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Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Handball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
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Tournament details
Host country  United Kingdom
Dates 28 July – 9 August 2012
Teams 24 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  France (men)
 Norway (women)
Runner-up  Sweden (men)
 Montenegro (women)
Third place  Croatia (men)
 Spain (women)
Fourth place  Hungary (men)
 South Korea (women)
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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).

Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:

The executive committee of the International Handball Federation appointed 17 referee pairs for the 2012 Games:

Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to one men's and one women's team in the handball tournaments.

Coordinates: 51°32′55″N 0°00′50″W / 51.5486°N 0.0139°W / 51.5486; -0.0139


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