Denmark's men are Olympic handball champions for the second time since 2016. In the final, they didn't give Germany the slightest chance with a 39:26 win.
11.08.2024, 15:16
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In their third Olympic final in a row, the Danes were never in any danger in Lille and were able to enjoy victory well before the end. As a sign of their inferiority, the Germans did not even try to attack in the final minute and let time run out.
Denmark was by far the best team in the tournament. They did not concede a point in eight games. The Scandinavians won the final against France in 2016, lost to the same opponents three years ago and are now back on top.
The hosts had to bow out in the quarter-finals in a dramatic overtime against Germany. However, the first Olympic victory since that of the GDR at the 1980 boycott games in Moscow came to nothing. Nothing came together for the Germans in the final, resulting in the most one-sided final in Olympic history. The Danes were already nine goals ahead at half-time (21:12).
They are currently hard to beat on the world stage and have recently been world champions three times. They also appear to be well equipped for the future. Mikkel Hansen, the three-time World Handball Player of the Year, will end his career. But the top scorer in the final was 25-year-old Mathias Gidsel from Füchse Berlin with eleven goals.
