The qualification for the 2016 Women's Olympic Handball Tournament was held from December 2014 to March 2016. Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the World champion, four continental champions and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.
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Qualification summary
^ 1. Norway won the European Championship, ensuring its qualification. Norway later also won the 2015 World Championship title, which took precedence in the qualification path. Therefore, the European Championship's runner-up, Spain, received the European continental tournament berth.
Host country
Asia (3rd ranking continent)
The competition was held in Nagoya, Japan.
All times are local (UTC+9).
Africa (4th ranking continent)
The competition was held in Luanda, Angola.
All times are local (UTC+1).
Olympic Qualification Tournaments
The Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held on 18–20 March 2016. Only twelve teams that have not yet qualified through the five events mentioned above could play in the tournament:
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #1
All times are local (UTC+1).
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #2
All times are local (UTC+1).
2016 Olympic Qualification Tournament #3
All times are local (UTC+3).