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Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Handball at the
2004 Summer Olympics
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Tournament details
Host country  Greece
Dates 14–29 August 2004
Teams 22 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Croatia (Men)
 Denmark (Women)
Runner-up  Germany (Men)
 South Korea (Women)
Third place  Russia (Men)
 Ukraine (Women)
Fourth place  Hungary (Men)
 France (Women)
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Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics had a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. From the quarter final stage onwards, the women's event moved to the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena, a part of the Helliniko Olympic Complex, with the men joining them there for their semi-finals and final.

The men's Handball event first made an appearance, played outside, at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany but did not then re-appear until the Games returned to Germany for the Munich Olympics in 1972 since when it has been ever present. The women's game debuted in Montreal, Quebec, Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics and again has been ever present since.

Ivano Balić
Davor Dominiković
Mirza Džomba
Slavko Goluža
Nikša Kaleb
Blaženko Lacković
Venio Losert
Valter Matošević
Petar Metličić
Vlado Šola
Denis Špoljarić
Goran Šprem
Igor Vori
Vedran Zrnić


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