| Men at the 2023 Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | ZJSU Sports Centre ZJNU Xiaoshan Gymnasium | ||||||
| Date | 24 September – 5 October 2023 | ||||||
| Competitors | 201 from 13 nations | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Handball at the 2022 Asian Games | ||
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| men | women | |
The men's tournament of Handball at the 2022 Asian Games at Hangzhou, China, was held from 24 September to 5 October 2023. [1]
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kuwait | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 43 | +33 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 |  China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 44 | +20 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 89 | −53 | 0 |
| 24 September 18:00 | Thailand | 17–40 | China | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Saengsan 8 | (11–20) | Zhang J.J. 8 | ||
2× 1× | 4× |
| 25 September 12:00 | Kuwait | 49–19 | Thailand | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Marhoon, Al-Mawt (BHR) |
| Al-Hendal 8 | (24–8) | Saengsan 6 | ||
1× 6× | 4× |
| 27 September 18:00 | China | 24–27 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN) |
| Zhang J.J., Rao Y.Y. 5 | (13–14) | Al-Khamees 6 | ||
| 1× 3× | 1× 5× 1× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 45 | +22 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 59 | 45 | +14 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 68 | −36 | 0 |
| 24 September 14:00 | Hong Kong | 18–36 | Qatar | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| Kuo S.M., Wong Ki., Kan Y.M. 4 | (11–20) | Madadi 8 | ||
| 4× | 3× |
| 25 September 12:00 | South Korea | 32–14 | Hong Kong | ZJNU Xiaoshan Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW) |
| Shin J.S., Jang D.H., Song J.W. 5 | (17–6) | Wong C.H., Kan Y.M. 3 | ||
| 3× | 1× 6× |
| 27 September 16:00 | Qatar | 31–27 | South Korea | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Tavakkoli, Valadkhanian (IRI) |
| Capote 7 | (16–12) | Shin J.S., Song J.W. 4 | ||
| 4× | 1× 4× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Bahrain | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 47 | +45 | 4 | Main round |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 72 | −19 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 78 | −26 | 0 |
| 24 September 12:00 | Kazakhstan | 22–45 | Bahrain | ZJNU Xiaoshan Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Zayyat, Awwad (JOR) |
| Melnichenko 7 | (11–22) | Qambar 7 | ||
| 1× | 1× 5× |
| 25 September 14:00 | Uzbekistan | 27–31 | Kazakhstan | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Murata, Furukawa (JPN) |
| Yangiboev 7 | (11–15) | Oxikbayev 8 | ||
| 4× | 1× 5× |
| 27 September 12:00 | Bahrain | 47–25 | Uzbekistan | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| Saad, Al-Sayyad 7 | (25–8) | Zaripov 7 | ||
| 4× | 1× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 66 | +58 | 6 | Main round |
| 2 |  Iran | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 94 | 72 | +22 | 3 [a] | |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 76 | +21 | 3 [a] | |
| 4 |  Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 148 | −101 | 0 |
| 24 September 12:00 | Mongolia | 16–50 | Iran | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Batkhuyag 5 | (7–30) | Heidarpour 7 | ||
| 6× | 2× |
| 24 September 16:00 | Japan | 38–29 | Saudi Arabia | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Sugioka 7 | (20–14) | A. Al-Abbas 5 | ||
| 4× | 1× 3× |
| 25 September 16:00 | Mongolia | 15–45 | Saudi Arabia | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| Baljinnyam 6 | (9–19) | Furaij 8 | ||
| 5× |
| 25 September 18:00 | Japan | 33–21 | Iran | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| Sugioka 8 | (13–8) | Heidarpour 5 | ||
| 1× 4× | 1× 3× |
| 27 September 11:00 | Mongolia | 16–53 | Japan | ZJNU Xiaoshan Gymnasium, Hangzhou Referees: Ghofli, Hassanzadeh (IRI) |
| Lkhagvatsend 9 | (11–28) | Agarie, Izumoto 11 | ||
| 6× | 1× |
| 27 September 14:00 | Saudi Arabia | 23–23 | Iran | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Al-Abdulali, Al-Hassan 4 | (14–15) | Heidarpour 5 | ||
