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Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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The men's handball competition, one of two events of handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, took place at the Sports Pavilion (Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex) during the preliminary round and quarter-finals (August 14–August 24), and at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena during the semi-finals and medal matches (August 27–August 29). A total of 180 players, distributed among twelve national teams, participated in this tournament.

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Medalists

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Qualification

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Preliminary round

For the preliminary round, contested between August 14 and August 22, the twelve teams were distributed into two groups of six teams. Each team played against each of its five group opponents for a total of five matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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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.
Notes:
  1. South Korea 35–32 Russia
  2. Iceland 30–25 Slovenia
14 August 2004
09:30		 Spain  31–30  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
García 6 (17–12) Paek, Yoon Kyung-s. 6
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14 August 2004
14:30		 Russia  28–25  Slovenia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Koksharov 9 (16–13) three players 4
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14 August 2004
19:30		 Croatia  34–30  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Metličić 8 (16–12) Stefánsson 8
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16 August 2004
09:30		 South Korea  35–32  Russia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Lee J., Yoon Kyung-s. 7 (16–16) Koksharov 6
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16 August 2004
11:30		 Slovenia  26–27  Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR)
Brumen 10 (10–13) Vori 8
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16 August 2004
14:30		 Iceland  23–31  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Stefánsson 6 (12–13) Duyshebaev, Romero 5
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18 August 2004
09:30		 Croatia  29–26  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Džomba 9 (12–10) Yoon Kyung-s. 8
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18 August 2004
11:30		 Iceland  30–25  Slovenia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
G. Sigurðsson 7 (10–10) Rutenka 10
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18 August 2004
19:30		 Spain  29–26  Russia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
three players 5 (11–11) Rastvortsev 6
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20 August 2004
09:30		 South Korea  34–30  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Yoon Kyung-s. 12 (16–13) Stefánsson 10
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20 August 2004
11:30		 Spain  41–28  Slovenia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Romero 7 (18–15) Pajovič, Tomšič 7
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20 August 2004
19:30		 Russia  25–26  Croatia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Rastvortsev, Torgovanov 6 (14–10) Lacković 9
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22 August 2004
09:30		 Slovenia  26–23  South Korea Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hassan, Selim (EGY)
Rutenka 7 (12–11) Lee J. 6
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22 August 2004
11:30		 Croatia  30–22  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Džomba 7 (15–9) García 5
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22 August 2004
19:30		 Russia  34–30  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Rastvortsev 10 (17–11) Stefánsson 10
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Group B

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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) Hosts
14 August 2004
11:30		 Hungary  33–28  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Pásztor 9 (16–15) Zaky 10
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14 August 2004
16:30		 Germany  28–18  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP)
Kehrmann, Schwarzer 6 (15–8) Grammatikos 5
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14 August 2004
21:30		 France  31–17  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Anquetil 7 (14–6) Justino, Silva 4
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16 August 2004
16:30		 Greece  25–29  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Karypidis 7 (15–15) Anquetil 9
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16 August 2004
19:30		 Brazil  19–20  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Souza 5 (10–10) four players 3
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16 August 2004
21:30		 Egypt  14–26  Germany Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Yosry 4 (5–14) three players 5
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18 August 2004
14:30		 France  26–23  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Guigou 6 (9–10) Pérez 10
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18 August 2004
16:30		 Greece  26–25  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR)
Karypidis 10 (18–10) Keshk 7
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18 August 2004
21:30		 Germany  34–21  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO)
Kretzschmar, Stephan 7 (18–12) Souza 7
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20 August 2004
14:30		 Brazil  22–26  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Justino 6 (9–13) Grammatikos 7
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20 August 2004
16:30		 Hungary  30–29  Germany Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Nagy 11 (17–14) Kretzschmar 8
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20 August 2004
21:30		 France  22–21  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP)
Girault 8 (11–13) Keshk 6
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22 August 2004
14:30		 Germany  22–27  France Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR)
Kehrmann, Schwarzer 5 (12–11) Fernandez 6
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22 August 2004
14:30		 Hungary  26–22  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO)
Pérez 7 (12–12) Voglis 7
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22 August 2004
21:30		 Egypt  22–26  Brazil Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Abdel Salam 5 (11–10) Kojoroski 6
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Knockout stage

