Handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 17 September – 1 October 2000 |
| Teams | 10 (from 5 confederations) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 33 |
| Goals scored | 1,763 (53.42 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
The women's handball competition, one of two events of handball at the 2000 Summer Olympics, in Sydney, took place at The Dome (Sydney Olympic Park) during the preliminary round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and medal matches. A total of 150 players, distributed among ten national teams, participated in this tournament.[1]
Medalists
Qualification
| Mean of qualification | Date | Host | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 24 September 1993 | 1 | ||
| 1998 European Championship | 21–30 January 2000 | 1 | ||
| 1999 Pan American Games | 31 July – 7 August 1999 | 1 | ||
| African qualification tournament | 15–18 October 1999 | 1 | ||
| 1999 World Championship | 29 November – 12 December 1999 | 5 | ||
| 1999 Asian Championship | 24–29 January 2000 | 1 | ||
| Total | 10 | |||
Squads
Preliminary round
For the preliminary round, the ten teams were distributed into two groups of five teams. Each team played against each of its four group opponents for a total of four matches. The four best-scoring teams advanced to the quarter-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 100 | +31 | 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 119 | 106 | +13 | 5 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 93 | −3 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 99 | 101 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 98 | 137 | −39 | 0 | Ninth place game |
Source:
| 17 September 2000 14:30 |
Hungary |
42–22 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Tomaszewski, Adams (AUS) | |
| Radulović 11 | (18–13) | Bengue 8 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 17 September 2000 21:30 |
South Korea |
25–18 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Boye, Jensen (DEN) | |
| Lee S. 10 | (15–3) | Lejeune 7 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 19 September 2000 16:30 |
France |
22–23 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) | |
| Pecqueux-Rolland 6 | (14–12) | Radulović 9 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 19 September 2000 19:30 |
Romania |
25–34 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Litvinov, Khudoerko (RUS) | |
| Dobrin, Luca 5 | (9–16) | Lee S., Oh S. 8 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 21 September 2000 16:30 |
Angola |
25–35 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Bojsen, Anusic (USA) | |
| Bengue 11 | (11–16) | Dobrin 10 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 21 September 2000 21:30 |
Hungary |
33–41 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Balogh 8 | (19–16) | Lee S. 18 | ||
| 3× |
4× |
| 23 September 2000 14:30 |
Angola |
27–29 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY) | |
| Bengue 7 | (11–16) | Pecqueux-Rolland 7 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 23 September 2000 21:30 |
Romania |
21–21 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Øie, Høgsnes (NOR) | |
| Drăgănescu 7 | (12–10) | Ág. Farkas 6 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 25 September 2000 16:30 |
South Korea |
31–24 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Tomaszewski, Adams (AUS) | |
| Kim H. 6 | (14–16) | Bengue 10 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 25 September 2000 21:30 |
France |
21–18 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) | |
| Myaro, Pecqueux-Rolland 6 | (11–10) | Luca 7 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 72 | +29 | 8 | Quarterfinals | |
| 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 124 | 83 | +41 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 131 | 90 | +41 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 100 | 133 | −33 | 2 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 59 | 137 | −78 | 0 | Ninth place game |
Source:
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| 17 September 2000 16:30 |
Denmark |
17–19 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) | |
| four players 3 | (7–10) | Bjerkrheim, Grini 4 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 17 September 2000 19:30 |
Australia |
19–32 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY) | |
| Edland, Kahmke 4 | (7–15) | Roese, L. Silva 6 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 19 September 2000 14:30 |
Norway |
28–18 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Salim, Hassan (EGY) | |
| Grini 13 | (12–11) | Boulton, Shinfield 4 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 19 September 2000 21:30 |
Austria |
26–30 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE) | |
| Fridrikas 11 | (13–16) | Andersen, Kiærskou 7 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 21 September 2000 14:30 |
Brazil |
26–45 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Salim, Hassan (EGY) | |
| L. Silva 8 | (14–21) | Fridrikas 11 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 21 September 2000 19:30 |
Australia |
12–38 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR) | |
