| Handball at the 1998 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 3 Srinakharinwirot University |
| Date | 7–16 December 1998 |
| Nations | 9 |
The Handball events at the 1998 Asian Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand between December 7 and December 16, 1998. South Korea dominated the competition by winning both gold medals.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | C | Classification | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 7th Mon | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | 10th Thu | 11th Fri | 12th Sat | 13th Sun | 14th Mon | 15th Tue | 16th Wed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | P | P | P | C | ½ | F | |
| Women | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
 |  Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 | Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 |  Iran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Qatar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Thailand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
|  North Korea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| Japan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | China | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Thailand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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