2003 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Brazil |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 29 April – 4 May |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (4th title) |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 676 (45.07 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Alinea da Silva (29 goals) |
The 2003 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil from 29 April to 4 May 2003. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Women's Handball Championship.
Preliminary round
[edit]All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 30 | +86 | 6 |
| United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 62 | 0 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 87 | −23 | 2 |
 Guatemala
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 100 | −63 | 0 |
| 29 April 2003 16:00 |
United States
|
24–17 | Dominican Republic
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| (10–10) | ||||
| 29 April 2003 20:20 |
Brazil
|
42–3 | Guatemala
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| (19–2) | ||||
| 30 April 2003 16:00 |
Dominican Republic
|
28–20 | Guatemala
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| (15–11) | ||||
| 30 April 2003 20:20 |
Brazil
|
31–8 | United States
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| (18–1) | ||||
| 1 May 2003 16:00 |
United States
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30–14 | Guatemala
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| (13–7) | ||||
| 1 May 2003 20:20 |
Brazil
|
43–19 | Dominican Republic
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|
| (22–7) | ||||
Group B
[edit]| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 38 | 31 | +7 | 2 |
| Uruguay
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 2 |
 Canada
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 43 | −6 | 2 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 29 April 2003 17:30 |
Argentina
|
24–14 | Canada
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| (9–8) | ||||
| 30 April 2003 18:00 |
Canada
|
23–19 | Uruguay
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| (9–7) | ||||
| 1 May 2003 18:00 |
Uruguay
|
17–14 | Argentina
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|
| (8–6) | ||||
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| Brazil | 44 | |||||
| Uruguay | 18 | |||||
| Brazil | 39 | |||||
| Argentina | 12 | |||||
| United States | 15 | |||||
| Argentina | 21 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Uruguay | 21 | |||||
| United States | 14 | |||||
Semifinals
[edit]| 2 May 2003 18:00 |
Argentina
|
21–15 | United States
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| (9–7) | ||||
| 2 May 2003 20:20 |
Brazil
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44–18 | Uruguay
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| (27–7) | ||||
Seventh place game
[edit]| 2 May 2003 16:00 |
Canada
|
40–11 | Guatemala
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| (24–4) | ||||
Fifth place game
[edit]| 3 May 2003 13:00 |
Canada
|
31–20 | Dominican Republic
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| (14–9) | ||||
Third place game
[edit]| 3 May 2003 15:00 |
Uruguay
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21–14 | United States
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| (12–5) | ||||
Final
[edit]| 4 May 2003 12:15 |
Brazil
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39–12 | Argentina
|
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| Da Silva 10 | (19–4) | Sanguinetti 7 | ||
Final ranking
[edit]| Qualified for the 2003 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Brazil
|
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Argentina
|
 |
Uruguay
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| 4 | United States
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| 5 | Canada
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| 6 | Dominican Republic
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| 7 | Guatemala
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