Handball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The handball women's tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru was held between 24 and 30 July 2019. Eight nations participated.[1] Brazil won its sixth straight title, directly qualifying to the 2020 Summer Olympics.

Women's handball
at the XVIII Pan American Games
Tournament details
Host country Peru
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates24–30 July
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (6th title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Cuba
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored968 (48.4 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Elke Karsten
(28 goals)
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Qualification

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

Summary

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Event Dates Location Vacancies Qualified
Host Nation 1   Peru
2018 South American Games 27–31 May   Cochabamba 2   Brazil
  Argentina
2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 20–25 July   Barranquilla 3   Dominican Republic
  Puerto Rico
  Cuba
North Zone Qualifying (Canada vs. United States)[3] 2–5 September   Auburn
  Montreal
1   United States
Repechage qualification tournament[4] 26–28 March   Mexico City 1   Canada
Total 8
  • Chile (3rd placed finisher at the South American Games), Mexico and Guatemala (4th and 5th at the Central American and Caribbean Games) and Canada (loser of the North Zone Qualifying) competed in the Repechage tournament.

North Zone Qualifying

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2 September 2018 United States   22–20   Canada Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn
(12–11)

5 September 2018 Canada   16–26   United States Montreal
(6–14)

United States won 48–36 on aggregate.

Repechage qualification tournament

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 3 2 0 1 74 62 +12 4[a] 2019 Pan American Games
2   Mexico (H) 3 2 0 1 97 67 +30 4[a]
3   Chile 3 2 0 1 75 71 +4 4[a]
4   Guatemala 3 0 0 3 51 97 −46 0
Source: [citation needed]
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
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Canada 2 Pts, +3 GD; Mexico 2 Pts, +1 GD; Chile 2 Pts, −4 GD
26 March 2019 Chile   30–22   Guatemala Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City
(16–10)
26 March 2019 Mexico   29–26   Canada Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City
(15–11)

27 March 2019 Canada   22–16   Chile Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City
(10–10)
27 March 2019 Guatemala   12–41   Mexico Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City
(6–20)

28 March 2019 Canada   26–17   Guatemala Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City
(13–6)
28 March 2019 Mexico   27–29   Chile Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City
(12–13)

Results

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All times are in Peru Time (UTC−5).

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Brazil 3 3 0 0 110 48 +62 6 Semifinals
2   Cuba 3 2 0 1 75 68 +7 4
3   Puerto Rico 3 1 0 2 63 76 −13 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Canada 3 0 0 3 36 92 −56 0
Source: Lima 2019
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.


24 July 2019
13:00
Puerto Rico   23−9   Canada Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Ceballos 6 (12−4) three players 2
  1×  Report   3× 

24 July 2019
20:30
Brazil   29−20   Cuba Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
De Paula 6 (13−9) Rizo 4
  4×  Report   4× 

25 July 2019
15:30
Cuba   27−24   Puerto Rico Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
three players 4 (14−13) Ceballos 6
 4×  Report   3×  1× 

25 July 2019
20:30
Canada   12−41   Brazil Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL)
four players 2 (5−20) Castro 10
  4×  Report   1× 

27 July 2019
13:00
Cuba   28–15   Canada Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Rosabal, Téllez 6 (11–7) Benhacine, Routhier 3
  4×  Report   6× 

27 July 2019
18:00
Brazil   40–16   Puerto Rico Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Belo 8 (20–10) Ceballos, García 4
  5×  Report   3×  1× 

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 105 39 +66 6 Semifinals
2   United States 3 2 0 1 70 59 +11 4
3   Dominican Republic 3 1 0 2 85 69 +16 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Peru (H) 3 0 0 3 34 127 −93 0
Source: Lima 2019
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 July 2019
15:30
Dominican Republic   46−16   Peru Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL)
Andino 13 (22−7) Cruz 8
  5×  Report   7×  1× 

24 July 2019
18:00
Argentina   26−15   United States Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Karsten 5 (13−8) Andersen, Rhoads 5
  3×  Report   6× 

25 July 2019
13:00
United States   26−22   Dominican Republic Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Rhoads, Taylor, 7 (11−10) three players 4
  4×  Report   5× 

25 July 2019
18:00
Peru   7−52   Argentina Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Cruz 4 (2−25) Karsten 10
  6×  Report   1× 

27 July 2019
15:30
United States   29–11   Peru Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Butler, Taylor 5 (16–8) Cruz, Servat 4
  3×  Report  1× 

27 July 2019
20:30
Argentina   27–17   Dominican Republic Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Pizzo 6 (13–6) Cabrera 4
  6×  Report   8×  1× 

Classification round

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5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
29 July — Lima
 
 
  Dominican Republic24
 
30 July — Lima
 
  Canada23
 
  Dominican Republic26
 
29 July — Lima
 
  Puerto Rico24
 
  Puerto Rico43
 
 
  Peru14
 
Seventh place
 
 
30 July — Lima
 
 
  Canada31
 
 
  Peru12

5–8th place semifinals

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29 July 2019
10:00
Dominican Republic   24–23   Canada Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Brito, Lorenzo 5 (9–14) Benhacine 8
  4×  1×  Report   3× 

29 July 2019
12:00
Puerto Rico   43–14   Peru Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Lenci, López (ARG)
Fuentes 8 (24–7) Cruz 4
Report  3× 

Seventh place match

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30 July 2019
10:00
Canada   31–12   Peru Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL)
Routhier 8 (17–6) Delgado 5
  2×  Report   2× 

Fifth place match

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30 July 2019
12:00
Dominican Republic   26–24   Puerto Rico Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Nova 6 (13–14) four players 4
  2×  Report   1×  1× 

Medal round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
29 July — Lima
 
 
  Argentina31
 
30 July — Lima
 
  Cuba21
 
  Argentina21
 
29 July — Lima
 
  Brazil30
 
  Brazil34
 
 
  United States9
 
Third place
 
 
30 July — Lima
 
 
  Cuba24
 
 
  United States23

Semifinals

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29 July 2019
18:00
Argentina   31–21   Cuba Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Karsten 6 (17–7) Rizo 8
  3×  Report   3×  1× 

29 July 2019
20:30
Brazil   34–9   United States Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL)
Castro 8 (15–3) Rhoads 5
  2×  Report   2× 

Bronze medal match

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30 July 2019
18:00
Cuba   24–23   United States Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Rizo 6 (13–12) Andersen 8
  4×  Report  3× 

Gold medal match

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30 July 2019
20:30
Argentina   21–30   Brazil Villa Deportiva Nacional
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Karsten 4 (12–12) Amorim, Fachinello 5
  1×  Report   5× 

Ranking and statistics

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References

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  1. ^ "Handball – Women – Competition Schedule" (PDF). COPAL. 23 July 2019. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 25 April 2018. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ^ "USA men and women through to Lima 2019". IHF. 6 September 2018. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Canada claim final place at 2019 Pan American Games". International Handball Federation (IHF). 29 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2019.