Men's Handball Asian Championship

The men's handball Asian Championship is an Asian indoor handball competition that has been held at regular intervals since 1977 and in even years since 2000. In the tournament, the Asian champions will be determined among the Asian men's national handball teams . In addition, the top three will qualify for the next handball world championship .

The first Asian Cup took place in Kuwait in 1977 , and the tournament has been held 17 times so far, most recently in Bahrain in 2016 . The record winner with nine successes is the South Korean men's national handball team , which is also the reigning Asian champion.

Tournaments at a glance

year	venue	gold	silver	bronze
1977	Kuwait City , Kuwait	Japan	South Korea	China
1979	Nanjing , China	Japan	China	Kuwait
1983	Seoul , South Korea	South Korea	Japan	Kuwait
1987	Amman , Jordan	South Korea	Japan	Kuwait
1989	Beijing , China	South Korea	Japan	Kuwait
1991	Hiroshima , Japan	South Korea	Japan	China
1993	Manama , Bahrain	South Korea	Kuwait	Japan
1995	Kuwait City, Kuwait	Kuwait	South Korea	Bahrain
2000	Kumamoto , Japan	South Korea	China	Japan
2002	Isfahan , Iran	Kuwait	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2004	Doha , Qatar	Kuwait	Japan	Qatar
2006	Bangkok , Thailand	Kuwait	South Korea	Qatar
2008	Isfahan, Iran	South Korea	Kuwait	Saudi Arabia
2010	Beirut , Lebanon	South Korea	Bahrain	Japan
2012	Jeddah , Saudi Arabia	South Korea	Qatar	Saudi Arabia
2014 details	Manama , Bahrain	Qatar	Bahrain	Iran
2016	Manama, Bahrain	Qatar	Bahrain	Japan
2018 details	Suwon , South Korea	Qatar	Bahrain	South Korea

See also

• Women's Handball Asian Championship
• Asian Handball Federation

Web links

• AHF - Asian Handball Federation
• Winner lists on sports123.com (English)