:Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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{{Infobox International Handball Competition
| tourney_name = Handball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
| other_titles =
| image = Handball, London 2012.png
| size = 300px
| caption =
| country = United Kingdom
| dates = 28 July – 9 August 2012
| num_teams = 24
| confederations = 9
| venues = Basketball Arena
Copper Box Arena
| cities =
| champion_other = {{hb|FRA}} (men)
{{hbw|NOR}} (women)
| second_other = {{hb|SWE}} (men)
{{hbw|MNE}} (women)
| third_other = {{hb|CRO}} (men)
{{hbw|ESP}} (women)
| fourth_other = {{hb|HUN}} (men)
{{hbw|KOR}} (women)
| previous = Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
| next = Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
}}
{{HandballAt2012SummerOlympics}}
The handball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August in the Olympic Park.
Preliminary rounds and the quarter-finals were held in the Copper Box while the semi-finals and final took place in the larger Basketball Arena.
Medals were awarded in a men's tournament and a women's tournament. The gold medals were won by France (men) and Norway (women).
Events
Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
- Men's handball (12 teams)
- Women's handball (12 teams)
Referees
File:Copper Box interior.JPG staged the preliminary matches.]]
The executive committee of the International Handball Federation appointed 17 referee pairs for the 2012 Games:{{cite web |url=http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/OlympicGames/OlympicGamesLondon2012/News/NewsDetails/tabid/5921/Default.aspx?ID=1007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140519202928/http://www.ihf.info/IHFCompetitions/OlympicGames/OlympicGamesLondon2012/News/NewsDetails/tabid/5921/Default.aspx?ID=1007 |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 May 2014 |title=London 2012 Olympic Handball Tournaments – 17 referee couples nominated |access-date=17 March 2012 |date=27 February 2012 |publisher=International Handball Federation}}
- {{flagicon|France}} Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura
- {{flagicon|Romania}} Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duță
- {{flagicon|Argentina}} Carlos María Mariana and Darío Leonel Minore
- {{flagicon|Ivory Coast}} Yalatima Coulibali and Mamoudou Diabaté
- {{flagicon|Croatia}} Matija Gubica and Boris Milošević
- {{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Václav Horáček and Jiří Novotný
- {{flagicon|Denmark}} Per Olesen and Lars Ejby Pedersen
- {{flagicon|Spain}} Oscar Raluy and Ángel Sabroso
- {{flagicon|France}} Nordine Lazaar and Laurent Reveret
- {{flagicon|UK}} Brian Bartlett and Allan Stokes
- {{flagicon|Germany}} Lars Geipel and Marcus Helbig
- {{flagicon|Macedonia}} Gjorgi Nachevski and Slave Nikolov
- {{flagicon|Norway}} Kenneth Abrahamsen and Arne M. Kristiansen
- {{flagicon|Qatar}} Mansour Abdulla Al-Suwaidi and Saleh Jamaan Bamurtef
- {{flagicon|Slovenia}} Nenad Krstič and Peter Ljubič
- {{flagicon|Serbia}} Nenad Nikolić and Dušan Stojković
- {{flagicon|UAE}} Omar Mohammed Zubaeer Al-Marzouqi and Mohammed Rashid Mohamed Al-Nuaimi
Qualifying criteria
Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to one men's and one women's team in the handball tournaments.
= Men =
{{main|Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 6 July 2005 | {{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore | align="center"|1 | {{hb|GBR}} |
| 2011 World Championship | 13–30 January 2011 | {{SWE}} | align="center"|1 | {{hb|FRA}} |
| 2011 Pan American Games | 16–24 October 2011 | {{MEX}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|ARG}} |
| 2011 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament | 23 October – 2 November 2011 | {{KOR}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|KOR}} |
| 2012 African Championship | 11–20 January 2012 | {{MAR}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|TUN}} |
| 2012 European Championship | 15–29 January 2012 | {{SRB}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|DEN}} |
| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 | 6–8 April 2012 | {{ESP}} | align="center"| 2 | {{hb|ESP}} {{hb|SRB}} |
| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 | 6–8 April 2012 | {{SWE}} | align="center"| 2 | {{hb|SWE}} {{hb|HUN}} |
| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 | 6–8 April 2012 | {{CRO}} | align="center"| 2 | {{hb|CRO}} {{hb|ISL}} |
| Total | colspan="2"| | 12 |
=Women=
{{main|Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification}}
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | 6 July 2005 | {{flagicon|SIN}} Singapore | align="center"| 1 | {{hbw|GBR}} |
| 2010 European Championship | 7–19 December 2010 | {{DEN}} {{NOR}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hbw|SWE}}† |
| 2011 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament | 12–21 October 2011 | {{CHN}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hbw|KOR}} |
| 2011 Pan American Games | 15–23 October 2011 | {{MEX}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hbw|BRA}} |
| 2011 World Championship | 2–18 December 2011 | {{BRA}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hbw|NOR}} |
| 2012 African Championship | 11–20 January 2012 | {{MAR}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hbw|ANG}} |
| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 | 25–27 May 2012 | {{FRA}} | align="center"| 2 | {{hbw|MNE}} {{hbw|FRA}} |
| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 | 25–27 May 2012 | {{ESP}} | align="center"| 2 | {{hbw|ESP}} {{hbw|CRO}} |
| 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 | 25–27 May 2012 | {{DEN}} | align="center"| 2 | {{hbw|RUS}} {{hbw|DEN}} |
| Total | colspan="2"| | 12 |
:† Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion.
Medal summary
=Medal table=
{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = flagIOC
| event = 2012 Summer
| team =
| gold_FRA = 1 | silver_FRA = 0 | bronze_FRA = 0
| gold_NOR = 1 | silver_NOR = 0 | bronze_NOR = 0
| gold_MNE = 0 | silver_MNE = 1 | bronze_MNE = 0
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 0
| gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 0 | bronze_CRO = 1
| gold_ESP = 0 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 1
}}
=Medalists=
References
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External links
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- {{webarchive |url=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130228083620/http://www.london2012.com/handball/ |date=dmy |title=Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com.}}
- {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130511023549/http://www.london2012.com/mm/Document/sport/General/01/40/83/74/HBResultsBookV1_Neutral.pdf |date=dmy |title=Official results book – Handball. London2012.com.}}
- [http://teamhandballnews.com/2012-olympic-qual-men/ 2012 Olympic handball qualification – men (format and results). TeamHandballNews.com.]
- [http://teamhandballnews.com/2012-olympic-qual-women/ 2012 Olympic handball qualification – women (format and results). TeamHandballNews.com.]
- {{SR/Olympics sport at games|archive=20160114213400}}
- [http://www.ihf.info International Handball Federation]
- [http://www.eurohandball.com European Handball Federation]
{{Events at the 2012 Summer Olympics}}
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Category:International handball competitions hosted by the United Kingdom