2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship, was the 16th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was held from 23 to 29 June 2014 in Uruguay. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship, securing three vacancies for the World Championship.[1]

2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Uruguay
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates23–29 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (6th title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place Chile
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored1,113 (55.65 per match)
Top scorer(s)Greenland Akutaaneq Kreutzmann
(43 goals)
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Argentina won the tournament for the third consecutive and sixth time total after defeating Brazil 30–19 in the final.[2]

Participating teams

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Referees

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Six referee pairs were selected.[5]

Preliminary round

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The draw was held on 24 May 2014.

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 114 44 +70 6
  Uruguay (H) 3 2 0 1 78 74 +4 4
  United States 3 1 0 2 74 83 −9 2
  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 59 124 −65 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
24 June 2014
18:00
United States   17–28   Brazil Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 300
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Elzoghby 4 (8–15) Gama 5
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24 June 2014
20:00
Uruguay   36–19   Guatemala Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 700
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Fabra 8 (17–9) Lun 5
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25 June 2014
16:00
Brazil   54–12   Guatemala Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Referees: Posch, Jorgensen (USA)
Freitas 14 (28–4) V. Morales 4
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25 June 2014
20:00
Uruguay   27–23   United States Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Gamiz 9 (15–5) Hines, Elzoghby 5
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26 June 2014
14:00
United States   34–28   Guatemala Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 200
Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR)
Elzoghby 10 (13–12) V. Morales 6
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26 June 2014
20:00
Uruguay   15–32   Brazil Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
five players 2 (7–15) Freitas 7
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Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 100 55 +45 6
  Chile 3 2 0 1 82 76 +6 4
  Greenland 3 1 0 2 77 86 −9 2
  Mexico 3 0 0 3 58 100 −42 0
Source: [citation needed]
23 June 2014
16:30
Chile   34–18   Mexico Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 200
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
E. Salinas 7 (15–8) Bermúdez 7
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23 June 2014
18:30
Argentina   33–20   Greenland Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Pizarro 6 (14–12) Ak. Kreutzmann 6
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25 June 2014
14:00
Argentina   33–16   Mexico Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 400
Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR)
F. Fernández, Cangiani 6 (18–8) Ab. Villalobos 4
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25 June 2014
18:00
Greenland   24–29   Chile Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Ak. Kreutzmann 7 (12–13) R. Salinas 10
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26 June 2014
16:00
Greenland   33–24   Mexico Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 650
Referees: Posch, Jorgensen (USA)
Ak. Kreutzmann 11 (17–12) Acuña 8
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26 June 2014
18:00
Argentina   34–19   Chile Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 800
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Pizarro 8 (16–12) Ceballos 5
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Knockout stage

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All times are local (UTC−3).

Championship bracket

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
  Brazil36
 
29 June
 
  Chile28
 
  Brazil19
 
28 June
 
  Argentina30
 
  Argentina30
 
 
  Uruguay16
 
Third-place game
 
 
29 June
 
 
  Chile25
 
 
  Uruguay24

5–8th-place bracket

 
SemifinalsFifth-place game
 
      
 
28 June
 
 
  United States41
 
29 June
 
  Mexico28
 
  United States32
 
28 June
 
  Greenland43
 
  Greenland44
 
 
  Guatemala22
 
Seventh-place game
 
 
29 June
 
 
  Mexico37
 
 
  Guatemala16

5–8th-place semifinals

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28 June 2014
16:00
Greenland   44–22   Guatemala Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 150
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Ak. Kreutzmann 9 (25–12) Stolz 7
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28 June 2014
20:00
United States   41–28   Mexico Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 150
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Elzoghby 9 (20–12) Ab. Villalobos 9
  6×  Report   1× 

Semifinals

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28 June 2014
14:00
Argentina   30–16   Uruguay Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 500
Referees: Posch, Jorgensen (USA)
S. Simonet, Cangiani 4 (18–6) five players 2
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28 June 2014
18:00
Brazil   36–28   Chile Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 100
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
Patrianova, Pozzer 5 (16–13) R. Salinas 12
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Seventh-place game

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29 June 2014
14:00
Mexico   37–16   Guatemala Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 100
Referees: Posch, Jorgensen (USA)
Aguirre, Ab. Villalobos 6 (15–9) Stolz 4
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Fifth-place game

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29 June 2014
16:00
Greenland   43–32   United States Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR)
An. Kreutzmann 11 (25–14) Axelsson 12
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Third-place game

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29 June 2014
18:00
Uruguay   24–25   Chile Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Velazco 8 (13–13) R. Salinas 12
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Final

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29 June 2014
20:00
Argentina   30–19   Brazil Estadio Sergio Matto, Canelones
Attendance: 1,250
Referees: Gubica, Milošević (CRO)
D. Simonet 11 (15–12) Pacheco 6
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Ranking and awards

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Final ranking

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    Argentina
    Brazil
    Chile
4   Uruguay
5   Greenland
6   United States
7   Mexico
8   Guatemala
Team advanced to the 2015 World Men's Handball Championship

All-Star Team

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References

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  1. ^ Calendar
  2. ^ "Argentina again on top in Pan-America". ihf.info. 2014-06-30.
  3. ^ "Venezuela no jugará el Panamericano – URU 2014 – Venezuela turned down the Pan American Championship". panamhandball.org. 2014-06-22.
  4. ^ "Nine instead of ten: Cuba withdraws from Pan American men's qualifying tournament". handball-world.com. 2014-05-22.
  5. ^ "Arbitros para el Panamericano Adulto Masculino – URU 2014 – Referees for Men's Senior Panam Ch". panamhandball.org. 2014-05-14.
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