Handball competition at the 2004 Summer Olympics for women took place in the Sports Pavilion at the Faliro Coastal Zone Olympic Complex for the preliminary competition.

From the quarter-final stage onwards the women's event moved to the Helliniko Olympic Indoor Arena.

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, and Spain All times are local (UTC+3).

FT: 25–25 ET: 4–4, 5–5 Pen: 4–2 Source: IHF