| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Korea |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 25 September – 1 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Korea(1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Japan |
| Third place |  Kuwait |
| Fourth place |  Bahrain |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
The1983 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the thirdAsian Championship, which was taking place from 25 September to 1 October 1983 inSeoul,South Korea.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 54 | +68 | 6 |
| Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 102 | 70 | +32 | 4 |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 91 | 64 | +27 | 2 |
 Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 156 | −127 | 0 |
| 25 September 1983 | Hong Kong | 15–54 | Kuwait | Seoul |
| 25 September 1983 | South Korea | 35–21 | Saudi Arabia | Seoul |
| Kuwait | 21–18 | Saudi Arabia | Seoul | |
| South Korea | 50–6 | Hong Kong | Seoul | |
| Saudi Arabia | 52–8 | Hong Kong | Seoul | |
| Kuwait | 27–37 | South Korea | Seoul | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 41 | +55 | 6 |
| Bahrain | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 68 | +1 | 4 |
 Qatar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 65 | −13 | 2 |
 Jordan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 50 | 93 | −43 | 0 |
| Japan | 37–8 | Jordan | Seoul | |
| 25 September 1983 | Qatar | 14–18 | Bahrain | Seoul |
| Japan | 28–17 | Qatar | Seoul | |
| Jordan | 23–35 | Bahrain | Seoul | |
| Qatar | 21–19 | Jordan | Seoul | |
| 29 September 1983 | Bahrain | 16–31 | Japan | Seoul |
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 29 September –Seoul | ||||||
| South Korea | 25 | |||||
| 1 October –Seoul | ||||||
| Bahrain | 22 | |||||
| South Korea | 25 | |||||
| 29 September –Seoul | ||||||
| Japan | 19 | |||||
| Japan | 26 | |||||
| Kuwait | 22 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 1 October –Seoul | ||||||
| Bahrain | 21 | |||||
| Kuwait | 31 | |||||
| 29 September 1983 | South Korea | 25–22 | Bahrain | Seoul |
| 29 September 1983 | Japan | 26–22 | Kuwait | Seoul |
| 1 October 1983 | Bahrain | 21–31 | Kuwait | Seoul |
| 1 October 1983 | South Korea | 25–19 | Japan | Seoul |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | South Korea |
 | Japan |
 | Kuwait |
| 4 | Bahrain |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia |
| 6 | Qatar |
| 7 | Jordan |
| 8 | Hong Kong |