Tournament details | |
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Host country | United Kingdom |
Dates | 29 July – 12 August |
Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | France (2nd title) |
Runner-up | Sweden |
Third place | Croatia |
Fourth place | Hungary |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 38 |
Goals scored | 1973 (51.92 per match) |
Attendance | 209,625 (5,516 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Niclas Ekberg (50 goals) |
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The men's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August at the Olympic Park. The group stage matches were held at the Copper Box and the knockout rounds took place at the larger Basketball Arena.
Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a quarter-final round, while the 5th and 6th teams in each group were classified 9th–12th by the results of their group matches. Unlike in previous Olympics there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the quarter-finals.
Before the draw the IHF seeded the teams in six pots. The draw for the groups was held on 30 May 2012.
FT: 27–27 ET: 3–3, 3–4
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
Jérôme Fernandez
Didier Dinart
Xavier Barachet
Guillaume Gille
Bertrand Gille
Daniel Narcisse
Guillaume Joli
Samuel Honrubia
Daouda Karaboué
Nikola Karabatić
Thierry Omeyer
William Accambray
Luc Abalo
Cédric Sorhaindo
Michaël Guigou
Head Coach: Claude Onesta