1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the first Asian Championship, which took place from 26 March 4 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The games were played outside at the Al-Sadiq school station. The IHF was represented by president Paul Högberg, general secretary Max Rinkenurger and the Asian representative Kazumi Watanabe.[1][2][3]

1977 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kuwait
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates26 March – 4 April
Teams9 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place China
Fourth place Kuwait
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Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 4 4 0 0 121 53 +68 8 Semifinals
2   Kuwait (H) 4 3 0 1 83 66 +17 6
3   Palestine 4 2 0 2 82 83 −1 4
4   Saudi Arabia 4 1 0 3 63 90 −27 2
5   United Arab Emirates 4 0 0 4 53 110 −57 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Games from Japan:[4]

1977 Kuwait   20-11   Saudi Arabia Kuwait City
(6-4)
27 March 1977 Japan   27-13   Saudi Arabia Kuwait City
Fujinaka & Yuki Saito (5) (15-5)
1977 United Arab Emirates   14-30   Palestine Kuwait City
(7-14)
1977 Kuwait   30-11   United Arab Emirates Kuwait City
(16-5)
1977 Palestine   Cancelled at 11-11   Saudi Arabia Kuwait City
  • At the score of 11-11 it began to rain and it was unplayable.
1977 Kuwait   16-14   Palestine Kuwait City
(7-3)
1977 Palestine   26-14   Saudi Arabia Kuwait City
(15-5)
  • According to Japan: 25-14
30 March 1977 Japan   25-11   United Arab Emirates Kuwait City
Sato Kaname & Gamo 5 (10-6)
1 April 1977 Kuwait   17-30   Japan Kuwait City
(7-14) Sato Kaname 7
1977 Saudi Arabia   25-17   United Arab Emirates Kuwait City
(8-5)
2 April 1977 Japan   39-12   Palestine Kuwait City
Gamo 9 (15-6)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 0 81 52 +29 6 Semifinals
2   China 3 2 0 1 69 52 +17 4
3   Iraq 3 1 0 2 47 63 −16 2
4   Bahrain 3 0 0 3 47 77 −30 0
Source: [citation needed]
1977 Bahrain   19-28   China Kuwait City
(19-28)
1977 Iraq   18-28   South Korea Kuwait City
(11-17)
1977 South Korea   33-15   Bahrain Kuwait City
(5-17)
31 March 1977[5]
10:30
China   19-20   South Korea Kuwait City
(9-10)
1977 Bahrain   13-16   Iraq Kuwait City
(6-7)
1977 China   22-13   Iraq Kuwait City
(12-9)

Final round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
A1
  Japan
26
 
 
 
B2
  China
19
 
A1
  Japan
24
 
 
 
B1
  South Korea
14
 
B1
  South Korea
22
 
 
A2
  Kuwait
16
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
A2
  China
38
 
 
B2
  Kuwait
16

Semifinals

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3 April 1977
13:00
Japan   26–19   China Kuwait City
Referees: Abdallah al-Sar & Sanef al-Majideh (KUW)
Sato Kaname (6) (15-8)

4 April 1977[6] South Korea   22–16   Kuwait Kuwait City
(11-8)
  • According to Japan: 21-16

Bronze medal match

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4 April 1977 China   38–25   Kuwait Kuwait City
(16-12)

Gold medal match

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4 April 1977
13:00
Japan   24–14   South Korea Kuwait City
Referees: Rajab Mayyov & Hadi al-Mahdi
3 players each 4 (13-6)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    Japan
    South Korea
    China
4   Kuwait
5   Iraq
6   Bahrain
7   Palestine
8   Saudi Arabia
9   United Arab Emirates
Team qualified for the 1978 World Championship

Top goalscorers

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Rank Name Nationality Goals
1 Kin Hyakku   China 31
2 Yoji Sato   Japan 30
3 Jungjeong Kyun   South Korea 28
4 Graeme   Kuwait 25
5 Haruaki Gamo   Japan 23
Kim Sung Heon   South Korea

Source:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "I. Asiatisches Handballturnier in Kuwait" [I. Asian handball tournament in Kuwait]. IHF Informationsdienst [IHF information service] (in German). 20 (117/118). International Handball Federation: 19. July 1977.
  2. ^ "Nihon kinmedaru, kesshō de Kankoku o kudasu 〜-hatsu no Ajia senshuken 〜 chūmoku no Chūgoku 3-i, kuu~ēto 4-i" 日本金メダル、決勝で韓国を降す 〜初のアジア選手権〜 注目の中国 3位、クウェート4 位 [Japan wins gold medal, defeats South Korea in final - First Asian Championship - China in the spotlight 3rd place, Kuwait 4th place] (PDF). Handobōru ハンドボール [Handball] (in Japanese). 17 (152). Japan Handball Association: 14–16. May 1977.
  3. ^ a b "Ajia senshuken 〜 danshi nomi 〜" アジア選手権〜男子のみ〜 [Asian Championship ~Men only~]. Nihon handobōru-shi 日本ハンドボール史 [Japanese handball history] (in Japanese). Japan Handball Association: 803. 2 February 1987.
  4. ^ "Zen'nihon danshi kōshiki kokusai shiai" 全日本男子公式国際試合 [All Japan Men's Official International Match]. Nihon handobōru-shi 日本ハンドボール史 [Japanese handball history] (in Japanese). Japan Handball Association: 811–812. 2 February 1987.
  5. ^ Ilbo, JoongAng (31 March 1977). "hangug, jung-gong gyeogpa jungyeol jinchul" 한국, 중공 격파 준결 진출 [Korea defeats China to advance to semifinals]. Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
  6. ^ Ilbo, JoongAng (4 April 1977). "hangug-ilbon daegyeol|aju haendeubol gyeolseungseo" 한국-일본 대결|아주 핸드볼 결승서 [Korea-Japan match | Aju handball final]. Korea JoongAng Daily (in Korean). Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
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