1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 1997 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the sixth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 4 to 9 June 1997 in Amman, Jordan. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.

1997 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country Jordan
Dates4–9 June
Teams5 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (6th title)
Runner-up China
Third place Japan
Fourth place Uzbekistan
Tournament statistics
Matches10
Goals scored479 (47.9 per match)
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Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 4 4 0 0 156 71 +85 8
 China 4 3 0 1 115 89 +26 6
 Japan 4 2 0 2 88 91 −3 4
 Uzbekistan 4 1 0 3 74 105 −31 2
 Chinese Taipei 4 0 0 4 46 123 −77 0
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Results
4 June 1997 China  27–22  Japan Amman
(11–13)
4 June 1997 South Korea  41–16  Uzbekistan Amman
5 June 1997 Chinese Taipei  12–25  Japan Amman
(7–12)
5 June 1997 China  29–21  Uzbekistan Amman
6 June 1997 Uzbekistan  21–12  Chinese Taipei Amman
6 June 1997 South Korea  34–27  China Amman
7 June 1997 South Korea  45–10  Chinese Taipei Amman
7 June 1997 Japan  23–16  Uzbekistan Amman
(8–10)
8 June 1997 China  32–12  Chinese Taipei Amman
8 June 1997 South Korea  36–18  Japan Amman
(15–7)

Final standing
RankTeam
 South Korea
 China
 Japan
4  Uzbekistan
5  Chinese Taipei
Team qualified for the 1997 World Championship
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