Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 12 August at the Olympic Park. The group stage matches were held at the Copper Box and the knockout rounds took place at the larger Basketball Arena.

Twelve nations were represented in the tournament. The four best teams from each group advanced to a quarter-final round, while the 5th and 6th teams in each group were classified 9th–12th by the results of their group matches. Unlike in previous Olympics there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the quarter-finals.

The medals for the competition were presented by Austin Sealy, Barbados, IOC Member, Gunilla Lindberg, Sweden, IOC Executive Board Member, and Sheikh Ahmad Al-Fahad Al-Sabah, Kuwait, IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Hassan Moustafa, IHF President, Egypt, Miguel Roca Mas, 1st IHF Vice President, Spain, and Leon Kalin, Slovenia, IHF Commission of Organising and Competitions.

Seeding
Before the draw the IHF seeded the teams in six pots. The draw for the groups was held on 30 May 2012.

Group A
 













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Quarter-finals
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Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Final ranking

 * Source: IHF.info

All-star team
Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info
 * Goalkeeper: 🇫🇷 Thierry Omeyer
 * Left wing:  🇸🇪 Jonas Källman
 * Left back:  🇮🇸 Aron Pálmarsson
 * Central back: 🇫🇷 Nikola Karabatić
 * Right back: 🇸🇪 Kim Andersson
 * Right wing:  Ivan Čupić
 * Pivot: 🇪🇸 Julen Aguinagalde

Top goalscorers

 * Source: IHF.info

Top goalkeepers

 * Source: IHF.info