1971 IHF Olympic Asian qualification tournament
# 1971 IHF Olympic Asian qualification tournament

The 1971 IHF Olympic Asian qualification tournament was held in Japan. The winner of the tournament qualified for the 1972 Summer Olympics.

## Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan (H) | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 24 | +50 | 8 | 1972 Summer Olympics |
| 2 | Israel | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 63 | −17 | 2 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 76 | −33 | 2 | |
| 4 | Taiwan (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |

* 1 2 Israel against South Korea +5 goals total 35–30

## Matches

All times are local (UTC+9).

| 14 November 1971 15:40 | Japan | 15–4 | Israel | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 14 November 1971 15:40 | | (8–1) | Amikam Riklin (2) Zvi Tel-Or & Moshe Vagelowitz (1) | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo |
| 17 November 1971 18:00 | South Korea | 15-13 | Israel | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Attendance: 2000 |
| 17 November 1971 18:00 | Che Song Buk (7) | (6-4) | Benjamin Naaman, Igor Bialik & Eitan Madmoni (3) Wenglowitz (2) Yirimi & Utlior (1). | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo Attendance: 2000 |
| 20 November 1971 18:00 | Japan | 20-6 | South Korea | Osaka City Central Gymnasium, Osaka |
| 20 November 1971 18:00 | | (10-5) | | Osaka City Central Gymnasium, Osaka |
| 23 November 1971 14:30 | Israel | 7-18 | Japan | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya Attendance: 4000 |
| 23 November 1971 14:30 | Akiva Lefler (3) | (5-6) | Novoyuki Ida (6) | Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium, Nagoya Attendance: 4000 |
| 26 November 1971 18:00 | Israel | 22-15 | South Korea | Komazawa Gymnasium, Tokyo |
| 26 November 1971 18:00 | Akiva Lefer (12) Igor Bialik (3) | (8-6) | Tsang Sung Bok (Most) | Komazawa Gymnasium, Tokyo |
| 28 November 1971 15:40 | Japan | 21-7 | South Korea | Komazawa Gymnasium, Tokyo |
| 28 November 1971 15:40 | | (8-4) | | Komazawa Gymnasium, Tokyo |

## Broadcast

The first and last game of Japan were broadcast by NHK Educational TV. For the game on 23 November Israel against Japan there were negotiation for a radio broadcast at NHK Radio 1.

