Japan men's national handball team
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| Information | |||
| Nickname | 彗星JAPAN | ||
| Association | Japan Handball Association | ||
| Coach | Dagur Sigurðsson | ||
| Assistant coach | Kenji Kitabayashi Antoni Parecki Manabu Todoroki | ||
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| Results | |||
| Summer Olympics | |||
| Appearances | 4 (First in 1972) | ||
| Best result | 9th (1976) | ||
| World Championship | |||
| Appearances | 15 (First in 1961) | ||
| Best result | 10th (1970) | ||
| Asian Championship | |||
| Appearances | 19 (First in 1977) | ||
| Best result | 1st (1977, 1979) | ||
| Last updated on Unknown. | |||
The Japan national handball team is the national handball team of Japan and is controlled by the Japan Handball Association.
Results[]
Summer Olympics[]
World Championship[]
- 1961 – 12th place
- 1964 – 16th place
- 1967 – 11th place
- 1970 – 10th place
- 1974 – 12th place
- 1978 – 12th place
- 1982 – 14th place
- 1990 – 15th place
- 1995 – 23rd place
- 1997 – 15th place
- 2005 – 16th place
- 2011 – 16th place
- 2017 – 22nd place
- 2019 – 24th place
- 2021 – 18th place
Asian Championship[]
- 1977 – 1st place
- 1979 – 1st place
- 1983 – 2nd place
- 1987 – 2nd place
- 1989 – 2nd place
- 1991 – 2nd place
- 1993 – 3rd place
- 1995 – 4th place
- 2000 – 3rd place
- 2002 – 6th place
- 2004 – 2nd place
- 2006 – 5th place
- 2008 – 6th place
- 2010 – 3rd place
- 2012 – 4th place
- 2014 – 9th place
- 2016 – 3rd place
- 2018 – 6th place
- 2020 – 3rd place
- 2022 – Withdrawn
Current squad[]
Squad for the 2021 World Men's Handball Championship.[1][2]
Head coach: 
Dagur Sigurðsson
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References[]
- ^ "男子日本代表 第27回男子世界選手権参加メンバーのお知らせ" (in Japanese). handball.or.jp. 2 January 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Team Roster Japan" (PDF). ihf.info. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links[]
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| Men | |
| Mixed | |
Asian Handball Championship winners | |
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Categories:
- Handball in Japan
- National handball teams
- National sports teams of Japan