| Handball at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Changwon Gymnasium |
| Date | 30 September – 13 October 2002 |
| Competitors | 214 from 11 nations |
The Handball events at the 2002 Asian Games were held in South Korea between 30 September and 13 October 2002. The competition took place at the Changwon Gymnasium.
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | C | Classification | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 30th Mon | 1st Tue | 2nd Wed | 3rd Thu | 4th Fri | 5th Sat | 6th Sun | 7th Mon | 8th Tue | 9th Wed | 10th Thu | 11th Fri | 12th Sat | 13th Sun |
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| Men | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | C | F | |
| Women | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1998 Asian Games. The women were played in round robin format.
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* Withdrew.
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |  South Korea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
 |  Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
 |  Qatar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Japan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
|  Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| China | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  North Korea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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