Asian Women's Handball Championship

biennial continental handball competition

The Asian Handball Nations 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, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship.

Asian Women's Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2020 Asian Women's Handball Championship
SportHandball
Founded1987
Inaugural season1987
ContinentAsia (AHF)
Most recent
champion(s)
 South Korea (14th title)
Most titles South Korea (14 titles)

Summary change

Year Host Final Third place match
Champion Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
1987
Details
 
Amman
 
South Korea
34–24  
China
 
Japan
26–9  
Syria
1989
Details
 
Beijing
 
South Korea
No playoffs  
China
 
Japan
No playoffs  
Chinese Taipei
1991
Details
 
Hiroshima
 
South Korea
No playoffs  
Japan
 
China
No playoffs  
North Korea
1993
Details
 
Shantou
 
South Korea
43–26  
China
 
North Korea
25–21  
Japan
1995
Details
 
Seoul
 
South Korea
No playoffs  
China
 
Japan
No playoffs  
Chinese Taipei
1997
Details
 
Amman
 
South Korea
No playoffs  
China
 
Japan
No playoffs  
Uzbekistan
19991
Details
 
Kumamoto
 
South Korea
No playoffs  
China
 
Japan
No playoffs  
North Korea
2000
Details
 
Shanghai
 
South Korea
33–23  
Japan
 
North Korea
24–18  
China
2002
Details
 
Almaty
 
Kazakhstan
27–25  
South Korea
 
China
29–23  
Japan
2004
Details
 
Hiroshima
 
Japan
No playoffs  
China
 
South Korea
No playoffs  
Chinese Taipei
2006
Details
 
Guangzhou
 
South Korea
No playoffs  
China
 
Japan
No playoffs  
Kazakhstan
2008
Details
 
Bangkok
 
South Korea
35–23  
China
 
Japan
39–16  
Thailand
2010
Details
 
Almaty
 
Kazakhstan
33–32  
South Korea
 
China
26–25  
Japan
2012
Details
 
Yogyakarta
 
South Korea
40–22  
China
 
Japan
21–20  
Kazakhstan
2015
Details
 
Jakarta
 
South Korea
36–22  
Japan
 
China
28–25  
Kazakhstan
2017
Details
 
Suwon
 
South Korea
30–20  
Japan
 
China
34–26  
Kazakhstan
2018
Details
 
Kumamoto
 
South Korea
30–25  
Japan
 
China
27–21  
Kazakhstan
2020
Details

Notes:

1.^ Played in January 2000.

Medal table change

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Korea142117
2  Kazakhstan2002
3  Japan15814
4  China010616
5  North Korea0022
Totals (5 nations)17171751

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