| Date | 24 July – 7 August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Yoyogi Park, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Participants | 182 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advanced teams to classification matches. | |
The two preliminary groups of the men’s Olympic handball tournament were won by France and Denmark, who would meet in the final. In the quarter-finals Germany surprisingly lost against Egypt, and Spain won 34-33 against Sweden. France and Denmark won their matches quite easily. In the semi-finals France dominated Egypt, and Denmark dominated Spain, both winning 27-23. The two remaining matches were very close as Spain won bronze, depriving Egypt of their first Olympic handball podium, and France won gold against Denmark. The top goalscorer was Denmark’s Mikkel Hansen with 61 goals, who also became the Olympic top goalscorer with 157 goals. The top goalkeeper was Germany’s Johannes Bitter with 33.3 % saves.
| Date | 24 July – 1 August 2021 |
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| Format | Top 4 teams in each group advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Date | 24 July – 1 August 2021 |
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| Format | Top 4 teams in group advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 162-148 | |||
| 2 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 155-142 | |||
| 3 | Germany | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 146-131 | |||
| 4 | Norway | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 136-132 | |||
| 5 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 128-145 | |||
| 6 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 125-154 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul 9:00 | Norway | 27 – 24 | Brazil 14 | |||
| Match #2 | 24 Jul 11:00 | France | 33 – 27 | Argentina 15 | |||
| Match #3 | 24 Jul 16:15 | Spain 16 | 28 – 27 | Germany 17 | |||
| Match #4 | 26 Jul 9:00 | France | 34 – 29 | Brazil 18 | |||
| Match #5 | 26 Jul 11:00 | Germany | 33 – 25 | Argentina 19 | |||
| Match #6 | 26 Jul 16:15 | Spain | 28 – 27 | Norway 20 | |||
| Match #7 | 28 Jul 16:15 | Norway 21 | 27 – 23 | Argentina 22 | |||
| Match #8 | 28 Jul 19:30 | Spain 23 | 32 – 25 | Brazil | |||
| Match #9 | 28 Jul 21:30 | France | 30 – 29 | Germany 24 | |||
| Match #10 | 30 Jul 9:00 | Brazil | 25 – 23 | Argentina 25 | |||
| Match #11 | 30 Jul 14:15 | France 26 | 36 – 31 | Spain 27 | |||
| Match #12 | 30 Jul 21:30 | Germany 28 | 28 – 23 | Norway 29 | |||
| Match #13 | 01 Aug 14:15 | Spain | 36 – 27 | Argentina 30 | |||
| Match #14 | 01 Aug 16:15 | Norway | 32 – 29 | France | |||
| Match #15 | 01 Aug 19:30 | Germany | 29 – 25 | Brazil 31 |
| Date | 24 July – 1 August 2021 |
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| Format | Top 4 teams in group advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 174-139 | |||
| 2 | Egypt | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 154-134 | |||
| 3 | Sweden | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 144-142 | |||
| 4 | Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 129-149 | |||
| 5 | Portugal | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 143-156 | |||
| 6 | Japan | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 146-170 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 24 Jul 14:15 | Sweden | 32 – 31 | Bahrain 32 | |||
| Match #2 | 24 Jul 19:30 | Egypt 33 | 37 – 31 | Portugal 34 | |||
| Match #3 | 24 Jul 21:30 | Denmark | 47 – 30 | Japan 35 | |||
| Match #4 | 26 Jul 14:15 | Denmark | 32 – 27 | Egypt | |||
| Match #5 | 26 Jul 19:30 | Portugal | 26 – 25 | Bahrain | |||
| Match #6 | 26 Jul 21:30 | Sweden | 28 – 26 | Japan | |||
| Match #7 | 28 Jul 9:00 | Denmark | 31 – 21 | Bahrain 36 | |||
| Match #8 | 28 Jul 11:00 | Sweden | 29 – 28 | Portugal | |||
| Match #9 | 28 Jul 14:15 | Egypt | 33 – 29 | Japan 37 | |||
| Match #10 | 30 Jul 11:00 | Bahrain 38 | 32 – 30 | Japan | |||
| Match #11 | 30 Jul 16:15 | Egypt | 27 – 22 | Sweden 39 | |||
| Match #12 | 30 Jul 19:30 | Denmark | 34 – 28 | Portugal 40 | |||
| Match #13 | 01 Aug 9:00 | Japan 41 | 31 – 30 | Portugal 42 | |||
| Match #14 | 01 Aug 11:00 | Egypt 43 | 30 – 20 | Bahrain 44 | |||
| Match #15 | 01 Aug 21:30 | Sweden 45 | 33 – 30 | Denmark 46 |
| Date | 3 August 2021 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 03 Aug 9:30 | France | 42 – 28 | Bahrain 47 | |||
| Match #2 | 03 Aug 13:15 | Spain 48 | 34 – 33 | Sweden 49 | |||
| Match #3 | 03 Aug 17:00 | Denmark | 31 – 25 | Norway 50 | |||
| Match #4 | 03 Aug 20:45 | Egypt 51 | 31 – 26 | Germany |
| Date | 5 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advanced to gold medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 17:00 | France 52 | 27 – 23 | Egypt | |||
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 21:00 | Denmark | 27 – 23 | Spain 53 |
| Date | 7 August 2021 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 07 Aug 21:00 | France 54 | 25 – 23 | Denmark | |||
| Match 3/4 | 07 Aug 17:00 | Spain 55 | 33 – 31 | Egypt |