Handball at the 2004 Summer Olympics had a men's and a women's team competitions with the preliminary rounds taking place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex. From the quarter final stage onwards the womens event moved to the Indoor Arena of the Helliniko Olympic Complex with the men joining them there for their semi-finals and final.

The men's Handball event first made an appearance, played outside, at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany but did not then re-appear until the Games returned to Germany for the Munich Olympics in 1972 since when it has been ever present. The women's game debuted in Montreal, Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics and again has been ever present since.

The men's event involved twelve teams split equally into two groups.
Group A: Croatia, South Korea, Iceland, Russia, Slovenia, and Spain
Group B: Brazil, Egypt, France, Germany, Greece, and Hungary

The women's event involved ten teams split in two groups:
Group A: Brazil, China, Greece, Hungary and Ukraine
Group B: Angola, Denmark, France, South Korea, Spain

When all teams within a group have played each other in both men's and women's competitions the top four from each group will progress into their respective quarter finals.

Handball medal table by country

Men's Team event

Men's Group A

Men's Group B

Men's 11th/12th place play off

Men's 9th/10th place play off

Men's Quarter Finals

Men's 5th/8th classification

Men's semi finals

Men's 7th/8th place play off

Men's 5th/6th place play off

Men's 3rd/4th place play off

Men's Final

Women's Team event

Women's Group A

Group A Results

Women's Group B

Group B Results

Women's 9th/10th place play off

Women's Quarter Finals

Women's Semi Finals

Women's 5th/8th classification

Women's 3rd/4th place play off

Women's 7th/8th place play off

Women's 5th/6th place play off

Women's Final

Teams

Parenthesis writing behind a name is a unifom number.

Men's Teams

Men's Team of Brazil

• GK: Alexandre Vasconcelos(#12), Marcos Paulo Santos(#16)
• CP: Jaqson Kojoroski(#2), Adalberto Silva(#4), Jose Nascimento(#5), Jair Henrique Alves Jr.(#6), Renato Ruy(#7), Bruno Souza(#8), Agberto Matos(#9), Helio Justino(#10), Daniel Baldacin(#11), Ivan Bruno Maziero(#14), Eduardo Henrique Reis(#15), Bruno Santana(#18), Gustavo Henrique Silva(#20)
• Coach: Alberto Rigolo

Men's Team of Croatia

• GK: Venio Losert(#1), Vlado Šola(#12), Valter Matošević(#16)
• CP: Nikša Kaleb(#2), Ivano Balić(#4), Blaženko Lacković(#6), Vedran Zrnić(#7), Igor Vori(#9), Davor Dominiković(#10), Mirza Džomba(#11), Drago Vuković(#14), Slavko Goluža(#15), Goran Šprem(#17), Denis Špoljarić(#18), Petar Metličić(#19)
• Coach: Lino Červar

Men's Team of Egypt

• GK: Mohamad Sharaf Eldin(#1), Mohamed Nakib(#12)
• CP: Abdalla Mohamed(#2), Ahmed El Ahmar(#6), Saber Hussein(#7), Wael Fahim(#8), Sherif Moemen(#10), Ramy Youssef(#11), Mahmoud Karam(#13), Marwan Ragab(#14), Mohamed Keshk(#17), Hany El Fakharany(#18), Hassan Yosry(#19), Hussein Al Zaky(#20)
• Coach: Jurn Lommel

Men's Team of France

• GK: Yohann Ploquin(#1), Thierry Omeyer(#16)
• CP: Jerome Fernandez(#2), Didier Dinart(#3), Cedric Burdet(#4), Guillaume Gille(#5), Bertrand Gille(#6), Gueric Kervadec(#7), Daniel Narcisse(#8), Gregory Anquetil(#9), Olivier Girault(#11), Nikola Karabatic(#13), Jackson Richardson(#17), Joel Abati(#18), Michael Guigou(#21)
• Coach: Claude Onesta

Men's Team of Germany

• GK: Henning Fritz(#1), Christian Ramota(#12)
• CP: Pascal Hens(#2), Mark Dragunski(#4), Stefan Kretzschmar(#5), Jan Olaf Immel(#7),　Christian Schwarzer(#8), Klaus-Dieter Petersen(#9), Volker Zerbe(#11), Markus Baur(#13), Christian Zeitz(#14), Torsten Jansen(#15), Daniel Stephan(#18), Florian Kehrmann(#19)
• Coach: Heiner Brand

Men's Team of Greece

• GK: Dimitrios Kaffatos(#12), Jiotsa Chrysopoulos(#16)
• CP: Enagelos Voglis(#2), Dimitrios Tzimourtos(#4), Alexandros Vasilakis(#6), Gregor Chatsatourian(#8), Spyros Balomenos(#9), Nikolaos Kokolodimitrakis(#10), Nikolaos Grammatikos(#11), Sasa Zivoulovic(#13), Andreas Troupis(#14), Giorgos Chalkidis(#17), Alexis Alvanos(#19), Savvas Karypidis (#20)

Coach: Ulf Hakan Schefvert

Men's Team of Hungary

• GK: Janos Szathmari(#1), Nandor Fazekas (#12)
• CP: Gergely Janos Harsanyi(#2), Ferenc Ilyes(#3), Gabor Csaszar(#4),Richard Mezei(#5), Tamas Mocsai(#6), Gyula Gal(#7), Gergo Ivancsik(#8), Ivo Diaz(#13), Carlos Perez(#14), Istvan Pasztor(#15), Balazs Laluska(#17), Laszlo Nagy(#19), Peter Lendvay(#24)
• Coach: Laszlo Skaliczky

