1987 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1987 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the fourth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 20 to 29 August 1987 in Amman, Jordan.[1][2] The competition is played along with first Women's Championship.

1987 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
Dates20–29 August
Teams11 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (2nd title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place Kuwait
Fourth place China
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Preliminary round

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 73 47 +26 4
 Bahrain 2 1 0 1 47 63 −16 2
 Chinese Taipei 2 0 0 2 51 61 −10 0
Source:
20 August 1987 South Korea  38–21  Bahrain Amman
22 August 1987 Chinese Taipei  26–35  South Korea Amman
23 August 1987 Bahrain  26–25  Chinese Taipei Amman

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 3 3 0 0 98 37 +61 6
 Qatar 3 1 1 1 83 60 +23 3
 Jordan (H) 3 1 1 1 59 68 −9 3
   Nepal 3 0 0 3 31 106 −75 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
20 August 1987 Nepal    14–24  Jordan Amman
21 August 1987 Qatar  19–26  Kuwait Amman
(10–11)
22 August 1987 Kuwait  41–6    Nepal Amman
22 August 1987 Jordan  23–23  Qatar Amman
23 August 1987 Qatar  41–11    Nepal Amman
23 August 1987 Kuwait  31–12  Jordan Amman

Group C
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 3 3 0 0 84 43 +41 6
 China 3 2 0 1 79 62 +17 4
 Syria 3 1 0 2 60 68 −8 2
 Palestine 3 0 0 3 44 94 −50 0
Source:
21 August 1987 Palestine  14–24  Syria Amman
(3–12)
21 August 1987 China  12–27  Japan Amman
(6–12)
22 August 1987 China  37–17  Palestine Amman
22 August 1987 Japan  24–18  Syria Amman
(14–9)

23 August 1987		 Japan  33–13  Palestine Amman
(16–4)
23 August 1987 Syria  18–30  China Amman

Elimination round
25 August 1987 South Korea  38–20  China Amman
25 August 1987 Kuwait  29–18  Bahrain Amman
25 August 1987 Japan  35–12  Qatar Amman
(12–9)

Final round

Placement 10th–11th
27 August 1987 Palestine  32–22    Nepal Amman
(18–9)

Placement 7th–9th
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 2 0 0 70 45 +25 4
 Syria 2 1 0 1 42 46 −4 2
 Jordan (H) 2 0 0 2 43 64 −21 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
25 August 1987 Chinese Taipei  42–25  Jordan Amman
26 August 1987 Syria  22–18  Jordan Amman
(8–11)
27 August 1987 Chinese Taipei  28–20  Syria Amman

Placement 4th–6th
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 China 2 2 0 0 42 25 +17 4
 Bahrain 2 1 0 1 27 33 −6 2
 Qatar 2 0 0 2 27 38 −11 0
Source:
26 August 1987 China  21–10  Bahrain Amman
27 August 1987 Qatar  15–21  China Amman
28 August 1987 Bahrain  17–12  Qatar Amman

Championship
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 64 55 +9 4
 Japan 2 1 0 1 49 51 −2 2
 Kuwait 2 0 0 2 54 61 −7 0
Source:
26 August 1987 South Korea  28–24  Japan Amman
(11–12)
27 August 1987 Kuwait  31–36  South Korea Amman
(10–20)
29 August 1987 Japan  25–23  Kuwait Amman
(12–12)

Final standing
RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kuwait
4  China
5  Bahrain
6  Qatar
7  Chinese Taipei
8  Syria
9  Jordan
10  Palestine
11    Nepal
Team qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics

References
  1. 第 4 回(女子第 1 回)アジア選手権大会〈 速報〉 [4th (1st Women's) Asian Championship <Breaking News>] (PDF). ハンドボール [Handball] (in Japanese). Vol. 266. Japan Handball Association. September 1987. p. 1.
  2. "Jeux olympiques". Hand-ball: Bulletin fédéral (in French). No. 228. Fédération Française de Handball. April 1987. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
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