The Handball events at the 2002 Asian Games were held in South Korea between 30 September and 13 October 2002. The competition took place at the Changwon Gymnasium.
| Handball at the 2002 Asian Games | |
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| Venue | Changwon Gymnasium |
| Date | 30 September – 13 October 2002 |
| Competitors | 214 from 11 nations |
Schedule edit
| ● | Round | ● | Last round | P | Preliminary round | C | Classification | ½ | Semifinals | F | Finals |
| Event↓/Date → | 30th Mon |
1st Tue |
2nd Wed |
3rd Thu |
4th Fri |
5th Sat |
6th Sun |
7th Mon |
8th Tue |
9th Wed |
10th Thu |
11th Fri |
12th Sat |
13th Sun |
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| Men | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | P | ½ | C | F | |
| Women | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
Medalists edit
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Draw edit
The teams were seeded based on their final ranking at the 1998 Asian Games. The women were played in round robin format.
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* Withdrew.
Final standing edit
Men edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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 South Korea |
6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
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 Kuwait |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
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 Qatar |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Japan |
6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 |  Chinese Taipei |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 |  Bahrain |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  China |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  United Arab Emirates |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Mongolia |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Women edit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
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South Korea |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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 Kazakhstan |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
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China |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 4 | Japan |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 |  North Korea |
4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |