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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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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.

Standings

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Japan (H)33009664+326
 China32019183+84
 South Korea31028284−22
 Chinese Taipei300373111−380
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Results

All times are local (UTC+9).

23 July 2004
17:00
South Korea 34–27 Chinese TaipeiHigashiku 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 JapanHigashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR)
Wu W.J. 8(9–14)Tanaka 8
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24 July 2004
13:30
Japan 35–18 Chinese TaipeiHigashiku 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 ChinaHigashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR)
Hu H.N. 11(14–17)Shen P. 8
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25 July 2004
13:30
China 42–28 Chinese TaipeiHigashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN)
Wang W. 11(23–14)Chen Y.J. 8
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25 July 2004
15:30
Japan 31–23 South KoreaHigashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima
Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW)
Sakugawa 12(15–13)Song H.R. 8
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Final standing

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) Japan
2nd place, silver medalist(s) China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) South Korea
4 Chinese Taipei
Team qualified for the 2005 World Championship

References