Handball at the Asian Games
Handball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 when the sport was first played in New Delhi, India.
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 | ||
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 | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 13 | 1 | 3 | 17 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 6 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Bahrain (BRN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 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) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 | |