1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the Pan American Men's Handball Championship, held in Mexico from 7 to 14 January 1980. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The tournament was planned to be in 1979 but was delayed several times.[1]

1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates7–14 January 1980
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place United States
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored588 (39.2 per match)
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Standings

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1   Cuba 5 4 1 0 121 97 +24 9
2   Canada 5 3 1 1 98 90 +8 7
3   United States 5 3 0 2 115 95 +20 6
4   Brazil 5 2 1 2 90 92 −2 5
5   Argentina 5 1 0 4 75 99 −24 2
6   Mexico (H) 5 0 1 4 89 115 −26 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Results

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7 January 1980 Canada   22–22   Mexico Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Obzygaile 5 (11–9) García 7
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7 January 1980 Cuba   19–19   Brazil Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(8–12) Luizinho 6
[3]
7 January 1980 Argentina   12–19   United States Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(5–10)

8 January 1980 United States   27–23   Brazil Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(14–10)
[4]
8 January 1980 Mexico   15–19   Argentina Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
Grote 4 (9–9) Quipiro 7
[5]
8 January 1980 Canada   19–22   Cuba Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(9–8)

11 January 1980 Canada   18–13   Argentina Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(6–5)
11 January 1980 Brazil   14–13   Mexico Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(5–4)
[6]
11 January 1980 Cuba   23–20   United States Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(12–9)

12 January 1980 Cuba   29–17   Argentina Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(17–7)
12 January 1980 Canada   19–16   Brazil Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(9–9)
12 January 1980 Mexico   17–32   United States Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(7–13)

14 January 1980 Canada   20–17   United States Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(10–10)
14 January 1980 Argentina   14–18   Brazil Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(5–6)
[7]
14 January 1980 Mexico   22–28   Cuba Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City
(12–14)

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
    Cuba
    Canada
    United States
4   Brazil
5   Argentina
6   Mexico

Teams

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Argentina

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Brasilia

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  • Coach: Antonio Carlos Simões
  • Players: William, Sergião, Chu, Montanha, Luizinho, Borracheiro, Mané, Roni, Foguete, Toco and Duilio Saba

Canada

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Mexico

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References

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  1. ^ Rennis, Juan Carlos (June 2016). Pan American Handball: tournaments and statistics (PDF) (in English and Spanish). Buenos Aires: Pan-American Team Handball Federation. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  2. ^ "Se inició Torneo Panamericano de Handball. México-Canadá, empatan". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 58 (309): 4. 8 January 1980. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  3. ^ "O grande empate do handebol". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.85): 24. 9 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Handebol perde e reduz chances". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.86): 23. 10 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  5. ^ "Argentina 19 México 15 en Torneo de Handball". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 58 (310): 4. 9 January 1980. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. ^ "Brasil vence no handebol". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.88): 21. 12 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
  7. ^ "Handebol, Brasil fica em 4º lugar". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.91): 23. 15 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
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