Men's Team of Iceland

• GK: Roland Eradze(#1), Gudmundur Hrafnkelsson(#12)
• CP: Robert Sighvatsson(#2), Kristjan Andresson(#3), Einar Orn Jonsson(#4),Sigfus Sigurdsson(#5), Dagur Sigurdsson(#6), Gylfi Gylfason(#8), Gudjon Valur Sigurdsson(#9), Snorri Steinn Gudjonsson(#10), Olafur Stefansson(#11), Runar Sigtryggsson(#13), Asgeir Orn Hallgrimsson(#15), Jalesky Garcia Padron(#17), Robert Gunnarsson(#18)
• Coach: Gudmundur Gudmundsson

Men's Team of Korea

• GK: Han Kyung-Tai(#1), Lee Chang-Woo(#12)
• CP: Kim Tea-Wan(#5), Kim Sung-Heon(#6), Yoon Kyung-Min(#7), Lim Duk-Jun(#8), Choi Seung-Wook(#9), Park Chan-Yong(#10), Oh Yun-Suk(#11), Yoon Kyung-Shin(#13), Park Min-Chul(#14), Lee Tea-Young(#15), Lee Jae-Woo(#17), Ji Seung-Hyun(#19), Paek Won-Chul(#20)
• Coach: Kim Tae hoon

Men's Team of Russia

• GK: Andrey Lavrov(#1), Alexey Kostygov(#16)
• CP: Vitali Ivanov(#3), Oleg Kuleshov(#5), Denis Krivoshlykov(#6), Alexandre Tuchkin(#8), Vasily Kudinov(#9),　Pavel Bashkin(#10),　Dmitri Torgovanov(#11), Alexander Gorbatikov (#13), Alexey Rastvortsev(#15), Viatcheslav Gorpichin(#18), Sergey Pogorelov(#19), Mikhail Chipurin(#20), Eduard Kokcharov(#23)
• Coach: Vladimir Maksimov

Men's Team of Slovenia

• GK: Dusan Podpecan(#1), Beno Lapajne(#16)
• CP: Miladin Kozlina(#2), Renato Vugrinec(#4), Zoran Jovicic (#5), Andrej Kastelic (#6), Vid Kavticnik(#7), Marko Ostir(#8), Jure Natek(#9), Tomaz Tomsic(#13), Siarhei Rutenka (#14), Ales Pajovic(#15), Matjaz Brumen(#17), Uros Zorman(#18), Luka Zvizej(#20)
• Coach: Anton Tiselj

Men's Team of Spain

• GK: Jose Hombrados(#1), David Barrufet(#16)
• CP: Alberto Entrerrios(#2), Xavier O'Callaghan(#6), Mateo Garralda(#9), Talant Dujshebaev(#10), Demetrio Lozano(#11), Fernando Hernandez(#13), Juan Perez(#14), Manuel Colon(#15), Juan Garcia(#17), Iker Romero(#18), Rolando Urios(#19), Antonio Ortega(#20)
• Coach: Cesar Argiles

Women's Teams

Women's Team of Angola

• GK: Odete Tavares(#1), Neyde Barbosa(#12), Maria Pedro(#16)
• CP: Ilda Bengue(#3), Belina Larica(#4), Filomena Trindade(#5), Rosa Amaral(#6), Ines Jololo(#7), Nair Almeida(#8), Lili Torres(#9), Isabel Fernandes(#10), Luisa Kiala(#11), Dionisia Pio(#14), Anica Neto(#15), Elzira Tavares(#18)
• Coach: Pavel Dzhenev

Women's Team of Brazil

• GK: Chana Franciela Masson(#1), Darly Zogby de Paula(#16)
• CP: Fabiana Carvalho Diniz(#2), Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento(#3), Margareth Lobo Montao(#4), Daniela Oliveira Piedade(#5), Fabiana Kuestener(#6), Ana Amorim(#8), Milene Bruna Lima Figueiredo(#9), Aline Waleska Rosas Lopes(#10), Vivian Rodrigues Jaques(#11), Lucila Vianna da Silva(#13), Aline da Conceicao da Silva(#15), Idalina Borges Mesquita(#17), Aline Santos(#19)
• Coach: Alexandre Schneider

Women's Team of China PR

• GK: Fan Jie(#1), Yu Geli(#16)
• CP: Zhai Chao(#2), Liu Yun (#3), Li Bing(#5), Zhang Zhiqing(#6), Zhang Li(#8), Wang Min(#9), Wang Shasha(#10), Chen Ji(#11), Wu Yanan(#13), Liu Xiaomei(#14), Sun Laimiao(#15), Lei Sufen(#17), Li Weiwei(#19)
• Coach: Chung Hyungkyun

Women's Team of Denmark

• GK: Louise Bager Noergaard(#1), Karin Oernhoej Mortensen(#12), Rikke Poulsen Schmidt(#16)
• CP: Rikke Skov(#2), Henriette Roende Mikkelsen(#3), Mette Vestergaard(#5), Rikke Hoerlykke JOERGENSEN(#10), Camilla Ingemann Thomsen(#11), Lotte Kiaerskou(#13), Trine Jensen(#14), Katrine Fruelund(#15), Kristine Andersen(#17), Karen Broedsgaard(#18), Line Daugaard(#19), Josephine Touray(#21)
• Coach: Jan Pytlick

Women's Team of France

• GK: Joanne Dudziak(#1), Valerie Nicolas(#16)
• CP: Isabelle Cendier Ajaguin(#2), Estelle Vogein(#3), Leila Lejeune(#4), Sandrine Delerce(#5), Melinda Jacques(#6), Nodjialem Myaro(#7), Veronique Pecqueux Rolland(#8),