Host country United Kingdom Champions France (2nd title) Third place Croatia | Dates 29 July – 12 August Runner-up Sweden | |
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Teams 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
The men's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August at the Olympic Park. The group stage matches were held at the Copper Box and the knockout rounds took place at the larger Basketball Arena.
Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a quarter-final round, while the 5th and 6th teams in each group were classified 9th–12th by the results of their group matches. Unlike in previous Olympics there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the quarter-finals.
Seeding
Before the draw the IHF seeded the teams in six pots. The draw for the groups was held on 30 May 2012.
References
Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA