1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship

1977 Asian Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Kuwait
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	26 March – 4 April
Teams	9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Japan (1st title)
Runner-up	South Korea
Third place	China
Fourth place	Kuwait

The 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the first Asian Championship, which took place from 26 March 4 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait.

Preliminary round

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

Group A	Group B
Japan Kuwait Palestine Saudi Arabia United Arab Emirates	South Korea China Iraq Bahrain

Final round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	Japan	26
	China	19
					Japan	24
					South Korea	14
	South Korea	22
	Kuwait	16
					Bronze medal match
					China	38
					Kuwait	16

Semifinals

	Japan	26–19	China	Kuwait City

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	South Korea	22–16	Kuwait	Kuwait City

Bronze medal match

4 April 1977	China	38–16	Kuwait	Kuwait City

Gold medal match

4 April 1977	Japan	24–14	South Korea	Kuwait City

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Japan
	South Korea
	China
4	Kuwait
5	Iraq
6	Bahrain
7	Palestine
8	Saudi Arabia
9	United Arab Emirates

Team qualified for the 1978 World Championship

References

• Results