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Asian Men's Handball Championship

Sport	Handball
Founded	1977
Inaugural season	1977
Continent	AHF (Asia)
Most recent champion(s)	QAT (4th title)
Most titles	KOR (9 titles)

The Asian Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Asia (since 2018, also includes teams from Oceania), and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1977 Details	Kuwait City		Japan	24–14	South Korea		China	38–16	Kuwait
1979 Details	Nanjing		Japan	No playoffs	China		Kuwait	No playoffs	Palestinian National Authority
1983 Details	Seoul		South Korea	25–19	Japan		Kuwait	31–21	Bahrain
1987 Details	Amman		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Kuwait	No playoffs	China
1989 Details	Beijing		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Kuwait	No playoffs	China
1991 Details	Hiroshima		South Korea	27–23	Japan		China	29–17	Qatar
1993 Details	Manama		South Korea	26–22	Kuwait		Japan		Saudi Arabia
1995 Details	Kuwait City		Kuwait	No playoffs	South Korea		Bahrain	No playoffs	Japan
2000 Details	Kumamoto		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei
2002 Details	Isfahan		Kuwait	29–25	Qatar		Saudi Arabia	38–33	South Korea
2004 Details	Doha		Kuwait	28–24	Japan		Qatar	27–26	Bahrain
2006 Details	Bangkok		Kuwait	33–30	South Korea		Qatar	21–20	Iran
2008 Details	Isfahan		South Korea	27–21	Kuwait		Saudi Arabia	24–23	Iran
2010 Details	Beirut		South Korea	32–25	Bahrain		Japan	33–30 OT	Saudi Arabia
2012 Details	Jeddah		South Korea	23–22	Qatar		Saudi Arabia	25–21	Japan
2014 Details	Manama		Qatar	27–26	Bahrain		Iran	29–23	United Arab Emirates
2016 Details	Manama		Qatar	27–22	Bahrain		Japan	25–16	Saudi Arabia
2018 Details	Suwon		Qatar	33–31	Bahrain		South Korea	29–21	Saudi Arabia
2020 Details	Kuwait City		Qatar	33–21	South Korea		Japan	27–26	Bahrain

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	KOR	9	4	1	14
2	KUW	4	2	4	10
3	QAT	4	2	2	8
4	JPN	2	5	5	12
5	BHR	0	4	1	5
6	CHN	0	2	2	4
7	KSA	0	0	3	3
8	IRI	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 nations)		19	19	19	57

Related pages

• Asian Women's Handball Championship
• Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
• Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship