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 held from 1 to 11 November 1979, in Nanjing, China. acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.

Results

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

Final standing

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.

References

• "Final standings and results". todor66.com. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
• "Final standings and results". Hand-ball: Bulletin fédéral (in French). French Handball Federation (158). February 1980. Retrieved 14 September 2020.

External links

• Asian Handball Federation