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The men's handball competition, one of two events of ''' Handball At The 2004 Summer Olympics ''', in Athens , took place at the Sports Pavilion ( Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex ) during the preliminary round and quarter-finals ( August 14 – August 24 ), and at the Indoor Arena ( Helliniko Olympic Complex ) during the semi-finals and medal matches ( August 27 – August 29 ). A total of 180 players, distributed among twelve national teams, participated in this tournament.


MEDALISTS



PRELIMINARY ROUND

For the preliminary round, contested between August 14 and August 22 , the twelve teams were distributed into two groups of six teams. Each team played against each of its five group opponents for a total of five matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.


Group A


  Date August 14 <br /> 09:30
  Team1 Spain
  Score 31–30
  Team2 South Korea
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 14 <br />14:30
  Team1 Russia
  Score 28–25
  Team2 Slovenia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 14 <br />19:30
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 34–30
  Team2 Iceland
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 16 <br />09:30
  Team1 South Korea
  Score 35–32
  Team2 Russia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 16 <br />11:30
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 27–26
  Team2 Slovenia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 16 <br />14:30
  Team1 Spain
  Score 31–23
  Team2 Iceland
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 18 <br />09:30
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 29–26
  Team2 South Korea
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 18 <br />11:30
  Team1 Iceland
  Score 30–25
  Team2 Slovenia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 18 <br />19:30
  Team1 Spain
  Score 29–26
  Team2 Russia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 20 <br />09:30
  Team1 South Korea
  Score 34–30
  Team2 Iceland
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 20 <br />11:30
  Team1 Spain
  Score 41–28
  Team2 Slovenia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 20 <br />19:30
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 26–25
  Team2 Russia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 22 <br />09:30
  Team1 Slovenia
  Score 26–23
  Team2 South Korea
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 22 <br />11:30
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 30–22
  Team2 Spain
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 22 <br />19:30
  Team1 Russia
  Score 34–30
  Team2 Iceland
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex



Group B


  Date August 14 <br />11:30
  Team1 Hungary
  Score 33–28
  Team2 Egypt
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 14 <br />16:30
  Team1 Germany
  Score 28–18
  Team2 Greece
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 14 <br />21:30
  Team1 France
  Score 31–17
  Team2 Brazil
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 16 <br />16:30
  Team1 France
  Score 29–25
  Team2 Greece
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 16 <br />19:30
  Team1 Hungary
  Score 20–19
  Team2 Brazil
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 16 <br />21:30
  Team1 Egypt
  Score 14–26
  Team2 Germany
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 18 <br />14:30
  Team1 France
  Score 26–23
  Team2 Hungary
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 18 <br />16:30
  Team1 Greece
  Score 26–25
  Team2 Egypt
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 18 <br />21:30
  Team1 Germany
  Score 34–21
  Team2 Brazil
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 20 <br />14:30
  Team1 Greece
  Score 26–22
  Team2 Brazil
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 20 <br />16:30
  Team1 Hungary
  Score 30–29
  Team2 Germany
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 20 <br />21:30
  Team1 France
  Score 22–21
  Team2 Egypt
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 22 <br />14:30
  Team1 France
  Score 27–22
  Team2 Germany
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 22 <br />16:30
  Team1 Hungary
  Score 26–22
  Team2 Greece
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 22 <br />21:30
  Team1 Brazil
  Score 26–22
  Team2 Egypt
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex



KNOCKOUT STAGE


In this Single-elimination Stage , the first- and second-placed teams of one group played against the other group's fourth- and third-placed teams, respectively, to contest the quarter-final round, held in August 24 , at the Sports Pavilion . The winners advanced to the semi-finals, disputed at the Indoor Arena in August 27 , with the losing semi-finalists playing for the bronze medal match on the following day, and the final being played two days later.

  RD1 Quarter-finals RD2=Semi-finals RD3=Gold medal final Consol=Bronze medal final



Quarter-finals

  Date August 24 <br />10:00
  Team1 France
  Score 24–26
  Team2 Russia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 24 <br />12:30
  Team1 South Korea
  Score 25–30
  Team2 Hungary
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 24 <br />14:30
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 33–27
  Team2 Greece
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 24 <br />17:00
  Team1 Germany
  Score 32–30
  Team2 Spain
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex




Semi-finals

  Date August 27 <br />12:30
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 33–31
  Team2 Hungary
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Indoor Arena <br /> Helliniko Olympic Complex


  Date August 27 <br />14:30
  Team1 Germany
  Score 21–15
  Team2 Russia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Indoor Arena <br /> Helliniko Olympic Complex




Bronze medal final

  Date August 28 <br />19:30
  Team1 Hungary
  Score 26–28
  Team2 Russia
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Indoor Arena <br /> Helliniko Olympic Complex




Gold medal final

  Date August 29 <br />14:45
  Team1 Croatia
  Score 26–24
  Team2 Germany
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Indoor Arena <br /> Helliniko Olympic Complex




CLASSIFICATION PLAYOFFS



5th–8th place

  RD1 5th–8th place matches RD2=5th place match Consol=7th place match



  Date August 27 <br />07:30
  Team1 Greece
  Score 29–24
  Team2 South Korea
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex


  Date August 27 <br />09:30
  Team1 Spain
  Score 29–24
  Team2 France
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex



  Date August 28 <br />12:30
  Team1 South Korea
  Score 24–31
  Team2 Spain
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex



  Date August 28 <br />17:30
  Team1 Greece
  Score 15–33
  Team2 France
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex




9th place

  RD1 9th place match
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/August_24" class="copylinks">August 24 09:3025'''''''''29'''


  Date August 24 <br />09:30
  Team1 Brazil
  Score 25–29
  Team2 Iceland
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex




11th place

  RD1 11th place match
  "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/August_24" class="copylinks">August 24 07:30'''''''''30'''24


  Date August 24 <br />07:30
  Team1 Slovenia
  Score 30–24
  Team2 Egypt
  Attendance <!-- Optional -->
  Referee <!-- Optional -->
  Stadium Sports Pavilion <br /> Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex