Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics

The handball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August in the Olympic Park.

Handball at the Games of the XXX Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country United Kingdom
Venue(s)Basketball Arena
Copper Box Arena
Dates28 July – 9 August 2012
Teams24 (from 9 confederations)
Final positions
Champions France (men)
 Norway (women)
Runner-up Sweden (men)
 Montenegro (women)
Third place Croatia (men)
 Spain (women)
Fourth place Hungary (men)
 South Korea (women)

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).

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