Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament explained

Tourney Name:	2004 Men's Olympic handball tournament
Size:	222px
Country:	Greece
Dates:	14–29 August
Num Teams:	12
Confederations:	4
Venues:	2
Cities:	1
Count:	2
Matches:	44
Goals:	2355
Top Scorer:	Yoon Kyung-shin (58 goals)
Player:	Ivano Balić
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The men's handball competition, one of two events of handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics, in Athens, took place at the Sports Pavilion (Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex) during the preliminary round and quarter-finals (August 14–August 24), and at the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena during the semi-finals and medal matches (August 27–August 29). A total of 180 players, distributed among twelve national teams, participated in this tournament.

Qualification

Mean of qualification	Date	Vacancies
Host nation	5 September 1997	1
	20 January – 2 February 2003	7
	2–11 August 2003	1
African qualification tournament	16–20 September 2003	1
Asian qualification tournament^[1]	23–28 September 2003	1
	22 January – 1 February 2004	1
Total		12

Preliminary round

For the preliminary round, contested between August 14 and August 22, the twelve teams were distributed into two groups of six teams. Each team played against each of its five group opponents for a total of five matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.

All times are local (UTC+3).

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

In this single-elimination stage, the first- and second-placed teams of one group played against the other group's fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, to contest the quarter-final round, held on August 24, at the Sports Pavilion. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, disputed at the Indoor Arena on August 27, with the losing semi-finalists playing for the bronze medal match on the following day, and the final being played two days later.

Quarterfinals

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5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Gold medal game

Ranking and statistics

Final ranking

Rank	width=170	Team



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All Star Team

Position	Player
Goalkeeper
Left wing
Left back
Centre back
Right back
Right wing
Pivot

Source: IHF

Top goalscorers

! Rank !! Name !! Goals !! Shots !!
1	58	109	53
2	55	71	77
3	54	116	47
4	45	66	68
5	44	75	59
6	43	67	64
7	41	71	58
8	40	69	58
8	40	85	47
10	39	70	56
10	39	58	67

Top goalkeepers

Rank	%	Saves	Shots
1	41	85	208
1	41	102	246
3	39	78	198
4	37	67	182
5	36	64	178
5	36	80	222
7	35	100	283
		46	132
		39	112
10	34	51	150
		34	85
		43	127

External links

Notes and References

Web site: 2003年アテネオリンピックアジア予選兵庫／神戸大会. Asian qualification tournament for Athens 2004 Olympic Games – Hyōgo/Kobe. ja. 18 August 2020. JHA.

1	58	109	53
2	55	71	77
3	54	116	47
4	45	66	68
5	44	75	59
6	43	67	64
7	41	71	58
8	40	69	58
8	40	85	47
10	39	70	56
10	39	58	67

Rank	%	Saves	Shots
1	41	85	208
1	41	102	246
3	39	78	198
4	37	67	182
5	36	64	178
5	36	80	222
7	35	100	283
		46	132
		39	112
10	34	51	150
		34	85
		43	127

1	58	109	53
2	55	71	77
3	54	116	47
4	45	66	68
5	44	75	59
6	43	67	64
7	41	71	58
8	40	69	58
8	40	85	47
10	39	70	56
10	39	58	67

Rank	%	Saves	Shots
1	41	85	208
1	41	102	246
3	39	78	198
4	37	67	182
5	36	64	178
5	36	80	222
7	35	100	283
		46	132
		39	112
10	34	51	150
		34	85
		43	127

1	58	109	53
2	55	71	77
3	54	116	47
4	45	66	68
5	44	75	59
6	43	67	64
7	41	71	58
8	40	69	58
8	40	85	47
10	39	70	56
10	39	58	67

Rank	%	Saves	Shots
1	41	85	208
1	41	102	246
3	39	78	198
4	37	67	182
5	36	64	178
5	36	80	222
7	35	100	283
		46	132
		39	112
10	34	51	150
		34	85
		43	127