Handball at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's tournament
| Men at the 1998 Asian Games | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | Thammasat Gymnasium 3 | ||||||
| Date | 7–16 December 1998 | ||||||
| Nations | 8 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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| Handball at the 1998 Asian Games | ||
|---|---|---|
| men | women | |
Men's handball at the 1998 Asian Games was held in Thammasat University, Bangkok from December 7 to December 16, 1998.
Results
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 104 | 54 | +50 | 5[a] | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 103 | 54 | +49 | 5[a] | |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 69 | +10 | 2 | Placement 5–6 |
| 4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 157 | −109 | 0 | Placement 7–8 |
Source: Results
Notes:
Notes:
| 7 December 15:00 |
Kuwait | 21–20 | United Arab Emirates | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (9–11) | ||||
| 7 December 17:00 |
Thailand | 15–54 | Japan | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (9–26) | ||||
| 9 December 15:00 |
Japan | 20–20 | Kuwait | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (9–10) | ||||
| 9 December 17:00 |
United Arab Emirates | 40–19 | Thailand | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (22–11) | ||||
| 11 December 15:00 |
United Arab Emirates | 19–29 | Japan | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (8–11) | ||||
| 11 December 17:00 |
Kuwait | 63–14 | Thailand | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (29–6) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 74 | +31 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Iran | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 86 | −9 | 4 | |
| 3 | China | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 83 | −5 | 2 | Placement 5–6 |
| 4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 92 | −17 | 0 | Placement 7–8 |
Source: Results
| 8 December 15:00 |
South Korea | 32–25 | China | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (17–10) | ||||
| 8 December 17:00 |
Qatar | 25–27 | Iran | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (10–13) | ||||
| 10 December 15:00 |
Iran | 26–40 | South Korea | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (9–21) | ||||
| 10 December 17:00 |
China | 32–27 | Qatar | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (12–13) | ||||
| 12 December 15:00 |
China | 21–24 | Iran | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (15–12) | ||||
| 12 December 17:00 |
South Korea | 33–23 | Qatar | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (20–9) | ||||
Classification 5th–8th
Placement 7–8
| 13 December 15:00 |
Thailand | 15–37 | Qatar | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (6–22) | ||||
Placement 5–6
| 13 December 17:00 |
United Arab Emirates | 29–23 | China | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (13–13) | ||||
Final round
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| Kuwait | 32 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Iran | 26 | |||||
| Kuwait | 18 | |||||
| 14 December | ||||||
| South Korea | 29 | |||||
| South Korea | 35 | |||||
| Japan | 27 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Iran | 23 | |||||
| Japan | 28 | |||||
Semifinals
| 14 December 15:00 |
Kuwait | 32–26 | Iran | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (15–11) | ||||
| 14 December 17:00 |
South Korea | 35–27 | Japan | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (18–11) | ||||
Bronze medal match
| 16 December 15:00 |
Iran | 23–28 | Japan | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (12–16) | ||||
Gold medal match
| 16 December 17:00 |
Kuwait | 18–29 | South Korea | Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (12–15) | ||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| Japan | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4 | Iran | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Qatar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Thailand | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |