Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Asia, and takes place every two years.^[1][2]

In addition to crowning the Asian champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Juniors World Championship.^[3]

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1988 Details	Damascus		South Korea		Kuwait		Syria		Chinese Taipei
1990 Details	Tehran		China		South Korea		Syria		Japan
1992 Details	Beijing		South Korea		Kuwait		Japan		Chinese Taipei
1994 Details	Hama		Qatar		Bahrain		Saudi Arabia		South Korea
1996 Details	Dubai		United Arab Emirates	No playoffs	Saudi Arabia		Qatar	No playoffs	South Korea
1998 Details	Manama		Bahrain	24–17	Saudi Arabia		Kuwait	25–20	China
2000 Details	Mashhad		Kuwait	25–22	Qatar		South Korea		Bahrain
2002 Details	Bangkok		Kuwait	23–21	Qatar		South Korea	48–40	United Arab Emirates
2004 Details	Hyderabad		Kuwait	26–24	South Korea		Iran	24–19	Japan
2006 Details	Hiroshima		Kuwait	34–28	South Korea		Saudi Arabia	40–26	China
2008 Details	Amman		Kuwait	31–30	Iran		Qatar	42–38	South Korea
2010 Details	Tehran		Qatar	32–27	South Korea		Iran	37–34	United Arab Emirates
2012 Details	Doha		Qatar	25–22	South Korea		Kuwait	30–28 OT	Saudi Arabia
2014 Details	Tabriz		Qatar	29–28 OT	South Korea		Japan	33–32	Iran
2016 Details	Amman		Qatar	23–16	Saudi Arabia		South Korea	33–29	Japan

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Kuwait	5	2	2	9
	Qatar	5	2	2	9
3	South Korea	2	6	3	11
4	Bahrain	1	1	0	2
5	China	1	0	0	1
	United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	1
7	Saudi Arabia	0	3	2	5
8	Iran	0	1	2	3
9	Japan	0	0	2	2
	Syria	0	0	2	2
Total		15	15	15	45

Participating nations

Nation	1988	1990	1992	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	Years
Bahrain				2nd	5th	1st	4th				7th	6th	7th	9th	6th	9
Bangladesh									11th							1
China		1st	5th	9th	9th	4th	8th	7th	9th	4th	9th				9th	11
Chinese Taipei	4th	6th	4th			7th	6th	6th	8th	9th			9th			9
Hong Kong										11th	11th		11th			3
India		8th					10th		10th	8th	12th				11th	6
Iran	9th	5th			8th		5th		3rd	6th	2nd	3rd	6th	4th	7th	11
Iraq											13th		10th	8th	5th	4
Japan	7th	4th	3rd	5th	6th	10th	7th	5th	4th	5th	8th	5th	5th	3rd	4th	15
Jordan											5th				8th	2
Kuwait	2nd		2nd	8th	10th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st		3rd	6th		12
Lebanon													13th			1
Macau							11th			10th			14th			3
Oman					7th	6th	9th		6th					11th		5
Palestine	8th														12th	2
Qatar	5th	7th	6th	1st	3rd	9th	2nd	2nd	5th	7th	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	15
Saudi Arabia				3rd	2nd	2nd				3rd	6th		4th	5th	2nd	8
South Korea	1st	2nd	1st	4th	4th	5th	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	15
Syria	3rd	3rd		7th								7th		7th		5
Thailand								8th								1
United Arab Emirates	6th			6th	1st	8th		4th	7th		10th	4th	8th			9
Uzbekistan													12th	10th	10th	3
Total	9	8	6	9	10	10	11	8	11	11	13	7	14	11	12

See also

• Asian Men's Youth Handball Championship
• Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
• Asian Women's Youth Handball Championship

References

1. "Asian Men's Junior Championship History". Asian Handball Federation. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
2. "Asian Junior Championship 2014 (Iran): Qatar going for a "hat-trick"". handball-planet.com. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
3. "Iran hosts Asian Junior Handball Championship". Xinhua News Agency. 3 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2015.

• Results

External links

• Asian Handball Confederation