Handball at the 2002 Asian Games – Men

Men
at the 2002 Asian Games
VenueChangwon Gymnasium
Date30 September – 13 October 2002
Competitors135 from 9 nations
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Men's handball at the 2002 Asian Games was held in Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon from September 30 to October 13, 2002.

Squads

 Bahrain  China  Chinese Taipei  Japan
 Kuwait  Mongolia  Qatar  South Korea
 United Arab Emirates

Results

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Preliminary

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 145 65 +80 8 Semifinals
2  Japan 4 3 0 1 134 69 +65 6
3  Bahrain 4 2 0 2 135 92 +43 4 Classification 5th–6th
4  China 4 1 0 3 116 111 +5 2 Classification 7th–8th
5  Mongolia 4 0 0 4 34 227 −193 0
Source: Results
30 September
15:00
South Korea  59–7  Mongolia Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Zhang, Wang (CHN)
(33–2)

30 September
17:00
Japan  30–15  China Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(14–8)

2 October
15:00
South Korea  37–20  China Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA)
(16–11)

2 October
17:00
Japan  35–24  Bahrain Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(17–11)

4 October
15:00
Japan  52–6  Mongolia Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Choi, Lim (KOR)
(26–3)

4 October
17:00
China  27–28  Bahrain Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA)
(12–14)

6 October
15:00
South Korea  25–21  Bahrain Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa (QAT)
(13–11)

6 October
17:00
China  54–16  Mongolia Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR)
(26–3)

8 October
15:00
South Korea  24–17  Japan Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Abbas, Haider (KUW)
(10–7)

8 October
17:00
Bahrain  62–5  Mongolia Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN)
(37–5)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kuwait 3 2 1 0 86 81 +5 5 Semifinals
2  Qatar 3 2 0 1 90 77 +13 4
3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 0 2 86 92 −6 2 Classification 5th–6th
4  United Arab Emirates 3 0 1 2 74 86 −12 1 Classification 7th–8th
Source: Results
1 October
17:00
Kuwait  28–26  Qatar Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA)
(18–12)

3 October
17:00
United Arab Emirates  26–30  Chinese Taipei Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR)
(13–15)

5 October
17:00
Kuwait  32–29  Chinese Taipei Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA)
(15–14)

7 October
17:00
United Arab Emirates  22–30  Qatar Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR)
(13–15)

9 October
15:00
Kuwait  26–26  United Arab Emirates Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA)
(13–14)

9 October
17:00
Qatar  34–27  Chinese Taipei Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(18–12)

Classification 5th–8th

Classification 7th–8th

12 October
16:00
China  33–27  United Arab Emirates Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Choi, Lim (KOR)
(18–10)

Classification 5th–6th

12 October
18:00
Bahrain  33–35 (ET)  Chinese Taipei Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Zhang, Wang (CHN)
(9–14)

FT: 27–27 ET: 6–8

Final round

 
SemifinalsFinal 1st–2nd
 
      
 
11 October
 
 
 South Korea31
 
13 October
 
 Qatar30
 
 South Korea22
 
11 October
 
 Kuwait21
 
 Kuwait27
 
 
 Japan24
 
Final 3rd–4th
 
 
13 October
 
 
 Qatar28
 
 
 Japan21

Semifinals

11 October
16:00
South Korea  31–30  Qatar Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA)
(16–14)

11 October
18:00
Kuwait  27–24  Japan Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA)
(14–12)

Final 3rd–4th

13 October
16:00
Qatar  28–21  Japan Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Abbas, Haider (KUW)
(14–7)

Final 1st–2nd

13 October
18:00
South Korea  22–21  Kuwait Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon
Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI)
(13–11)

Final standing

Rank Team Pld W D L
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea 6 6 0 0
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kuwait 5 3 1 1
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

References