1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Brazil
Dates 30 September–6 October
Teams 7
Final positions
Champions  United States (2nd title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  Brazil
Fourth place  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches 13
Goals scored 636 (48.92 per match)
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The 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was held in Brazil. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Preliminary round

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 130 3 +127 6
 Brazil 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
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

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

Group B

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
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

Final round

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 3 1 0 2 74 65 +9 2
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 35 110 −75 0
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

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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