The women's handball tournament at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August.

The preliminaries and quarter-finals were held at the Copper Box and the semi-finals and final took place at the Basketball Arena.

Unlike in previous Olympics, there was no placement matches involving the losing teams of the quarterfinals.

Norway won the tournament and gold medal, beating Montenegro in the final.

Chosen by team officials and IHF experts: IHF.info