Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by twelve teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom four proceeding to placement matches.

Group A


  

  

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Group B
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Semifinals
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