Rio Olympics 2016 Handball Teams, Squads & Schedule

Rio Olympics 2016 Handball Teams, Squads & Schedule : It has been thrilling the Olympic audience since Berlin 1936. Both genders will participate in 2016 Rio Olympic Sports handball events. Each team has seven members. France won the men’s Gold medal and Norway won the women’s Gold medal in Olympic London 2012.

Rio Olympics 2016 Handball Schedule:- Rio Olympics 2016 is the biggest gaming event going to start on the earth in Brazil in next few days. Get ready to join the world in gearing up for for the Rio summer Olympics from 5th August to 21st August.  The whole world will come together on these 17 days and will cheer for their favorite team or players.

Rio Olympics 2016 Handball Team Squads

Argentina Men’s Handball Squad (Roster) for Rio 2016 Olympics

  1. Matías Schulz
  2. Federico Fernández
  3. Federico Pizarro
  4. Sebastián Simonet (c)
  5. Pablo Sebastián Portela
  6. Pablo Simonet
  7. Leonardo Facundo Querín
  8. Federico Matías Vieyra
  9. Fernando Gabriel García
  10. Juan Pablo Fernández
  11. Gonzalo Carou
  12. Damian Migueles
  13. Adrián Portela
  14. Pablo Vainstein

Croatia Men’s Handball Roster for Rio 2016 Olympics

No. Pos. Name Date of birth (age) Height App. Goals Club
1 GK Ivan Stevanović 18 May 1982 (aged 34) 1.93 m 15 0 Zagreb
5 CB Domagoj Duvnjak 1 June 1988 (aged 28) 1.97 m 153 497 THW Kiel
8 RB Marko Kopljar 12 February 1986 (aged 30) 2.10 m 124 254 MVM Veszprém
10 LB Jakov Gojun 18 April 1986 (aged 30) 2.04 m 125 71 Füchse Berlin
13 RW Zlatko Horvat 25 September 1984 (aged 31) 1.79 m 115 332 Zagreb
18 CB Igor Karačić 2 November 1988 (aged 27) 1.89 m 27 71 Vardar
21 P Krešimir Kozina 25 June 1990 (aged 26) 1.96 m 2 0 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
12 GK Ivan Pešić 17 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.93 m 22 0 HC Meshkov Brest
26 LW Manuel Štrlek 1 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.81 m 99 318 Vive Targi Kielce
27 RW Ivan Čupić 27 March 1986 (aged 30) 1.78 m 112 440 Vive Targi Kielce
30 LB Marko Mamić 6 March 1994 (aged 22) 2.00 m 4 3 Dunkerque
7 RB Luka Stepančić 20 November 1990 (aged 25) 2.03 m 16 26 PSG Handball
32 LB Ivan Slišković 23 October 1991 (aged 24) 1.97 m 37 87 MVM Veszprém
33 CB Luka Cindrić 5 July 1993 (aged 23) 1.82 m 7 18 Vardar
34 P Ilija Brozović 26 May 1991 (aged 25) 1.95 m 15 12 THW Kiel

France Men’s Handball Team Roster (Squad) for Rio 2016 Olympic Games

8 LB Daniel Narcisse 16 December 1979(age 36) 1.89 m 280 858 Paris Saint-Germain
12 GK Vincent Gérard 16 December 1986(age 29) 1.88 m 25 0 Montpellier Handball
13 CB Nikola Karabatić 11 April 1984 (age 32) 1.96 m 252 1024 Paris Saint-Germain
14 CB Kentin Mahé 22 May 1991 (age 25) 1.86 m 42 98 SG Flensburg-Handewitt
15 LB Mathieu Grébille 6 October 1991(age 24) 1.98 m 39 57 Montpellier Handball
16 GK Thierry Omeyer 2 November 1976(age 39) 1.92 m 328 1 Paris Saint-Germain
17 LB Timothey N’Guessan 18 September 1992(age 23) 1.96 m 20 35 Chambéry Savoie
19 RW Luc Abalo 6 September 1984(age 31) 1.82 m 196 646 Paris Saint-Germain
20 P Cédric Sorhaindo 7 June 1984 (age 32) 1.92 m 150 302 FC Barcelona
21 LW Michaël Guigou 28 January 1982(age 34) 1.79 m 218 771 Montpellier Handball
22 P Luka Karabatić 19 April 1988 (age 28) 2.02 m 42 46 Paris Saint-Germain
23 P Ludovic Fabregas 1 July 1996 (age 20) 1.98 m 7 5 Montpellier Handball
27 RB Adrien Dipanda 3 May 1988 (age 28) 2.02 m 7 10 Saint-Raphaël
28 RB Valentin Porte 7 September 1990(age 25) 1.90 m 48 114 Toulouse Handball

