Handball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 when the sport was first played in New Delhi, India.
| Handball at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 1982-present |
| Competitors | OCA member competitors from OCA member nations |
Summary
Men
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1982 | New Delhi | China | 24–19 | Japan | South Korea | 32–22 | Kuwait | ||
| 1986 | Seoul | South Korea | No playoffs | China | Japan | No playoffs | Kuwait | ||
| 1990 | Beijing | South Korea | No playoffs | Japan | Saudi Arabia | No playoffs | China | ||
| 1994 | Hiroshima | South Korea | No playoffs | Japan | China | No playoffs | Kuwait | ||
| 1998 | Bangkok | South Korea | 29–18 | Kuwait | Japan | 28–23 | Iran | ||
| 2002 | Busan | South Korea | 22–21 | Kuwait | Qatar | 28–21 | Japan | ||
| 2006 | Doha | Kuwait | 27–24 | Qatar | Iran | 31–27 | South Korea | ||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | South Korea | 32–28 | Iran | Japan | 27–20 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2014 | Incheon | Qatar | 24–21 | South Korea | Bahrain | 28–25 | Iran | ||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | Qatar | 32–27 OT | Bahrain | South Korea | 24–23 | Japan | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | Qatar | 32–25 | Bahrain | Kuwait | 31–30 | Japan | ||
Women
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | 3rd place | Score | 4th place | ||||
| 1990 | Beijing | South Korea | No playoffs | China | Chinese Taipei | No playoffs | North Korea | ||
| 1994 | Hiroshima | South Korea | No playoffs | Japan | China | No playoffs | Kazakhstan | ||
| 1998 | Bangkok | South Korea | No playoffs | North Korea | Japan | No playoffs | China | ||
| 2002 | Busan | South Korea | No playoffs | Kazakhstan | China | No playoffs | Japan | ||
| 2006 | Doha | South Korea | 29–22 | Kazakhstan | Japan | 25–22 | China | ||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | China | 31–22 | Japan | South Korea | 38–26 | Kazakhstan | ||
| 2014 | Incheon | South Korea | 29–19 | Japan | Kazakhstan | 27–26 | China | ||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | South Korea | 29–23 | China | Japan | 43–14 | Thailand | ||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | Japan | 29–19 | South Korea | China | 39–26 | Kazakhstan | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 13 | 2 | 3 | 18 |
| 2 | Qatar (QAT) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 5 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 8 | Iran (IRI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 9 | North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (11 entries) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 60 | |
Participating nations
Men
| Team | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 7th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 7 | ||||
| China | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 11th | 7th | 10th | 5th | 10 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 5th | 8th | 9th | 3 | ||||||||
| Hong Kong | 6th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 8th | 9th | 6 | |||||
| India | 8th | 12th | 9th | 14th | 10th | 5 | ||||||
| Indonesia | 12th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Iran | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 7th | 7 | ||||
| Iraq | 7th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 9th | 4th | 4th | 11 |
| Kazakhstan | 7th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Kuwait | 4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 9 | ||
| Lebanon | 9th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Macau | 15th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Mongolia | 9th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 4 | |||||||
| North Korea | 5th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 13th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Oman | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Pakistan | 11th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Qatar | 7th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 1st | 1st | 1st | 7 | ||||
| Saudi Arabia | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 8 | |||
| South Korea | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 11 |
| Syria | 5th | 1 | ||||||||||
| Thailand | 8th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 6th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 13th | 6 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 14th | 9th | 2 | |||||||||
| Number of teams | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Women
| Team | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 3 | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 4 | |||||
| India | 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 5 | ||||
| Indonesia | 8th | 1 | ||||||||
| Japan | 5th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 9 |
| Kazakhstan | 4th | 5th | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 8 | |
| Malaysia | 10th | 1 | ||||||||
| Maldives | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
| Nepal | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
| North Korea | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5 | ||||
| Qatar | 9th | 1 | ||||||||
| South Korea | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 9 |
| Thailand | 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 7th | 6 | |||
| Uzbekistan | 6th | 5th | 5th | 3 | ||||||
| Number of teams | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
List of medalists
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