The South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior national handball teams of South America and Central America, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the South and Central American junior champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Junior Handball Championship. The first tournament was held in 2019 in Palmira, Colombia.
Current season, competition or edition: 2022 South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 |
| First season | 2019 |
| No. of teams | 6 |
| Continent | SCAHC (South America/Central America) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Argentina Brazil (1 title each) |
Summaries edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2019 Details |
 Palmira[1] |
 Argentina |
Round-robin |  Brazil |
 Chile |
Round-robin |  Venezuela | ||
| 2022 Details |
Buenos Aires[2] |
Brazil[3] |
27–25 | Argentina |
Chile |
26–15 |  Costa Rica | ||
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations edit
| Team | 2019 |
2022 |
Years |
| Argentina
|
1st | 2nd | 2 |
| Brazil
|
2nd | 1st | 2 |
| Chile
|
3rd | 3rd | 2 |
| Colombia
|
5th | 1 | |
 Costa Rica
|
4th | 1 | |
 French Guiana
|
7th | 1 | |
 Guatemala
|
8th | 1 | |
 Paraguay
|
6th | 5th | 2 |
 Uruguay
|
6th | 1 | |
 Venezuela
|
4th | 1 | |
| Total | 6 | 8 |
|---|
References edit
- ^ "Campeonato Sur y Centroamericano de balonmano en Palmira". hsbnoticias.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ "Handball masculino:Planteles albicelestespara los sul centro juvenil y junior en Buenos Aires". deporteargentinoplus.com.ar (in Spanish). 4 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
- ^ "Seleção júnior vence Argentina e fatura Sul-Centro". olimpiadatododia.com.br (in Portuguese). 13 November 2022. Retrieved 24 November 2022.