It’s time to introduce the groups at the 2024 Women’s Olympics.
The 2024 Women’s Olympics starts on the 25th of July and after that games are played every other day until the final in Lille on the 10th of August.
Here is GoHandballs guide for the 2 groups. We go through each group and the different nations stars and expectations.
Group A
Norway
Number of OCs (including 2024): 9
Result last OC: Bronze (2020)
Greatest merits: 2 gold medals in Olympics (2008, 2012), 4 gold medals in WC (1999, 2011, 2015, 2021), 9 gold medals in EC(1998, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2022)
Stars: Katrine Lunde (Vipers Kristiansand), Nora Mörk (Team Esbjerg), Henny Reistad (Team Esbjerg)
Germany
Number of OCs (including 2024):: 5
Result last OC: 11 (2008)
Greatest merits: 1 WC gold medal (1993), 1 EC silver medal (1994), 2 WC bronze medals (1997, 2007)
Stars: Emily Bölk (FTC), Xenia Smits (Bietigheim), Alina Grejseels (Metz Handball)
Slovenia
Number of OCs (including 2024): 1
Result last OC: –
Greatest merits: 8th place WC (2003), 9th place EC (2004)
Stars: Ana Gros (Györ), Tamara Mavsar (RK Krim)
Sweden
Number of OCs (including 2024): 5
Result last OC: 4 (2020)
Greatest merits: 1 EC silver medal (2010), 1 EC bronze medal (2014)
Stars: Jamina Roberts (Vipers Kristiansand), Jenny Carlson (Brest Bretagne), Johanna Bundsen (IK Sävehof)
Denmark
Number of OCs (including 2024): 4
Result last OC: 9 (2012)
Greatest merits: 3 Olympic gold medals (1996, 2000, 2004), 1 WC gold medal (1997), 3 EC gold medals(1994, 1996, 2002)
Stars: Sandra Toft (Györ), Mie Höjlund (Odense), Kristina Jörgensen (Metz Handball)
Korea
Number of OCs (including 2024): 11
Result last OC: 8 (2020)
Greatest merits: 2 Olympic gold medals (1988, 1992), 1 WC gold medal (1995)
Stars: Ryu Eun-hee (Györ)
Group B
Hungary
Number of OCs (including 2024): 8
Result last OC: 7 (2020)
Greatest merits: 2 Olympic bronze medals (1976, 1996), 1 WC gold medal (1965), 1 EC gold medal (2000)
Stars: Katrin Klujber (FTC), Viktoria Györi-Lukacs (Györ)
Netherlands
Number of OCs (including 2024): 3
Result last OC: 5 (2020)
Greatest merits: 1 WC gold medal, 1 WC silver medal (2015), 1 EC silver medal (2016)
Stars: Angela Malestein (FTC), Dione Housheer (Odense Håndbold), Inger Smits (Bietigheim)
Spain
Number of OCs (including 2024): 6
Result last OC: 9 (2020)
Greatest merits: 1 Olympic bronze medal (2012), 1 WC silver medal (2019), 2 EC silver medals (2008, 2014)
Stars: Mireya Gonzalez (Dunărea Brăila), Lara Gonzalez (Rapid Bukarest)
France
Number of OCs (including 2024): 6
Result last OC: Guld (2020)
Greatest merits: 1 Olympic gold medal, 3 WC gold medals (2003, 2017, 2023), 1 EC gold medal (2018)
Stars: Estelle Nze Minko (Györ), Pauletta Foppa (Brest Bretagne), Chloe Valentini (Metz Handball)
Brazil
Number of OCs (including 2024): 6
Result last OC: 11 (2020)
Greatest merits: 1 WC gold medal (2013)
Stars: Bruna de Paula (Györ), Gabriela Moreschi (Bietigheim)
Angola
Number of OCs (including 2024): 8
Result last OC: 10 (2020)
Greatest merits: 15 guld medals African Championship
Stars: Albertina Kassoma (Rapid Bukarest)