Who won the last handball Olympics?
Denmark
Denmark won the gold medal in the 2016 Summer Olympics men’s handball tournament Sunday, beating favourites France, 28-26.
Who is Olympic champion in handball?
France also won the men’s tournament in Saturday’s final against Denmark and becomes the first country to win both handball events at the same Olympics since Yugoslavia in 1984. Norway matched its women’s bronze from 2016 with a commanding 36-19 win over Sweden.
What is Olympic handball?
Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the goal of the other team.
Who won the first Olympic gold medal in men’s indoor handball?
Handball was first included in the 1936 Olympic Games as an outdoor event but was discontinued as an Olympic sport for over three decades. However, in the 1972 Olympics, indoor handball was introduced and Yugoslavia won the first gold medal.
Who won handball?
Sweden are 2022 European men’s handball champions after a pulsating 27-26 victory over two-time reigning champions Spain in Budapest on Sunday (30 January).
Why is handball called Olympics handball?
Men’s handball was first played at the Olympics in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin outdoors, and the next time at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich indoors, and handball has been an Olympic sport since.
Where did handball take place at the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The handball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August in the Olympic Park. Preliminary rounds and the quarter-finals were held in the Copper Box while the semi-finals and final took place in the larger Basketball Arena.
When did handball stop being an Olympic sport?
Highlights of the Men’s Handball Final from the Basketball Arena during the London 2012 Olympic Games in which France edged Sweden in an enthralling encounter on 12 August 2012. After 1936, field handball was no longer played at the Games, except as a demonstration sport in 1952 in Helsinki.
Who are the handball referees for the 2012 Olympic Games?
The executive committee of the International Handball Federation appointed 17 referee pairs for the 2012 Games: Charlotte Bonaventura and Julie Bonaventura. Diana-Carmen Florescu and Anamaria Duță. Carlos María Mariana and Darío Leonel Minore.