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The 1977 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the first Asian Championship, which took place from 26 March 4 April 1977 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The games were played outside at the Al-Sadiq school station. The IHF was represented by president Paul Högberg, general secretary Max Rinkenurger and the Asian representative Kazumi Watanabe.[1][2][3]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Kuwait |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 26 March – 4 April |
Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Japan (1st title) |
Runner-up | South Korea |
Third place | China |
Fourth place | Kuwait |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Japan | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 53 | +68 | 8 | Semifinals |
2 | Kuwait (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 66 | +17 | 6 | |
3 | Palestine | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 83 | −1 | 4 | |
4 | Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 90 | −27 | 2 | |
5 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 53 | 110 | −57 | 0 |
Games from Japan:[4]
1977 | Kuwait | 20-11 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
(6-4) | ||||
27 March 1977 | Japan | 27-13 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
Fujinaka & Yuki Saito (5) | (15-5) | |||
1977 | United Arab Emirates | 14-30 | Palestine | Kuwait City |
(7-14) | ||||
1977 | Kuwait | 30-11 | United Arab Emirates | Kuwait City |
(16-5) | ||||
1977 | Palestine | Cancelled at 11-11 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
1977 | Kuwait | 16-14 | Palestine | Kuwait City |
(7-3) | ||||
1977 | Palestine | 26-14 | Saudi Arabia | Kuwait City |
(15-5) | ||||
30 March 1977 | Japan | 25-11 | United Arab Emirates | Kuwait City |
Sato Kaname & Gamo 5 | (10-6) | |||
1 April 1977 | Kuwait | 17-30 | Japan | Kuwait City |
(7-14) | Sato Kaname 7 | |||
1977 | Saudi Arabia | 25-17 | United Arab Emirates | Kuwait City |
(8-5) | ||||
2 April 1977 | Japan | 39-12 | Palestine | Kuwait City |
Gamo 9 | (15-6) | |||
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 52 | +29 | 6 | Semifinals |
2 | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 52 | +17 | 4 | |
3 | Iraq | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 47 | 63 | −16 | 2 | |
4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 47 | 77 | −30 | 0 |
1977 | Bahrain | 19-28 | China | Kuwait City |
(19-28) | ||||
1977 | Iraq | 18-28 | South Korea | Kuwait City |
(11-17) | ||||
1977 | South Korea | 33-15 | Bahrain | Kuwait City |
(5-17) | ||||
31 March 1977[5] 10:30 |
China | 19-20 | South Korea | Kuwait City |
(9-10) | ||||
1977 | Bahrain | 13-16 | Iraq | Kuwait City |
(6-7) | ||||
1977 | China | 22-13 | Iraq | Kuwait City |
(12-9) | ||||
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
A1 Japan | 26 | |||||
B2 China | 19 | |||||
A1 Japan | 24 | |||||
B1 South Korea | 14 | |||||
B1 South Korea | 22 | |||||
A2 Kuwait | 16 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
A2 China | 38 | |||||
B2 Kuwait | 16 |
3 April 1977 13:00 |
Japan | 26–19 | China | Kuwait City Referees: Abdallah al-Sar & Sanef al-Majideh (KUW) |
Sato Kaname (6) | (15-8) | |||
4 April 1977[6] | South Korea | 22–16 | Kuwait | Kuwait City |
(11-8) | ||||
4 April 1977 | China | 38–25 | Kuwait | Kuwait City |
(16-12) | ||||
4 April 1977 13:00 |
Japan | 24–14 | South Korea | Kuwait City Referees: Rajab Mayyov & Hadi al-Mahdi |
3 players each 4 | (13-6) | |||
Rank | Team |
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Japan | |
South Korea | |
China | |
4 | Kuwait |
5 | Iraq |
6 | Bahrain |
7 | Palestine |
8 | Saudi Arabia |
9 | United Arab Emirates |
Team qualified for the 1978 World Championship |
Rank | Name | Nationality | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Kin Hyakku | China | 31 |
2 | Yoji Sato | Japan | 30 |
3 | Jungjeong Kyun | South Korea | 28 |
4 | Graeme | Kuwait | 25 |
5 | Haruaki Gamo | Japan | 23 |
Kim Sung Heon | South Korea |
Source:[3]
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