| Handball at the 2006 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall |
| Date | 3–14 December 2006 |
| Competitors | 355 from 18 nations |
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The handball events at the 2006 Asian Games were held in Al-Rayyan, Qatar between 3 December and 14 December 2006. It was the seventh time handball was included at the Asian Games. All matches were held in the Al-Gharafa Indoor Hall.
Schedule
| P | Preliminary round | S | Second round | C | Classification | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 3rd Sun |
4th Mon |
5th Tue |
6th Wed |
7th Thu |
8th Fri |
9th Sat |
10th Sun |
11th Mon |
12th Tue |
13th Wed |
14th Thu |
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| Men | P | P | P | P | S | S | S | C | ½ | C | C | F |
| Women | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | C | F |
Medalists
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Iran (IRI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw
A draw ceremony was held on 7 September 2006 to determine the groups for the men's and women's competitions. The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 2002 Asian Games.
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Final standing
Men
Further information: Handball at the 2006 Asian Games – Men| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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 Kuwait |
8 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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 Qatar |
8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
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 Iran |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 |  South Korea |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 |  Syria |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 |  Japan |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 |  Bahrain |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 |  Saudi Arabia |
7 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 9 |  Lebanon |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 |  United Arab Emirates |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 11 |  China |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 |  India |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 13 |  Hong Kong |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 14 |  Uzbekistan |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 |  Macau |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Women
Further information: Handball at the 2006 Asian Games – Women| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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South Korea |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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 Kazakhstan |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
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Japan |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | China |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Thailand |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | India |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
References
- Official website
- Asian Games Handball Women, goalzz.com, retrieved 18 November 2006
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