) Final: Croatia - Germany | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Greece |
| Dates | 14–29 August |
| Teams | 12 (from 4 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Croatia (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Germany |
| Third place |  Russia |
| Fourth place |  Hungary |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 44 |
| Top scorer(s) | .svg.png){kind=small} Yoon Kyung-shin(58 goals) |
| Best player | Ivano Balić |
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| Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics | ||
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| Rosters | ||
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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.
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
 Croatia (CRO)Venio Losert |  Germany (GER)Henning Fritz |  Russia (RUS)Andrey Lavrov |
Qualification
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 5 September 1997 |  Lausanne | 1 | Greece |
| 2003 World Championship | 20 January – 2 February 2003 |  Portugal | 7 | Croatia Germany France Spain Russia Hungary Iceland |
| 2003 Pan American Games | 2–11 August 2003 |  Santo Domingo | 1 |  Brazil |
| African qualification tournament | 16–20 September 2003 |  Luanda | 1 |  Egypt |
| Asian qualification tournament[1] | 23–28 September 2003 |  Japan | 1 | South Korea |
| 2004 European Championship | 22 January – 1 February 2004 |  Slovenia | 1 | Slovenia |
| Total | 12 | |||
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
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Croatia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 129 | +17 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 154 | 137 | +17 | 8 | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 148 | 148 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 145 | 145 | 0 | 4[a] | |
| 5 | Iceland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 143 | 158 | −15 | 2[b] | |
| 6 | Slovenia | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 130 | 149 | −19 | 2[b] |
Source:
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:
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:
| 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 | ||
3× 8× 1× | 4× 3× 1× |
| 14 August 2004 14:30 | Russia | 28–25 | Slovenia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Koksharov 9 | (16–13) | three players 4 | ||
| 2× 8× 1× | 3× 9× |
| 14 August 2004 19:30 | Croatia | 34–30 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Metličić 8 | (16–12) | Stefánsson 8 | ||
| 3× 9× | 3× 7× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× 2× | 3× 2× |
| 16 August 2004 11:30 | Slovenia | 26–27 | Croatia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR) |
| Brumen 10 | (10–13) | Vori 8 | ||
| 3× 7× 2× | 3× 7× 1× |
| 16 August 2004 14:30 | Iceland | 23–31 | Spain | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Stefánsson 6 | (12–13) | Duyshebaev, Romero 5 | ||
| 2× 3× | 3× 3× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× 6× | 3× 3× |
| 18 August 2004 11:30 | Iceland | 30–25 | Slovenia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| G. Sigurðsson 7 | (10–10) | Rutenka 10 | ||
| 3× 3× | 3× 3× |
| 18 August 2004 19:30 | Spain | 29–26 | Russia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| three players 5 | (11–11) | Rastvortsev 6 | ||
| 3× 6× | 3× 7× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× 4× | 3× 3× 1× |
| 20 August 2004 11:30 | Spain | 41–28 | Slovenia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Romero 7 | (18–15) | Pajovič, Tomšič 7 | ||
| 2× 3× | 4× 3× |
| 20 August 2004 19:30 | Russia | 25–26 | Croatia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| Rastvortsev, Torgovanov 6 | (14–10) | Lacković 9 | ||
| 2× 5× | 3× 3× |
| 22 August 2004 09:30 | Slovenia | 26–23 | South Korea | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hassan, Selim (EGY) |
| Rutenka 7 | (12–11) | Lee J. 6 | ||
| 4× 8× 1× | 3× 2× |
| 22 August 2004 11:30 | Croatia | 30–22 | Spain | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| Džomba 7 | (15–9) | García 5 | ||
| 3× 1× | 3× 4× |
| 22 August 2004 19:30 | Russia | 34–30 | Iceland | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Rastvortsev 10 | (17–11) | Stefánsson 10 | ||
| 3× 5× | 3× 2× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 108 | +27 | 10 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Hungary | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 124 | +8 | 8 | |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 139 | 110 | +29 | 6 | |
| 4 | Greece (H) | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 117 | 130 | −13 | 4 | |
| 5 | Brazil | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 105 | 133 | −28 | 2 | |
| 6 | Egypt | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 110 | 133 | −23 | 0 |
Source:
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.
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.
