Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 122 | 129 | -7 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 137 | 131 | 6 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 151 | 146 | 5 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 136 | 131 | 5 | 5 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 126 | 130 | -4 | 5 | |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 127 | 132 | -5 | 2 |
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Medal round
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+8UTC+8
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Quarterfinals
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Classification
----Semifinals
----7th/8th classification
5th/6th classification
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Rankings and statistics
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All star team
- Goalkeeper:
Thierry Omeyer - Left wing:
Guðjón Valur SigurðssonGuðjón Valur SigurðssonGuðjón Valur Sigurðsson is an Icelandic handball player who plays for AG København in the Danish Handball League.-Biography:... - Left back: Daniel NarcisseDaniel NarcisseDaniel Narcisse is a French handball player. His main strength as a field player is his ability to jump very high, to the point of being able to score goals above interfering defense players...
- Centre back: Snorri Guðjónsson
- Right back: Ólafur StefánssonÓlafur StefánssonÓlafur Indriði Stefánsson is an Icelandic handball player who currently plays for AG_København in Denmark. He is the current captain for the Iceland national handball team. His demarcation is right back...
- Right wing:
Albert RocasAlbert RocasAlbert Rocas Comas is a Spanish handball player. He currently plays for Barcelona.He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain national handball team. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia. He was included as "Best right wing" in that tournament's All... - Line player/pivot: Bertrand Gille
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
Top goalkeepers
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Top goalscorers
| Rank | Name | Team | Goals | Shots | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juan García | 49 | 65 | 75% | |
| 2 | Snorri Guðjónsson | 48 | 77 | 62% | |
| 3 | Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson Guðjón Valur Sigurðsson is an Icelandic handball player who plays for AG København in the Danish Handball League.-Biography:... |
43 | 66 | 65% | |
| 4 | Lars Christiansen Lars Christiansen (handballer) Lars Roslyng Christiansen is a Danish team handball player. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship with the Danish national handball team... |
42 | 59 | 71% | |
| 5 | Michael Kraus | 38 | 65 | 58% | |
| 6 | Mariusz Jurasik Mariusz Jurasik Mariusz Jurasik is a Polish team handball player, playing on the Poland national handball team. He received a silver medal with the Polish team at the 2007 World Men's Handball Championship... |
37 | 59 | 63% | |
| Nikola Karabatić Nikola Karabatic Nikola Karabatić ) is a French team handball player, born to a Croatian father and Serbian mother.He was part of the French national handball team that won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship. He was top scorer at the championship together with Ivano Balić and Lars... |
69 | 54% | |||
| 8 | Konstantin Igropulo | 36 | 63 | 57% | |
| Jesper Nøddesbo Jesper Nøddesbo Jesper Nøddesbo is a Danish team handball player, playing for the Spanish club Barcelona. He is European Champion by winning the 2008 European Men's Handball Championship in Norway with the Danish national handball team... |
47 | 77% | |||
| 10 | Bertrand Gille | 35 | 48 | 73% | |
| Daniel Narcisse Daniel Narcisse Daniel Narcisse is a French handball player. His main strength as a field player is his ability to jump very high, to the point of being able to score goals above interfering defense players... |
69 | 51% | |||
| Albert Rocas Albert Rocas Albert Rocas Comas is a Spanish handball player. He currently plays for Barcelona.He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain national handball team. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia. He was included as "Best right wing" in that tournament's All... |
54 | 65% |