1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship
{{Short description|Asian championship}}
{{Infobox international handball competition
| tourney_name = Asian Championship
| year = 1979
| yearr =
| other_titles =
| image =
| size =
| caption =
| country = China
| dates = 4–9 November
| num_teams = 5
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = JPN
| count = 2
| second = CHN
| third = KUW
| fourth = PLE
| matches = 10
| goals =
| attendance =
| top_scorer =
| player =
| previous = 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship
| next = 1983 Asian Men's Handball Championship
}}
The 1979 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the second Asian Championship, which was held from 1 to 11 November 1979, in Nanjing, China.
acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow.
Results
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n
|team1=JPN|name_JPN={{hb|JPN}}
|team2=CHN|name_CHN={{hb|CHN}}
|team3=KUW|name_KUW={{hb|KUW}}
|team4=PLE|name_PLE={{hb|PLE}}
|team5=IND|name_IND={{hb|IND}}
|win_JPN=4|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=0|gf_JPN=127|ga_JPN=56
|win_CHN=3|draw_CHN=0|loss_CHN=1|gf_CHN=132|ga_CHN=73|status_CHN=H
|win_KUW=2|draw_KUW=0|loss_KUW=2|gf_KUW=100|ga_KUW=77
|win_PLE=1|draw_PLE=0|loss_PLE=3|gf_PLE=71|ga_PLE=115
|win_IND=0|draw_IND=0|loss_IND=4|gf_IND=55|ga_IND=164
|update=complete|source=[https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9663993m/f28.item Hand-ball : bulletin fédéral n°158]
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 4 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|JPN}}
|score= 29–14
|team2= {{hb|PLE}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 4 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 41–14
|team2= {{hb|IND}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
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{{handballbox
|date= 5 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|IND}}
|score= 8–44
|team2= {{hb|JPN}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 5 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|PLE}}
|score= 16–33
|team2= {{hb|CHN}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
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{{handballbox
|date= 6 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|CHN}}
|score= 22–20
|team2= {{hb|KUW}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 6 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|IND}}
|score= 23-27
|team2= {{hb|PLE}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
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{{handballbox
|date= 8 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|CHN}}
|score= 52–10
|team2= {{hb|IND}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 8 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 9–27
|team2= {{hb|JPN}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
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{{handballbox
|date= 9 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|PLE}}
|score= 14–30
|team2= {{hb|KUW}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
{{handballbox
|date= 9 November 1979
|team1= {{hb-rt|JPN}}
|score= 27–25
|team2= {{hb|CHN}}
|stadium= Nanjing
}}
Final standing
Japan qualified for Olympic tournament 1980 but refused to play, China apparently too. So Kuwait took their place.
| class="wikitable" | |
| width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc| | Team qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics |
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;" | |
| Rank | width=180|Team |
|---|---|
| bgcolor=#ccffcc
|{{Gold1}} |align=left|{{hb|JPN}} | |
| {{Silver2}}
|align=left|{{hb|CHN}} | |
| {{Bronze3}}
|align=left|{{hb|KUW}} | |
| 4
|align=left|{{hb|PLE}} | |
| 5
|align=left|{{hb|IND}} |
South Korea probably did not participate, because the tournament was played in China.{{cn|date=September 2022}}
References
- {{Cite web |url=http://todor66.com/handball/Asia/Men_1979.html |title=Final standings and results |work=todor66.com |access-date=14 September 2020}}
- {{Cite journal |lang=fr |url=https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k9663993m/f28.item |title=Final standings and results |journal=Hand-ball: Bulletin fédéral |issue=158 |publisher=French Handball Federation |date=February 1980 |access-date=14 September 2020}}
External links
- [http://www.asianhandball.org/index.php?lang=en Asian Handball Federation]
{{Asian Handball Championship}}