1983 Asian Men's Handball Championship

1983 Asian Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Dates	25 September – 1 October 1983
Teams	8
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (1st title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	Kuwait
Fourth place	Bahrain
Tournament statistics
Matches	18
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The 1983 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the third Asian Championship, which was taking place from September 25 to October 1, 1983 in Seoul, South Korea.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
South Korea	3	3	0	0	122	54	+68	6
Kuwait	3	2	0	1	102	70	+32	4
Saudi Arabia	3	1	0	2	91	64	+27	2
Hong Kong	3	0	0	3	29	156	−127	0

	Hong Kong	15–54	Kuwait	Seoul

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	South Korea	35–21	Saudi Arabia	Seoul

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	Kuwait	21–18	Saudi Arabia	Seoul

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	South Korea	50–6	Hong Kong	Seoul

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	Saudi Arabia	52–8	Hong Kong	Seoul

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	Kuwait	27–37	South Korea	Seoul

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Japan	3	3	0	0	96	41	+55	6
Bahrain	3	2	0	1	69	68	+1	4
Qatar	3	1	0	2	52	65	−13	2
Jordan	3	0	0	3	50	93	−43	0

	Japan	37–8	Jordan	Seoul

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	Qatar	14–18	Bahrain	Seoul

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	Japan	28–17	Qatar	Seoul

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	Jordan	23–35	Bahrain	Seoul

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	Qatar	21–19	Jordan	Seoul

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	Bahrain	16–31	Japan	Seoul

Final round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	29 September – Seoul
	South Korea	25
	Bahrain	22
					1 October – Seoul
					South Korea	25
					Japan	19
					Bronze medal match
	29 September – Seoul			1 October – Seoul
	Japan	26		Bahrain	21
	Kuwait	22			Kuwait	31

Semifinals

29 September 1983	South Korea	25–22	Bahrain	Seoul

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29 September 1983	Japan	26–22	Kuwait	Seoul

Bronze medal match

1 October 1983	Bahrain	21–31	Kuwait	Seoul

Gold medal match

1 October 1983	South Korea	25–19	Japan	Seoul

Final standing

Rank	Team
	South Korea
	Japan
	Kuwait
4	Bahrain
5	Saudi Arabia
6	Qatar
7	Jordan
8	Hong Kong

References

• Results