Handball competitions at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto will be held from July 16 to 25 at the Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre in Hall B).[1] Due to naming rights the arena will be known as the latter for the duration of the games.[2] A total of eight men's and women's teams will compete in each respective tournament.[3]
| Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games | |
|---|---|
 Handball pictogram for the games | |
| Venue | Exhibition Centre – Hall B |
| Dates | July 16–25 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 239 from 9 nations |
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The winners of the two tournaments will qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. If the host nation, Brazil wins either tournament, the runner up will qualify instead.[4]
Competition schedule
edit
The following is the competition schedule for the handball competitions:[5]
| P | Preliminaries | ½ | Semifinals | B | 3rd place play-off | F | Final |
| Event↓/Date → | Thu 16 | Fri 17 | Sat 18 | Sun 19 | Mon 20 | Tue 21 | Wed 22 | Thu 23 | Fri 24 | Sat 25 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||||
| Women | P | P | P | ½ | B | F | ||||||
Medal summary
editMedal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
editQualification
editA total of eight men's teams and eight women's team will qualify to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Games will qualify for each respective tournament. The host nation (Canada) automatically qualifies teams in both events.[6] The United States and Uruguay competed against one another in a home/away playoff for the last spot in each tournament. The fourth placed team in the Central American and Caribbean Games both declined to compete in the respective tournaments.[7] Each team can consist of up to 15 athletes.[8]
Men
edit| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 |  Canada
|
| 2014 South American Games[9] | March 8–14 |  Santiago
|
3 | Brazil Argentina Chile
|
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games[10] | November 16–24 |  Veracruz
|
3 |  Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Cuba
|
| Last chance qualification tournament[11] | March 7/14, 2015 |  Auburn Montevideo
|
1 | Uruguay
|
| Total | 8 | |||
Women
edit| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada
|
| 2014 South American Games[12] | March 7–15 | Santiago
|
3 | Brazil Argentina Chile
|
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games[13] | November 15–23 | Veracruz
|
3 | Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico
|
| Last chance qualification tournament[11] | March 7/14, 2015 | Auburn Montevideo
|
1 | Uruguay
|
| Total | 8 | |||
Participating nations
editA total of 9 countries have qualified athletes. The number of athletes a nation has entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
Argentina (30)
Brazil (30)
Canada (30)
Chile (30)
Cuba (29)
Dominican Republic (15)
Mexico (15)
Puerto Rico (30)
Uruguay (30)
References
edit- ^ "Competition Schedule" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 18 August 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Exhibition Centre". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Handball". toronto2015.org. TO2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXXI Olympiad – Rio 2016 Handball" (PDF). corporate.olympics.com.au. International Handball Federation. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Toronto 2015 Pan Am Games Ticket Program Guide" (PDF). toronto2015.org. TO2015. 20 April 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 April 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
- ^ "2016 Olympic Qualification". www.teamhandballnews.com/. Team handball news. December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Toronto (CAN) 2015 - the playoffs Adult Male and Female were drawn". panamhandballblog.blogspot.ca/. panamhandballblog. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2014.
- ^ "Sport Technical Manual Handball". scribd.com. TO2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
- ^ "South American Games: Overtime thriller sees Brazil narrowly top Argentina". www.handball-world.com. Handball World. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic advance to gold medal match in Central American & Caribbean Games". www.handball-world.com. Handball World. 26 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ a b "URU qualifies for Toronto 2015 in men and women". panamhandball.org/. Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF). 15 March 2015. Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ "South American Games: Brazil, Argentina and Chile earn spots to next year's Pan-American Games". www.handball-world.com. Handball World. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ^ "Toronto bound: Puerto Rico, Cuba clinch Pan Am Games tickets after narrow wins". www.handball-world.com. Handball World. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2015.