| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Jordan |
| Dates | 15–27 August |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  China |
| Third place |  Japan |
| Fourth place |  Syria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 11 |
| Goals scored | 557 (51 per match) |
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The 1987 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the first Asian Championship, which was taking place from 15 to 27 August 1987 in Amman, Jordan. [1]
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 27 | +47 | 4 |
| Japan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 52 | −1 | 2 |
 Chinese Taipei | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 77 | −46 | 0 |
| 20 August 1987 | South Korea | 32–16 | Japan | Amman |
| (17–7) | ||||
| 22 August 1987 | South Korea | 42–11 | Chinese Taipei | Amman |
| (11–30) | ||||
| 23 August 1987 | Japan | 35–20 | Chinese Taipei | Amman |
| (15–8) | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 16 | +64 | 4 |
| Syria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 33 | 51 | −18 | 2 |
| Jordan (H) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 65 | −46 | 0 |
| 20 August 1987 | Jordan | 8–40 | China | Amman |
| 22 August 1987 | China | 40–8 | Syria | Amman |
| 23 August 1987 | Jordan | 11–25 | Syria | Amman |
| 25 August 1987 | Chinese Taipei | 43–15 | Jordan | Amman |
| (22–9) | ||||
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| South Korea | 37 | |||||
| Syria | 6 | |||||
| South Korea | 34 | |||||
| China | 24 | |||||
| China (ET) | 34 | |||||
| Japan | 31 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| Syria | 9 | |||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||
| 25 August 1987 | South Korea | 37–6 | Syria | Amman |
| 25 August 1987 | China | 34–31 (ET) | Japan | Amman |
| (12–11) | ||||
FT: 24-24 ET: 6-6, 4-1 | ||||
| 26 August 1987 | Syria | 9–23 | Japan | Amman |
| (4–13) | ||||
| 27 August 1987 | South Korea | 34–24 | China | Amman |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | South Korea |
 | China |
 | Japan |
| 4 | Syria |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Jordan |
| Team qualified for the 1988 Summer Olympics |
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