The qualification for the 2016 Men's Olympic Handball Tournament was held from January 2015 to April 2016.
Twelve teams qualified, the hosts, the world champion, four continental event winners and six teams from the World Olympic qualification tournaments respectively.
The tournament was held from 14 to 27 November 2015 in Doha, Qatar.
The Olympic Qualification Tournaments were held on 8–10 April 2016.
Only twelve teams that have not yet qualified through the five events mentioned above could play in the tournament: All times are local (UTC+2).