Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Men's handball

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 Indoor Arena (Helliniko Olympic Complex) 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.

Medalists

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date = August 14
11:30
team1 = Hungary flagicon|HUN
score = 33–28
team2 = flagicon|EGY Egypt
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 14
16:30
team1 = Germany flagicon|GER
score = 28–18
team2 = flagicon|GRE Greece
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 14
21:30
team1 = France flagicon|FRA
score = 31–17
team2 = flagicon|BRA Brazil
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 16
16:30
team1 = France flagicon|FRA
score = 29–25
team2 = flagicon|GRE Greece
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date = August 16
19:30
team1 = Hungary flagicon|HUN
score = 20–19
team2 = flagicon|BRA Brazil
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 16
21:30
team1 = Egypt flagicon|EGY
score = 14–26
team2 = flagicon|GER Germany
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 18
14:30
team1 = France flagicon|FRA
score = 26–23
team2 = flagicon|HUN Hungary
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 18
16:30
team1 = Greece flagicon|GRE
score = 26–25
team2 = flagicon|EGY Egypt
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 18
21:30
team1 = Germany flagicon|GER
score = 34–21
team2 = flagicon|BRA Brazil
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 20
14:30
team1 = Greece flagicon|GRE
score = 26–22
team2 = flagicon|BRA Brazil
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date = August 20
16:30
team1 = Hungary flagicon|HUN
score = 30–29
team2 = flagicon|GER Germany
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 20
21:30
team1 = France flagicon|FRA
score = 22–21
team2 = flagicon|EGY Egypt
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 22
14:30
team1 = France flagicon|FRA
score = 27–22
team2 = flagicon|GER Germany
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 22
16:30
team1 = Hungary flagicon|HUN
score = 26–22
team2 = flagicon|GRE Greece
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 22
21:30
team1 = Brazil flagicon|BRA
score = 26–22
team2 = flagicon|EGY Egypt
attendance =
referee =
stadium = Sports Pavilion
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex

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 in August 24, at the Sports Pavilion. The winners advanced to the semi-finals, disputed at the Indoor Arena in 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.

Round8-with third
RD1=Quarter-finals |RD2=Semi-finals |RD3=Gold medal final |Consol=Bronze medal final
|flagIOC|CRO|2004 Summer|33|flagIOC|GRE|2004 Summer|27
|flagIOC|KOR|2004 Summer|25|flagIOC|HUN|2004 Summer|30
|flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer|32|flagIOC|ESP|2004 Summer|30
|flagIOC|FRA|2004 Summer|24|flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer|26
|flagIOC|CRO|2004 Summer|33|flagIOC|HUN|2004 Summer|31
|flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer|21|flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer|15
|flagIOC|CRO|2004 Summer|26|flagIOC|GER|2004 Summer|24
|flagIOC|HUN|2004 Summer|26|flagIOC|RUS|2004 Summer|28

Quarter-finals

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date = August 24
10:00
team1 = France flagicon|FRA
score = 24–26
team2 = flagicon|RUS Russia
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 24
12:30
team1 = South Korea flagicon|KOR
score = 25–30
team2 = flagicon|HUN Hungary
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 24
14:30
team1 = Croatia flagicon|CRO
score = 33–27
team2 = flagicon|GRE Greece
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 24
17:00
team1 = Germany flagicon|GER
score = 32–30
team2 = flagicon|ESP Spain
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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emi-finals

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date = August 27
12:30
team1 = Croatia flagicon|CRO
score = 33–31
team2 = flagicon|HUN Hungary
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stadium = Indoor Arena
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date = August 27
14:30
team1 = Germany flagicon|GER
score = 21–15
team2 = flagicon|RUS Russia
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stadium = Indoor Arena
Helliniko Olympic Complex

Bronze medal final

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date = August 28
19:30
team1 = Hungary flagicon|HUN
score = 26–28
team2 = flagicon|RUS Russia
attendance =
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stadium = Indoor Arena
Helliniko Olympic Complex

Gold medal final

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date = August 29
14:45
team1 = Croatia flagicon|CRO
score = 26–24
team2 = flagicon|GER Germany
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stadium = Indoor Arena
Helliniko Olympic Complex

Classification playoffs

5th–8th place

Round4-with third
RD1=5th–8th place matches |RD2=5th place match |Consol=7th place match
|flagIOC|GRE|2004 Summer|29|flagIOC|KOR|2004 Summer|24
|flagIOC|ESP|2004 Summer|27|flagIOC|FRA|2004 Summer|29
|flagIOC|GRE|2004 Summer|15|flagIOC|FRA|2004 Summer|33
|flagIOC|KOR|2004 Summer|24|flagIOC|ESP|2004 Summer|31

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date = August 27
07:30
team1 = Greece flagicon|GRE
score = 29–24
team2 = flagicon|KOR South Korea
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 27
09:30
team1 = Spain flagicon|ESP
score = 29–24
team2 = flagicon|FRA France
attendance =
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 28
12:30
team1 = South Korea flagicon|KOR
score = 24–31
team2 = flagicon|ESP Spain
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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date = August 28
17:30
team1 = Greece flagicon|GRE
score = 15–33
team2 = flagicon|FRA France
attendance =
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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9th place

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date = August 24
09:30
team1 = Brazil flagicon|BRA
score = 25–29
team2 = flagicon|ISL Iceland
attendance =
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stadium = Sports Pavilion
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11th place

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date = August 24
07:30
team1 = Slovenia flagicon|SLO
score = 30–24
team2 = flagicon|EGY Egypt
attendance =
referee =
stadium = Sports Pavilion
Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex