1991 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 1991 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the third Asian Championship, which was taking place from 22 to 31 August 1991 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

1991 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Dates22–31 August
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (3rd title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place China
Fourth place North Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches10
Goals scored503 (50 per match)
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Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 4 0 0 135 82 +53 8
 Japan (H) 4 3 0 1 104 83 +21 6
 China 4 2 0 2 101 84 +17 4
 North Korea 4 1 0 3 80 113 −33 2
 Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 4 83 141 −58 0
Source:
(H) Hosts

Results
South Korea  27–18  China Hiroshima
Japan  36–18  Chinese Taipei Hiroshima
North Korea  19–27  China Hiroshima
Japan  23–14  North Korea Hiroshima
China  38–18  Chinese Taipei Hiroshima
North Korea  19–36  South Korea Hiroshima
28 August 1991 Chinese Taipei  27–28  North Korea Hiroshima
28 August 1991 South Korea  33–25  Japan Hiroshima
31 August 1991 China  18–20  Japan Hiroshima
31 August 1991 Chinese Taipei  20–39  South Korea Hiroshima

Final standing
RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Japan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  China
4  North Korea
5  Chinese Taipei
Team qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics

References
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