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The qualification for the 2020 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament assigned quota places to twelve teams: the hosts, the World champion, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively. The 2020 Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]
Qualification summary
Qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | ![]() |
2018 European Championship | 29 November – 16 December 2018 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 Pan American Games | 24–30 July 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 Asian Qualification Tournament | 23–29 September 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 African Qualification Tournament | 26–29 September 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2019 World Championship | 29 November – 15 December 2019 | ![]() |
1 | ![]() |
2020 IHF Women's Olympic Qualification Tournaments | 19–21 March 2021 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() ![]() |
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2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
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2 | ![]() ![]() | ||
Total | 12 |
Legend for qualification type
Legend for qualification type |
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Team qualified from the World Championship directly to the 2020 Olympic Tournament |
Team qualified from Continental Events or as hosts directly to the 2020 Olympic Tournament |
Team qualified from the World Championship to the Olympic Qualification Tournaments |
Team qualified from Continental Events to the Olympic Qualification Tournaments |
Host country
World Championship
Rank | Team |
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Continental qualification
Europe
Rank | Team |
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16 | ![]() |
America
Rank | Team |
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4 | ![]() |
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8 | ![]() |
Asia
The tournament was held in Chuzhou, China from 23 to 29 September 2019.[2]
All times are local (UTC+8).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 181 | 93 | +88 | 10 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 138 | 103 | +35 | 6[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 142 | 115 | +27 | 6[a] | |
4 | ![]() |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 133 | 110 | +23 | 6[a] | Qualification tournaments |
5 | ![]() |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 86 | 165 | −79 | 2 | |
6 | ![]() |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 86 | 180 | −94 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
23 September 2019 14:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
30–16 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
(16–7) | ||||
23 September 2019 16:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
39–21 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
(20–10) | ||||
23 September 2019 18:00 |
China ![]() |
36–17 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
(17–9) | ||||
24 September 2019 14:00 |
South Korea ![]() |
29–25 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
(15–13) | ||||
24 September 2019 16:00 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
33–22 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
(19–10) | ||||
24 September 2019 18:00 |
North Korea ![]() |
25–22 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
(11–11) | ||||
26 September 2019 14:00 |
Thailand ![]() |
14–40 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
(6–21) | ||||
26 September 2019 16:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
24–22 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
(12–10) | ||||
26 September 2019 18:00 |
China ![]() |
34–10 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
(21–4) | ||||
27 September 2019 14:00 |
North Korea ![]() |
36–16 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
(18–8) | ||||
27 September 2019 16:00 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
13–41 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Al-Watani, Qamber (BHR) |
(4–21) | ||||
27 September 2019 18:00 |
Kazakhstan ![]() |
19–26 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
(10–12) | ||||
29 September 2019 14:00 |
Thailand ![]() |
17–35 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Ota, Shimajiri (JPN) |
(8–16) | ||||
29 September 2019 16:00 |
Hong Kong ![]() |
14–38 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
(6–19) | ||||
29 September 2019 18:00 |
China ![]() |
20–32 | ![]() |
Chuzhou Handball Stadium, Chuzhou Referees: Alpaidze, Berezkina (RUS) |
(8–17) | ||||
Africa
The tournament was held in Dakar, Senegal from 26 to 29 September 2019.[3]
All times are local (UTC+0).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 35 | +16 | 4 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 43 | 40 | +3 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[4] |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
26 September 2019 18:00 |
Angola ![]() |
29–21 | ![]() |
Dakar Arena, Dakar |
(19–12) | ||||
27 September 2019 18:00 |
DR Congo ![]() |
18–29 | ![]() |
Dakar Arena, Dakar |
(8–11) | ||||
29 September 2019 18:00 |
Senegal ![]() |
14–22 | ![]() |
Dakar Arena, Dakar |
(6–12) | ||||
Olympic Qualification Tournaments
There were three Olympic Qualification Tournaments. Only twelve teams that have not yet qualified through the five events mentioned above could play in the tournament:[5]
- The top six teams from the 2019 World Championship that did not already qualify through their continental championships are eligible to participate in the tournament.
- The best ranked teams of each continent in the 2019 World Championship represent the continent in order to determine the continental ranking. The first ranked continent received two more places for the tournament. The second, third and fourth ranked continent received one place each. The last place belongs to a team from Oceania, if one was ranked between 8th–12th at the World Championship. If no team from Oceania met this condition, the second ranked continent receives an extra place instead. The teams that already earned their places through their World Championship ranking will not be considered for receiving places through the continental criterion.
- The twelve teams were allocated in three pools of four teams according to the table below. The top two teams from each pool qualified for the 2020 Olympic Games.[6]
2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1 | 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2 | 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3 |
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On 10 January 2020, North Korea withdrew and was replaced by Kazakhstan.[7][8]
On 3 February 2020, China and Hong Kong withdrew and were replaced by Thailand.[9][10][11] In October 2020, China requested to be reinstated because the tournaments were moved and the IHF granted that request.[12] On 1 March 2021, China withdrew from the tournament due to COVID-19 travel restrictions. Because of that, Kazakhstan was moved to Tournament 2 and no other Asian team was available (Hong Kong declined a participation and Thailand did not respond prior to the deadline), meaning that Tournament 3 was played with three teams.[13] Senegal withdrew on 9 March 2021 and was not replaced by another African team.[14]
2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 44 | +15 | 3[a] | 2020 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 49 | +13 | 3[a] | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 65 | −28 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 73 | +18 | 6 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 71 | +29 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 89 | 90 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 121 | −46 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 51 | +2 | 2 | 2020 Summer Olympics |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 54 | −2 | 2 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
References
- ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". IOC. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Asian Women's Qualification for OG Japan 2020 – Result Summary" (PDF). AHF. 29 September 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 October 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
- ^ "Tournoi qualificatif des Jeux Olympiques" [Olympic Qualification Tournament]. CAHB. Archived from the original on 27 September 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament: Cameroon desists from the Dakar 2019". CAHB. 25 September 2019. Archived from the original on 30 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
- ^ "Update on 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournament places". ihf.info. 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Update: Women's Tokyo 2020 Olympic Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. 27 January 2020.
- ^ "DPR of Korea withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Qualification Tournament". ihf.info. 10 January 2020.
- ^ "Kazakhstan replace DPR of Korea at Olympic Qualification Tournament". ihf.info. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "People's Republic of China withdraw from Tokyo 2020 Women's Olympic Qualification Event". ihf.info. 3 February 2020.
- ^ "Thailand replace PR of China in the Tokyo 2020 Women's Qualification Tournament". ihf.info. 10 February 2020.
- ^ "Thailand replace China in women's handball Olympic qualifying due to coronavirus". Inside the Games. 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ "PR of China to participate in IHF Women's Tokyo 2020 Qualification Tournaments". ihf.info. 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Changes to Tokyo Handball Qualification 2020 – Women's Tournaments". ihf.info. 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Senegal cancel participation in Tokyo Handball Qualification 2020 – Women's Tournament 1". ihf.info. 11 March 2021.