Asian Women's Handball Championship

For the men's tournament, see Asian Men's Handball Championship.

Asian Women's Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2020 Asian Women's Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1987
Inaugural season	1987
Continent	Asia (AHF)
Most recent champion(s)	South Korea (14th title)
Most titles	South Korea (14 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
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
19991 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
2020 Details

Notes:

1.^ Played in January 2000.

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	14	2	1	17
2	Kazakhstan	2	0	0	2
3	Japan	1	5	8	14
4	China	0	10	6	16
5	North Korea	0	0	2	2
Totals (5 entries)		17	17	17	51

Related pages

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

Other websites

• Asian Handball Federation
• Archives at Todor66.com