1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

The 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil from 30 September to 6 October 1990. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates30 September – 6 October 1990
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored698 (46.53 per match)
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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 130 3 +127 6
  Brazil (H) 3 2 0 1 123 32 +91 4
  Paraguay 3 1 0 2 46 101 −55 2
  Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 15 158 −143 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
30 September 1991
16:00
United States   50–9   Paraguay

30 September 1991
20:30
Brazil   61–2   Puerto Rico

1 October 1991
18:30
United States   66–5   Puerto Rico

1 October 1991
20:00
Brazil   43–6   Paraguay

3 October 1991
18:30
Paraguay   31–8   Puerto Rico

3 October 1991
20:00
United States   24–19   Brazil

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Canada 2 2 0 0 76 18 +58 4
  Argentina 2 1 0 1 28 45 −17 2
  Uruguay 2 0 0 2 18 59 −41 0
Source: [citation needed]
30 September 1991
14:30
Canada   40–9   Uruguay

1 October 1991
17:00
Argentina   19–9   Uruguay

2 October 1991
17:00
Canada   36–9   Argentina

Placement round

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Points from the first round were carried over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5   Paraguay 2 2 0 0 48 12 +36 4
6   Uruguay 2 1 0 1 27 25 +2 2
7   Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 16 54 −38 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
5 October 1990
16:30
Uruguay   23–8   Puerto Rico

6 October 1990
14:00
Paraguay   17–4   Uruguay

Final round

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Points from the first round were carried over.

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  United States 3 3 0 0 98 49 +49 6
  Canada 3 2 0 1 81 64 +17 4
  Brazil (H) 3 1 0 2 74 65 +9 2
  Argentina 3 0 0 3 35 110 −75 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
5 October 1991
18:30
Canada   25–24   Brazil Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

5 October 1991
20:30
United States   43–10   Argentina Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

6 October 1991
15:30
Brazil   31–16   Argentina Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

6 October 1991
17:00
United States   31–20   Canada Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
    United States
    Canada
    Brazil
4   Argentina
5   Paraguay
6   Uruguay
7   Puerto Rico
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