2016 Women's Olympic Handball Qualification Tournament - Women's handball tournament, which was attended by 12 national teams, divided into three tournaments with four teams each. The tournaments were held from March 17 to March 20, 2016 .
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Format
The two best teams from three different tournaments won a seat at the 2016 Summer Olympics handball tournament , which was held from July 6 to 21, 2016 . The format of the Olympic qualification tournament for women implies three Olympic qualification tournaments, in each of which four teams participate, with the winner and the second team of each tournament getting into the handball tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games among women .
Qualification
| Tournament | Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship 2015 | 6 teams | Netherlands Romania Poland Russia Denmark France |
| Europe | 2 teams | Sweden Montenegro |
| America | 2 teams | Uruguay Mexico |
| Asia | 1 team | Japan |
| Africa | 1 team | Tunisia |
Sowing teams
| 1st qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics | 2nd qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics | 3rd qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd place at the World Cup: Netherlands | 3rd place in the world championship: Romania | 4th place in the world championship: Poland |
| 7th place at the World Cup: France | 6th place in the World Cup: Denmark | 5th place at the World Cup: Russia |
| 2nd place in Asia: Japan | 3rd place in America: Uruguay | 3rd place in Europe: Sweden |
| 2nd place in Africa: Tunisia | 4th place in Europe: Montenegro | 4th place in America: Mexico |
Team Summary
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 62 | +41 | 6 |
| France | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 75 | 56 | +19 | four |
| Japan | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 79 | 78 | +1 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 116 | β61 | 0 |
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 91 | 67 | +24 | five |
| Montenegro | 3 | 2 | one | 0 | 83 | 64 | +19 | five |
| Denmark | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 85 | 75 | +10 | 2 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 108 | β53 | 0 |
| Team | AND | AT | N | P | GZ | GP | +/- | ABOUT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 71 | +30 | 6 |
| Sweden | 3 | 2 | 0 | one | 102 | 81 | +21 | four |
| Poland | 3 | one | 0 | 2 | 85 | 71 | +14 | 2 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 114 | β63 | 0 |
Tournament hosts are in italics .
See also
- Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Handball at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Qualification
- 2016 Men's Handball Olympic Qualification Tournament