| Date | 25 July – 8 August 2021 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Yoyogi Park, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan | |
| Participants | 182 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to classification matches. | |
The two preliminary groups of the women’s Olympic handball tournament were won by Norway and Sweden. The quarter-finals were quite clear matches won by the ROC, Norway, Sweden and France. In the semi-finals France closely won against Sweden (29-27) and the ROC against Norway (27-26). The bronze medal was won by Norway who dominated Sweden 36-19. The final was a French triumph over the ROC 30-25. The top goalscorer was Norway’s Nora Mørk with 52 goals and the top goalkeeper, Katrine Lunde, also came from Norway with 37.5 % saves.
| Date | 25 July – 2 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 teams in each group advance to quarter-finals. |
| Date | 25 July – 2 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 teams in group advance to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norway |  NOR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 170-123 | ||
| 2 | Netherlands |  NED | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 169-143 | ||
| 3 | Montenegro |  MNE | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 139-142 | ||
| 4 | Republic of Korea |  KOR | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 147-165 | ||
| 5 | Angola |  ANG | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 130-156 | ||
| 6 | Japan |  JPN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 124-150 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Jul 9:00 | Netherlands | NED | 32 – 21 | Japan 14 | JPN | |
| Match #2 | 25 Jul 14:15 | Montenegro 15 | MNE | 33 – 22 | Angola | ANG | |
| Match #3 | 25 Jul 16:15 | Norway 16 | NOR | 39 – 27 | Republic of Korea 17 | KOR | |
| Match #4 | 27 Jul 9:00 | Japan 18 | JPN | 29 – 26 | Montenegro 19 | MNE | |
| Match #5 | 27 Jul 16:15 | Netherlands | NED | 43 – 36 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #6 | 27 Jul 19:30 | Norway 20 | NOR | 30 – 21 | Angola 21 | ANG | |
| Match #7 | 29 Jul 9:00 | Netherlands 22 | NED | 37 – 28 | Angola | ANG | |
| Match #8 | 29 Jul 14:15 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 27 – 24 | Japan 23 | JPN | |
| Match #9 | 29 Jul 16:15 | Norway | NOR | 35 – 23 | Montenegro 24 | MNE | |
| Match #10 | 31 Jul 9:00 | Angola | ANG | 28 – 25 | Japan 25 | JPN | |
| Match #11 | 31 Jul 11:00 | Montenegro 26 | MNE | 28 – 26 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #12 | 31 Jul 21:30 | Norway | NOR | 29 – 27 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #13 | 02 Aug 9:00 | Angola | ANG | 31 – 31 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #14 | 02 Aug 19:30 | Netherlands | NED | 30 – 29 | Montenegro 27 | MNE | |
| Match #15 | 02 Aug 21:30 | Norway | NOR | 37 – 25 | Japan 28 | JPN |
| Date | 25 July – 2 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Top 4 teams in group advance to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Draws | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden |  SWE | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 152-133 | ||
| 2 | ROC |  ROC | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 148-149 | ||
| 3 | France |  FRA | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 139-135 | ||
| 4 | Hungary |  HUN | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 142-149 | ||
| 5 | Spain |  ESP | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 135-142 | ||
| 6 | Brazil |  BRA | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 133-141 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 25 Jul 11:00 | Brazil 29 | BRA | 24 – 24 | ROC | ROC | |
| Match #2 | 25 Jul 19:30 | Sweden | SWE | 31 – 24 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #3 | 25 Jul 21:30 | France 30 | FRA | 30 – 29 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match #4 | 27 Jul 11:00 | Brazil 31 | BRA | 33 – 27 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match #5 | 27 Jul 14:15 | Sweden 32 | SWE | 36 – 24 | ROC | ROC | |
| Match #6 | 27 Jul 21:30 | Spain 33 | ESP | 28 – 25 | France 34 | FRA | |
| Match #7 | 29 Jul 11:00 | Spain 35 | ESP | 27 – 23 | Brazil 36 | BRA | |
| Match #8 | 29 Jul 19:30 | ROC | ROC | 38 – 31 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match #9 | 29 Jul 21:30 | France 37 | FRA | 28 – 28 | Sweden 38 | SWE | |
| Match #10 | 31 Jul 14:15 | ROC 39 | ROC | 28 – 27 | France 40 | FRA | |
| Match #11 | 31 Jul 16:15 | Sweden | SWE | 34 – 31 | Brazil 41 | BRA | |
| Match #12 | 31 Jul 19:30 | Hungary 42 | HUN | 29 – 25 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #13 | 02 Aug 11:00 | France | FRA | 29 – 22 | Brazil | BRA | |
| Match #14 | 02 Aug 14:15 | ROC | ROC | 34 – 31 | Spain 43 | ESP | |
| Match #15 | 02 Aug 16:15 | Hungary 44 | HUN | 26 – 23 | Sweden | SWE |
| Date | 4 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advances to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 04 Aug 9:30 | ROC | ROC | 32 – 26 | Montenegro 45 | MNE | |
| Match #2 | 04 Aug 13:15 | Norway | NOR | 26 – 22 | Hungary | HUN | |
| Match #3 | 04 Aug 17:00 | Sweden | SWE | 39 – 30 | Republic of Korea 46 | KOR | |
| Match #4 | 04 Aug 20:45 | France | FRA | 32 – 22 | Netherlands | NED |
| Date | 6 August 2021 |
|---|---|
| Format | Winner of each match advances to gold medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug 17:00 | France | FRA | 29 – 27 | Sweden | SWE | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug 21:00 | ROC | ROC | 27 – 26 | Norway 47 | NOR |
| Date | 8 August 2021 |
|---|
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 08 Aug 15:00 | France 48 | FRA | 30 – 25 | ROC | ROC | |
| Match 3/4 | 08 Aug 11:00 | Norway | NOR | 36 – 19 | Sweden 49 | SWE |
