Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

The qualification for the 2012 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament is held from January 2011 to April 2012.

Qualification summary

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Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host nation 1   Great Britain
2011 World Championship 13–30 January 2011   Sweden 1   France
2011 Pan American Games 16–24 October 2011   Mexico 1   Argentina
2011 Asian Olympic Qualification Tournament 23 October – 2 November 2011   South Korea 1   South Korea
2012 African Championship 11–20 January 2012   Morocco 1   Tunisia
2012 European Championship 15–29 January 2012   Serbia 1   Denmark
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 6–8 April 2012   Spain 2   Spain
  Serbia
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 6–8 April 2012   Sweden 2   Sweden
  Hungary
2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3 6–8 April 2012   Croatia 2   Croatia
  Iceland
Total 12
Legend for qualification type
Team qualified to the 2012 Olympic Tournament
Team qualified from the World Championship to the Olympic Qualification Tournament
Team qualified from Continental Events to the Olympic Qualification Tournament

World Championship

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Rank Team
    France
    Denmark
    Spain
4   Sweden
5   Croatia
6   Iceland
7   Hungary
8   Poland
9   Norway
10   Serbia
11   Germany
12   Argentina
13   South Korea
14   Egypt
15   Algeria
16   Japan
17   Slovakia
18   Austria
19   Romania
20   Tunisia
21   Brazil
22   Chile
23   Bahrain
24   Australia

Continental qualification

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Europe (1st ranking continent)

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Rank Team
    Denmark
    Serbia
    Croatia
4   Spain
5   North Macedonia
6   Slovenia
7   Germany
8   Hungary
9   Poland
10   Iceland
11   France
12   Sweden
13   Norway
14   Czech Republic
15   Russia
16   Slovakia

America (2nd ranking continent)

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Rank Team
    Argentina
    Brazil
    Chile
4   Dominican Republic
5   Canada
6   Mexico
7   United States
8   Venezuela

Asia (3rd ranking continent)

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Preliminary round

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http://todor66.com/handball/Asia/Men_OQ_2011.html

Group A
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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Saudi Arabia 4 3 0 1 120 96 +24 6
  Iran 4 3 0 1 128 99 +29 6
  Qatar 4 2 1 1 129 125 +4 5
  Kuwait 4 1 1 2 119 114 +5 3
  Uzbekistan 4 0 0 4 106 168 −62 0
  Australia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

23.10 16:20 Saudi Arabia 41-26 Uzbekistan 17-13

23.10 20:20 Iran 27-23 Kuwait 11-9

24.10 13:00 Saudi Arabia 22-21 Iran 11-8

24.10 17:00 Qatar 38-32 Uzbekistan 20-15

25.10 15:00 Qatar 31-31 Kuwait 16-15

27.10 13:00 Iran 45-22 Uzbekistan 22-8

27.10 17:00 Saudi Arabia 30-21 Kuwait 16-10

28.10 15:00 Iran 35-32 Qatar 14-15

29.10 13:00 Kuwait 44-26 Uzbekistan 18-12

29.10 17:00 Qatar 28-27 Saudi Arabia 14-11

Group B
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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 4 4 0 0 134 82 +52 8
  Japan 4 3 0 1 124 99 +25 6
  China 4 2 0 2 111 96 +15 4
  Oman 4 1 0 3 117 116 +1 2
  Kazakhstan 4 0 0 4 73 166 −93 0
  New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

23.10 14:20 South Korea 31-18 Japan 14-6

23.10 18:20 Oman 41-27 Kazakhstan 21-15

24.10 15:00 Japan 26-24 China 12-10

24.10 19:00 South Korea 41-15 Kazakhstan 24-5

25.10 17:00 South Korea 31-24 Oman 13-14

27.10 15:00 Japan 34-29 Oman 20-8

27.10 19:00 China 38-16 Kazakhstan 19-8

28.10 17:00 South Korea 31-25 China 13-10

29.10 15:00 Japan 46-15 Kazakhstan 22-5

29.10 19:00 China 24-23 Oman 12-13

Knockout round

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SemifinalFinal
 
      
 
October 31
 
 
  Saudi Arabia21
 
November 2
 
  Japan22
 
  Japan21
 
October 31
 
  South Korea26
 
  South Korea33
 
 
  Iran25
 
3rd place match
 
 
November 2
 
 
  Saudi Arabia20
 
 
  Iran21

Final standing

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Rank Team
    South Korea
    Japan
    Iran
4   Saudi Arabia
5   Qatar
6   China
7   Kuwait
8   Oman
9   Uzbekistan
10   Kazakhstan
11   Australia

Africa (4th ranking continent)

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Rank Team
    Tunisia
    Algeria
    Egypt
4   Morocco
5   Senegal
6   Angola
7   Cameroon
8   DR Congo
9   Congo
10   Ivory Coast
11   Gabon
12   Burkina Faso

2012 IHF Qualification Tournaments

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The teams eligible to participate in these three IHF Qualification Tournaments are seeded as follows :

2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2 2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3
  • 2nd from World (3rd place World 2011):   Spain
  • 7th from World (8th place World 2011):   Poland
  • 2nd from Continent 1 (2nd place Europe 2012):   Serbia
  • 2nd from Continent 4 (2nd place Africa 2012):   Algeria
  • 3rd from World (4th place World 2011):   Sweden
  • 6th from World (7th place World 2011):   Hungary
  • 2nd from Continent 2 (2nd place Americas 2011):   Brazil
  • 3rd from Continent 1 (5th place Europe 2012):   Macedonia
  • 4th from World (5th place World 2011):   Croatia
  • 5th from World (6th place World 2011):   Iceland
  • 2nd from Continent 3 (2nd place Asia 2011):   Japan
  • 3rd from Continent 2 (3rd place Americas 2011):   Chile

Notes:

  • Continents are ranked based on the 2011 World Championship results.
  • If the Oceania representative at the 2011 World Championship had placed from 8th to 12th, Oceania would have earned a spot for IHF Qualification Tournament #3. Oceania's representative (Australia) placed 24th.

