Handball at the 1998 Asian Games – Men

Men's handball at the 1998 Asian Games was held in Thammasat University, Bangkok from December 7 to December 16, 1998.

Men
at the 1998 Asian Games
VenueThammasat Gymnasium 3
Date7–16 December 1998
Nations8
Medalists
gold medal 
silver medal 
bronze medal 
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Results

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All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)

Preliminary round

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Group A

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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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head result: KUW 20–20 JPN. Overall goal difference was used as the tiebreaker.
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

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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

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Placement 7–8

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13 December
15:00
Thailand   15–37   Qatar Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok
(6–22)

Placement 5–6

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13 December
17:00
United Arab Emirates   29–23   China Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok
(13–13)

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
14 December
 
 
  Kuwait32
 
16 December
 
  Iran26
 
  Kuwait18
 
14 December
 
  South Korea29
 
  South Korea35
 
 
  Japan27
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
16 December
 
 
  Iran23
 
 
  Japan28

Semifinals

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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

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16 December
15:00
Iran   23–28   Japan Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok
(12–16)

Gold medal match

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16 December
17:00
Kuwait   18–29   South Korea Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok
(12–15)

Final standing

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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

References

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