Asian Men's Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship | |
Sport | Handball |
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Founded | 1976 |
Inaugural season | 1977 |
Administrator | Asian Handball Federation |
Countries | AHF Members |
Headquarters | Kuwait City (Kuwait) |
Continent | AHF (Asia) |
Most recent champion(s) | Qatar (5th title) |
Most titles | South Korea (9 titles) |
Qualification | World Men's Handball Championship |
TV partner(s) | Al-Kass Sports Channel |
Sponsor(s) | Al-Kass Sports Channel SK Group Molten Corporation |
Level on pyramid | 1 |
Related competitions | Asian Women's Handball Championship |
Tournament format | Round-robin and then knockout stage |
Official website | Website |
The Asian Men's Handball 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[]
Medal table[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | South Korea | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
2 | Qatar | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
3 | Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
4 | Japan | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
5 | Bahrain | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
6 | China | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
7 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
8 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (8 nations) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 |
Participating nations[]
Nation | 1977 |
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Australia | 11th | 12th | 16th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Bahrain | 6th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 7th | 4th | 6th | 10th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 17 | |||
Bangladesh | 13th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
China | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 9th | 11th | 9th | 9th | 11th | 15 | |||||
Chinese Taipei | 7th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 7th | 4th | 6 | ||||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
India | 5th | 9th | 12th | 15th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
Iran | 8th | 11th | 9th | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 15 | |||||
Iraq | 5th | 10th | 10th | 9th | 6th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Japan | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | WD | 20 |
Jordan | 7th | 9th | 8th | 7th | 12th | 9th | 12th | 7 | |||||||||||||
Kazakhstan | 11th | 8th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Kuwait | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 8th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 16 | ||||
Lebanon | 9th | 8th | 10th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Nepal | 11th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
North Korea | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
New Zealand | 14th | 13th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
Oman | 9th | 8th | 8th | 8th | 10th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Palestine | 7th | 4th | 10th | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Qatar | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 16 | ||||
Saudi Arabia | 8th | 5th | 5th | 10th | 4th | WD | 3rd | 5th | WD | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 15 | |||
Singapore | 14th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
South Korea | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 18 | ||
Syria | 8th | 12th | 12th | 6th | 11th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
Thailand | 9th | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | 9th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 11th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 9th | 13 | |||||||
Uzbekistan | 10th | 12th | 10th | 8th | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
13th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 9 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 |
External links[]
Categories:
- Asian Handball Championships
- Asian championships
- Men's sports competitions in Asia
- Recurring sporting events established in 1977