- Medal summary
- Participating teams Men Women
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2013}}{{Infobox International Handball Competition | tourney_name = Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics | other_titles = | image = Handball 2008.png | size = 105x106px | caption = | country = China | dates = 9–24 August | num_teams = 24 | confederations = 5 | venues = 2 | cities = 1 | champion_other = {{hb|FRA}} (men) {{hbw|NOR}} (women) | second_other = {{hb|ISL}} (men) {{hbw|RUS}} (women) | third_other = {{hb|ESP}} (men) {{hbw|KOR}} (women) | fourth_other = {{hb|CRO}} (men) {{hbw|HUN}} (women) | previous = Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics | next = Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics }}{{HandballAt2008SummerOlympics}}Handball competitions at the 2008 Summer Olympics were held from 9 to 24 August at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both men's and women's team events. A National Olympic Committee was permitted to enter one men's team and one women's team in the handball competitions. Medal summary{{See also|List of Olympic medalists in handball (men)|List of Olympic medalists in handball (women)}}{{DetailsLink>Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}} | FRA|2008 Summer}} Luc Abalo Joël Abati Cédric Burdet Didier Dinart Jérôme Fernandez Bertrand Gille Guillaume Gille Olivier Girault Michaël Guigou Nikola Karabatić Daouda Karaboué Christophe Kempe Daniel Narcisse Thierry Omeyer Cédric Paty | ISL|2008 Summer}} Sturla Ásgeirsson Arnór Atlason Logi Geirsson Snorri Guðjónsson Hreiðar Guðmundsson Róbert Gunnarsson Björgvin Páll Gústavsson Ásgeir Örn Hallgrímsson Ingimundur Ingimundarson Sverre Andreas Jakobsson Alexander Petersson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Sigfús Sigurðsson Ólafur Stefánsson | ESP|2008 Summer}} David Barrufet Jon Belaustegui David Davis Alberto Entrerríos Raúl Entrerríos Rubén Garabaya Juanín García José Javier Hombrados Demetrio Lozano Cristian Malmagro Carlos Prieto Albert Rocas Iker Romero Víctor Tomás | {{DetailsLink>Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}} | NOR|2008 Summer}} Ragnhild Aamodt Karoline Dyhre Breivang Marit Malm Frafjord Gro Hammerseng Katrine Lunde Haraldsen Kari Aalvik Grimsbø Kari Mette Johansen Tonje Larsen Kristine Lunde Else-Marthe Sørlie Lybekk Tonje Nøstvold Katja Nyberg Linn-Kristin Riegelhuth Gøril Snorroeggen | RUS|2008 Summer}} Yekaterina Andryushina Irina Bliznova Yelena Dmitriyeva Anna Kareyeva Yekaterina Marennikova Yelena Polenova Irina Poltoratskaya Lyudmila Postnova Oxana Romenskaya Natalia Shipilova Maria Sidorova Inna Suslina Emiliya Turey Yana Uskova | KOR|2008 Summer}} An Jung-Hwa Bae Min-Hee Choi Im-Jeong Hong Jeong-ho Huh Soon-Young Kim Cha-Youn Kim Nam-Sun Kim O-Na Lee Min-Hee Moon Pil-Hee Oh Seong-Ok Oh Yong-Ran Park Chung-Hee Song Hai-Rim | {{clear}}Participating teamsMen{{main|Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament}}- Group A
- {{hb|BRA}}
- {{hb|CHN}}
- {{hb|CRO}}
- {{hb|FRA}}
- {{hb|POL}}
- {{hb|ESP}}
| | - Group B
- {{hb|DEN}}
- {{hb|EGY}}
- {{hb|GER}}
- {{hb|ISL}}
- {{hb|RUS}}
- {{hb|KOR}}
|
Women{{main|Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament}}- Group A
- {{hbw|ANG}}
- {{hbw|CHN}}
- {{hbw|FRA}}
- {{hbw|KAZ}}
- {{hbw|NOR}}
- {{hbw|ROU}}
| | - Group B
- {{hbw|BRA}}
- {{hbw|GER}}
- {{hbw|HUN}}
- {{hbw|RUS}}
- {{hbw|KOR}}
- {{hbw|SWE}}
|
References - [https://web.archive.org/web/20060331010211/http://www.beijing2008.com/ Beijing 2008 Olympic Games]
- International Handball Federation
- European Handball Federation
- Team Handball News 2008 Men's Olympic Qualification Summary
- Team Handball News 2008 Women's Olympic Qualification Summary
{{EventsAt2008SummerOlympics}}{{Handball at the Summer Olympics}} 4 : Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics|Handball competitions in China|2008 in handball|Handball at the Summer Olympics |