1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
The 1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, held in Colorado Springs, United States from 8 to 13 October 1996. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  United States |
| Dates | 8–13 October |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (7th title) |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third place | United States |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches | 20 |
| Goals scored | 918 (46 per match) |
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Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−7).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States (H) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 51 | +23 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Brazil |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 51 | +41 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 72 | −2 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Costa Rica |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 108 | −62 | 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.
(H) Hosts
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.
(H) Hosts
| 8 October 1996 16:30 |
Brazil |
44–16 | Costa Rica |
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| (20–7) | ||||
| 8 October 1996 18:15 |
United States |
25–20 | Mexico |
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| (13–9) | ||||
| 9 October 1996 16:30 |
Brazil |
34–14 | Mexico |
|
| (17–6) | ||||
| 9 October 1996 18:15 |
United States |
28–17 | Costa Rica |
|
| (14–6) | ||||
| 10 October 1996 16:30 |
Mexico |
36–13 | Costa Rica |
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| (17–7) | ||||
| 10 October 1996 18:15 |
United States |
21–14 | Brazil |
|
| (9–8) | ||||
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 49 | +46 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 4 | |
| 3 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 66 | +3 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Puerto Rico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 43 | 110 | −67 | 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.
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.
| 8 October 1996 13:00 |
Cuba |
44–16 | Puerto Rico |
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| (20–7) | ||||
| 8 October 1996 14:45 |
Argentina |
25–20 | Canada |
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| (13–9) | ||||
| 9 October 1996 13:00 |
Argentina |
34–14 | Puerto Rico |
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| (17–6) | ||||
| 9 October 1996 14:45 |
Cuba |
28–17 | Canada |
|
| (14–6) | ||||
| 10 October 1996 13:00 |
Canada |
32–13 | Puerto Rico |
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| (14–7) | ||||
| 10 October 1996 14:45 |
Cuba |
23–16 | Argentina |
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| (9–7) | ||||
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| United States | 15 | |||||
| Argentina | 20 | |||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||
| Cuba (ET) | 28 | |||||
| Cuba | 21 | |||||
| Brazil | 18 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| United States | 23 | |||||
| Brazil | 22 | |||||
Fifth place bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Mexico | 28 | |||||
| Puerto Rico | 26 | |||||
| Mexico | 19 | |||||
| Canada | 26 | |||||
| Canada | 30 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 13 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Puerto Rico | 21 | |||||
| Costa Rica | 20 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 12 October 1996 13:00 |
Mexico |
28–26 | Puerto Rico |
|
| (14–9) | ||||
| 12 October 1996 14:45 |
Canada |
30–13 | Costa Rica |
|
| (14–5) | ||||
Semifinals
| 12 October 1996 16:30 |
Argentina |
20–15 | United States |
|
| (10–6) | ||||
| 12 October 1996 18:15 |
Cuba |
21–18 | Brazil |
|
| (14–10) | ||||
Seventh place game
| 13 October 1996 11:50 |
Puerto Rico |
21–20 | Costa Rica |
|
| (11–5) | ||||
Third place game
| 13 October 1996 16:30 |
United States |
23–22 | Brazil |
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| (11–12) | ||||
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 1997 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Cuba |
 | Argentina |
 | United States |
| 4 | Brazil |
| 5 | Canada |
| 6 | Mexico |
| 7 | Puerto Rico |
| 8 | Costa Rica |
The United States withdrew and Brazil replaced them.
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