1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the second Asian Championship, which was taking place from 1 to 11 November 1979, in Nanjing, China.

1979 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Dates4–9 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runner-up China
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches10
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Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 4 4 0 0 127 56 +71 8
 China (H) 4 3 0 1 132 73 +59 6
 Kuwait 4 2 0 2 100 77 +23 4
 Palestine 4 1 0 3 71 115 −44 2
 India 4 0 0 4 55 164 −109 0
Source: Hand-ball : bulletin fédéral n°158
(H) Host.

Results
4 November 1979 Japan  29–14  Palestine Nanjing
4 November 1979 Kuwait  41–14  India Nanjing
5 November 1979 India  8–44  Japan Nanjing
5 November 1979 Palestine  16–33  China Nanjing
6 November 1979 China  22–20  Kuwait Nanjing
6 November 1979 India  23-27  Palestine Nanjing
8 November 1979 China  52–10  India Nanjing
8 November 1979 Kuwait  9–27  Japan Nanjing
9 November 1979 Palestine  14–30  Kuwait Nanjing
9 November 1979 Japan  27–25  China Nanjing

Final standing
RankTeam
 Japan
 China
 Kuwait
4  Palestine
5  India

South Korea probably did not participate, because the tournament was played in China.

References
  • "Final standings and results". todor66.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  • "Final standings and results". Hand-ball : bulletin fédéral (in French). French Handball Federation (158). February 1980. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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