Brazil Men’s Handball Squad (Roster) for Rio 2016 Olympics

GK César Almeida 6 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.87 m BM Granollers
GK Maik Santos 6 September 1980 (aged 35) 1.80 m HC Taubaté
LB Haniel Langaro 7 March 1995 (aged 21) 1.96 m CB Ciudad de Logroño
LB Leonardo Santos 3 May 1994 (aged 22) 1.92 m CB Ademar León
LB Thiagus dos Santos 25 January 1989 (aged 27) 1.99 m SC Pick Szeged
RB José Toledo 11 January 1994 (aged 22) 1.93 m Wisła Płock
RB Oswaldo Guimarães 23 October 1989 (aged 26) 1.83 m BM Villa de Aranda
CB Diogo Hubner 30 January 1983 (aged 33) 1.88 m São Caetano
CB Henrique Teixeira 27 February 1989 (aged 27) 1.92 m BM Granollers
CB João Pedro Silva 29 January 1994 (aged 22) 1.90 m Chambéry Savoie
LW André Soares 13 February 1984 (aged 32) 1.90 m HC Taubaté
RW Fábio Chiuffa 10 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.87 m AD Guadalajara
RW Lucas Cândido 19 March 1989 (aged 27) 1.82 m HC Taubaté
P Alexandro Pozzer 21 December 1988 (aged 27) 1.92 m BM Puerto Sagunto

Sweden Men’s Handball Team Roster for Rio 2016 Olympics

GK Mattias Andersson 29 March 1978 (aged 38) 1.85 m 141 0 Flensburg-Handewitt
GK Mikael Appelgren 6 September 1989 (aged 26) 1.91 m 37 0 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
LW Fredrik Petersen 27 August 1983 (aged 32) 1.88 m 150 416 Malmö
LW Jerry Tollbring 13 September 1995 (aged 20) 1.82 m 3 2 IFK Kristianstad
RW Mattias Zachrisson 22 August 1990 (aged 25) 1.79 m 76 128 Füchse Berlin
P Andreas Nilsson 12 April 1990 (aged 26) 1.97 m 96 224 MKB Veszprém
P Jesper Nielsen 30 August 1989 (aged 26) 2.00 m 66 80 Füchse Berlin
LB Jonathan Stenbäcken 07 January 1988 (aged 28) 1.95 m 40 49 TBV Lemgo
LB Philip Stenmalm 3 April 1992 (aged 24) 1.98 m 23 31 Kolding København
LB Lukas Nilsson 16 November 1996 (aged 19) 1.92 m 18 53 THW Kiel
CB Jim Gottfridsson 2 September 1992 (aged 23) 1.90 m 25 84 Flensburg-Handewitt
RB Kim Andersson 21 August 1982 (aged 33) 1.99 m 222 787 Ystads IF
RB Johan Jakobsson 12 February 1987 (aged 29) 1.95 m 105 220 Flensburg-Handewitt
P Tobias Karlsson 4 June 1981 (aged 35) 1.96 m 143 79 Flensburg-Handewitt

