Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
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{{Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics}}
The qualification for the 2020 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament assigned quota places to twelve teams: the hosts, the world champion, four winners of continental events and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.{{cite web|url=http://archive.ihf.info/en-us/mediacentre/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=5594|title=Tokyo 2020 Qualification System confirmed|date=3 April 2018|work=ihf.info}} (The Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic).{{cite web|title=Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee|url=https://www.olympic.org/news/joint-statement-from-the-international-olympic-committee-and-the-tokyo-2020-organising-committee|publisher=International Olympic Committee|access-date=24 March 2020}}
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Qualification summary
| class="wikitable" width=80% | ||||
| width=30%|Qualification | width=23%|Date | width=22%|Host(s) | width=10%|Vacancies | width=15%|Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | {{n/a}} | {{n/a}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|JPN}} |
| 2019 World Championship | 10–27 January 2019 | {{DEN}} {{GER}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|DEN}} |
| 2019 Pan American Games | 31 July – 5 August 2019 | {{flagicon|PER}} Lima | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|ARG}} |
| AHF Men’s Asian qualification event | 17–26 October 2019 | {{flagicon|QAT}} Doha | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|BHR}} |
| 2020 European Championship | 10–26 January 2020 | {{AUT}} {{NOR}} {{SWE}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|ESP}} |
| 2020 African Championship | 16–26 January 2020 | {{TUN}} | align="center"| 1 | {{hb|EGY}} |
| rowspan=3|2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | rowspan=3|12–14 March 2021 | {{flagicon|MNE}} Podgorica | align="center"| 2 | {{hb|NOR}} {{hb|BRA}} |
| {{flagicon|FRA}} Montpellier | align="center"| 2 | {{hb|FRA}} {{hb|POR}} | ||
| {{flagicon|GER}} Berlin | align="center"| 2 | {{hb|SWE}} {{hb|GER}} | ||
| Total | colspan="2"| | 12 |
Legend for qualification type
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan=3|Qualified | |
|---|---|
| Key
!From !To | |
| bgcolor=#BBF3BB|
|World Championship | rowspan=2| Olympic Tournament |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF|
|Continental Qualification Event | |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB|
|World Championship | rowspan=2| Qualification Tournament |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB|
|Continental Qualification Event |
Host country
- {{hb|JPN}}
World Championship
{{main|2019 World Men's Handball Championship}}
| class="wikitable"
! style="width: 40px;" | Rank ! style="width: 180px;" | Team | |
| bgcolor=#BBF3BB
| style="text-align: center;" | {{gold1}} | {{hb|DEN}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB
| style="text-align: center;" | {{silver2}} | {{hb|NOR}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB
| style="text-align: center;" | {{bronze3}} | {{hb|FRA}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB
| style="text-align: center;" | 4 | {{hb|GER}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB
| style="text-align: center;" | 5 | {{hb|SWE}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB
| style="text-align: center;" | 6 | {{hb|CRO}} |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF
| style="text-align: center;" | 7 | {{hb|ESP}} |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF
| style="text-align: center;" | 8 | {{hb|EGY}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB
| style="text-align: center;" | 9 | {{hb|BRA}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 10 | {{hb|HUN}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 11 | {{hb|ISL}} |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB
| style="text-align: center;" | 12 | {{hb|TUN}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 13 | {{hb|QAT}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 14 | {{hb|RUS}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 15 | {{hb|MKD}} |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB
| style="text-align: center;" | 16 | {{hb|CHI}} |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF
| style="text-align: center;" | 17 | {{hb|ARG}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 18 | {{hb|SRB}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 19 | {{hb|AUT}} |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF
| style="text-align: center;" | 20 | {{hb|BHN}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 21 | {{hb|KSA}} |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB
| style="text-align: center;" | 22 | {{hb|Korea|unification}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 23 | {{hb|ANG}} |
| style="text-align: center;" | 24 | {{hb|JPN}} |
Continental qualification
=Europe=
{{main|2020 European Men's Handball Championship}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
!width=40|Rank !Team |
| bgcolor=BBF3FF
|{{Gold1}} |align=left|{{hb|ESP}} |
| bgcolor=FFFFBB
|{{Silver2}} |align=left|{{hb|CRO}} |
| bgcolor=FFFFBB
|{{Bronze3}} |align=left|{{hb|NOR}} |
| bgcolor=FFBBBB
|4 |align=left|{{hb|SLO}} |
| bgcolor=FFFFBB
|5 |align=left|{{hb|GER}} |
| bgcolor=FFBBBB
|6 |align=left|{{hb|POR}} |
| bgcolor=FFFFBB
|7 |align=left|{{hb|SWE}} |
| 8
|align=left|{{hb|AUT}} |
| 9
|align=left|{{hb|HUN}} |
| 10
|align=left|{{hb|BLR}} |
| 11
|align=left|{{hb|ISL}} |
| 12
|align=left|{{hb|CZE}} |
| bgcolor=ccffcc
|13 |align=left|{{hb|DEN}} |
| bgcolor=FFFFBB
|14 |align=left|{{hb|FRA}} |
| 15
|align=left|{{hb|MKD}} |
| 16
|align=left|{{hb|SUI}} |
| 17
|align=left|{{hb|NED}} |
| 18
|align=left|{{hb|MNE}} |
| 19
|align=left|{{hb|UKR}} |
| 20
|align=left|{{hb|SRB}} |
| 21
|align=left|{{hb|POL}} |
| 22
|align=left|{{hb|RUS}} |
| 23
|align=left|{{hb|BIH}} |
| 24
|align=left|{{hb|LAT}} |
=Asia=
==Preliminary round==
===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://asianhandball.org/images/results/AMQ2019-QAT/GroupRanking.pdf AHF]
|winpoints=2
|team_order=QAT, KSA, IND, HKG
|win_QAT=3 |draw_QAT=0 |loss_QAT=0 |gf_QAT=118|ga_QAT=44 |status_QAT=H
|win_KSA=2 |draw_KSA=0 |loss_KSA=1 |gf_KSA=96 |ga_KSA=69
|win_IND=1 |draw_IND=0 |loss_IND=2 |gf_IND=66 |ga_IND=104
|win_HKG=0 |draw_HKG=0 |loss_HKG=3 |gf_HKG=59 |ga_HKG=122
|name_QAT={{hb|QAT}}
|name_KSA={{hb|KSA}}
|name_IND={{hb|IND}}
|name_HKG={{hb|HKG}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green4 |text_Q=Semifinals
}}
{{handballbox
|date=17 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KSA}}
|score=35–24
|team2={{hb|IND}}
|HT=19–13
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
{{handballbox
|date=17 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|QAT}}
|score=49–14
|team2={{hb|HKG}}
|HT=19–6
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date=19 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|HKG}}
|score=16–41
|team2={{hb|KSA}}
|HT=6–17
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
{{handballbox
|date=19 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|IND}}
|score=10–40
|team2={{hb|QAT}}
|HT=4–18
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
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{{handballbox
|date=21 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|IND}}
|score=32–29
|team2={{hb|HKG}}
|HT=16–15
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
{{handballbox
|date=21 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|QAT}}
|score=29–20
|team2={{hb|KSA}}
|HT=13–9
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|update=complete
|source=[http://asianhandball.org/images/results/AMQ2019-QAT/GroupRanking.pdf AHF]
|winpoints=2
|team_order=KOR, BHR, IRI, KUW
|win_BHR=2 |draw_BHR=0 |loss_BHR=1 |gf_BHR=85 |ga_BHR=78
|win_KOR=2 |draw_KOR=0 |loss_KOR=1 |gf_KOR=94 |ga_KOR=90
|win_IRI=1 |draw_IRI=1 |loss_IRI=1 |gf_IRI=90 |ga_IRI=92
|win_KUW=0 |draw_KUW=1 |loss_KUW=2 |gf_KUW=89 |ga_KUW=98
|hth_KOR=Bahrain 30–31 South Korea
|hth_BHR=KOR
|name_BHR={{hb|BHR}}
|name_KOR={{hb|KOR}}
|name_IRI={{hb|IRI}}
|name_KUW={{hb|KUW}}
|class_rules = 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
|result1=Q |result2=Q
|res_col_header=Q
|col_Q=green4 |text_Q=Semifinals
}}
{{handballbox
|date=18 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KOR}}
|score=27–28
|team2={{hb|IRI}}
|HT=12–13
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
{{handballbox
|date=18 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|BHR}}
|score=26–21
|team2={{hb|KUW}}
|HT=12–10
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
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{{handballbox
|date=20 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score=32–36
|team2={{hb|KOR}}
|HT=16–20
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
{{handballbox
|date=20 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|IRI}}
|score=26–29
|team2={{hb|BHR}}
|HT=13–15
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
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{{handballbox
|date=22 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|BHR}}
|score=30–31
|team2={{hb|KOR}}
|HT=16–14
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
{{handballbox
|date=22 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|IRI}}
|score=36–36
|team2={{hb|KUW}}
|HT=18–16
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