| Kahmke 5 | (6–18) | Andersen, Roslyng 7 | ||
| 1× |
3× |
| 23 September 2000 16:30 |
Brazil |
16–30 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR) | |
| S. Oliveira 4 | (7–18) | Grini 7 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 23 September 2000 19:30 |
Austria |
39–10 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszky (HUN) | |
| Logwin 8 | (17–6) | three players 2 | ||
| 2× |
3× |
| 25 September 2000 14:30 |
Denmark |
39–26 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Bojsen, Anusic (USA) | |
| Kiærskou 9 | (19–12) | Sales 9 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 25 September 2000 19:30 |
Norway |
24–21 | Pavilion 2, Sydney Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) | |
| Grini 8 | (12–7) | Fridrikas 8 | ||
| 4× |
4× |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal | ||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
| 35 | ||||||||||
| 29 September | ||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||
| 29 | ||||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||||
| 26 | ||||||||||
| 1 October | ||||||||||
| 28 | ||||||||||
| 31 | ||||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
| 27 | ||||||||||
| 27 | ||||||||||
| 29 September | ||||||||||
| 28 | ||||||||||
| 28 | ||||||||||
| 28 September | ||||||||||
| 23 | Bronze medal | |||||||||
| 28 | ||||||||||
| 1 October | ||||||||||
| 16 | ||||||||||
| 21 | ||||||||||
| 22 | ||||||||||
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5th place | |||||
| 30 September | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 1 October | ||||||
| 32 | ||||||
| 32 | ||||||
| 30 September | ||||||
| 33 | ||||||
| 29 | ||||||
| 23 | ||||||
| 7th place | ||||||
| 1 October | ||||||
| 33 | ||||||
| 38 | ||||||
Quarterfinals
| 28 September 2000 14:30 |
South Korea |
35–24 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszky (HUN) | |
| Kim H. 9 | (19–12) | Sales 8 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 28 September 2000 16:30 |
Austria |
27–28 (ET) | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Kohout, Dolejš (CZE) | |
| Logwin 9 | (12–14) | Ág. Farkas 8 | ||
| 3× |
4× | |||
|
FT: 25–25 ET: 2–3 | ||||
| 28 September 2000 19:30 |
France |
26–28 (ET) | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY) | |
| Myaro 11 | (8–13) | Andersen 7 | ||
| 3× |
3× | |||
|
FT: 24–24 ET: 2–4 | ||||
| 28 September 2000 21:30 |
Norway |
28–16 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Grini 9 | (12–8) | Tănase 4 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
5–8th place semifinals
| 30 September 2000 09:30 |
Brazil |
23–32 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) | |
| A. Silva 9 | (9–16) | Pecqueux-Rolland 12 | ||
| 3× |
2× |
| 30 September 2000 11:30 |
Austria |
29–23 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Hansson, Olsson (SWE) | |
| Fridrikas 8 | (12–12) | Drăgănescu 6 | ||
| 3× |
1× |
Semifinals
| 29 September 2000 19:30 |
South Korea |
29–31 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Gallego, Lamas (ESP) | |
| Lee S., Oh S. 7 | (11–20) | Hoffmann 8 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
| 29 September 2000 21:30 |
Hungary |
28–23 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) | |
| Radulović 10 | (16–10) | Grini 13 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
Ninth place game
| 28 September 2000 12:30 |
Angola |
26–18 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Salim, Hassan (EGY) | |
| Mufuca 9 | (12–6) | Edland 6 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
Seventh place game
| 1 October 2000 09:30 |
Brazil |
33–38 (ET) | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Klucsó, Lekrinszky (HUN) | |
| Sales 9 | (15–17) | Tănase 11 | ||
| 3× |
3× | |||
|
FT: 32–32 ET: 1–6 | ||||
Fifth place game
| 1 October 2000 11:30 |
France |
32–33 (ET) | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Marić, Gardinovački (FRY) | |
| Ludwig 9 | (8–13) | Logwin 12 | ||
| 3× |
3× | |||
|
FT: 25–25 ET: 7–8 | ||||
Bronze medal game
| 1 October 2000 14:30 |
South Korea |
21–22 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Nachevski, Nachevski (MKD) | |
| Oh S. 7 | (13–12) | Grini 7 | ||
| 4× |
3× |
Gold medal game
| 1 October 2000 16:30 |
Denmark |
31–27 | The Dome, Sydney Referees: Garcia, Moréno (FRA) | |
| Hoffmann 11 | (14–16) | Radulović 9 | ||
| 3× |
3× |
Rankings and statistics
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 | |
| 9 | |
| 10 |
All star team
| Position[2] | Player |
|---|---|
| Goalkeeper | |
| Right wing | |
| Right back | |
| Line player | |
| Central back | |
| Left back | |
| Left wing |
Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 61 | 96 | 63.5 | |
| 2 | 59 | 83 | 71.1 | |
| 3 | 57 | 84 | 67.9 | |
| 4 | 55 | 101 | 54.5 | |
| 5 | 43 | 98 | 43.9 | |
| 6 | 40 | 81 | 49.4 | |
| 7 | 39 | 62 | 62.9 | |
| 72 | 52.4 | |||
| 9 | 38 | 43 | 88.4 | |
| 10 | 37 | 77 | 48.1 |
References
- ^ "Handball at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Handball". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
- ^ "44-jährige MVP: Das All-Star Team des Handball-Turniers der Frauen bei Olympia". Handball-World (in German). Retrieved 13 August 2024.
