1996 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

1996 Asian Junior Championship
Tournament details
Host country United Arab Emirates
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates21–30 August 1996
Teams10
Final positions
Champions United Arab Emirates (1st title)
Runner-up Saudi Arabia
Third place Qatar
Fourth place South Korea
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
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The 1996 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship (5th tournament) took place in Dubai from 21 August–30 August. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 Men's Junior World Handball Championship.

Preliminary round

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The top two finishers from each preliminary round group progressed to the next round.

Group A Group B Group C

 Qatar
 South Korea
 Iran
 Kuwait

 Bahrain
 Japan
 China

 United Arab Emirates
 Saudi Arabia
 Oman

Elimination round

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 United Arab Emirates,  Saudi Arabia and  Qatar won their Elimination matches and advanced to the final round.

Final round

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Placement 7th–9th

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Oman 2 2 0 0 - - 4
 Iran 2 1 0 1 62 50 +12 2
 China 2 0 0 2 - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
28 August 1996 Iran  37–24  China Dubai

29 August 1996 Oman  26–25  Iran Dubai

30 August 1996 China   Oman Dubai

Placement 4th–6th

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 60 50 +10 4
 Bahrain 2 1 0 1 - - 2
 Japan 2 0 0 2 - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
28 August 1996 South Korea  30–25  Japan Dubai

29 August 1996 Bahrain  25–30  South Korea Dubai

30 August 1996 Japan   Bahrain Dubai

Championship

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United Arab Emirates 2 2 0 0 - - 4
 Saudi Arabia 2 1 0 1 38 38 0 2
 Qatar 2 0 0 2 - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
28 August 1996 Saudi Arabia  16–18  United Arab Emirates Dubai

29 August 1996 Qatar  20–22  Saudi Arabia Dubai

30 August 1996 United Arab Emirates   Qatar Dubai

Final standing

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Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United Arab Emirates
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Saudi Arabia
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Qatar
4  South Korea
5  Bahrain
6  Japan
7  Oman
8  Iran
9  China
10  Kuwait
Team qualified for the 1997 Junior World Championship
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