Pan American Men's Handball Championship

Sport	Handball
Founded	1980
Inaugural season	1980
Ceased	2018
Replaced by	South and Central American Championship and North America and Caribbean Championship
No. of teams	12
Continent	PATHF (Americas)
Most titles	Cuba (8 titles)

The Pan American Men's Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano, was the official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. It took place every two years and was organized by the Pan-American Team Handball Federation. In addition to crowning the Pan-American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the IHF World Men's Handball Championship. In 2018, the PATHF was folded and the tournament was replaced with the South and Central American Championship and North America and Caribbean Championship.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match				Teams
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1980 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		Argentina	29–24	Brazil		Chile	39–36 (OT)	Greenland		11

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	8	1	1	10
2	Argentina	7	4	1	12
3	Brazil	3	9	3	15
4	United States	0	2	5	7
5	Chile	0	1	4	5
6	Canada	0	1	2	3
7	Greenland	0	0	2	2
Totals (7 entries)		18	18	18	54

Participating nations

Nation	1980	1981	1983	1985	1989	1994	1996	1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008	2010	2012	2014	2016	2018	Years
Argentina	5th	4th	-	5th	-	4th	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	16
Brazil	4th	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	18
Canada	2nd	-	3rd	6th	4th	-	5th	6th	-		3rd	-	7th	7th	-	-	10th	5th	11
Chile	-	7th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5th	4th	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	2nd	3rd	10
Colombia	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	8th	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	9th	4
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	4th	11
Guatemala	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	11th	8th	3
Mexico	6th	5th	5th	4th	5th	5th	6th	7th	7th	7th	8th	7th	-	-	9th	7th	7th	-	15
Paraguay	-	6th	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	-	6th	-	12th	11th	6
Peru	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	10th	1
Puerto Rico	-	-	6th	-	6th	-	7th	-	-	-	6th	8th	-	-	-	-	6th	7th	7
Uruguay	-	-	-	-	-	7th	-	9th	8th	-	-	6th	6th	5th	4th	4th	4th	6th	10
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	11

References

External links

• Handball America Archive (todor66.com)