The 2000 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the ninth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 25 30 January 30 2000 in Kumamoto, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2000 Olympic Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Japan |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 25–30 January |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (6th title) |
| Runner-up |  China |
| Third place | Japan |
| Fourth place |  Chinese Taipei |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 478 (47.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Tan Tsung-sheng (31) |
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
|
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 62 | +67 | 8 |
| China
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4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 105 | 99 | +6 | 6 |
| Japan (H)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 97 | 75 | +22 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 86 | 110 | −24 | 2 |
 Iran
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 61 | 132 | −71 | 0 |
Results edit
All times are local (UTC+9).
| 25 January 2000 17:00 |
South Korea
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37–12 | Chinese Taipei
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Al-Janahi, Al-Rashid (KSA) |
| Lim S.S. 8 | (18–4) | Tan T.S. 5 | ||
2× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 25 January 2000 19:00 |
Iran
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18–34 | China
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Chung, Lim (KOR) |
| Nikounejad, Jafarnia 5 | (8–18) | Zhang J., Zhu W.X. 8 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 2× 4×
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| 26 January 2000 17:00 |
South Korea
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38–14 | Iran
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Goto, Shimizu (JPN) |
| Yoon K.S. 6 | (17–8) | Nikounejad 3 | ||
| 2×
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Report | 2× 2×
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| 26 January 2000 19:00 |
Japan
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24–18 | Chinese Taipei
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Zhang, Zhang (CHN) |
| Iwamoto 6 | (10–9) | Tan T.S. 8 | ||
2× 4× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 27 January 2000 18:00 |
Japan
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20–24 | China
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Matsubase Town Sports Centre, Kumamoto Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) |
| Kayaba 5 | (11–9) | Zhu W.X., Wang X.D. 6 | ||
| 3× 7×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 28 January 2000 17:00 |
Iran
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18–27 | Chinese Taipei
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Goto, Shimizu (JPN) |
| Safari 6 | (5–12) | Tan T.S. 7 | ||
| 3× 5× 1×
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Report | 3× 5× 1×
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| 28 January 2000 19:00 |
South Korea
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32–16 | China
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Abdullah, Abbas (KUW) |
| Yoon K.S. 7 | (16–3) | Zhu W.X. 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 2×
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| 29 January 2000 14:00 |
Japan
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33–11 | Iran
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Zhang, Zhang (CHN) |
| Kato, Tsuji 6 | (15–3) | Khalaj 3 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 1× 4×
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| 30 January 2000 14:00 |
South Korea
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22–20 | Japan
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) |
| Yoon K.S. 11 | (13–7) | Sasaki, Tomimoto 5 | ||
| 2× 3×
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Report | 4× 3×
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| 30 January 2000 16:00 |
Chinese Taipei
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29–31 | China
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Kumamoto City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Al-Janahi, Al-Rashid (KSA) |
| Tan T.S. 11 | (15–18) | Zhu W.X. 7 | ||
| 2× 5×
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Report | 3× 6×
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Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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South Korea
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China
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Japan
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| 4 | Chinese Taipei
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| 5 | Iran
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| Team qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |