title: North Korea women's national handball team
text: # North Korea women's national handball team
  
  The North Korea women's national handball team represents North Korea in international handball and is controlled by the Handball Association of the DPR Korea.
  
  North Korea attended for the first time an international competition when they participated at the 2010 Asian Women's Handball Championship, where they finished fifth.
  
  ## Asian Championship record
  
  * 1991 – 4th
  * 1993 – 3rd
  * 1999 – 4th
  * 2000 – 3rd
  * 2010 – 5th
  * 2012 – 5th
  