Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's handball tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games was the 9th edition of the handball event for women at the Pan American Games. It was held from 24 to 29 October 2023. All games were played at the Gimnasio Polideportivo in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Women's handball
at the XIX Pan American Games
Tournament details
Host country Chile
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates24–29 October
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (7th title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Paraguay
Fourth place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored931 (46.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Adriana Castro
(33 goals)
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The winner of this tournament, Brazil, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows.[1]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29
G G G ½ B F

Qualification

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A total eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) qualified automatically, along with seven other teams in various qualifying tournaments.[2]

Event Dates Location Quota(s) Qualified
Host Nation 1   Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games 23–28 November 2021   Cali 1   Argentina
2022 South American Games 6–10 October 2022   Asuncion 2   Brazil[3][4]
  Paraguay
USA–CAN Qualifying Round[5] 10 & 13 November 2022   Lansing
  Montreal
1   Canada
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 24–29 June 2023   San Salvador 2   Cuba
  Puerto Rico
Last chance qualification tournament 25–27 August 2023   Santo Domingo 1   Uruguay
Total 8

Results

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All times are in Chile Time (UTC−3).

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 105 42 +63 6 Semifinals
2   Chile (H) 3 2 0 1 61 57 +4 4
3   Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 57 89 −32 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 44 79 −35 0
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
(H) Hosts


24 October 2023
17:30
Argentina   46–17   Puerto Rico Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA)
Dalle Crode, Karsten 7 (21–9) three players 3
 2×  Report  5×  1× 
24 October 2023
20:00
Canada   14–23   Chile Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Correa, Converse (ARG)
Lacasse, Laplante 3 (11–11) Lovera 7
 6×  1×  Report   3× 

25 October 2023
17:30
Chile   15–28   Argentina Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Lovera 5 (9–16) Karsten 7
 2×  Report   4× 
25 October 2023
20:00
Puerto Rico   25–20   Canada Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA)
Cabrera, Hiraldo 6 (15–7) Zimmer 6
 1×  Report  2× 

26 October 2023
17:30
Argentina   31–10   Canada Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI)
Karsten 10 (15–4) Laplante 3
 1×  Report  6× 
26 October 2023
20:00
Puerto Rico   15–23   Chile Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Benítez, García 4 (12–9) three players 4
  1×  1×  Report   1× 

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 104 35 +69 6 Semifinals
2   Paraguay 3 1 0 2 68 76 −8 2[a]
3   Cuba 3 1 0 2 62 101 −39 2[a] 5–8th place semifinals
4   Uruguay 3 1 0 2 53 75 −22 2[a]
Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Paraguay 2 Pts, +4 GD; Cuba 2 Pts, –1 GD; Uruguay 2 Pts, –3 GD
24 October 2023
10:00
Cuba   25–21   Uruguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Reyes, Téllez 5 (13–6) Barreiro 5
 7×  Report  2× 
24 October 2023
12:30
Brazil   27–15   Paraguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
four players 4 (15–7) Insfran 6
  4×  Report  2× 

25 October 2023
10:00
Uruguay   9–28   Brazil Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Bianco 6 (5–17) Araújo 5
 2×  Report  2× 
25 October 2023
12:30
Paraguay   31–26   Cuba Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Fernández, Leiva 6 (17–13) Amorós 9
  1×  Report  2× 

26 October 2023
10:00
Paraguay   22–23   Uruguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Fernández 8 (9–11) Bianco 5
 5×  1×  Report  3× 
26 October 2023
12:30
Brazil   49–11   Cuba Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Castro 10 (26–6) Toledo 3
 4×  Report  3× 

Classification round

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5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
28 October — Viña del Mar
 
 
  Cuba26
 
29 October — Viña del Mar
 
  Canada20
 
  Cuba29
 
28 October — Viña del Mar
 
  Puerto Rico31
 
  Puerto Rico30
 
 
  Uruguay23
 
Seventh place
 
 
29 October — Viña del Mar
 
 
  Canada19
 
 
  Uruguay22

5–8th place semifinals

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28 October 2023
10:00
Cuba   26–20   Canada Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Téllez 7 (13–6) three players 4
 3×  Report   5× 

28 October 2023
12:30
Puerto Rico   30–23   Uruguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA)
Hiraldo, Benítez 6 (14–8) Barreiro 10
  4×  Report  3× 

Seventh place match

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29 October 2023
12:00
Canada   19–22   Uruguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI)
Routhier 6 (11–10) Bianco 6
  8×  1×  Report  2× 

Fifth place match

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29 October 2023
14:30
Cuba   29–31   Puerto Rico Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
González 7 (13–12) Ceballos 10
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Medal round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
28 October — Viña del Mar
 
 
  Argentina28
 
29 October — Viña del Mar
 
  Paraguay18
 
  Argentina18
 
28 October — Viña del Mar
 
  Brazil30
 
  Brazil30
 
 
  Chile10
 
Third place
 
 
29 October — Viña del Mar
 
 
  Paraguay23
 
 
  Chile20

Semifinals

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28 October 2023
17:30
Argentina   28–18   Paraguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
three players 5 (10–7) Fernández 6
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28 October 2023
20:00
Brazil   30–10   Chile Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
Castro 11 (19–8) Paul 3
  2×  Report   1× 

Bronze medal match

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29 October 2023
18:00
Paraguay   23–20   Chile Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Insfran 10 (14–11) Lovera 9
  3×  1×  Report   1× 

Gold medal match

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29 October 2023
20:30
Argentina   18–30   Brazil Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Pizzo 6 (7–16) da Rocha 7
  3×  1×  Report   5× 

Ranking and statistics

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Rank Team
    Brazil
    Argentina
    Paraguay
4   Chile
5   Puerto Rico
6   Cuba
7   Uruguay
8   Canada
Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
Qualified for the 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments

References

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  1. ^ "Handball Competition Schedule". Santiago 2023 Organizing Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Brasil bate a Argentina e conquista ouro no handebol feminino pelos Jogos Sul-Americanos de Assunção" [Brazil beats Argentina and wins gold in women's handball in Assuncion South American Games]. www.gazetaesportiva.com/ (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. ^ "Brasil vence a Argentina com facilidade e garante medalha de ouro no handebol feminino em Assunção" [Brazil beats Argentina easily and secures gold medal in women's handball in Asunción]. www.cob.org.br/ (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  5. ^ "PANAM Games Qualification (North America – Women)". NACHC. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.