |
Kristiansen 7 | (14–13) | Neagu 11 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× |
14 August 2016 19:50 |
Spain | 26–22 | Angola | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
Cabral, Martín 7 | (13–12) | Guialo 6 | ||
4× 5× | Report | 3× 8× 1× |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Russia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 147 | +18 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
2 | France | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 93 | +25 | 8 | |
3 | Sweden | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 141 | +9 | 5 | |
4 | Netherlands | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 135 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | South Korea | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 130 | 136 | −6 | 3 | |
6 | Argentina | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 101 | 147 | −46 | 0 |
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.
6 August 2016 11:30 |
Netherlands | 14–18 | France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR) |
three players 3 | (6–10) | Lacrabère, Pineau 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 3× |
6 August 2016 14:40 |
Russia | 30–25 | South Korea | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Santos, Fonseca (POR) |
Sudakova 6 | (12–13) | Jung, Kim O. 6 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 4× 7× 1× |
6 August 2016 21:50 |
Sweden | 31–21 | Argentina | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Coulibaly, Diabaté (CIV) |
Hagman 6 | (13–9) | Mendoza 5 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 1× 6× |
8 August 2016 09:30 |
South Korea | 28–31 | Sweden | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR) |
Woo 7 | (15–16) | Hagman 7 | ||
4× 3× | Report | 4× 5× |
8 August 2016 11:30 |
France | 25–26 | Russia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Lacrabère 11 | (10–15) | Kuznetsova 6 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 4× 4× |
8 August 2016 19:50 |
Argentina | 18–26 | Netherlands | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
Mendoza 3 | (9–13) | Polman 6 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 10× |
10 August 2016 14:40 |
Russia | 36–34 | Sweden | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
Bobrovnikova, Dmitriyeva 6 | (15–18) | Gulldén 11 | ||
4× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 1× |
10 August 2016 19:50 |
Netherlands | 32–32 | South Korea | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lopéz, Ramírez (ESP) |
Broch, Groot 7 | (18–17) | Gwon 11 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 4× 3× |
10 August 2016 21:50 |
France | 27–11 | Argentina | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Houette 8 | (15–4) | Campigli 4 | ||
3× 4× | Report | 2× 7× |
12 August 2016 11:30 |
Sweden | 29–29 | Netherlands | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berekzina (RUS) |
Hagman 14 | (16–13) | Malestein 5 | ||
3× 3× | Report | 2× 1× |
12 August 2016 19:50 |
Russia | 35–29 | Argentina | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Mousaviyan, Kolahdouzan (IRI) |
Vyakhireva 7 | (20–18) | Pizzo 6 | ||
3× 11× 1× | Report | 4× 7× |
12 August 2016 21:50 |
South Korea | 17–21 | France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Hansen, Gjeding (DEN) |
Song 5 | (11–11) | Lacrabère 7 | ||
1× 3× | Report | 4× 6× |
14 August 2016 11:30 |
Sweden | 25–27 | France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR) |
Roberts 8 | (13–15) | Lacrabère 8 | ||
2× 2× | Report | 4× 1× |
14 August 2016 14:40 |
Netherlands | 34–38 | Russia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Polman 12 | (16–17) | Ilina 8 | ||
3× 6× | Report | 2× 4× |
14 August 2016 21:50 |
Argentina | 22–28 | South Korea | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Mendoza 6 | (10–12) | Gwon 11 | ||
3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× |
Knockout stage[]
Bracket[]
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal | ||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
Brazil | 23 | |||||||||
18 August | ||||||||||
Netherlands | 32 | |||||||||