In this single-elimination stage, the first- and second-placed teams of one group played against the other group's fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, to contest the quarter-final round, held on August 24, at the Sports Pavilion. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, disputed at the Indoor Arena on August 27, with the losing semi-finalists playing for the bronze medal match on the following day, and the final being played two days later.

Bracket

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsGold medal
 
          
 
24 August
 
 
 Croatia33
 
27 August
 
 Greece27
 
 Croatia33
 
24 August
 
 Hungary31
 
 South Korea25
 
29 August
 
 Hungary30
 
 Croatia26
 
24 August
 
 Germany24
 
 Germany (pen.)32
 
27 August
 
 Spain30
 
 Germany21
 
24 August
 
 Russia15 Bronze medal
 
 France24
 
28 August
 
 Russia26
 
 Hungary26
 
 
 Russia28
 
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
27 August
 
 
 Greece29
 
28 August
 
 South Korea24
 
 Greece15
 
27 August
 
 France33
 
 Spain27
 
 
 France29
 
Seventh place
 
 
28 August
 
 
 South Korea24
 
 
 Spain31

Quarterfinals

24 August 2004
14:30		 South Korea  25–30  Hungary Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL)
Yoon Kyung-s. 7 (13–14) Nagy 9
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24 August 2004
16:30		 Croatia  33–27  Greece Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Džomba 11 (19–11) Alvanos, Balomenos 6
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24 August 2004
19:30		 Germany  32–30 (ET)  Spain Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Schwarzer, Stephan 9 (15–16) Garcia 7
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FT: 27–27 ET: 1–1, 2–2 Pen: 2–0

24 August 2004
22:05		 France  24–26  Russia Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Abati 6 (14–13) Ivanov, Koksharov 5
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5–8th place semifinals

27 August 2004
11:30		 Greece  29–24  South Korea Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD)
Balomenos 8 (16–9) Yoon Kyung-s. 6
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27 August 2004
09:30		 Spain  27–29  France Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN)
Romero, Ortega 5 (13–11) Burdet, Girault 8
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Semifinals

27 August 2004
14:30		 Croatia  33–31  Hungary Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL)
Balić 9 (18–16) Pérez 8
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27 August 2004
16:30		 Germany  21–15  Russia Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA)
Kretzschmar 5 (9–10) Torgovanov 5
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Eleventh place game

24 August 2004
09:30		 Slovenia  30–24  Egypt Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Brumen, Žvižej 6 (11–13) Yosry 6
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Ninth place game

24 August 2004
11:30		 Brazil  25–29  Iceland Sports Pavilion, Athens
Referees: Hassan, Selim (EGY)
Souza, Tupan 6 (11–13) G. Sigurðsson 8
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Seventh place game

28 August 2004
14:30		 South Korea  24–31  Spain Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Gardinovacki, Maric (SCG)
Yoon Kyung-s. 7 (11–12) Colón 7
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Fifth place game

28 August 2004
19:30		 Greece  15–33  France Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER)
Grammatikos 7 (7–17) Fernandez 9
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Bronze medal game

28 August 2004
21:30		 Hungary  26–28  Russia Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Bavas, Migas (GRE)
Pérez 10 (10–13) Koksharov 8
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Gold medal game

29 August 2004
16:45		 Croatia  26–24  Germany Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens
Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE)
Džomba 9 (11–12) Kretzschmar 9
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Ranking and statistics

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References

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    "2003年アテネオリンピックアジア予選 兵庫／神戸大会" [Asian qualification tournament for Athens 2004 Olympic Games – Hyōgo/Kobe]. JHA (in Japanese). Retrieved 18 August 2020.
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