Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics

The handball tournaments at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro was held from 6 to 21 August at the Future Arena in the Barra Olympic Park. The tournaments were won by Denmark in the men's competition and Russia for the women's tournament. The French teams for both competitions finished with the silver medal, and the bronze went to Germany and Norway, respectively.

Handball at the Games of the XXXI Olympiad
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Venue(s)Future Arena
Dates6–21 August 2016
Teams24 (from 4 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Denmark (men)
 Russia (women)
Runner-up France (men)
 France (women)
Third place Germany (men)
 Norway (women)
Fourth place Poland (men)
 Netherlands (women)
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