Germany Men’s Handball Roster (Squad) for Rio 2016 Olympics

GK Silvio Heinevetter 21 October 1984 (aged 31) 1.94 m 140 1 Füchse Berlin
GK Andreas Wolff 3 March 1991 (aged 25) 1.98 m 32 1 THW Kiel
RW Patrick Groetzki 4 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.89 m 98 273 Rhein-Neckar Löwen
RW Tobias Reichmann 27 May 1988 (aged 28) 1.88 m 48 137 Vive Targi Kielce
RB Kai Häfner 10 July 1989 (aged 27) 1.92 m 31 62 TSV Hannover-Burgdorf
RB Fabian Wiede 8 February 1994 (aged 22) 1.94 m 41 76 Füchse Berlin
CB Paul Drux 7 February 1995 (aged 21) 1.92 m 32 64 Füchse Berlin
CB Martin Strobel 5 June 1986 (age 30) 1.89 m 127 149 HBW Balingen-Weilstetten
LB Christian Dissinger 15 November 1991 (aged 24) 2.02 m 15 38 THW Kiel
LB Julius Kühn 1 April 1993 (aged 23) 1.98 m 13 49 VfL Gummersbach
LB Finn Lemke 30 April 1992 (aged 24) 2.10 m 33 19 SC Magdeburg
LW Uwe Gensheimer 26 October 1986 (aged 29) 1.88 m 121 528 Paris Handball
P Patrick Wiencek 22 March 1989 (aged 27) 2.00 m 84 190 THW Kiel
P Hendrik Pekeler 2 July 1991 (aged 25) 2.03 m 54 76 Rhein-Neckar Löwen

Rio Olympics 2016 Handball day by day schedule

6 August 2016(Saturday)

Women’s handball preliminary match 1(6:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 2(8:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 3(11:10 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 4(1:10 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 5(4:20 am)
7 August 2016(Sunday)

Men’s handball preliminary match 1(6:00 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 2(8:00 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 3(11:10 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 4(12:55 am)
Men’s handball preliminary match 5(4:20 am)
Men’s handball preliminary match 6(6:20 am)
8 August 2016(Monday)

Women’s handball preliminary match 7(6:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 8(8:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 9(11:10 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 10(1:10 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 11(4:20 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 12(6:20 am)
9 August 2016(Tuesday)

Men’s handball preliminary match 7(8:02 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 8(8:02 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 9(8:02 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 10(8:02 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 11(8:02 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 12(8:02 pm)
10 August 2016(Wednesday)

Women’s handball preliminary match 13(6:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 14(8:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 15(11:10 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 16(1:10 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 17(4:20 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 18(6:20 am)
11 August 2016(Thursday)

Men’s handball preliminary match 13(6:00 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 14(8:00 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 15(11:10 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 16(1:10 am)
Men’s handball preliminary match 17(4:20 am)
Men’s handball preliminary match 18(6:20 am)
12 August 2016(Friday)

Women’s handball preliminary match 19(6:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 20(8:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 21(11:10 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 22(1:10 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 23(4:20 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 24(6:20 am)
13 August 2016(Saturday)

Men’s handball preliminary match 23(4:20 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 19(6:00 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 20(8:00 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 21(11:10 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 22(1:10 am)
Men’s handball preliminary match 24(6:20 am)
14 August 2016(Sunday)

Women’s handball preliminary match 25(6:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 26(8:00 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 27(11:10 pm)
Women’s handball preliminary match 28(1:10 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 29(4:20 am)
Women’s handball preliminary match 30(6:20 am)
15 August 2016(Monday)

Men’s handball preliminary match 25(4:20 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 26(6:00 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 27(11:10 pm)
Men’s handball preliminary match 28(1:10 am)
Men’s handball preliminary match 29(4:20 am)
Men’s handball preliminary match 30(6:20 am)
16 August 2016(Tuesday)

Women’s handball quarterfinals match 1(6:30 pm)
Women’s handball quarterfinals match 2(10:00 pm)
Women’s handball quarterfinals match 3(1:30 am)
Women’s handball quarterfinals match 4(5:00 am)
17 August 2016(Wednesday)

Men’s handball quarterfinals match 1(6:30 pm)
Men’s handball quarterfinals match 2(10:00 pm)
Men’s handball quarterfinals match 3(1:30 am)
Men’s handball quarterfinals match 4(5:00 am)
18 August 2016(Thursday)

Women’s handball semifinals match 1(12:00 am)
Women’s handball semifinals match 2(5:00 am)
19 August 2016(Friday)

Men’s handball semifinals match 1(12:00 am)
Men’s handball semifinals match 2(5:00 am)
20 August 2016(Saturday)

Women’s handball Bronze medal match(8:00 pm)
Women’s Gold Medal match(12:00 am)
21 August 2016(Sunday)

Men’s handball Bronze medal match(7:00 pm)
Men’s handball Gold Medal match(10:30 pm)