Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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Handball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics will be held from August 9 to August 24, at the National Indoor Stadium.
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[edit] Events
2 sets of medals will be awarded in the following events:
- Handball Men
- Handball Women
[edit] Qualifying Criteria
An NOC may enter up to 1 men's and 1 women's team in the handball competitions.
[edit] Handball Men
| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 |  People's Republic of China |
| IHF World Championships | Jan 19 - Feb 4, 2007 |  Germany |
1 | Germany |
| European Championships | January 17-27, 2008 |  Norway |
1 | |
| Asian Qualifying Event | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
| Africa Nations Cup | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
| Pan-American Games | July 14-29, 2007 |  Brazil |
1 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | May 30 - Jun 1, 2008 | TBD TBD TBD |
6 | |
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
- Tournament I:
- Tournament II:
- Worlds 3rd:
Denmark - Worlds 6th:
Russian Federation - Africa:
- Top continent at the Worlds:
- Worlds 3rd:
- Tournament III:
This list is not final. If one of the teams from the Worlds wins the continental championship, it will automatically qualify and all lower ranked teams at the Worlds will move 1 place up giving the 8th-place team from the Worlds (Iceland) the chance to participate in the qualifying tournament.
[edit] Handball Women
| Competition | Date | Venue | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | People's Republic of China |
| IHF World Championships | December 2-16, 2007 |  France |
1 | |
| European Championships | December 7-17, 2006 |  Sweden |
1 | Norway |
| Asian Qualifying Event | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
| Africa Nations Cup | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
| Pan-American Games | July 14-29, 2007 | Brazil |
1 | |
| Olympic Qualifying Tournaments | March 28-30, 2008 | TBD TBD TBD |
6 | |
| TOTAL | 12 | |||
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
- Tournament I:
- Worlds 2nd:
- Worlds 7th:
- Europe: Russian Federation
- Pan-America:
- Tournament II:
- Worlds 3rd:
- Worlds 6th:
- Africa:
- Top continent at the Worlds:
- Tournament III:
- Worlds 4th:
- Worlds 5th:
- Asia:
- Oceania(if ranked 8th-12th at the Worlds) or 2nd continent at the Worlds:
[edit] References
| Events at the 2008 Summer Olympics (Beijing) |
|---|
| Archery • Athletics • Badminton • Baseball • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Softball • Swimming • Synchronized swimming • Table tennis • Taekwondo • Tennis • Triathlon • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
| Handball at the Summer Olympics |  |
|---|---|
| 1936 • 1948-68 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in handball |