2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #1

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Spain 3 3 0 0 91 69 +22 6
  Serbia 3 1 1 1 78 73 +5 3
  Poland 3 1 1 1 75 85 −10 3
  Algeria 3 0 0 3 65 82 −17 0
Source: [citation needed]
6 April 2012
17:30
Poland   28 − 27   Algeria Centro de Tecnificación, Alicante
Attendance: 2,000
Referees: Gjedin, Hansen (DEN)
B. Jurecki, M. Jurecki 6 (11–13) Berkous 8
  5×  Report   8× 

6 April 2012
20:15
Spain   30 – 27   Serbia Centro de Tecnificación, Alicante
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Tomás 5 (11–10) Ilić 9
  2×  Report   6× 

7 April 2012
17:30
Serbia   25 – 25   Poland Centro de Tecnificación, Alicante
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Nikčević 6 (14–15) three players 4
  6×  1×  Report   5×  1× 

7 April 2012
20:15
Algeria   20 – 28   Spain Centro de Tecnificación, Alicante
Attendance: 1,750
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Mokrani 8 (9–14) Cañellas 6
  6×  1×  Report   4× 

8 April 2012
17:30
Serbia   26 – 18   Algeria Centro de Tecnificación, Alicante
Attendance: 1,000
Referees: Horáček, Novotný (CZE)
Vujin 6 (15–10) Benali 5
  5×  Report   3× 

8 April 2012
20:15
Spain   33 – 22   Poland Centro de Tecnificación, Alicante
Attendance: 1,500
Referees: Abrahamsen, Kristiansen (NOR)
Entrerríos 6 (18–9) three players 4
  2×  Report   3× 

2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #2

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Sweden 3 3 0 0 78 67 +11 6
  Hungary 3 2 0 1 81 79 +2 4
  Brazil 3 1 0 2 75 81 −6 2
  Macedonia 3 0 0 3 76 83 −7 0
Source: [citation needed]
6 April 2012
14:45
Hungary   28 − 26   Macedonia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 5,004
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Pérez, Császár 6 (15–13) Lazarov 7
  8×  Report   4× 

6 April 2012
17:05
Sweden   25 − 20   Brazil Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 7,124
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Larholm 5 (12–10) Ribeiro 5
  4×  Report   5× 

7 April 2012
13:45
Brazil   27 − 29   Hungary Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 3,976
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Pacheco 7 (15–16) Császár, Iváncsik 6
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7 April 2012
16:05
Macedonia   23 – 27   Sweden Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 8,333
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Lazarov, Mirkulovski 5 (12–14) Andersson 8
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8 April 2012
14:45
Brazil   28 – 27   Macedonia Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 4,235
Referees: Krstic, Ljubic (SLO)
Pires 7 (15–13) Lazarov 6
  1×  Report   2× 

8 April 2012
17:05
Sweden   26 – 23   Hungary Scandinavium, Gothenburg
Attendance: 7,289
Referees: Lazaar, Reveret (FRA)
Petersen 6 (11–12) Harsányi 8
  4×  Report   4× 

2012 IHF Qualification Tournament #3

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Croatia 3 3 0 0 102 65 +37 6
  Iceland 3 2 0 1 94 78 +16 4
  Japan 3 1 0 2 85 103 −18 2
  Chile 3 0 0 3 58 93 −35 0
Source: [citation needed]
6 April 2012
18:00
Croatia   36 − 22   Japan Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 2,500
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
Čupić 7 (16–14) Miyazaki 4
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6 April 2012
20:15
Iceland   25 − 17   Chile Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 750
Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)
Sigurdsson 10 (12–7) seven players 2
  7×  Report   2× 

7 April 2012
16:00
Chile   15 – 35   Croatia Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 2,300
Referees: Badura, Ondogrecula (SVK)
four players 2 (9–17) Horvat, Batinović 6
  5×  Report   4× 

7 April 2012
20:15
Japan   30 – 41   Iceland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 700
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Kochi, Miyazaki 6 (11–20) Gunnarsson 9
  Report   2× 

8 April 2012
15:30
Japan   33 – 26   Chile Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 500
Referees: Stark, Stefan (ROU)
Suematsu, Miyazaki 5 (14–9) Feuchtmann Perez 9
  3×  Report   3× 

8 April 2012
18:00
Croatia   31 – 28   Iceland Varaždin Arena, Varaždin
Attendance: 4,500
Referees: Geipel, Helbig (GER)
Čupić 9 (18–15) Sigurdsson 8
  2×  1×  Report   5× 

References

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  1. ^ "2012 Olympic Qual (Men) – Team Handball News".
  2. ^ "2012 Olympic Qual (Men) – Team Handball News".
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