==Knockout stage==
===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
| widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
| 3rdplace=yes
| RD1=Semifinals
| RD2=Final
| Consol=Third place
|24 October|{{hb|QAT}}|26|{{hb|BHR}}|28
|24 October|{{hb|KOR}}|29|{{hb|KSA}}|26
|26 October|{{hb|BHR}}|34|{{hb|KOR}}|29
|26 October|{{hb|QAT}}|31|{{hb|KSA}}|21
}}
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
| widescore=yes|bold_winner=high
| 3rdplace=yes
| RD1=5–8th place semifinals
| RD2=Fifth place
| Consol=Seventh place
|24 October|{{hb|IND}}|21|{{hb|KUW}}|34
|24 October|{{hb|IRI}}|48|{{hb|HKG}}|16
|25 October|{{hb|KUW}}|25|{{hb|IRI}}|27
|25 October|{{hb|IND}}|26|{{hb|HKG}}|30
}}
===5–8th place semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date=24 October 2019
|time=12:00
|team1={{hb-rt|IND}}
|score=21–34
|team2={{hb|KUW}}
|HT=12–17
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
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{{handballbox
|date=24 October 2019
|time=14:00
|team1={{hb-rt|IRI}}
|score=48–16
|team2={{hb|HKG}}
|HT=25–6
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
===Semifinals===
{{handballbox
|date=24 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KOR}}
|score=29–26
|team2={{hb|KSA}}
|HT=17–12
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
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{{handballbox
|date=24 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|QAT}}
|score=26–28
|team2={{hb|BHR}}
|HT=15–16
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
===Seventh place game===
{{handballbox
|date=25 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|IND}}
|score=26–30
|team2={{hb|HKG}}
|HT=13–11
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
===Fifth place game===
{{handballbox
|date=25 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score=25–27
|team2={{hb|IRI}}
|HT=14–11
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
===Third place game===
{{handballbox
|date=26 October 2019
|time=16:00
|team1={{hb-rt|QAT}}
|score=31–21
|team2={{hb|KSA}}
|HT=16–12
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
===Final===
{{handballbox
|date=26 October 2019
|time=18:00
|team1={{hb-rt|BHR}}
|score=34–29
|team2={{hb|KOR}}
|HT=13–15
|stadium=Duhail Handball Sports Hall, Doha
}}
==Final standing==
| class="wikitable"
!width=40|Rank !width=180|Team | |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF
|align=center|{{gold1}} | {{hb|BHR}} |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB
|align=center|{{silver2}} | {{hb|KOR}} |
| align=center|{{bronze3}} | {{hb|QAT}} |
| align=center|4 | {{hb|KSA}} |
| align=center|5 | {{hb|IRI}} |
| align=center|6 | {{hb|KUW}} |
| align=center|7 | {{hb|HKG}} |
| align=center|8 | {{hb|IND}} |
=America=
{{main|Handball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Men's tournament}}
| class="wikitable"
!width=40|Rank !width=180|Team | |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF
|align=center|{{gold1}} | {{hb|ARG}} |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB
|align=center|{{silver2}} | {{hb|CHI}} |
| bgcolor=#FFFFBB
|align=center|{{bronze3}} | {{hb|BRA}} |
| align=center|4 | {{hb|MEX}} |
| align=center|5 | {{hb|CUB}} |
| align=center|6 | {{hb|USA}} |
| align=center|7 | {{hb|PUR}} |
| align=center|8 | {{hb|PER}} |
=Africa=
{{main|2020 African Men's Handball Championship}}
| class="wikitable"
!Rank !!width=170|Team | |
| bgcolor=#BBF3FF
|align=center|File:gold medal icon.svg | {{hb|EGY}} |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB
|align=center|File:silver medal icon.svg | {{hb|TUN}} |
| bgcolor=#FFBBBB
|align=center|File:bronze medal icon.svg | {{hb|ALG}} |
| align=center|4 | {{hb|ANG}} |
| align=center|5 | {{hb|CPV}} |
| align=center|6 | {{hb|MAR}} |
| align=center|7 | {{hb|COD}} |
| align=center|8 | {{hb|GAB}} |
| align=center|9 | |{{hb|CGO}} |
| align=center|10 | |{{hb|GUI}} |
| align=center|11 | {{hb|NGA}} |
| align=center|12 | {{hb|CMR}} |
| align=center|13 | {{hb|LBA}} |
| align=center|14 | {{hb|CIV}} |
| align=center|15 | {{hb|KEN}} |
| align=center|16 | {{hb|ZAM}} |
Olympic Qualification Tournaments
{{Main|2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments}}
=2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1=
{{#lst:2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments|Tournament 1}}
=2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2=
{{#lst:2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments|Tournament 2}}
=2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3=
{{#lst:2020 IHF Men's Olympic Qualification Tournaments|Tournament 3}}
References
{{reflist}}
{{Handball at the Summer Olympics}}
{{Qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Handball at the 2020 Summer Olympics - Men's qualification}}