| 1× 3× 1× | 1× 7× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 71 | +21 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 80 | −6 | 4 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 78 | −3 | 2 | |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 78 | −12 | 0 |
| 29 September 12:00 | Iran | 22–24 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Taheri, Behnamnia 5 | (10–10) | Al-Musawi 5 | ||
| 2× | 3× |
| 29 September 18:00 | Bahrain | 29–26 | South Korea | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Shakir, Kadhim (IRQ) |
| Al-Sayyad 11 | (13–10) | Jang D.H., Lee H.S. 6 | ||
| 2× 6× | 1× 3× |
| 30 September 14:00 | Iran | 20–29 | Bahrain | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Furukawa, Murata (JPN) |
| Sadeghi 5 | (7–12) | Habib 7 | ||
| 1× 5× | 2× |
| 30 September 18:00 | Kuwait | 25–24 | South Korea | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Al-Hendal 7 | (9–13) | Jang D.H. 6 | ||
| 1× 4× | 1× 5× 1× |
| 1 October 14:00 | South Korea | 25–24 | Iran | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA) |
| Lee H.S. 5 | (11–12) | Kabirianjoo, Asari 5 | ||
| 6× | 1× 10× |
| 1 October 18:00 | Kuwait | 25–34 | Bahrain | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Abdula. Al-Shammari, Al-Harbi 7 | (11–21) | Naser 8 | ||
| 2× | 1× 5× |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 62 | +53 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 75 | +30 | 4 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 82 | +1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 134 | −84 | 0 |
| 29 September 14:00 | Japan | 28–23 | China | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Mawt, Al-Marhoon (BHR) |
| Motoki 8 | (12–12) | Zhu S.J. 8 | ||
| 1× 4× | 3× 2× 1× |
| 29 September 16:00 | Kazakhstan | 13–46 | Qatar | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Awwad, Al-Zayyat (JOR) |
| Milyayev 4 | (6–23) | Denguir 8 | ||
| 1× | 1× 2× |
| 30 September 12:00 | Japan | 48–20 | Kazakhstan | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Al-Enezi, Al-Naseem (KUW) |
| Kani 13 | (26–12) | Milyayev, Kali 4 | ||
| 1× 1× | 3× |
| 30 September 16:00 | China | 20–37 | Qatar | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Sun F.W., Xie Q.L. 4 | (6–17) | Carol 9 | ||
| 4× | 2× 1× |
| 1 October 12:00 | China | 40–17 | Kazakhstan | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| Zhang T.J., Liu Z.L. 6 | (16–7) | Gaziyev 6 | ||
| 3× | 4× |
| 1 October 16:00 | Qatar | 32–29 | Japan | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Carol 11 | (16–15) | Motoki 6 | ||
| 1× 3× |
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Bahrain | 30 | |||||
| 5 October | ||||||
| Japan | 28 | |||||
| Bahrain | 25 | |||||
| 3 October | ||||||
| Qatar | 32 | |||||
| Qatar | 29 | |||||
| Kuwait | 24 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 5 October | ||||||
| Japan | 30 | |||||
| Kuwait | 31 | |||||
| 3 October 16:00 | Bahrain | 30–28 | Japan | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| Al-Sayyad 9 | (17–13) | Izumoto 6 | ||
| 5× | 3× |
| 3 October 18:00 | Qatar | 29–24 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Murata, Furukawa (JPN) |
| Carol 7 | (12–12) | Al-Musawi, Salmeen 4 | ||
| 1× 3× | 1× 7× 1× |
| 5 October 15:00 | Japan | 30–31 | Kuwait | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Cheng, Zhou (CHN) |
| Yoshino 9 | (14–14) | Abdula. Al-Shammari 7 | ||
| 1× 3× | 1× 4× |
| 5 October 19:00 | Bahrain | 25–32 | Qatar | ZJSU Sports Centre, Hangzhou Referees: Lee, Koo (KOR) |
| Qambar 5 | (14–12) | Capote 8 | ||
| 1× 7× 1× | 2× 4× |
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Qatar | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 | Bahrain | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 |
 | Kuwait | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Iran | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | Thailand | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Mongolia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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