Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held from 9 to 24 August 2008 at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and the National Indoor Stadium.
Medal Table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | France | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Norway | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Iceland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
Event | |||
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Men | France Luc Abalo Joel Abati Cedric Burdet Didier Dinart Jerome Fernandez Bertrand Gille Guillaume Gille Olivier Girault Michael Guigou Nikola Karabatic Daouda Karaboue Christophe Kempe Daniel Narcisse Thierry Omeyer Cedric Paty |
Iceland Sturla Asgeirsson Arnor Atlason Logi Geirsson Snorri Steinn Gudjonsson Hreidar Levy Gudmundsson Robert Gunnarsson Bjorgvin Pall Gustavsson Asgeir Orn Hallgrimsson Ingimundur Ingimundarson Sverre Andreas Jakobsson Alexander Petersson Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson Sigfus Sigurdsson Olafur Stefansson |
Spain David Barrufet Jon Belaustegui David Davis Alberto Entrerrios Raul Entrerrios Ruben Garabaya Juan Garcia Jose Javier Hombrados Demetrio Lozano Cristian Malmagro Carlos Prieto Albert Rocas Iker Romero Victor Tomas |
Women | Norway Ragnhild Aamodt Karoline Dyhre Breivang Marit Malm Frafjord Kari Aalvik Grimsboe Gro Hammerseng Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Kari Mette Johansen Tonje Larsen Kristine Lunde Else Marthe Soerlie Lybekk Tonje Noestvold Katja Nyberg Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Goeril Snorroeggen |
Russia Ekaterina Andryushina Irina Bliznova Elena Dmitrieva Anna Kareeva Ekaterina Marennikova Elena Polenova Irina Poltoratskaya Liudmila Postnova Oxana Romenskaya Natalia Shipilova Maria Sidorova Inna Suslina Emiliya Turey Yana Uskova |
South Korea An Jung-hwa Bae Min-hee Choi Im-jeong Hong Jeong-ho Huh Soon-young Kim Cha-youn Kim Nam-sun Kim O-na Lee Min-hee Moon Pil-hee Oh Seong-ok Oh Yong-ran Park Chung-hee Song Hai-rim |
Statistics[]
- There were 343 total athletes from 18 countries.
- Azenaide Carlos was the youngest participant with 18 years and 56 days.
- Christian Schwarzer was the oldest participant with 38 years and 291 days.
- 6 countries won an Olympic medal, the highest amount possible.
- Ivano Balic and Valeria Bese were chosen to be flag bearers at the opening ceremony for Croatia and Romania, respectively.
- France and Norway won their first-ever gold medal in the sport.
- Iceland won its first-ever medal in the sport.