Pan American Men's Handball Championship

Pan American Men's Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1979
Inaugural season	1979
No. of teams	12
Continent	PATHF (Americas)
Most recent champion(s)	Brazil (3rd title)
Most titles	Cuba (8 titles)

The Pan American Men's Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano, is the official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Pan-American champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Men's Handball Championship.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				3rd place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		3rd place	Score	4th place
1979 Details	Mexico City		Cuba	Round-robin	Canada		United States	Round-robin	Brazil		6
1981 Details	Buenos Aires		Cuba	34–20	Brazil		United States	25–22	Argentina		7
1983 Details	Colorado Springs		Cuba	Round-robin	United States		Canada	Round-robin	Brazil		6
1985 Details	Manaus		Cuba	Round-robin	United States		Brazil	Round-robin	Mexico		6
1989 Details	Pinar del Río		Cuba	Round-robin	Brazil		United States	Round-robin	Canada		6
1994 Details	Santa Maria		Cuba	Round-robin	Brazil		United States	Round-robin	Argentina		7
1996 Details	Colorado Springs		Cuba	28–24	Argentina		United States	23–22	Brazil		8
1998 Details	Havana		Cuba	31–26	Argentina		Brazil	27–22	United States		9
2000 Details	São Bernardo do Campo		Argentina	26–25	Cuba		Brazil	38–17	United States		8
2002 Details	Buenos Aires		Argentina	22–21	Brazil		Greenland	27–7	United States		8
2004 Details	Santiago		Argentina	24–21	Brazil		Canada	31–24	Chile		8
2006 Details	Aracaju		Brazil	28–23	Argentina		Greenland	30–29	United States		8
2008 Details	São Carlos		Brazil	27–24	Argentina		Cuba	37–30	Chile		7
2010 Details	Santiago		Argentina	28–27	Brazil		Chile	34–31	Cuba		8
2012 Details	Burzaco		Argentina	22–21	Brazil		Chile	37–27	Uruguay		9
2014 Details	Canelones		Argentina	30–19	Brazil		Chile	25–24	Uruguay		8
2016 Details	Buenos Aires		Brazil	28–24	Chile		Argentina	29–13	Uruguay		12
2018 Details	Nuuk

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	8	1	1	10
2	Argentina	6	4	1	11
3	Brazil	3	8	3	14
4	United States	0	2	5	7
5	Chile	0	1	3	4
6	Canada	0	1	2	3
7	Greenland	0	0	2	2
Total		17	17	17	51

Teams by year

Nation	1979	1981	1983	1985	1989	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	Years
Argentina	5th	4th	-	5th	-	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	3rd	15
Brazil	4th	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	17
Canada	2nd	-	3rd	6th	4th	-	5th	6th	-		3rd	-	7th	7th	-	-	10th	10
Chile	-	7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	9
Colombia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	3
Costa Rica	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Cuba	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	-	-	-	3rd	4th	-	-	-	11
Dominican Republic	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	-	8th	-	-	-	2
Greenland	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	5th	3rd	5th	3rd	5th	6th	5th	5th	5th	10
Guatemala	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	11th	2
Mexico	6th	5th	5th	4th	5th	5th	6th	7th	7th	7th	8th	7th	-	-	9th	7th	7th	15
Paraguay	-	6th	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	-	6th	-	12th	5
Puerto Rico	-	-	6th	-	6th	-	7th	-	-	-	6th	8th	-	-	-	-	6th	6
Uruguay	-	-	-	-	-	7th	-	9th	8th	-	-	6th	6th	5th	4th	4th	4th	9
United States	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	4th	7th	4th	-	-	7th	6th	8th	15
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	-	1
Total	6	7	6	6	6	7	8	9	8	8	8	8	7	8	9	8	12

References

External links

• Handball America Archive (todor66.com)