Handball at the Central American Games

Handball has been an Central American Games event since 2001 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In addition to crowning the handball champions of the Central American Games, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Men

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details	Guatemala City		Guatemala	No playoffs	Honduras		Costa Rica	No playoffs	El Salvador
2010 Details	Panama City		Honduras	No playoffs	El Salvador		Nicaragua	No playoffs	Costa Rica
2013 Details	San Jose		Nicaragua	No playoffs	Guatemala		Costa Rica	No playoffs	Honduras

Medal table

1	Guatemala	1	1	0	2
	Honduras	1	1	0	2
3	Nicaragua	1	0	1	2
4	El Salvador	0	1	0	1
5	Costa Rica	0	0	2	2
Total		3	3	3	9

Participating nations

Nation	2001	2010	2013	Years
Costa Rica	3rd	4th	3rd	3
El Salvador	4th	2nd	5th	2
Guatemala	1st	-	2nd	1
Honduras	2nd	1st	4th	2
Nicaragua	-	3rd	1st	2
Panama	-	5th	-	1
Total	4	5	5

Women

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details	Guatemala City		Guatemala	No playoffs	Costa Rica		Honduras	No playoffs	El Salvador
2010 Details	Panama City		El Salvador	No playoffs	Costa Rica		Honduras
2013 Details	San Jose		Costa Rica	No playoffs	Guatemala		Nicaragua	No playoffs	El Salvador

Medal table

1	Costa Rica	1	2	0	3
2	Guatemala	1	1	0	2
3	El Salvador	1	0	0	1
4	Honduras	0	0	2	2
5	Nicaragua	0	0	1	1
Total		3	3	3	9

Participating nations

Nation	2001	2010	2013	Years
Costa Rica	2nd	2nd	1st	2
El Salvador	4th	1st	4th	2
Guatemala	1st	-	2nd	1
Honduras	3rd	3rd	5th	2
Nicaragua	-	-	3rd	1
Total	4	3	5

References

• www.panamhandball.org