The 1999 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the seventh Asian Championship, which was taking place from 24 to 30 January 2000 in Kumamoto, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2000 Olympic Games.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Japan |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 24–29 January 2000 |
| Teams | 5 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Korea (7th title) |
| Runner-up |  China |
| Third place | Japan |
| Fourth place |  North Korea |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 493 (49.3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Mineko Tanaka (31) |
Standings edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea
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4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 84 | +47 | 8 |
| China
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 105 | 89 | +16 | 5 |
| Japan (H)
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 100 | 86 | +14 | 4 |
| North Korea
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4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 103 | 108 | −5 | 3 |
 Chinese Taipei
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4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 54 | 126 | −72 | 0 |
Results edit
All times are local (UTC+9).
| 24 January 2000 17:00 |
South Korea
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36–27 | North Korea
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Abdullah, Abbas (KUW) |
| Huh S.Y., Oh S.O. 8 | (19–14) | Ko Y.A. 7 | ||
2× 3×
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Report | 3× 2×
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| 24 January 2000 19:00 |
Japan
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31–7 | Chinese Taipei
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Husain, Hamdan (JOR) |
| Komatsu, Kurachi 5 | (15–4) | Su C.L. 5 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 25 January 2000 17:00 |
South Korea
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30–20 | Japan
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Abdullah, Abbas (KUW) |
| Lee S.E. 12 | (15–13) | Tanaka 8 | ||
| 3× 1×
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Report | 3× 3×
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| 25 January 2000 19:00 |
China
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21–21 | North Korea
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) |
| Zhai C. 6 | (8–11) | Pak S.O. 7 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 26 January 2000 18:00 |
China
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31–14 | Chinese Taipei
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
| Chen J., Chen L. 6 | (16–8) | Kung J.W. 6 | ||
| 1× 1×
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Report | 3× 4×
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| 27 January 2000 17:00 |
South Korea
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34–8 | Chinese Taipei
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Husain, Hamdan (JOR) |
| Jang S.Y. 8 | (16–1) | Kung J.W., Huang W.Y. 3 | ||
| 2× 1×
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Report | 3× 1×
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| 27 January 2000 19:00 |
Japan
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26–25 | North Korea
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Al-Janahi, Al-Rashid (KSA) |
| Tanaka 9 | (11–9) | Ri H.Y. 5 | ||
3× 3× 1×
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Report | 3× 4× 1×
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| 28 January 2000 18:00 |
China
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24–23 | Japan
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Kalin, Korić (SLO) |
| Li J.F. 7 | (8–10) | Tanaka 10 | ||
| 2× 5× 1×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 29 January 2000 15:00 |
South Korea
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31–29 | China
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Abdullah, Abbas (KUW) |
| Lee S.E. 13 | (17–13) | Li J.F. 7 | ||
| 3× 5×
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Report | 3× 5×
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| 29 January 2000 17:00 |
North Korea
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30–25 | Chinese Taipei
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Yamaga City Gymnasium, Kumamoto Referees: Zhang, Zhang (CHN) |
| Ri H.Y. 13 | (11–11) | Su C.L. 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
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Report | 3× 5×
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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 | North Korea
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| 5 | Chinese Taipei
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| Team qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics |