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The Asian Handball Nations Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of Asia

Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...

, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Asian champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Championship

World Women's Handball Championship

The World Championship in team handball for women has been organized by the International Handball Federation since 1957.- Championships :- Overall medal count :- Participation history :-Largest winning margin:Source: - External links :*...

Summary

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1987 Details 1987 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1987 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 1st Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 15 to September 1, 1987 in Amman, Jordan.- Group A :--------- Group B :--------- Placement 5th/6th :- Final round:-Semifinals:...	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		34–24			26–9
1989 Details 1989 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1989 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 2nd Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 21 to August 29, 1989 in Beijing, China.-Results:-------------------------------------Final standing:-External links:*...	Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...		No playoffs			No playoffs
1991 Details 1991 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1991 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 3rd Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 22 to August 31, 1991 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Results:----------------...	Hiroshima Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...		No playoffs			No playoffs
1993 Details 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 4th Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 18 to August 24, 1993 in Shantou, China.- Group A :--------- Group B :--------------------- Placement 5th/6th :...	Shantou Shantou Shantou , historically known as Swatow or Suátao, is a prefecture-level city on the eastern coast of Guangdong province, People's Republic of China, with a total population of 5,391,028 as of 2010 and an administrative area of...		43–26			25–21
1995 Details 1995 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1995 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 5th Asian Championship, which was taking place from May 6 to May 8, 1995 in Seoul, South Korea. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...		No playoffs			No playoffs
1997 Details 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 6th Asian Championship, which was taking place from June 4 to June 9, 1997 in Amman, Jordan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost...		No playoffs			No playoffs
1999 Details 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 7th Asian Championship, which was taking place from January 24 to January 29, 2000 in Kumamoto, Japan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2000 Olympic Games.-Results:------------...	Kumamoto		No playoffs			No playoffs
2000 Details 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 8th Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 10 to August 17, 2000 in Shanghai, China...	Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...		33–23			24–18
2002 Details 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 9th Asian Championship, which was taking place from July 26 to July 31, 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...	Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...		27–25			29–23
2004 Details 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 10th Asian Championship, which was taking place from July 23 to July 25, 2004 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	Hiroshima Hiroshima is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...		No playoffs			No playoffs
2006 Details 2006 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2006 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 11th Asian Championship, which was taking place from July 1 to July 5, 2006 in Guangzhou, China. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...		No playoffs			No playoffs
2008 Details 2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 12th Asian Championship, which was taking place from November 21 to November 30, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand...	Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...		35–23			39–16
2010 Details 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from December 19 to December 25, 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...	Almaty Almaty Almaty , also known by its former names Verny and Alma-Ata , is the former capital of Kazakhstan and the nation's largest city, with a population of 1,348,500...		33–32			26–25

Medal table

1	10	2	1	13
2	2	0	0	2
3	1	2	7	10
4	0	9	3	12
5	0	0	2	2
Total	13	13	13	39

Participating nations

Nation	1987 1987 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1987 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 1st Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 15 to September 1, 1987 in Amman, Jordan.- Group A :--------- Group B :--------- Placement 5th/6th :- Final round:-Semifinals:...	1989 1989 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1989 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 2nd Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 21 to August 29, 1989 in Beijing, China.-Results:-------------------------------------Final standing:-External links:*...	1991 1991 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1991 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 3rd Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 22 to August 31, 1991 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.-Results:----------------...	1993 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1993 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 4th Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 18 to August 24, 1993 in Shantou, China.- Group A :--------- Group B :--------------------- Placement 5th/6th :...	1995 1995 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1995 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 5th Asian Championship, which was taking place from May 6 to May 8, 1995 in Seoul, South Korea. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1995 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	1997 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 6th Asian Championship, which was taking place from June 4 to June 9, 1997 in Amman, Jordan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	1999 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 7th Asian Championship, which was taking place from January 24 to January 29, 2000 in Kumamoto, Japan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2000 Olympic Games.-Results:------------...	2000 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 8th Asian Championship, which was taking place from August 10 to August 17, 2000 in Shanghai, China...	2002 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 9th Asian Championship, which was taking place from July 26 to July 31, 2002 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...	2004 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 10th Asian Championship, which was taking place from July 23 to July 25, 2004 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	2006 2006 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2006 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the 11th Asian Championship, which was taking place from July 1 to July 5, 2006 in Guangzhou, China. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2007 World Women's Handball Championship.-Results:----...	2008 2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 12th Asian Championship, which was taking place from November 21 to November 30, 2008 in Bangkok, Thailand...	2010 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship The 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 13th Asian Championship, which took place from December 19 to December 25, 2010 in Almaty, Kazakhstan...	Years
	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	13
	5th	4th	5th	6th	4th	5th	5th	7th	5th	4th				10
		5th												1
				7th				6th				8th		3
												7th	8th	2
	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	4th	1st	3rd	3rd	4th	13
	6th													1
				5th				5th	1st		4th	5th	1st	6
			4th	3rd			4th	3rd					5th	5
												10th		1
	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	13
	4th													1
												4th	7th	2
									6th					1
						4th			7th			9th	6th	4
												6th		1
Total	6	5	5	7	4	5	5	7	7	4	4	10	8

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