All games were played at the Yoyogi National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

[1] It was originally scheduled to be held in 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

After Russia won 22–19 in the 2016 final France got the upper hand with a 30–25 win this time.

[5] France became the first nation since 1984 to win both the men's and women's tournaments The medals for the competition were presented by Kristin Kloster Aasen, Norway; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Anna Rapp, Sweden; IHF Treasurer.

Source: IHF Source: IHF Anna Sedoykina (GK)Polina KuznetsovaPolina GorshkovaDaria Dmitrieva (c)Anna SenAnna VyakhirevaPolina VedekhinaVladlena BobrovnikovaKseniya MakeyevaElena MikhaylichenkoOlga FominaEkaterina IlinaYulia ManagarovaAntonina SkorobogatchenkoVictoriya Kalinina (GK) Henny ReistadVeronica KristiansenMarit Malm FrafjordStine SkograndNora MørkStine Bredal Oftedal (c)Silje Solberg (GK)Kari Brattset DaleKatrine Lunde (GK)Marit Røsberg JacobsenCamilla HerremSanna Solberg-IsaksenKristine BreistølMarta TomacVilde Johansen