Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Tournament details
Host country  China
Dates 20–25 August 2014
Teams 12 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
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Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from August 20 to August 25. The events took place at the Jiangning Sports Center in Nanjing, China.

Qualification

A total of 6 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 14 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China is given the choice of entering a male or female team while the other places shall be decided by qualification events, namely five continental qualification tournaments.[1]

China chose to enter a girls' team[2] therefore the unoccupied boys' team was reallocated to the best placed continent at the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship (Europe).[1] Furthermore Oceania did not organize a qualifying event for either gender thus the spots were reallocated.[3]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998. Furthermore, all qualified NOCs must either have a senior ranking in the top 40 on 1 January 2014 or finish ahead of a team ranked in the top 20 during the continental qualification tournament.[1]

Boys

Event Location Date Total Places Qualified Group
Host Nation - - 0 China
2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Netherlands Utrecht 14–19 July 2013 2 Slovenia B
Norway A
2013 Asian Youth Games China Nanjing 16–24 August 2013 1 Qatar B
2014 African Youth Nations Championship Kenya Nairobi 15–21 March 2014 2 Egypt A
Tunisia B
2014 Pan American Youth Championship Argentina Buenos Aires 1–5 April 2014 1 Brazil A
Oceania Qualification Event - Cancelled 0
TOTAL 6

Girls

Event Location Date Total Places Qualified Group
Host Nation - - 1 China B
2013 European Youth Championship Poland Gdańsk/Gdynia 15–25 August 2013 2 Sweden B
Russia A
2013 Asian Youth Games China Nanjing 16–24 August 2013 1 South Korea A
2013 African Youth Nations Championship Republic of the Congo Oyo 22–31 August 2013 1 Angola A
2014 Pan American Youth Championship Brazil Fortaleza 20–28 April 2014 1 Brazil B
Oceania Qualification Event - Cancelled 0
TOTAL 6

Schedule

The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[4]

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event Date Event Day Starting Time Event Details
August 20 Wednesday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 20 Wednesday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 22 Friday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 22 Friday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 24 Sunday 09:00 Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg
August 24 Sunday 11:00 Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg
August 24 Sunday 13:00
15:30
Girls' Semifinals
August 24 Sunday 18:00
20:30
Boys' Semifinals
August 25 Monday 09:00 Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg
August 25 Monday 11:00 Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg
August 25 Monday 13:00 Girls' Bronze Medal Match
August 25 Monday 15:30 Boys' Bronze Medal Match
August 25 Monday 18:00 Girls' Gold Medal Match
August 25 Monday 20:30 Boys' Gold Medal Match

Medal Summary

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Egypt 1 0 0 0
1  Slovenia 1 0 0 0
2  Russia 0 1 0 0
2  South Korea 0 1 0 0
3  Norway 0 0 1 0
3  Sweden 0 0 1 0
Total 2 2 2 6

Events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys'
 Egypt  South Korea  Norway
Girls'
 Slovenia  Russia  Sweden

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Qualification System: Handball". International Handball Federation. July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. "All Youth Olympic Games participants confirmed – draw on Friday in Basle". International Handball Federation. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. "Nine of twelve spots for Youth Olympic Games already confirmed". International Handball Federation. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Handball". Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.