Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country |
 United Kingdom
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| Dates | 28 July – 9 August 2012 |
| Teams | 24 (from 5 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| 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) |
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The handball tournaments at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August in the Olympic Park.
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).
Two sets of medals were awarded in the following events:
The executive committee of the International Handball Federation appointed 17 referee pairs for the 2012 Games:
Each National Olympic Committee may enter up to one men's and one women's team in the handball tournaments.
Coordinates: 51°32′55″N 0°00′50″W / 51.5486°N 0.0139°W
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