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.
Medals were awarded in a men's tournament and a women's tournament. The gold medals were won by France (men) and Norway (women).
Events.
Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
Referees.
The executive committee of the International Handball Federation appointed 17 referee pairs for the 2012 Games:
Qualifying criteria.
Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to one men's and one women's team in the handball tournaments.
† Sweden qualified as 2010 European Championship runner up because Norway qualified as the 2011 World Champion.
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External links.
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