Handball at the Asian Games

Handball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 when the sport was first played in New Delhi, India.

Summary

Men

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1982	New Delhi		China	24–19	Japan		South Korea	32–22	Kuwait
1986	Seoul		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Kuwait
1990	Beijing		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Saudi Arabia	No playoffs	China
1994	Hiroshima		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		China	No playoffs	Kuwait
1998	Bangkok		South Korea	29–18	Kuwait		Japan	28–23	Iran
2002	Busan		South Korea	22–21	Kuwait		Qatar	28–21	Japan
2006	Doha		Kuwait	27–24	Qatar		Iran	31–27	South Korea
2010	Guangzhou		South Korea	32–28	Iran		Japan	27–20	Saudi Arabia
2014	Incheon		Qatar	24–21	South Korea		Bahrain	28–25	Iran
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		Qatar	32–27 OT	Bahrain		South Korea	24–23	Japan

Women

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1990	Beijing		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Chinese Taipei	No playoffs	North Korea
1994	Hiroshima		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan
1998	Bangkok		South Korea	No playoffs	North Korea		Japan	No playoffs	China
2002	Busan		South Korea	No playoffs	Kazakhstan		China	No playoffs	Japan
2006	Doha		South Korea	29–22	Kazakhstan		Japan	25–22	China
2010	Guangzhou		China	31–22	Japan		South Korea	38–26	Kazakhstan
2014	Incheon		South Korea	29–19	Japan		Kazakhstan	27–26	China
2018	Jakarta–Palembang		South Korea	29–23	China		Japan	43–14	Thailand

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea (KOR)	13	1	3	17
2	China (CHN)	2	3	3	8
3	Qatar (QAT)	2	1	1	4
4	Kuwait (KUW)	1	2	0	3
5	Japan (JPN)	0	6	6	12
6	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	2	1	3
7	Bahrain (BRN)	0	1	1	2
	Iran (IRI)	0	1	1	2
9	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	0	1
10	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 nations)		18	18	18	54

Related pages

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

References

• Medallists from previous Asian Games - Handball