Handball has been an Asian Games event since 1982 when the sport was first played in New Delhi, India.
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=13 | Final | width=1% rowspan=13 | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% | Winner | width=8% | Score | width=15% | Runner-up | width=15% | 3rd place | width=8% | Score | width=15% | 4th place |
| 1982 |  New Delhi | 24–19 | 32–22 | ||||||||
| 1986 |  Seoul | No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||||
| 1990 |  Beijing | No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||||
| 1994 |  Hiroshima | No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||||
| 1998 |  Bangkok | 29–18 | 28–23 | ||||||||
| 2002 | Busan | 22–21 | 28–21 | ||||||||
| 2006 |  Doha | 27–24 | 31–27 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | 32–28 | 27–20 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Incheon | 24–21 | 28–25 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | 32–27 OT | 24–23 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | 32–25 | 31–30 | ||||||||
| Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=11 | Final | width=1% rowspan=11 | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=15% | Winner | width=8% | Score | width=15% | Runner-up | width=15% | 3rd place | width=8% | Score | width=15% | 4th place |
| 1990 | Beijing | No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||||
| 1994 | Hiroshima | No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||||
| 1998 | Bangkok | No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||||
| 2002 | Busan | No playoffs | No playoffs | ||||||||
| 2006 | Doha | 29–22 | 25–22 | ||||||||
| 2010 | Guangzhou | 31–22 | 38–26 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Incheon | 29–19 | 27–26 | ||||||||
| 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang | 29–23 | 43–14 | ||||||||
| 2022 | Hangzhou | 29–19 | 39–26 | ||||||||
| width=170 | Team | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | 2022 ! | width=40 | Years | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 7th | 11th | 7th | 10th | 5th | 10 | |||||||||||||
| 5th | 8th | 9th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 13th | 10th | 11th | 8th | 11th | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | 12th | 9th | 14th | 10th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 12th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 4th | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 5th | 7th | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 3rd | 9th | 4th | 4th | 11 | |||||||||||
| 8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 8th | 5th | 3rd | 9 | |||||||||||||
| 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 11th | 12th | 13th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 7 | ||||||||||||||
| 5th | 3rd | 5th | 8th | 4th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 6th | 11 | |||||||
| 5th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | 12th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 6th | 5th | 8th | 10th | 13th | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | 10th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
| width=170 | Team | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | width=25 | 2014 ! | width=25 | 2018 ! | width=25 | 2022 ! | width=40 | Years | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 9 | |||||||||
| 3rd | 5th | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 6th | 7th | 7th | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8th | 8th | 8th | 9th | 5th | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| 8th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 9 | ||||||||
| 4th | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 8 | |||||||||||
| 10th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| 9th | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 9 | ||||
| 6th | 7th | 7th | 7th | 4th | 8th | 6 | |||||||||||||||
| 6th | 5th | 6th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Number of teams | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 |