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Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics

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Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates20–25 August
Teams12 (from 4 confederations)
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Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 20 to 25 August at the Jiangning Sports Center in Nanjing, China.

Qualification

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A total of 6 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 14 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China is given the choice of entering a male or female team while the other places shall be decided by qualification events, namely five continental qualification tournaments.[1]

China chose to enter a girls' team[2] therefore the unoccupied boys' team was reallocated to the best placed continent at the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship (Europe).[1] Furthermore Oceania did not organize a qualifying event for either gender thus the spots were reallocated.[3]

To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998. Furthermore, all qualified NOCs must either have a senior ranking in the top 40 on 1 January 2014 or finish ahead of a team ranked in the top 20 during the continental qualification tournament.[1]

Boys

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Event Location Date Total Places Qualified Group
Host Nation - - 0  China
2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Netherlands Utrecht 14–19 July 2013 2  Slovenia B
 Norway A
2013 Asian Youth Games China Nanjing 16–24 August 2013 1  Qatar B
2014 African Youth Nations Championship Kenya Nairobi 15–21 March 2014 2  Egypt A
 Tunisia B
2014 Pan American Youth Championship Argentina Buenos Aires 1–5 April 2014 1  Brazil A
Oceania Qualification Event - Cancelled 0
TOTAL 6

Girls

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Event Location Date Total Places Qualified Group
Host Nation - - 1  China B
2013 European Youth Championship Poland Gdańsk/Gdynia 15–25 August 2013 2  Sweden B
 Russia A
2013 Asian Youth Games China Nanjing 16–24 August 2013 1  South Korea A
2013 African Youth Nations Championship Republic of the Congo Oyo 22–31 August 2013 1  Angola A
2014 Pan American Youth Championship Brazil Fortaleza 20–28 April 2014 1  Brazil B
Oceania Qualification Event - Cancelled 0
TOTAL 6

Schedule

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The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.[4]

All times are CST (UTC+8)
Event Date Event Day Starting Time Event Details
August 20 Wednesday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 20 Wednesday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 21 Thursday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 22 Friday 14:00
16:00
Girls' Group Stage
August 22 Friday 18:00
20:00
Boys' Group Stage
August 24 Sunday 09:00 Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg
August 24 Sunday 11:00 Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg
August 24 Sunday 13:00
15:30
Girls' Semifinals
August 24 Sunday 18:00
20:30
Boys' Semifinals
August 25 Monday 09:00 Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg
August 25 Monday 11:00 Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg
August 25 Monday 13:00 Girls' Bronze Medal Match
August 25 Monday 15:30 Boys' Bronze Medal Match
August 25 Monday 18:00 Girls' Gold Medal Match
August 25 Monday 20:30 Boys' Gold Medal Match

Medal summary

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Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Slovenia (SLO)1001
 South Korea (KOR)1001
3 Egypt (EGY)0101
 Russia (RUS)0101
5 Norway (NOR)0011
 Sweden (SWE)0011
Totals (6 entries)2226

Events

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys'
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 Slovenia  Egypt  Norway
Girls'
details
 South Korea  Russia  Sweden

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Qualification System: Handball" (PDF). International Handball Federation. July 2012. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ^ "All Youth Olympic Games participants confirmed – draw on Friday in Basle". International Handball Federation. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Nine of twelve spots for Youth Olympic Games already confirmed". International Handball Federation. 31 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Sport Explanatory Brochure: Handball" (PDF). Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. 4 March 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
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