Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics was held from 28 July to 12 August 2012 at Olympic Park.
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  France |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Norway |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Montenegro |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Sweden |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Croatia |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
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| Men | France Luc Abalo William Accambray Xavier Barachet Didier Dinart Jerome Fernandez Bertrand Gille Guillaume Gille Michael Guigou Samuel Honrubia Guillaume Joli Nikola Karabatic Daouda Karaboue Daniel Narcisse Thierry Omeyer Cedric Sorhaindo |
Sweden Kim Andersson Matthias Andersson Dalibor Doder Niclas Ekberg Kim Ekdahl du Rietz Matthias Gustafsson Johan Jakobsson Magnus Jernemyr Jonas Kallman Tobias Karlsson Jonas Larholm Andreas Nilsson Fredrik Petersen Johan Sjostrand Matthias Zakrisson |
Croatia Mirko Alilovic Ivano Balic Damir Bicanic Denis Buntic Ivan Cupic Domagoj Duvnjak Jakov Gojun Zlatko Horvat Marko Kopljar Blazenko Lackovic Venio Losert Ivan Nincevic Manuel Strlek Igor Vori Drago Vukovic |
| Women | Norway Ida Alstad Karoline Dyhre Breivang Marit Malm Frafjord Kari Aalvik Grimsbo Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Camilla Herrem Kari Mette Johansen Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Koren Amanda Kurtovic Heidi Loke Kristine Lunde-Borgersen Tonje Nostvold Goril Snorroeggen Linn Jorum Sulland |
Montenegro Sonja Barjaktarovic Andela Bulatovic Katarina Bulatovic Ana Dokic Marija Jovanovic Milena Knezevic Suzana Lazovic Majda Mehmedovic Radmila Miljanic Bojana Popovic Jovanka Radicevic Ana Radovic Maja Savic Marina Vukcevic |
Spain Macarena Aguilar Diaz Nely Alberto Francisca Jessica Alonso Bernardo Vanessa Amoros Quiles Andrea Barno San Martin Mihaela Ciobanu Ciobanu Veronica Cuadrado Dehesa Patricia Elorza Eguiara Beatriz Fernandez Ibanez Begona Fernandez Molinos Marta Lopez Herrero Marta Mangue Gonzalez Carmen Martin Berenguer Silvia Navarro Jimenez Elisabeth Pinedo Saenz |
Statistics[]
- There were 347 total athletes from 17 countries.
- Marina Vukcevic was the youngest participant with 18 years and 338 days.
- Carlos Perez was the oldest participant with 40 years and 338 days.
- 6 countries won an Olympic medal, the highest amount possible.
- 3 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- For the first time in Olympic handball, France and Norway defended their Olympic titles.
- Montenegro won its first-ever medal in the sport.
