Handball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The women's qualification for the Olympic handball tournament occurred between November 2022 and April 2024,[2] assigning quota places to the twelve squads for the Games: the hosts, the world champion, four continental champions (Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania, and the Americas), and six teams from the IHF World Olympic qualifying tournaments, respectively.[3]

Summary

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QualificationDateHostBerthsQualified team
Host nation1  France
2022 European Championship4–20 November 2022  Slovenia
 North Macedonia
 Montenegro
1  Denmark
2023 Asian Qualification Tournament17–23 August 2023 Hiroshima1  South Korea
2023 African Qualification Tournament11–14 October 2023 Luanda1  Angola
2023 Pan American Games24–29 October 2023 Viña del Mar1  Brazil
2023 World Championship29 November – 17 December 2023  Denmark
 Norway
 Sweden
1  Norway
2024 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments11–14 April 2024 Debrecen2  Hungary
 Sweden
Torrevieja2  Netherlands
 Spain
Neu-Ulm2  Germany
 Slovenia
Total12


Legend

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Qualified
KeyFromTo
Olympic host2024 Summer Olympics
2023 IHF World Championship
2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament
2023 IHF World Championship2024 IHF World Olympic Qualification Tournament
2022–2024 Continental Qualification Tournament

Host country

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World Championship

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RankTeam
 France
 Norway
 Denmark
4  Sweden
5  Netherlands
6  Germany
7  Montenegro
8  Czech Republic
9  Brazil
10  Hungary
11  Slovenia
12  Romania
13  Spain
14  Croatia
15  Angola
16  Poland
17  Japan
18  Senegal
19  Austria
20  Argentina
21  Serbia
22  South Korea
23  Ukraine
24  Cameroon
25  Iceland
26  Congo
27  Chile
28  China
29  Paraguay
30  Kazakhstan
31  Iran
32  Greenland
Ineligible to qualify for the Olympics: Greenland do not have a National Olympic Committee recognized by the IOC

Continental qualification

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Europe

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RankTeam
 Norway
 Denmark
 Montenegro
4  France
5  Sweden
6  Netherlands
7  Germany
8  Slovenia
9  Spain
10  Croatia
11  Hungary
12  Romania
13  Poland
14   Switzerland
15  Serbia
16  North Macedonia

Americas

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The winner of the Pan American Games handball tournament directly qualified for the Olympics. The Olympic Qualification Tournaments berth was given to the Pan American Games handball tournament runner-up.

RankTeam
 Brazil
 Argentina
 Paraguay
4  Chile
5  Puerto Rico
6  Cuba
7  Uruguay
8  Canada

Asia

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Uzbekistan withdrew before the tournament.[4]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  South Korea440015682+7482024 Summer Olympics
2  Japan (H)430116388+756Qualification tournaments
3  China4202101118−174
4  Kazakhstan4103112154−422
5  India400481171−900
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

Africa

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The tournament was held in Luanda, Angola.[5]

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Angola (H)33007957+2262024 Summer Olympics
2  Cameroon31115963−43Qualification tournaments
3  Senegal31026361+22
4  Congo30125878−201
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

Olympic Qualification Tournaments

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Qualified teams

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There were three qualifying tournaments. Only twelve eligible teams through the five events mentioned above qualified for these tournaments:[6]

  • 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 (Americas), third (Africa), and fourth (Asia)-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.
2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #12024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #22024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

The host countries were announced on 22 December 2023.[8]

On 9 April 2024, Cameroon withdrew and was replaced by Great Britain.[7]

2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Hungary (H)330011464+5062024 Summer Olympics
2  Sweden320111264+484
3  Japan31029988+112
4  Great Britain300335144−1090
Source: IHF
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

2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Netherlands33009366+2762024 Summer Olympics
2  Spain (H)32018371+124
3  Czech Republic31028096−162
4  Argentina300378101−230
Source: IHF
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

2024 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3

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PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Germany (H)33009669+2762024 Summer Olympics
2  Slovenia32018771+164
3  Montenegro31028083−32
4  Paraguay30035999−400
Source: IHF
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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Handball" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  2. ^ "IHF – Paris 2024 Olympics". International Handball Federation. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ Martin, Marta (3 November 2022). "How to qualify for handball at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Uzbekistan withdraws from Asian Women's Handball Qualification for 2024 Olympic Games". asianhandball.org. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Angola/Congo-Brazzaville: Handball – Les Congolaises iront chercher le ticket des Jeux Olympiques à Luanda". allafrica.com. 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Handball" (PDF). Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Great Britain women's national team replace Cameroon in the Olympic Qualification Tournament #1". ihf.info. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Hungary, Spain and Germany to host the Paris 2024 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. Retrieved 22 December 2023.