| 14 August 2004 11:30 | Hungary | 33–28 | Egypt | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| Pásztor 9 | (16–15) | Zaky 10 | ||
| 3× 8× | 3× 3× |
| 14 August 2004 16:30 | Germany | 28–18 | Greece | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP) |
| Kehrmann, Schwarzer 6 | (15–8) | Grammatikos 5 | ||
| 2× 5× | 3× 3× |
| 14 August 2004 21:30 | France | 31–17 | Brazil | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL) |
| Anquetil 7 | (14–6) | Justino, Silva 4 | ||
| 3× 4× | 2× 6× |
| 16 August 2004 16:30 | Greece | 25–29 | France | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| Karypidis 7 | (15–15) | Anquetil 9 | ||
| 4× 9× | 3× 4× |
| 16 August 2004 19:30 | Brazil | 19–20 | Hungary | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Souza 5 | (10–10) | four players 3 | ||
| 3× 4× | 3× 4× |
| 16 August 2004 21:30 | Egypt | 14–26 | Germany | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL) |
| Yosry 4 | (5–14) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× 11× 1× | 3× 8× 1× |
| 18 August 2004 14:30 | France | 26–23 | Hungary | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| Guigou 6 | (9–10) | Pérez 10 | ||
| 4× 9× | 3× 4× |
| 18 August 2004 16:30 | Greece | 26–25 | Egypt | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR) |
| Karypidis 10 | (18–10) | Keshk 7 | ||
| 3× 8× | 3× 4× 2× |
| 18 August 2004 21:30 | Germany | 34–21 | Brazil | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO) |
| Kretzschmar, Stephan 7 | (18–12) | Souza 7 | ||
| 2× 3× | 3× 3× |
| 20 August 2004 14:30 | Brazil | 22–26 | Greece | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL) |
| Justino 6 | (9–13) | Grammatikos 7 | ||
| 3× 4× | 3× 3× |
| 20 August 2004 16:30 | Hungary | 30–29 | Germany | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) |
| Nagy 11 | (17–14) | Kretzschmar 8 | ||
| 3× 4× | 3× 6× |
| 20 August 2004 21:30 | France | 22–21 | Egypt | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Bretó, Huelin (ESP) |
| Girault 8 | (11–13) | Keshk 6 | ||
| 3× 5× | 4× 8× 1× |
| 22 August 2004 14:30 | Germany | 22–27 | France | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Øie, Togstad (NOR) |
| Kehrmann, Schwarzer 5 | (12–11) | Fernandez 6 | ||
| 2× 4× | 2× 4× |
| 22 August 2004 14:30 | Hungary | 26–22 | Greece | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Požežnik, Repenšek (SLO) |
| Pérez 7 | (12–12) | Voglis 7 | ||
| 3× 1× | 2× 1× |
| 22 August 2004 21:30 | Egypt | 22–26 | Brazil | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) |
| Abdel Salam 5 | (11–10) | Kojoroski 6 | ||
| 2× 3× | 2× 7× 1× |
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
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 24 August | ||||||||||
| Croatia | 33 | |||||||||
| 27 August | ||||||||||
| Greece | 27 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 33 | |||||||||
| 24 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 31 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 25 | |||||||||
| 29 August | ||||||||||
| Hungary | 30 | |||||||||
| Croatia | 26 | |||||||||
| 24 August | ||||||||||
| Germany | 24 | |||||||||
| Germany (pen.) | 32 | |||||||||
| 27 August | ||||||||||
| Spain | 30 | |||||||||
| Germany | 21 | |||||||||
| 24 August | ||||||||||
| Russia | 15 | Bronze medal | ||||||||
| France | 24 | |||||||||
| 28 August | ||||||||||
| Russia | 26 | |||||||||
| Hungary | 26 | |||||||||
| Russia | 28 | |||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| Greece | 29 | |||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 24 | |||||
| Greece | 15 | |||||
| 27 August | ||||||
| France | 33 | |||||
| Spain | 27 | |||||
| France | 29 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 28 August | ||||||
| South Korea | 24 | |||||
| Spain | 31 | |||||
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 | ||
| 3× 2× | 3× 5× |
| 24 August 2004 16:30 | Croatia | 33–27 | Greece | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Lemme, Ullrich (GER) |
| Džomba 11 | (19–11) | Alvanos, Balomenos 6 | ||
| 3× | 4× 2× |
| 24 August 2004 19:30 | Germany | 32–30 (ET) | Spain | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Arnaldsson, Viðarsson (ISL) |
| Schwarzer, Stephan 9 | (15–16) | Garcia 7 | ||
| 3× 4× | 3× 4× | |||
| 24 August 2004 22:05 | France | 24–26 | Russia | Sports Pavilion, Athens Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) |
| Abati 6 | (14–13) | Ivanov, Koksharov 5 | ||
| 3× 2× | 3× 3× |
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 | ||
| 3× 6× 1× | 3× 1× |
| 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 | ||
| 3× 3× | 3× 4× |
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 | ||
| 3× 3× | 3× 2× |
| 27 August 2004 16:30 | Germany | 21–15 | Russia | Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, Athens Referees: Bord, Buy (FRA) |
| Kretzschmar 5 | (9–10) | Torgovanov 5 | ||
| 3× 4× 1× | 2× 3× |
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 | ||
| 1× 7× 1× | 1× 5× |
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 | ||
| 3× 5× 1× | 4× 2× |
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 | ||
| 3× 2× | 3× 2× |
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 | ||
| 3× 6× | 2× 3× |
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 | ||
| 2× 5× | 4× 4× |
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 | ||
| 3× 2× | 3× 5× |
Ranking and statistics
References
- ^ "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.