| Year | Gold | Final | Silver | Bronze | venue | | Men 2022 |  Qatar | 29-24 |  Bahrain |  Saudi Arabia | Dammam, Qatid (KSA) | | Men 2020 | Qatar | 33-21 |  South Korea |  Japan | Kuwait City (KUW) | | Men 2018 | Qatar | 33-31 | Bahrain | South Korea | Suwon (KOR) | | Men 2016 | Qatar | 27-22 | Bahrain | Japan | Isa Town (BRN) | | Men 2014 | Qatar | 27-26 | Bahrain |  Iran | Manama (BRN) | | Men 2012 | South Korea | 23-22 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah (KSA) | | Men 2010 | South Korea | 32-25 | Bahrain | Japan | Beyrut (LEB) | | Men 2008 | South Korea | 27-21 |  Kuwait | Saudi Arabia | Istfahan (IRN) | | Men 2006 | Kuwait | 33-30 | South Korea | Qatar | Thailand | | Men 2004 | Kuwait | 28-24 | Japan | Qatar | Doha (QAT) | | Men 2002 | Kuwait | 29-25 | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Isfahan (IRN) | | Men 2000 | South Korea | group |  China | Japan | Kumamoto (JPN) | | Men 1995 | Kuwait | group | South Korea | Bahrain | Kuwait | | Men 1993 | South Korea | 26-22 | Kuwait | Japan | Manama (BRN) | | Men 1991 | South Korea | 27-23 | Japan | China | Hiroshima (JPN) | | Men 1989 | South Korea | group | Japan | Kuwait | Beijing (CHN) | | Men 1987 | South Korea | group | Japan | Kuwait | Amman (JOR) | | Men 1983 | South Korea | 25-19 | Japan | Kuwait | Seoul (KOR) | | Men 1979 | Japan | group | China | Kuwait | Nanjing (CHN) | | Men 1977 | Japan | 24-14 | South Korea | China | Kuwait |
Asia Men Handball Championship is disputed between the teams from East Asia - South Korea, Japan, China
and teams from the Gulf - Kuwait, Qatar , Bahrain and Saudi Arabia.
In the last years Iran emmerged also as a contender. There is a big rivalry between the Continental areas.
In the Gulf Handball is the second team sport after Football, so there are some very ambitious teams - particularly Kuwait.
Altough South Korea through the years has been one of the best teams in the World, for them is most
dificult to win Asian Championship than to make a good participation in World Champs or Olympic Games.
Some times controversal refering had a big role in these tournaments.
Because of the rivalry between 1995 and 2000 there was no tournaments.
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