2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments explained
See main article: Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification. The 2024 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held from 14 to 17 March 2024. Four teams took part in each tournament, with the two best-ranked teams qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Croatia, Germany, Hungary, Norway, Slovenia and Spain qualified for the Olympics.[1]
Format
There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments:[2] [3]
- The top six teams from the World championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships were eligible to participate in the tournament.
- The highest-ranked teams of each continent in the World championship represented the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first-ranked continent (Europe) received two more places for the tournament. The second (Africa), third (Asia), and fourth (Americas)-ranked continents received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8 and 12th at the World Championship. As no team from Oceania met this condition, the second-ranked continent received an extra place instead. The teams that already earned their places through their World championship ranking were not considered for receiving places through the continental criterion. In such cases, the access list was rebalanced accordingly.
- The twelve teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the 2024 Olympic Games.[4]
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- 3rd from World:
- 10th from World:
- 2nd from Asia:
- 2nd from Americas:
| - 5th from World:
- 9th from World:
- 2nd from Africa:
- 8th from Europe:
| - 6th from World:
- 8th from World:
- 7th from Europe:
- 3rd from Africa:
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The host countries were announced on 2 February 2024.[5]
Referees
The referees were announced on 27 February 2024.[6]
| Tournament 1 |
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| Youcef Belkhiri
Sid Ali Hamidi |
| Václav Horáček
Jiří Novotný |
| Julie Bonaventura
Charlotte Bonaventura |
| Ádám Bíró
Olivér Kiss | |
| Tournament 2 |
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| Sebastián Lenci
Julián López |
| Mads Hansen
Jesper Madsen |
| Havard Kleven
Lars Jørum |
| Ignacio García
Andreu Marín | |
| Tournament 3 |
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| Robert Schulze
Tobias Tönnies |
| Ivan Pavićević
Milos Ražnatović |
| Gjorgji Nachevski
Slave Nikolov |
| Bojan Lah
David Sok | |
Tournament 1
| Tourney Name: | Tournament 1 |
| Country: | Spain |
| Dates: | 14–17 March |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 334 |
| Top Scorer: | Blaž Janc
(16 goals) |
The tournament was held in Granollers, Spain.
Standings
Matches
All times are local (UTC+1).[7]
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Tournament 2
| Tourney Name: | Tournament 2 |
| Country: | Germany |
| Dates: | 14–17 March |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 385 |
| Top Scorer: | Renārs Uščins
(26 goals) |
The tournament was held in Hanover, Germany.
Standings
Matches
All times are local (UTC+1).
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Tournament 3
| Tourney Name: | Tournament 3 |
| Country: | Hungary |
| Dates: | 14–17 March |
| Num Teams: | 4 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 6 |
| Goals: | 360 |
| Top Scorer: | Luís Frade
(19 goals) |
The tournament was held in Tatabánya, Hungary.
Standings
Matches
All times are local (UTC+1).
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See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Line-up completed for the Men's competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 17 March 2024. ihf.info.
- Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Handball. 28 January 2023.
- Web site: Olympic Qualification Tournaments dates revealed with less than one year before Paris 2024. 31 July 2023 . ihf.info.
- Web site: Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games set. 28 January 2024. ihf.info.
- Web site: Hosts revealed for the Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. 2 February 2024. ihf.info.
- Web site: Referees nominations for the Olympic Qualification Tournaments. 27 February 2024. ihf.info.
- Web site: Paris 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments schedule released. 21 February 2024. ihf.info.
