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Iceland run ended by South Korea

Handball

Iceland's unbeaten start to their men's Olympic handball campaign came to an end when they were edged out 22-21 by Group B rivals South Korea in Beijing.

But Germany, beaten by Iceland in their previous encounter, hit back with a 25-23 win over Egypt while Denmark beat Russia 25-24 in another tight game.

In Group A, France made it three wins from three games by inflicting a first defeat on Croatia, winning 23-19.

Poland beat Brazil 28-25 while Spain eased to a 36-22 win over China.




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Sunday, 24 August 2008 10:17 UK
Rank Country Gold Silver Bronze TOTAL
1 also show each event results forFrance 1 0 0 1
Men 1 0 0
2 also show each event results forNorway 1 0 0 1
Women 1 0 0
3 also show each event results forIceland 0 1 0 1
Men 0 1 0
4 also show each event results forRussia 0 1 0 1
Women 0 1 0
5 also show each event results forSouth Korea 0 0 1 1
Women 0 0 1
6 also show each event results forSpain 0 0 1 1
Men 0 0 1

see also
Europeans maintain winning starts
11 Aug 08 |  Handball
Olympics blog
07 Aug 08 |  Olympics
Beijing 2008
14 Feb 08 |  Olympics
Mike Bushell's guide to handball
30 Apr 07 |  Handball


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