Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

The men's handball tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games was the 10th edition of the handball event for men at the Pan American Games. It was held from 30 October to 4 November 2023. All games were played at the Gimnasio Polideportivo in Viña del Mar, Chile.

Men's handball
at the XIX Pan American Games
Tournament details
Host country Chile
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates30 October – 4 November
Teams8 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (3rd title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place Chile
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored1,109 (55.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Jean-Pierre Dupoux
(36 goals)
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The winner of this tournament, Argentina, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Schedule

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The schedule is as follows.[1]

Legend
G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4
G G G ½ B F

Qualification

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

Event Dates Location Quota(s) Qualified
Host Nation 1   Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games 29 November – 4 December 2021   Cali 1   Brazil
2022 South American Games 11–15 October 2022   Asuncion 2   Argentina[3]
  Uruguay
USA–CAN Qualifying Round[4] 9 & 11 March 2023   Colorado Springs 1   United States
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 2–7 July 2023   San Salvador 2   Cuba
  Dominican Republic
Last chance qualification tournament 3–5 August 2023   Luque 1   Mexico
Total 8

Results

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All times are in Chile Time (UTC−3).

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 0 117 67 +50 6 Semifinals
2   Chile (H) 3 2 0 1 90 72 +18 4
3   Mexico 3 1 0 2 66 102 −36 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Dominican Republic 3 0 0 3 60 92 −32 0
Source: Santiago 2023
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


30 October 2023
17:30
Brazil   51–19   Mexico Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
Dupoux 13 (25–9) Rodríguez 6
  2×  Report  3× 
30 October 2023
20:00
Chile   30–21   Dominican Republic Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Salgado 7 (12–10) Beras 6
 6×  Report   3×  1× 

31 October 2023
17:30
Dominican Republic   20–36   Brazil Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Beras 6 (11–18) Hackbarth 7
 1×  Report
31 October 2023
20:00
Mexico   21–32   Chile Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
Rodríguez, Sánchez 4 (9–19) Salinas 7
 1×  1×  Report   3× 

1 November 2023
17:30
Dominican Republic   19–26   Mexico Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Soto 5 (7–13) Morales 6
 6×  1×  Report  2× 
1 November 2023
20:00
Chile   28–30   Brazil Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Er. Feuchtmann 10 (12–15) Dupoux, Langaro 6
 6×  Report   5× 

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 93 50 +43 6 Semifinals
2   United States 3 2 0 1 78 86 −8 4
3   Uruguay 3 1 0 2 71 95 −24 2 5–8th place semifinals
4   Cuba 3 0 0 3 72 83 −11 0
Source: Santiago 2023
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.


30 October 2023
10:00
Cuba   24–25   Uruguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Cordiés 8 (13–13) Rubbo 9
  2×  Report
30 October 2023
12:30
Argentina   28–14   United States Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
F. Pizarro 5 (11–10) Corning, Fofana 4
  4×  Report   4× 

31 October 2023
10:00
United States   30–28   Cuba Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
Hoddersen 13 (17–14) Cordiés 8
 1×  Report   3× 
31 October 2023
12:30
Uruguay   16–37   Argentina Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Cancio 5 (7–19) F. Pizarro 9
Report   3× 

1 November 2023
10:00
United States   34–30   Uruguay Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Fofana 6 (19–15) Cancio 9
 3×  Report   1×  1× 
1 November 2023
12:30
Argentina   28–20   Cuba Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
F. Pizarro 7 (14–9) Vázquez 4
  2×  Report   2×  1× 

Classification round

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5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
3 November — Viña del Mar
 
 
  Uruguay33
 
4 November — Viña del Mar
 
  Dominican Republic29
 
  Uruguay30
 
3 November — Viña del Mar
 
  Cuba28
 
  Mexico22
 
 
  Cuba25
 
Seventh place
 
 
4 November — Viña del Mar
 
 
  Dominican Republic24 (4)
 
 
  Mexico24 (5)

5–8th place semifinals

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3 November 2023
10:00
Uruguay   33–29   Dominican Republic Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
Cancio 8 (20–15) Beras 9
 1×  Report  6× 

3 November 2023
12:30
Mexico   22–25   Cuba Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
Morales 7 (11–12) García 10
 1×  Report   4× 

Seventh place match

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4 November 2023
10:00
Dominican Republic   28–29   Mexico Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Beras, Rosario 6 (11–15) Morales 9
 4×  Report   3× 

FT: 24–24 Pen: 4–5

Fifth place match

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4 November 2023
12:30
Uruguay   30–28   Cuba Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
Cancio 6 (13–14) Almeida 8
  5×  Report   4× 

Medal round

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SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
3 November — Viña del Mar
 
 
  Brazil40
 
4 November — Viña del Mar
 
  United States27
 
  Brazil25
 
3 November — Viña del Mar
 
  Argentina32
 
  Argentina33
 
 
  Chile26
 
Third place
 
 
4 November — Viña del Mar
 
 
  United States27
 
 
  Chile28

Semifinals

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3 November 2023
17:30
Brazil   40–27   United States Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU)
Dupoux 8 (23–13) Hoddersen 6
 3×  Report   1× 

3 November 2023
20:00
Argentina   33–26   Chile Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
F. Pizarro 8 (17–13) Er. Feuchtmann 9
 5×  2×  Report   2× 

Bronze medal match

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4 November 2023
17:00
United States   27–28   Chile Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
Corning 7 (13–15) Ayala, Salinas 5
 1×  Report   1× 

Gold medal match

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4 November 2023
19:30
Brazil   25–32   Argentina Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
Dupoux 6 (14–16) Bono 6
 3×  1×  Report   1×  1× 

Ranking and statistics

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References

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  1. ^ "Handball Competition Schedule". Santiago 2023 Organizing Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  3. ^ "Los Gladiadores vencieron a Chile y se quedaron con la medalla de oro en Handball" [The Gladiators defeated Chile and won the gold medal in Handball]. www.telam.com.ar/ (in Spanish). Télam. 15 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  4. ^ "2023 PANAM Games Qualification (North America – Men)". NACHC. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.