Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

The men's handball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held at the Exhibition Centre (in Hall B) from July 17 to 25.[1]

Handball – Men's tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games
VenueExhibition Centre – Hall B
DatesJuly 17 – July 25
Competitors120 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
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For these Games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket.

Argentina were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, defeating Brazil, 26–23 in the final. The two teams faced each other again in the 2015 final, this time with Brazil the victor, 29-27 in extra time.

The tournament determined one direct qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and one entrant in the Olympic Qualification Tournament. Because the Olympic host nation, Brazil, won, the runner up (Argentina) qualified directly for the Olympics and the third-place team (Chile) earned a spot in the Olympic Qualification Tournament.[2]

Qualification

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A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Games qualified, along with the host nation Canada.[3] The United States and Uruguay competed against one another in a home/away playoff for the last spot in the tournament. The fourth placed team in the Central American and Caribbean Games both declined to compete in the respective tournaments.[4]

Summary

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Event Date Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1   Canada
2014 South American Games[5] March 8–14   Santiago 3   Brazil
  Argentina
  Chile
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games[6] November 16–24   Veracruz 3   Puerto Rico
  Dominican Republic
  Cuba
Last chance qualification tournament[7] March 7/14, 2015   Auburn
  Montevideo
1   Uruguay
Total 8

Last chance qualification tournament

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March 07 United States   25 – 21   Uruguay Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn
Attendance: 900
Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG)
Hines 7 (10–12) Morandeira 5
  6×  1×  Report   3× 

March 14 Uruguay   28 – 20   United States Polideportivo, Montevideo
Attendance: 1200
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Velazco, Fabra 5 (14–12) Inahara 4
  3×  Report   8×  1× 


Rosters

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At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 15 players on their rosters.[8]


Draw

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The draw for the competition took place on March 15, 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay.[9]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

Results

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The official detailed schedule was revealed on April 26, 2015.[10]

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Preliminary round

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The conclusion of the Canada versus Brazil match

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Brazil 3 3 0 0 120 53 +67 6 Qualified for the semifinals
  Uruguay 3 2 0 1 77 78 −1 4
  Canada 3 1 0 2 62 85 −23 2
  Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 66 109 −43 0
Source: [citation needed]


July 17
11:30
Brazil   34–17   Canada Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Ziñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Pacheco 5 (20–8) Walder 5
  2×  report   3× 

July 17
13:30
Dominican Republic   23–33   Uruguay Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Mateo 6 (12–13) Fabra 5
  8×  report   4× 

July 19
11:30
Uruguay   18–38   Brazil Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR)
Morandeira 5 (11–16) Pozzer, Chiuffa 5
  2×  report   2× 

July 19
13:30
Canada   28–25   Dominican Republic Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Bessette 11 (12–14) Mateo 9
  5×  report   6× 

July 21
11:30
Canada   17–26   Uruguay Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Sartisson 4 (7–13) Mendez 7
  4×  Report   3× 

July 21
13:30
Brazil   48–18   Dominican Republic Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR)
Chiuffa 10 (30–7) Mateo 7
  2×  Report   1× 

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
  Argentina 3 3 0 0 103 63 +40 6 Qualified for the Semifinals
  Chile 3 1 1 1 87 84 +3 3
  Cuba 3 1 1 1 87 89 −2 3
  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 68 109 −41 0
Source: [citation needed]


July 17
18:30
Argentina   35–18   Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Fernandez, Pizarro 8 (19–10) Balazquez 7
  5×  report   6× 

July 17
20:30
Chile   33–23   Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Araya 8 (18–7) Nazario 9
  2×  1×  report   7× 

July 19
18:30
Puerto Rico   22–38   Argentina Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Mercado 7 (8–18) Fernandez 8
  4×  report   3× 

July 19
20:30
Cuba   31–31   Chile Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Robles 8 (14–13) R. Salinas 12
  7×  Report   8× 

July 21
18:30
Cuba   38–23   Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Toledano 13 (22–13) Hiraldo 7
  6×  report   5× 

July 21
20:30
Argentina   30–23   Chile Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Fernandez, Vieyra 8 (20–12) Araya 7
  6×  2×  report   4×  1× 

Classification round

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Semi-finalsFifth Place
 
      
 
July 23 — Toronto
 
 
  Canada24
 
July 25 — Toronto
 
  Puerto Rico29
 
  Puerto Rico39
 
July 23 — Toronto
 
  Cuba38
 
  Dominican Republic24
 
 
  Cuba40
 
Seventh Place
 
 
July 25 — Toronto
 
 
  Canada27
 
 
  Dominican Republic23

Semi-finals

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July 23
11:00
Canada   24–29   Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Walder 7 (10–14) Hiraldo 15
  3×  report   2× 

July 23
18:00
Dominican Republic   24–40   Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Mateo 6 (12–20) Hernandez 9
  6×  report   3× 

Seventh place match

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July 25
10:30
Canada   27–23   Dominican Republic Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR)
Touzel 6 (16–12) Mateo 8
  4×  report   5× 

Fifth place match

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July 25
13:00
Puerto Rico   39–38 (ET)   Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Hiraldo 13 (17–15) Hernandez 15
  3×  report   4×  2× 

FT: 33–33 ET: 6–5

Medal round

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
July 23 — Toronto
 
 
  Brazil34
 
July 25 — Toronto
 
  Chile24
 
  Brazil29
 
July 23 — Toronto
 
  Argentina 27
 
  Uruguay12
 
 
  Argentina20
 
Third Place
 
 
July 25 — Toronto
 
 
  Chile23
 
 
  Uruguay 17

Semi-finals

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July 23
13:30
Brazil   34–24   Chile Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Guimarães 5 (15–12) Salinas 10
  5×  report   4×  1× 

July 23
20:30
Uruguay   12–20   Argentina Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Gamiz 3 (7–7) Simonet 10
  6×  report   3× 

Bronze medal match

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July 25
17:30
  Chile   23–17 Uruguay   Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Salinas 6 (10–9) Fabra 4
  2×  report   4× 

Gold medal match

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July 25
20:00
  Brazil   29–27 (ET)   Argentina   Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Hubner, Santos 6 (9–11) Fernandez 8
  5×  1×  report   2× 

FT: 24–24 ET: 5–3

Final ranking

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Statistics

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References

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  1. ^ "Pan Am Games Detailed Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 15 September 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 October 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Handball" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  3. ^ "2016 Olympic Qualification". www.teamhandballnews.com/. Team handball news. December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
  4. ^ "Toronto (CAN) 2015 - the playoffs Adult Male and Female were drawn". panamhandballblog.blogspot.ca/. panamhandballblog. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
  5. ^ "South American Games: Overtime thriller sees Brazil narrowly top Argentina". www.handball-world.com. Handball World. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  6. ^ "Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic advance to gold medal match in Central American & Caribbean Games". www.handball-world.com. Handball World. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  7. ^ "URU qualifies for Toronto 2015 in men and women". panamhandball.org/. Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF). 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
  8. ^ "Sport Technical Manual Handball". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Groups Drawn for Toronto 2015 and PanAm Ch". Pan-American Team Handball Federation. 15 March 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Toronto (CAN) 2015 – Panamerican Games". www.panamhandball.org. Pan-American Team Handball Federation. 26 April 2015. Archived from the original on 16 May 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.