Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics
Handball at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 20 to 25 August at the Jiangning Sports Center in Nanjing, China.
Qualification
A total of 6 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 14 athletes, 1 per each gender. As hosts, China is given the choice of entering a male or female team while the other places shall be decided by qualification events, namely five continental qualification tournaments.China chose to enter a girls' team therefore the unoccupied boys' team was reallocated to the best placed continent at the 2013 Men's Youth World Handball Championship. Furthermore Oceania did not organize a qualifying event for either gender thus the spots were reallocated.
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1998. Furthermore, all qualified NOCs must either have a senior ranking in the top 40 on 1 January 2014 or finish ahead of a team ranked in the top 20 during the continental qualification tournament.
Boys
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified | Group |
| Host Nation | - | - | 0 | ||
| 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival |  Utrecht | 14–19 July 2013 | 2 | B | |
| 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival | Utrecht | 14–19 July 2013 | 2 | A | |
| 2013 Asian Youth Games |  Nanjing | 16–24 August 2013 | 1 | B | |
| 2014 African Youth Nations Championship |  Nairobi | 15–21 March 2014 | 2 | A | |
| 2014 African Youth Nations Championship | Nairobi | 15–21 March 2014 | 2 | B | |
| 2014 Pan American Youth Championship |  Buenos Aires | 1–5 April 2014 | 1 | A | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | - | Cancelled | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 6 |
Girls
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified | Group |
| Host Nation | - | - | 1 | B | |
| 2013 European Youth Championship |  Gdańsk/Gdynia | 15–25 August 2013 | 2 | B | |
| 2013 European Youth Championship | Gdańsk/Gdynia | 15–25 August 2013 | 2 | A | |
| 2013 Asian Youth Games | Nanjing | 16–24 August 2013 | 1 | A | |
| 2013 African Youth Nations Championship |  Oyo | 22–31 August 2013 | 1 | A | |
| 2014 Pan American Youth Championship |  Fortaleza | 20–28 April 2014 | 1 | B | |
| Oceania Qualification Event | - | Cancelled | 0 | ||
| TOTAL | 6 |
Schedule
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee.| Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
| August 20 | Wednesday | 14:00 16:00 | Girls' Group Stage |
| August 20 | Wednesday | 18:00 20:00 | Boys' Group Stage |
| August 21 | Thursday | 14:00 16:00 | Girls' Group Stage |
| August 21 | Thursday | 18:00 20:00 | Boys' Group Stage |
| August 22 | Friday | 14:00 16:00 | Girls' Group Stage |
| August 22 | Friday | 18:00 20:00 | Boys' Group Stage |
| August 24 | Sunday | 09:00 | Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg |
| August 24 | Sunday | 11:00 | Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 1st Leg |
| August 24 | Sunday | 13:00 15:30 | Girls' Semifinals |
| August 24 | Sunday | 18:00 20:30 | Boys' Semifinals |
| August 25 | Monday | 09:00 | Girls' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg |
| August 25 | Monday | 11:00 | Boys' 5-6 Placement Match 2nd Leg |
| August 25 | Monday | 13:00 | Girls' Bronze Medal Match |
| August 25 | Monday | 15:30 | Boys' Bronze Medal Match |
| August 25 | Monday | 18:00 | Girls' Gold Medal Match |
| August 25 | Monday | 20:30 | Boys' Gold Medal Match |