Netherlands | 23 | |||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
France | 24 | |||||||||
Spain | 26 | |||||||||
20 August | ||||||||||
France (OT) | 27 | |||||||||
France | 19 | |||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
Russia | 22 | |||||||||
Sweden | 20 | |||||||||
18 August | ||||||||||
Norway | 33 | |||||||||
Norway | 37 | |||||||||
16 August | ||||||||||
Russia (OT) | 38 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
Russia | 31 | |||||||||
20 August | ||||||||||
Angola | 27 | |||||||||
Netherlands | 26 | |||||||||
Norway | 36 | |||||||||
Quarterfinals[]
16 August 2016 10:00 |
Brazil | 23–32 | Netherlands | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Arntsen, Røen (NOR) |
Da Silva 7 | (11–12) | Polman 7 | ||
4× 6× | Report | 3× 2× |
16 August 2016 13:30 |
Spain | 26–27 (ET) | France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
Pena 13 | (12–5) | Lacrabère 7 | ||
4× 8× 1× | Report | 2× 2× | ||
FT: 23–23 ET: 3–4 |
16 August 2016 17:00 |
Sweden | 20–33 | Norway | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Gulldén 9 | (7–19) | Oftedal 6 | ||
3× 1× | Report | 2× 1× |
16 August 2016 20:30 |
Russia | 31–27 | Angola | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
Kuznetsova 5 | (18–14) | Bernardo 8 | ||
2× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |
Semifinals[]
18 August 2016 15:30 |
Netherlands | 23–24 | France | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Koo, Lee (KOR) |
van der Heijden 8 | (13–17) | Pineau 7 | ||
3× 2× | Report | 2× 3× |
18 August 2016 20:30 |
Norway | 37–38 (ET) | Russia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Lah, Sok (SLO) |
Mørk 14 | (16–18) | Bobrovnikova 8 | ||
3× 7× | Report | 4× 5× | ||
FT: 31–31 ET: 6–7 |
Bronze medal game[]
20 August 2016 11:30 |
Netherlands | 26–36 | Norway | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Bonaventura, Bonaventura (FRA) |
Groot 6 | (13–19) | Mørk 7 | ||
3× | Report | 1× 1× |
Gold medal game[]
20 August 2016 15:30 |
France | 19–22 | Russia | Future Arena, Rio de Janeiro Referees: Røen, Arntsen (NOR) |
Dembélé, Pineau 5 | (7–10) | Vyakhireva 5 | ||
2× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
Ranking and statistics[]
Final ranking[]
Source: IHF |
All Star Team[]
Source: IHF.com |
Top goalscorers[]
Source: IHF |
Top goalkeepers[]
Source: IHF |
Medalists[]
Gold | Silver | Bronze |
Russia (RUS) Anna Sedoykina Polina Kuznetsova Daria Dmitrieva Anna Sen Olga Akopyan Anna Vyakhireva Marina Sudakova Vladlena Bobrovnikova Victoria Zhilinskayte Yekaterina Marennikova Irina Bliznova Ekaterina Ilina Maya Petrova Tatyana Yerokhina Victoriya Kalinina Head coach: Yevgeni Trefilov |
France (FRA) Laura Glauser Blandine Dancette Camille Ayglon Allison Pineau Laurisa Landre Grace Zaadi Marie Prouvensier Amandine Leynaud Manon Houette Siraba Dembélé Chloé Bulleux Tamara Horacek Béatrice Edwige Estelle Nze Minko Gnonsiane Niombla Alexandra Lacrabère Head coach: Olivier Krumbholz |
Norway (NOR) Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Mari Molid Emilie Hegh Arntzen Veronica Kristiansen Ida Alstad Heidi Løke Nora Mørk Stine Bredal Oftedal Marit Malm Frafjord Katrine Lunde Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Amanda Kurtović Camilla Herrem Sanna Solberg Head coach: Thorir Hergeirsson |
References[]
- ^ "Russia win first Olympic women's title". ihf.info. 20 August 2016.
- ^ "Norway secure third consecutive medal". ihf.info. 20 August 2016.
- ^ "IHF referees for Rio 2016". ihf.info. 5 July 2016.
- ^ Referees
- ^ "Draw for Rio 2016 Handball Tournament". ihf.info. 16 February 2016.
- ^ "Draw for the 2016 Olympic Handball Tournaments staged in Rio". ihf.info. 29 April 2016.
- ^ "Rio 2016 releases handball match schedule for Olympic Games". Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 22 May 2016.
- ^ "At a glance: Participants at Olympic Games complete - tickets allocated". handball-world.com. 10 April 2016.
External links[]
- Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Women's handball in Brazil
- 2016 in women's handball
- 2016 in Brazilian women's sport
- Women's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics