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Paris 2024 | Olympic Games

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Mathias Gidsel made his debut for Denmark's handball team just eight months before the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but by the end of the tournament he was an Olympic silver medallist, tournament Most Valuable Player, world champion, and second-top scorer behind Mikkel Hansen.
Gidsel's white-knuckle ride to the top of

TOKYO, JAPAN - AUGUST 07: Mathias Gidsel of Team Denmark is challenged by Nikola Karabatic and Nicolas Tournat of Team France during the Men's Gold Medal handball match between France and Denmark on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Mathias Gidsel of Team Denmark is challenged by Nikola Karabatic and Nicolas Tournat of Team France during the Men's Gold Medal handball match between France and Denmark on day fifteen of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on August 07, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Maja Hitij/Getty Images)

Top seven things to know Mathias Gidsel: Denmark's Olympic handball hero who overcame mental health issues

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Denmark’s men’s handball team won Olympic gold as they eased to a 39-26 victory over Spain in the Olympic Games Paris 2024 final on Sunday, 11 August. They have now won two gold medals in the past three Games, taking gold at Rio 2016 and silver at Tokyo 2020. The

Team Denmark celebrate during the men's gold medal match on their way to victory against Team Germany at Stade Pierre Mauroy

Team Denmark celebrate during the men's gold medal match against Team Germany

Denmark win men’s handball gold with comfortable victory over Germany

The 2023 IHF Player of the Year reveals in our exclusive chat how he overcame physical challenges with a creative approach to his sport: "I had to constantly find ways to break through the defence that weren't the classic method of simply taking three steps and shooting," the Danish star explains.

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Mathias Gidsel: My creative way of playing handball

The stage is set for twenty-four of the world’s best handball teams to compete at the Olympic Games Paris 2024 from 25 July to 11 August.
The Olympic handball competitions begin with the group stages at South Paris Arena 6. The twelve men’s and twelve women’s teams will compete in

Anna Vyakhireva of Team ROC battles for the ball with Beatrice Edwige and Estelle Nze Minko of Team France on day eight of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on July 31, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan.

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Handball at Paris 2024 Olympics: Preview

Will Sweden defend their continental crown at the 2024 EHF European Men’s Handball Championship in Germany from 10-28 January.
The Swedes edged out Spain 27-26 in the 2022 final with both nations among 24 teams battling to be crowned European champions in 2024.
There is one quota place at Paris

Handball | Olympic Qualifier | European Men's Championship

Sweden's defend their European title at EHF Men's EURO 2024 in Germany

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Mathias Gidsel was named Most Valuable Player at the 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden.
The right back was the top scorer in the competition with 60 goals in nine games, and helped lead Denmark to a third consecutive world title.
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Handball | Olympic Qualifier | Men's World Championship 

STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - JANUARY 29: Mathias Gidsel of Denmark  during the IHF Men's World Championship 2023 final match between France and Denmark on January 29, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden.  (Photo by Michael Campanella/Getty Images)

Mathias Gidsel 2023 Worlds final

2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship: The race for the MVP award?

Denmark beat France in the final of the 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship in Stockholm on Sunday (29 January) to complete a hat-trick of world titles.
Rasmus Lauge scored 10 goals from 11 attempts with Simon Pytlick finding the net nine times as the holders prevailed 34-29 in a

IHF Handball World Championship - Final - France v Denmark - Tele2 Arena, Stockholm, Sweden - January 29, 2023 Denmark's Rasmus Lauge celebrates after winning the IHF Handball World Championship REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Rasmus Lauge celebrates Denmark's victory in the final of the 2023 IHF Handbll World Championship

2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship: Denmark beat France to clinch third consecutive world crown

The final of the 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship will be a battle of the titans, as two-time defending champions Denmark will face off with reigning Olympic champions France. Both teams have qualified to Paris 2024: France as the host country and Denmark by virture of making it to

IHF Handball World Championship - Semi Final - Spain v Denmark - Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland  - January 27, 2023 Denmark's Magnus Saugstrup Jensen and Mathias Gidsel celebrate after the match REUTERS/Aleksandra Szmigiel

Denmark's Mathias Gidsel and Magnus Saugstrup celebrate after their semi-final victory over Spain

IHF World Men's Handball Championship 2023: Denmark qualifies to Paris 2024, will face France in quest for third-straight title

France, Spain, Sweden, and Denmark progressed to the semi-finals of the 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which are taking place in Poland and Stockholm. It's a repeat of the Egypt 2021 last four.
The first semi will see two-time reigning world champions Denmark take on Spain again. The match

TOKYO, JAPAN - JULY 30: Mathias Gidsel runs with the ball during the Men's Preliminary Round Group B handball match between Portugal and Denmark on day seven of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games at Yoyogi National Stadium on July 30, 2021 in Tokyo, Japan. (Photo by Dean Mouhtaropoulos/Getty Images)

IHF World Men's Handball Championship 2023, semi-finals preview: Full schedule and how to watch live Olympic qualifying action

And then there were eight.
After the preliminary and main rounds, the 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship in Poland and Sweden has reached the knockout stages with the quarter-finals taking place on Wednesday (25 January).
All 27 previous World Championships have been won by European nations and only Egypt

IHF Handball World Championship - Main Round - Spain v France - Tauron Arena, Krakow, Poland - January 22, 2023 France's Dika Mem in action REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

France's Dika Mem shoots against Spain in the Main Round at the 2023 Men's Handball World Championship in Krakow

2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship, quarter-finals preview: Full schedule and how to watch live

The 2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship sees 32 of the best teams from around the world battling it out to be world champions in Poland and Sweden.
The tournament starts on 11 January with Olympic champions France taking on co-hosts Poland in Katowice. The final takes place in Stockholm

Handball - 2021 IHF Handball World Championship - Gold Medal Match - Denmark v Sweden - Cairo Stadium Hall 1, Cairo, Egypt - January 31, 2021 Denmark's Mikkel Hansen kisses the trophy as they celebrate after winning the Gold Medal Match REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany

Mikkel Hansen kisses trophy after Denmark beat Sweden to secure 2021 Men's World Championship

2023 IHF World Men's Handball Championship: Preview and stars to watch with Paris 2024 berth up for grabs

Paris 2024

Tokyo 2020

The Men's Handball Gold Medal Match took place on 11/08/2024 at Pierre Mauroy Stadium, Paris. Denmark claimed the Gold with a decisive 39:26 win against Germany.

Highlights

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GER v DEN - Men's Gold Medal Match | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Gold Medal Match took place at Pierre Mauroy Stadium on 11/08/24. Denmark won the match with a final score of GER 26:39 DEN. 

Denmark won Gold, Germany won Silver and Spain won Bronze.

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GER-DEN - Men's Gold Medal Match | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Men's Semi-Final match between Denmark and Slovenia, took place at the Pierre Mauroy Stadium, on 09/08/2024. Denmark won the match, with a final score DEN 31:30 SLO.

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DEN-SLO - Men's Semi-Final | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Quarter Final Match between Denmark and Sweden took place on 07/08/2024 at Pierre Mauroy Stadium. Final Score DEN 32:31 SWE.

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DEN-SWE - Men's Quarter-Final | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Preliminary Match between Denmark and Norway took place at South Paris Arena 6, France, 04/08/24. Final Score DEN 32:25 NOR.

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DEN-NOR - Men's Preliminary Round | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

This Preliminary Match between Egypt and Argentina took place at South Paris Arena 6, France, 04/08/24. Final Score EGY 34:27 ARG.

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EGY-ARG - Men's Preliminary Round | Handball | Olympic Games Paris 2024

The Men's Group A Match between Germany and Sweden took place on 27/07/2024 at South Paris Arena 6. Final Score GER 30:27 SWE.

The Men's Group B Match between Denmark and France took place later on, with a Final Score DEN 37:29 FRA.

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