2000 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Brazil |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 23–28 May |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Argentina (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Cuba |
| Third place | Brazil |
| Fourth place |  United States |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,016 (50.8 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Antonio Sosa (54 goals) |
The 2000 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the ninth edition of the tournament, held in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil from 23 to 28 May 2000. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 2001 World Championship, where the top four placed team qualied.
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 50 | +19 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 55 | +35 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Greenland
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 75 | −13 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Uruguay
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 98 | −41 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
| 23 May 2000 | Cuba
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41–17 | Uruguay
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| (22–8) | ||||
| 23 May 2000 | Argentina
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20–16 | Greenland
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| (11–8) | ||||
| 24 May 2000 | Argentina
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28–14 | Uruguay
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| (12–9) | ||||
| 24 May 2000 | Cuba
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29–17 | Greenland
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| (13–7) | ||||
| 25 May 2000 | Greenland
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29–26 | Uruguay
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| (15–9) | ||||
| 25 May 2000 | Argentina
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21–20 | Cuba
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| (9–10) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 42 | +79 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 80 | −17 | 4 | |
| 3 | Dominican Republic
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 75 | 105 | −30 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Mexico
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 93 | −32 | 0 |
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
| 23 May 2000 | United States
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25–17 | Mexico
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| (9–7) | ||||
| 23 May 2000 | Brazil
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47–18 | Dominican Republic
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| (25–10) | ||||
| 24 May 2000 | United States
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27–24 | Dominican Republic
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| (12–11) | ||||
| 24 May 2000 | Brazil
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35–13 | Mexico
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| (18–5) | ||||
| 25 May 2000 | Dominican Republic
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33–31 | Mexico
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| (15–12) | ||||
| 25 May 2000 | Brazil
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39–11 | United States
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| (17–5) | ||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||
| United States | 18 | |||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||
| Cuba | 25 | |||||
| Brazil | 24 | |||||
| Cuba | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| United States | 17 | |||||
| Brazil | 38 | |||||
Fifth place bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Greenland | 35 | |||||
| Mexico | 18 | |||||
| Greenland | 27 | |||||
| Dominican Republic | 21 | |||||
| Dominican Republic (ET) | 34 | |||||
| Uruguay | 30 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Mexico (ET) | 22 | |||||
| Uruguay | 19 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 26 May 2000 | Greenland
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35–18 | Mexico
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| (18–7) | ||||
| 26 May 2000 | Dominican Republic
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34–30 (ET) | Uruguay
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| (13–11) | ||||
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FT: 26–26 ET: 8–4 | ||||
Semifinals
| 27 May 2000 | Argentina
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28–18 | United States
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| (18–7) | ||||
| 27 May 2000 | Cuba
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26–24 | Brazil
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| (10–13) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 27 May 2000 | Mexico
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22–19 (ET) | Uruguay
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| (9–1) | ||||
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FT: 19–19 ET: 3–0 | ||||
Fifth place game
| 28 May 2000 | Greenland
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27–21 | Dominican Republic
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| (16–8) | ||||
Third place game
| 28 May 2000 | Brazil
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38–17 | United States
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| (19–10) | ||||
Final
| 28 May 2000 | Argentina
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26–25 | Cuba
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| (14–14) | ||||
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 2001 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
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Argentina
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Cuba
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Brazil
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| 4 | United States
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| 5 | Greenland
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| 6 | Dominican Republic
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| 7 | Mexico
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| 8 | Uruguay
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Cuba withdrew and Greeland replaced them.