1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

The 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil from 30 September to 6 October 1990. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Dates30 September – 6 October 1990
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions United States (2nd title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place Brazil
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches15
Goals scored698 (47 per match)
Next

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 3 3 0 0 130 3 +127 6
 Brazil (H) 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
Source:
(H) Hosts
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

3 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
Source:
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

Placement round

Points from the first round were carried over.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5  Paraguay 2 2 0 0 48 12 +36 4
6  Uruguay 2 1 0 1 27 25 +2 2
7  Puerto Rico 2 0 0 2 16 54 38 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
5 October 1990
16:30
Uruguay  23–8  Puerto Rico

6 October 1990
14:00
Paraguay  17–4  Uruguay

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 (H) 3 1 0 2 74 65 +9 2
 Argentina 3 0 0 3 35 110 75 0
Source:
(H) Hosts
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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