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Asian Women's Handball Championship

Sport	Handball
Founded	1987
Inaugural season	1987
Continent	Asia (AHF)
Most recent champion(s)	South Korea (16th title)
Most titles	South Korea (16 titles)

The AHF Asian Women's Handball Championship is a biennial continental handball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Since 2018, it also includes teams from Oceania. The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF World Women's Handball Championship.

The current champion is South Korea, which won its 16th title at the 2022 tournament.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1987 Details	Amman		South Korea	34–24	China		Japan	26–9	Syria
1989 Details	Beijing		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei
1991 Details	Hiroshima		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		China	No playoffs	North Korea
1993 Details	Shantou		South Korea	43–26	China		North Korea	25–21	Japan
1995 Details	Seoul		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei
1997 Details	Amman		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Uzbekistan
1999 Details	Kumamoto		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	North Korea
2000 Details	Shanghai		South Korea	33–23	Japan		North Korea	24–18	China
2002 Details	Almaty		Kazakhstan	27–25	South Korea		China	29–23	Japan
2004 Details	Hiroshima		Japan	No playoffs	China		South Korea	No playoffs	Chinese Taipei
2006 Details	Guangzhou		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Kazakhstan
2008 Details	Bangkok		South Korea	35–23	China		Japan	39–16	Thailand
2010 Details	Almaty		Kazakhstan	33–32	South Korea		China	26–25	Japan
2012 Details	Yogyakarta		South Korea	40–22	China		Japan	21–20	Kazakhstan
2015 Details	Jakarta		South Korea	36–22	Japan		China	28–25	Kazakhstan
2017 Details	Suwon		South Korea	30–20	Japan		China	34–26	Kazakhstan
2018 Details	Kumamoto		South Korea	30–25	Japan		China	27–21	Kazakhstan
2021 Details	Amman		South Korea	33–24	Japan		Kazakhstan	38–33	Iran
2022 Details	Incheon/Seoul		South Korea	34–29 (OT)	Japan		China	39–24	Iran

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	16	2	1	19
2	Kazakhstan	2	0	1	3
3	Japan	1	7	8	16
4	China	0	10	7	17
5	North Korea	0	0	2	2
Totals (5 entries)		19	19	19	57

Participating nations

Nation	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2015	2017	2018	2021	2022	Years
Australia																	5th		10th	2
China	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd		3rd	18
Chinese Taipei	5th	4th	5th	6th	4th	5th	5th	7th	5th	4th				7th						11
Hong Kong		5th													8th	8th	7th	6th	9th	6
India				7th				6th				8th		8th	7th		8th		6th	7
Indonesia														11th	9th					2
Iran												7th	8th	9th	6th	7th	6th	4th	4th	8
Japan	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	19
Jordan	6th																	7th		2
Kazakhstan				5th				5th	1st		4th	5th	1st	4th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	5th	12
Kuwait														12th				10th		2
New Zealand																	10th			1
North Korea			4th	3rd			4th	3rd					5th	5th						6
[[Palestinian National Authority {{{altlink}}}|Palestinian National Authority]]																		11th		1
Qatar												10th								1
Singapore																	9th	9th		2
South Korea	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	19
Syria	4th																	8th		2
Thailand												4th	7th						7th	3
Turkmenistan									6th					10th						2
Uzbekistan						4th			7th			9th	6th	6th	5th	5th		5th	8th	9
Vietnam												6th				6th				2
Total	6	5	5	7	4	5	5	7	7	4	4	10	8	12	9	8	10	11	10

See also

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