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

The 1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the second Asian Championship, which was taking place from 1 to 11 November 1979, in Nanjing, China.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	4	4	0	0	127	56	+71	8
China (H)	4	3	0	1	-	-	—	6
Kuwait	4	2	0	2	-	-	—	4
Palestine	4	1	0	3	-	-	—	2
India	4	0	0	4	-	-	—	0

Source:
(H) Hosts

Results

4 November 1979	Japan	29–14	Palestine	Nanjing

4 November 1979	Kuwait	41–14	India	Nanjing

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5 November 1979	India	8–44	Japan	Nanjing

5 November 1979	Palestine	16–33	China	Nanjing

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6 November 1979	India	–	Palestine	Nanjing

6 November 1979	China	–	Kuwait	Nanjing

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8 November 1979	Kuwait	9–27	Japan	Nanjing

8 November 1979	China	–	India	Nanjing

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9 November 1979	Palestine	14–30	Kuwait	Nanjing

9 November 1979	Japan	27–25	China	Nanjing

Final standing

Rank	Team
	Japan
	China
	Kuwait
4	Palestine
5	India

References

• Results

External links

• AHF