# Asian Men's Handball Championship

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, International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF) the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.

## Summary

| Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
| Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
| 1977 Details | Kuwait City | Japan | 24–14 | South Korea | China | 38–16 | Kuwait |
| 1979 Details | Nanjing | Japan | No playoffs | China | Kuwait | No playoffs | Palestine |
| 1983 Details | Seoul | South Korea | 25–19 | Japan | Kuwait | 31–21 | Bahrain |
| 1987 Details | Amman | South Korea | No playoffs | Japan | Kuwait | No playoffs | China |
| 1989 Details | Beijing | South Korea | No playoffs | Japan | Kuwait | No playoffs | China |
| 1991 Details | Hiroshima | South Korea | 27–23 | Japan | China | 29–17 | Qatar |
| 1993 Details | Manama | South Korea | 26–22 | Kuwait | Japan | | Saudi Arabia |
| 1995 Details | Kuwait City | Kuwait | No playoffs | South Korea | Bahrain | No playoffs | Japan |
| 2000 Details | Kumamoto | South Korea | No playoffs | China | Japan | No playoffs | Chinese Taipei |
| 2002 Details | Isfahan | Kuwait | 29–25 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 38–33 | South Korea |
| 2004 Details | Doha | Kuwait | 28–24 | Japan | Qatar | 27–26 | Bahrain |
| 2006 Details | Bangkok | Kuwait | 33–30 | South Korea | Qatar | 21–20 | Iran |
| 2008 Details | Isfahan | South Korea | 27–21 | Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | 24–23 | Iran |
| 2010 Details | Beirut | South Korea | 32–25 | Bahrain | Japan | 33–30 OT | Saudi Arabia |
| 2012 Details | Jeddah | South Korea | 23–22 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | 25–21 | Japan |
| 2014 Details | Isa Town / Manama | Qatar | 27–26 | Bahrain | Iran | 29–23 | United Arab Emirates |
| 2016 Details | Isa Town / Manama | Qatar | 27–22 | Bahrain | Japan | 25–16 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2018 Details | Suwon | Qatar | 33–31 | Bahrain | South Korea | 29–21 | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020 Details | Kuwait City | Qatar | 33–21 | South Korea | Japan | 27–26 | Bahrain |
| 2022 Details | Dammam / Qatif | Qatar | 29–24 | Bahrain | Saudi Arabia | 26–23 | Iran |
| 2024 Details | Isa Town / Manama | Qatar | 30–24 | Japan | Bahrain | 26–17 | Kuwait |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | South Korea | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Qatar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 3 | Kuwait | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | Japan | 2 | 6 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Bahrain | 0 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | China | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Iran | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (8 entries) | Totals (8 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 |

## Participating nations

| Nation | 1977 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1989 | 1991 | 1993 | 1995 | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | 2020 | 2022 | 2024 | Years |
| Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 12th | 16th | WD | 3 |
| Bahrain | 6th | | 4th | 5th | | 5th | 6th | 3rd | | 7th | 4th | 6th | 10th | 2nd | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 18 |
| Bangladesh | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | | | | 1 |
| China | 3rd | 2nd | | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | | | 8th | 7th | 9th | | 11th | 9th | 9th | 11th | | 10th | 16 |
| Chinese Taipei | | | | 7th | 7th | 7th | 10th | 7th | 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | 11th | 7 |
| Hong Kong | | | 8th | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 11th | 13th | 5 |
| India | | 5th | | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | 12th | | 15th | 16th | 5 |
| Iran | | | | | 8th | 11th | 9th | | 5th | 5th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 6th | 16 |
| Iraq | 5th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | | 10th | | | 9th | 6th | 8th | 6 |
| Japan | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 9th | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | WD | 2nd | 20 |
| Jordan | | | 7th | 9th | | | | | | | 8th | 7th | | 12th | 9th | | | | | 12th | | 7 |
| Kazakhstan | | | | | | | 11th | 8th | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 3 |
| Kuwait | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 2nd | 1st | | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | | 8th | 7th | | | 8th | 7th | 4th | 17 |
| Lebanon | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | 8th | | | 10th | | | | | 3 |
| Nepal | | | | 11th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | 13th | | 15th | 3 |
| North Korea | | | | | | 9th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Oman | | | | | | | | | | | 9th | | | | | 8th | 8th | 8th | | 10th | 12th | 6 |
| Palestine | 7th | 4th | | 10th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| Qatar | | | 6th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 7th | | | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 17 |
| Saudi Arabia | 8th | | 5th | | 5th | 10th | 4th | | WD | 3rd | 5th | WD | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 9th | 16 |
| Singapore | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14th | | 1 |
| South Korea | 2nd | | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 4th | | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 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 | 7th | 14 |
| Uzbekistan | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10th | 12th | | 10th | | 8th | | 4 |
| Vietnam | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13th | | 1 |
| Total | 9 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 16 | |