Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's handball tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics is being held from August 9 to August 23, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium in Beijing. Twelve nations are represented in the women's tournament.
The four best teams from each group will advance to the quarterfinal round, 5th and 6th teams in each group are classified 9th-12th by the results of their group matches. The losers of quarterfinal matches will compete in the 5th-8th classification matches by the same elimination system as the winners of the quarterfinals.
Three time consecutive defending Champion Denmark were not part of the 2008 Olympics Handball Tournament, as they did not qualify from the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.Qualification
Olympic Qualifying Tournaments:
- Tournament I:
- *Worlds 2nd:
- *Worlds 7th:
- *Europe:
- *Pan-America:
- Tournament II:
- *Worlds 3rd:
- *Worlds 6th:
- *Asia:
- *Top continent at the Worlds :
- Tournament III:
- *Worlds 4th:
- *Worlds 5th:
- *Africa:
- *2nd continent at the Worlds :
Preliminary round
Seeding
The draw for the groups was held 16 June 2008.
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Rosters
Group stage
Group A
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----Medal Round
All times are China Standard TimeQuarterfinals
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----Classification
----Semifinals
----7th–8th place
5th–6th place
Rankings and Statistics
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: Top Goalkeepers
Top Goalscorers
