1995 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1995 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the eighth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 25 September to 6 October 1995 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1996 Olympic Games.

1995 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kuwait
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates25 September – 6 October
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (1st title)
Runners-up South Korea
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Japan
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Preliminary round

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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 65 45 +20 4
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 - - 2
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
South Korea  29–27  United Arab Emirates Kuwait City

United Arab Emirates   Kazakhstan Kuwait City

Kazakhstan  18–36  South Korea Kuwait City

Elimination round

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Final round

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Placement 7th–9th

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 0 - - 3
 Kazakhstan 2 1 1 0 - - 3
 India 2 0 0 2 - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
Chinese Taipei   India Kuwait City

India   Kazakhstan Kuwait City

4 October 1995 Kazakhstan  22–22  Chinese Taipei Kuwait City

Placement 4th–6th

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 0 - - 4
 China 2 1 0 1 - - 2
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 - - 0
Source: [citation needed]
United Arab Emirates   Japan Kuwait City

Japan   China Kuwait City

5 October 1995 China  25–18  United Arab Emirates Kuwait City

Championship

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 45 42 +3 4
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 52 49 +3 2
 Bahrain 2 0 0 2 46 52 6 0
Source: [citation needed]
4 October 1995 South Korea  30–26  Bahrain Kuwait City
(13–9)

5 October 1995 Kuwait  23–22  South Korea Kuwait City
(12–11)

6 October 1995 Bahrain  20–22  Kuwait Kuwait City
(12–13)

Final standing

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RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Kuwait
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  South Korea
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Bahrain
4  Japan
5  China
6  United Arab Emirates
7  Chinese Taipei
8  Kazakhstan
9  India
Team qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

References

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