Pan American Women's Handball Championship

The Pan American Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Pan-American champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Women's Handball Championship.

Summary [edit]

Year	Host	Final			Third place match
Year	Host	Champion	Score	Second place	Third place	Score	Fourth place
1986 Details	Novo Hamburgo, Brazil	United States	^n/a	Canada	Brazil	^n/a	Argentina
1989 Details	Colorado Springs, USA	Canada	^n/a	United States	Brazil	^n/a	Mexico
1991 Details	Maringa, Brazil	United States	^n/a	Canada	Brazil	^n/a	Argentina
1997 Details	Poços de Caldas, Brazil	Brazil	21 – 17	Canada	Uruguay	19 – 14	Argentina
1999 Details	Buenos Aires, Argentina	Brazil	^n/a	Cuba	Argentina	^n/a	Uruguay
2000 Details	Aracaju, Brazil	Brazil	^n/a	Uruguay	Greenland	^n/a	Argentina
2003 Details	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil	Brazil	39 – 12	Argentina	Uruguay	21 – 14	United States
2005 Details	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil	Brazil	^n/a	Argentina	Uruguay	^n/a	Canada
2007 Details	Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic	Brazil	29 – 12	Argentina	Dominican Republic	25 – 24	Paraguay
2009 Details	Santiago, Chile	Argentina	26 – 25	Brazil	Chile	34 – 30	Dominican Republic
2011 Details	São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil	Brazil	35 – 16	Argentina	Cuba	37 – 27	Uruguay
2013 Details	Dominican Republic

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

Medal table [edit]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	7	1	3	11
2	United States	2	1	0	3
3	Argentina	1	4	1	6
4	Canada	1	3	0	4
5	Uruguay	0	1	3	4
6	Cuba	0	1	1	2
7	Greenland	0	0	1	1
	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
	Chile	0	0	1	1
Total		11	11	11	33

Participation history [edit]

Nation	1986	1989	1991	1997	1999	2000	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	Years
Argentina	4th	–	4th	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	Q	11
Brazil	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	Q	12
Canada	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	–	–	5th	4th	6th	–	–	Q	8
Chile	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	5th	–	2
Colombia	–	–	–	–	6th	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
Costa Rica	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	Q	2
Cuba	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	–	2
Dominican Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	5th	3rd	4th	6th	Q	6
Greenland	–	–	–	–	5th	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	-	2
Guatemala	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	1
Mexico	–	4th	–	6th	–	5th	–	–	8th	5th	7th	Q	7
Paraguay	5th	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	4th	7th	–	Q	5
Puerto Rico	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	-	1
Uruguay	6th	–	6th	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	6th	4th	Q	11
United States	1st	2nd	1st	–	–	–	4th	6th	7th	–	–	Q	7
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	Q	2