Asian Women's Handball Championship

For the men's tournament, see Asian Men's Handball Championship.

Asian Women's Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: Current sports event 2024 Asian Women's Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1987
First season	1987
Continent	Asia (AHF)
Most recent champion	Japan (2nd title)
Most titles	South Korea (16 titles)

The AHF Asian Women's Handball Championship is a biennial continental handball competition contested by the senior women's national teams of the members of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). Since 2018, it also includes teams from Oceania. The competition also serves as a qualifying tournament for the IHF World Women's Handball Championship.

The current champion is Japan, which won its 2nd title at the 2024 tournament.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1987 Details	Amman		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	34–24	Error creating thumbnail: China		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	26–9	Error creating thumbnail: Syria
1989 Details	Beijing		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	No playoffs	Error creating thumbnail: China		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	No playoffs	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
1991 Details	Hiroshima		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	No playoffs	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan		Error creating thumbnail: China	No playoffs	File:Flag of North Korea (1948–1992).svg North Korea
1993 Details	Shantou		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	43–26	Error creating thumbnail: China		File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	25–21	File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
1995 Details	Seoul		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	No playoffs	Error creating thumbnail: China		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	No playoffs	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
1997 Details	Amman		File:Flag of South Korea (1984–1997).svg South Korea	No playoffs	Error creating thumbnail: China		File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan	No playoffs	File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan
19991 Details	Kumamoto		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	No playoffs	Error creating thumbnail: China		Error creating thumbnail: Japan	No playoffs	File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea
2000 Details	Shanghai		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	33–23	Error creating thumbnail: Japan		File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea	24–18	Error creating thumbnail: China
2002 Details	Almaty		File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	27–25	File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea		Error creating thumbnail: China	29–23	Error creating thumbnail: Japan
2004 Details	Hiroshima		Error creating thumbnail: Japan	No playoffs	Error creating thumbnail: China		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	No playoffs	File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
2006 Details	Guangzhou		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	No playoffs	Error creating thumbnail: China		Error creating thumbnail: Japan	No playoffs	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
2008 Details	Bangkok		File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea	35–23	Error creating thumbnail: China		Error creating thumbnail: Japan	39–16	Error creating thumbnail: Thailand
2010 Details	Almaty		File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	33–32	File:Flag of South Korea (1997–2011).svg South Korea		Error creating thumbnail: China	26–25	Error creating thumbnail: Japan
2012 Details	Yogyakarta		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	40–22	Error creating thumbnail: China		Error creating thumbnail: Japan	21–20	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
2015 Details	Jakarta		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	36–22	Error creating thumbnail: Japan		Error creating thumbnail: China	28–25	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
2017 Details	Suwon		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	30–20	Error creating thumbnail: Japan		Error creating thumbnail: China	34–26	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
2018 Details	Kumamoto		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	30–25	Error creating thumbnail: Japan		Error creating thumbnail: China	27–21	File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan
2021 Details	Amman		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	33–24	Error creating thumbnail: Japan		File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	38–33	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
2022 Details	Incheon/Seoul		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea	34–29 (OT)	Error creating thumbnail: Japan		Error creating thumbnail: China	39–24	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran
2024 Details	New Delhi		Error creating thumbnail: Japan	25–24	File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea		File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan	28–22	File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	16	3	1	20
2	Japan	2	7	8	17
3	Kazakhstan	2	0	2	4
4	China	0	10	7	17
5	North Korea	0	0	2	2
Totals (5 entries)		20	20	20	60

Participating nations

Nation	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2015	2017	2018	2021	2022	2024	Years
Australia																	5th		10th		2
China	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd		3rd	5th	19
Chinese Taipei	5th	4th	5th	6th	4th	5th	5th	7th	5th	4th				7th							11
Hong Kong		5th													8th	8th	7th	6th	9th	7th	7
India				7th				6th				8th		8th	7th		8th		6th	6th	8
Indonesia														11th	9th						2
Iran												7th	8th	9th	6th	7th	6th	4th	4th	4th	9
Japan	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	20
Jordan	6th																	7th			2
Kazakhstan				5th				5th	1st		4th	5th	1st	4th	4th	4th	4th	3rd	5th	3rd	13
Kuwait														12th				10th			2
New Zealand																	10th				1
North Korea			4th	3rd			4th	3rd					5th	5th							6
Palestine																		11th			1
Qatar												10th									1
Singapore																	9th	9th		8th	3
South Korea	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	20
Syria	4th																	8th			2
Thailand												4th	7th						7th		3
Turkmenistan									6th					10th							2
Uzbekistan						4th			7th			9th	6th	6th	5th	5th		5th	8th		9
Vietnam												6th				6th					2
Total	6	5	5	7	4	5	5	7	7	4	4	10	8	12	9	8	10	11	10	8

See also

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

Notes

1.^ Played in January 2000.

External links

• Asian Handball Federation