1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship

1979 Asian Championship

Tournament details
Host country	China
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–9 November
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (2nd title)
Runner-up	China
Third place	Kuwait
Fourth place	Palestine
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
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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.

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

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

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

Rank	Team
	Japan
	China
	Kuwait
4	Palestine
5	India

South Korea probably did not participate, because the tournament was played in China.^{[citation needed]}

• "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.

• Asian Handball Federation