Handball at the Asian Games Facts for Kids

Handball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 when the sport was first played in New Delhi, India.

Summary

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
Year	Host	Final			Third place match
1982 details	New Delhi	China	24–19	Japan	South Korea	32–22	Kuwait
1986 details	Seoul	South Korea	No playoffs	China	Japan	No playoffs	Kuwait
1990 details	Beijing	South Korea	No playoffs	Japan	Saudi Arabia	No playoffs	China
1994 details	Hiroshima	South Korea	No playoffs	Japan	China	No playoffs	Kuwait
1998 details	Bangkok	South Korea	29–18	Kuwait	Japan	28–23	Iran
2002 details	Busan	South Korea	22–21	Kuwait	Qatar	28–21	Japan
2006 details	Doha	Kuwait	27–24	Qatar	Iran	31–27	South Korea
2010 details	Guangzhou	South Korea	32–28	Iran	Japan	27–20	Saudi Arabia
2014 details	Incheon	Qatar	24–21	South Korea	Bahrain	28–25	Iran
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang	Qatar	32–27 OT	Bahrain	South Korea	24–23	Japan
2022 details	Hangzhou	Qatar	32–25	Bahrain	Kuwait	31–30	Japan

Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd place	Score	4th place
Year	Host	Final			Third place match
1990 details	Beijing	South Korea	No playoffs	China	Chinese Taipei	No playoffs	North Korea
1994 details	Hiroshima	South Korea	No playoffs	Japan	China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan
1998 details	Bangkok	South Korea	No playoffs	North Korea	Japan	No playoffs	China
2002 details	Busan	South Korea	No playoffs	Kazakhstan	China	No playoffs	Japan
2006 details	Doha	South Korea	29–22	Kazakhstan	Japan	25–22	China
2010 details	Guangzhou	China	31–22	Japan	South Korea	38–26	Kazakhstan
2014 details	Incheon	South Korea	29–19	Japan	Kazakhstan	27–26	China
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang	South Korea	29–23	China	Japan	43–14	Thailand
2022 details	Hangzhou	Japan	29–19	South Korea	China	39–26	Kazakhstan

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	KOR	6	1	2	9
2	QAT	3	1	1	5
3	KUW	1	2	1	4
4	CHN	1	1	1	3
5	JPN	0	3	3	6
6	BHR	0	2	1	3
7	IRN	0	1	1	2
8	KSA	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)	11	11	11	33

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	7	1	1	9
2	Japan	1	3	3	7
3	China	1	2	3	6
4	Kazakhstan	0	2	1	3
5	North Korea	0	1	0	1
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)	9	9	9	27

Team	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
BHR	7th					6th	7th	6th	3rd	2nd	2nd	7
CHN	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	6th	7th	11th	7th	10th		5th	10
TPE						5th			8th	9th		3
HKG		6th					13th	10th	11th	8th	11th	6
IND	8th						12th	9th	14th	10th		5
INA										12th		1
IRI		5th			4th		3rd	2nd	4th	5th	7th	7
IRQ										7th		1
JPN	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	9th	4th	4th	11
KAZ											8th	1
KUW	4th	4th		4th	2nd	2nd	1st	8th	5th		3rd	9
LBN							9th					1
MAC							15th					1
MAS										13th		1
MGL						9th		11th	12th		13th	4
PRK			5th									1
OMA									6th			1
PAK										11th		1
QAT					7th	3rd	2nd	5th	1st	1st	1st	7
KSA	5th		3rd	5th			8th	4th	7th	6th	9th	8
KOR	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	6th	11
SYR							5th					1
THA					8th						12th	2
UAE	6th		6th		5th	8th	10th		13th			6
UZB							14th				10th	2
Number of teams	8	6	6	5	8	9	15	11	14	13	13

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	8th	6
Uzbekistan					6th		5th		6th	3
Number of teams	6	4	6	5	8	9	9	10	9

For more details, see List of Asian Games medalists in handball