Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
Tournament details | |
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Host country | United States |
Dates | 26 July - 3 August |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions | Denmark |
Runner-up | South Korea |
Third place | Hungary |
Fourth place | Norway |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches | 18 |
Goals scored | 901 (50.06 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | O-Kyeong Lim (KOR), 41 goals |
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The women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by eight teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom two proceeding to placement matches.
Preliminary round
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 62 | +27 | 6 |
Hungary | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 70 | +11 | 4 |
China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 83 | −12 | 2 |
United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 90 | −26 | 0 |
Results | ||||
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Denmark | 27–22 | 33–21 | 29–19 | |
Hungary | 22–27 | 29–19 | 30–24 | |
China | 21–33 | 19–29 | 31–21 | |
United States | 19–29 | 24–30 | 21–31 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 83 | 60 | +23 | 6 |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 79 | 66 | +13 | 4 |
Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 73 | −3 | 2 |
Angola | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 49 | 82 | −33 | 0 |
Results | ||||
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South Korea | 25–21 | 33–20 | 25–19 | |
Norway | 21–25 | 28–23 | 30–18 | |
Germany | 20–33 | 23–28 | 27–12 | |
Angola | 19–25 | 18–30 | 12–27 |
Playoffs
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
Denmark | 23 | ||||||
Norway | 19 | ||||||
Denmark | 37 | ||||||
South Korea | 33 | ||||||
Bronze medal match | |||||||
Hungary | 25 | Hungary | 20 | ||||
South Korea | 39 | Norway | 18 |
Semifinals
August 1 ~11:30 |
Denmark | 23–19 | Norway | |
(12-6) | ||||
August 1 ~16:00 |
Hungary | 25–39 | South Korea | |
(10-19) | ||||
7th/8th classification
August 7 10:00 |
United States | 23–24 | Angola | |
(11-11) | ||||
5th/6th classification
August 1 14:30 |
Germany | 26–28 | China | |
(12-16) | ||||
Bronze medal match
August 3 15:30 |
Hungary | 20–18 | Norway | |
(6-9) | ||||
Final
August 3 ~17:00 |
Denmark | 37–33 (ET) | South Korea | |
(13-17) | ||||
FT: 29-29 ET: 37-33 |
Rankings and statistics
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