1995 Asian Men's Handball Championship

The 1995 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the eighth Asian Championship, which was taking place from September 25 to October 6, 1995, in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1996 Olympic Games.

1995 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Kuwait
Dates25 September – 6 October 1995
Teams9
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kuwait (1st title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Bahrain
Fourth place Japan
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Preliminary round

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 2 2 0 0 65 45 +20 4
 United Arab Emirates 2 1 0 1 - - — 2
 Kazakhstan 2 0 0 2 - - — 0
Source:
South Korea  29–27  United Arab Emirates Kuwait City
United Arab Emirates  –  Kazakhstan Kuwait City
Kazakhstan  18–36  South Korea Kuwait City

Elimination round
South Korea  24–23  China Kuwait City
Kuwait  –  United Arab Emirates Kuwait City
Bahrain  –  Japan Kuwait City

Final round

Placement 7th–9th
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 0 - - — 3
 Kazakhstan 2 1 1 0 - - — 3
 India 2 0 0 2 - - — 0
Source:
Chinese Taipei  –  India Kuwait City
India  –  Kazakhstan Kuwait City
4 October 1995 Kazakhstan  22–22  Chinese Taipei Kuwait City

Placement 4th–6th
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Japan 2 2 0 0 - - — 4
 China 2 1 0 1 - - — 2
 United Arab Emirates 2 0 0 2 - - — 0
Source:
United Arab Emirates  –  Japan Kuwait City
Japan  –  China Kuwait City
5 October 1995 China  25–18  United Arab Emirates Kuwait City

Championship
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Kuwait 2 2 0 0 45 42 +3 4
 South Korea 2 1 0 1 52 49 +3 2
 Bahrain 2 0 0 2 46 52 −6 0
Source:
4 October 1995 South Korea  30–26  Bahrain Kuwait City
(13–9)
5 October 1995 Kuwait  23–22  South Korea Kuwait City
(12–11)
6 October 1995 Bahrain  20–22  Kuwait Kuwait City
(10–13)

Final standing
RankTeam
 Kuwait
 South Korea
 Bahrain
4  Japan
5  China
6  United Arab Emirates
7  Chinese Taipei
8  Kazakhstan
9  India
Team qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics

References
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