Handball at the 1998 Asian Games – Men
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
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| men | women | |
Men's handball at the 1998 Asian Games was held in Thammasat University, Bangkok from December 7 to December 16, 1998.
Results[edit]
All times are Indochina Time (UTC+07:00)
Preliminary round[edit]
Group A[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
Placement 7–8[edit]
| 13 December 15:00 |
Thailand
|
15–37 | Qatar
|
Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (6–22) | ||||
Placement 5–6[edit]
| 13 December 17:00 |
United Arab Emirates
|
29–23 | China
|
Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (13–13) | ||||
Final round[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 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[edit]
| 16 December 15:00 |
Iran
|
23–28 | Japan
|
Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (12–16) | ||||
Gold medal match[edit]
| 16 December 17:00 |
Kuwait
|
18–29 | South Korea
|
Thammasat Gymnasium 3, Bangkok |
| (12–15) | ||||
Final standing[edit]
| 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 |