The women's handball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was contested by eight teams divided in two groups, with the top two proceeding to the semifinals and the bottom two proceeding to placement matches. Qualification Squads Preliminary round Group A Group B Playoffs Bracket Semifinals Seventh place game Fifth place game Bronze medal game Gold medal game Rankings and statistics References External links Handball & Olympic Games 1936-2000, International Handball Federation, pp. 38–39 Barcelona 1996: Handball at marcolympics.org Handball at the 1996 Summer Olympics Women's handball in the United States Olym 1996 in American women's sports Women's events at the 1996 Summer Olympics