1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the second Asian Championship, which was held from 1 to 11 November 1979, in Nanjing, China. acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

1979 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates4–9 November
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Japan (2nd title)
Runner-up China
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played10

Results
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) Hosts
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

Japan qualified for Olympic tournament 1980 but refused to play, China apparently too. So Kuwait took their place.

Team qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
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) (158). French Handball Federation. February 1980. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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