2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the tenth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 23 to 25 July 2004 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship.

2004 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–25 July
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Japan (1st title)
Runner-up China
Third place South Korea
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored342 (57 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Korea Hu Ha-na (29)
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Standings

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Japan (H) 3 3 0 0 96 64 +32 6
  China 3 2 0 1 91 83 +8 4
  South Korea 3 1 0 2 82 84 −2 2
  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 73 111 −38 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Results

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All times are local (UTC+9).

23 July 2004
17:00
South Korea   34–27   Chinese Taipei Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN)
Hu H.N. 12 (17–16) Chen Y.J. 8
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23 July 2004
18:40
China   23–30   Japan Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR)
Wu W.J. 8 (9–14) Tanaka 8
  4×  Report   6× 

24 July 2004
13:30
Japan   35–18   Chinese Taipei Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW)
Nakamura, Yoshida 6 (17–7) Chen Y.J., Shen F.N. 4
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24 July 2004
15:30
South Korea   25–26   China Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR)
Hu H.N. 11 (14–17) Shen P. 8
  3×  Report   4×  1× 

25 July 2004
13:30
China   42–28   Chinese Taipei Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN)
Wang W. 11 (23–14) Chen Y.J. 8
  7×  Report   3× 
25 July 2004
15:30
Japan   31–23   South Korea Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW)
Sakugawa 12 (15–13) Song H.R. 8
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Final standing

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Rank Team
    Japan
    China
    South Korea
4   Chinese Taipei
Team qualified for the 2005 World Championship

References

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