Handball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 when the sport was first played in New Delhi, India.

Summary

Men

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1982 details	New Delhi		China	24–19	Japan		South Korea	32–22	Kuwait
1986 details	Seoul		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Japan	No playoffs	Kuwait
1990 details	Beijing		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		Saudi Arabia	No playoffs	China
1994 details	Hiroshima		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		China	No playoffs	Kuwait
1998 details	Bangkok		South Korea	29–18	Kuwait		Japan	28–23	Iran
2002 details	Busan		South Korea	22–21	Kuwait		Qatar	28–21	Japan
2006 details	Doha		Kuwait	27–24	Qatar		Iran	31–27	South Korea
2010 details	Guangzhou		South Korea	32–28	Iran		Japan	27–20	Saudi Arabia
2014 details	Incheon		Qatar	24–21	South Korea		Bahrain	28–25	Iran
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang		Qatar	32–27 OT	Bahrain		South Korea	24–23	Japan
2022 details	Hangzhou		Qatar	32–25	Bahrain		Kuwait	31–30	Japan

Women

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1990 details	Beijing		South Korea	No playoffs	China		Chinese Taipei	No playoffs	North Korea
1994 details	Hiroshima		South Korea	No playoffs	Japan		China	No playoffs	Kazakhstan
1998 details	Bangkok		South Korea	No playoffs	North Korea		Japan	No playoffs	China
2002 details	Busan		South Korea	No playoffs	Kazakhstan		China	No playoffs	Japan
2006 details	Doha		South Korea	29–22	Kazakhstan		Japan	25–22	China
2010 details	Guangzhou		China	31–22	Japan		South Korea	38–26	Kazakhstan
2014 details	Incheon		South Korea	29–19	Japan		Kazakhstan	27–26	China
2018 details	Jakarta–Palembang		South Korea	29–23	China		Japan	43–14	Thailand
2022 details	Hangzhou		Japan	29–19	South Korea		China	39–26	Kazakhstan

Medal table

Total

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea (KOR)	13	2	3	18
2	Qatar (QAT)	3	1	1	5
3	China (CHN)	2	3	4	9
4	Japan (JPN)	1	6	6	13
5	Kuwait (KUW)	1	2	1	4
6	Bahrain (BRN)	0	2	1	3
	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	0	2	1	3
8	Iran (IRI)	0	1	1	2
9	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	0	1
10	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	0	1	1
	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (11 entries)		20	20	20	60

Men

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	6	1	2	9
2	Qatar	3	1	1	5
3	Kuwait	1	2	1	4
4	China	1	1	1	3
5	Japan	0	3	3	6
6	Bahrain	0	2	1	3
7	Iran	0	1	1	2
8	Saudi Arabia	0	0	1	1
Totals (8 entries)		11	11	11	33

Women

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	7	1	1	9
2	Japan	1	3	3	7
3	China	1	2	3	6
4	Kazakhstan	0	2	1	3
5	North Korea	0	1	0	1
6	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		9	9	9	27

Participating nations

Men

Team	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
Bahrain	7th					6th	7th	6th	3rd	2nd	2nd	7
China	1st	2nd	4th	3rd	6th	7th	11th	7th	10th		5th	10
Chinese Taipei						5th			8th	9th		3
Hong Kong		6th					13th	10th	11th	8th	11th	6
India	8th						12th	9th	14th	10th		5
Indonesia										12th		1
Iran		5th			4th		3rd	2nd	4th	5th	7th	7
Iraq										7th		1
Japan	2nd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	9th	4th	4th	11
Kazakhstan											8th	1
Kuwait	4th	4th		4th	2nd	2nd	1st	8th	5th		3rd	9
Lebanon							9th					1
Macau							15th					1
Malaysia										13th		1
Mongolia						9th		11th	12th		13th	4
North Korea			5th									1
Oman									6th			1
Pakistan										11th		1
Qatar					7th	3rd	2nd	5th	1st	1st	1st	7
Saudi Arabia	5th		3rd	5th			8th	4th	7th	6th	9th	8
South Korea	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th	1st	2nd	3rd	6th	11
Syria							5th					1
Thailand					8th						12th	2
United Arab Emirates	6th		6th		5th	8th	10th		13th			6
Uzbekistan							14th				10th	2
Number of teams	8	6	6	5	8	9	15	11	14	13	13

Women

Team	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2022	Years
China	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	1st	4th	2nd	3rd	9
Chinese Taipei	3rd				5th	6th				3
Hong Kong	6th						6th	7th	7th	4
India					8th	8th	8th	9th	5th	5
Indonesia								8th		1
Japan	5th	2nd	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	1st	9
Kazakhstan		4th	5th	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	6th	4th	8
Malaysia								10th		1
Maldives							9th			1
Nepal									9th	1
North Korea	4th		2nd	5th		5th		5th		5
Qatar						9th				1
South Korea	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	2nd	9
Thailand			6th		7th	7th	7th	4th	8th	6
Uzbekistan					6th		5th		6th	3
Number of teams	6	4	6	5	8	9	9	10	9

List of medalists