1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship

1997 Asian Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Jordan
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	4–9 June
Teams	5 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (6th title)
Runner-up	China
Third place	Japan
Fourth place	Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	10
Goals scored	479 (47.9 per match)

The 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the sixth Asian Championship, which took place from 4 to 9 June 1997 in Amman, Jordan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	4	4	0	0	156	71	+85	8
China	4	3	0	1	115	89	+26	6
Japan	4	2	0	2	88	91	−3	4
Uzbekistan	4	1	0	3	74	105	−31	2
Chinese Taipei	4	0	0	4	46	123	−77	0

Source:

Results

4 June 1997	China	27–22	Japan	Amman
		(11–13)

4 June 1997	South Korea	41–16	Uzbekistan	Amman

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5 June 1997	Chinese Taipei	12–25	Japan	Amman
		(7–12)

5 June 1997	China	29–21	Uzbekistan	Amman

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6 June 1997	Uzbekistan	21–12	Chinese Taipei	Amman

6 June 1997	South Korea	34–27	China	Amman

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7 June 1997	South Korea	45–10	Chinese Taipei	Amman

7 June 1997	Japan	23–16	Uzbekistan	Amman
		(8–10)

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8 June 1997	China	32–12	Chinese Taipei	Amman

8 June 1997	South Korea	36–18	Japan	Amman
		(15–7)

Final standing

Rank	Team
	South Korea
	China
	Japan
4	Uzbekistan
5	Chinese Taipei

Team qualified for the 1997 World Championship

References

• Results

External links

• www.asianhandball.com