Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games

The tournaments of Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games are scheduled to be held from October 24 to November 4, 2023. The venue for the competition is the Gimnasio Polideportivo located in Viña del Mar.

Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games
Handball pictogram
VenueGimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Start dateOctober 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)
End dateNovember 4, 2023 (2023-11-04)
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors224 from TBD nations
«2019
2027»

A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 14 athletes) will compete in each tournament. This means a total of 224 athletes are scheduled to compete.[1]

The winner of each competition will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[2]

Qualification

Eight men's teams and eight women's teams will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) received automatic qualification in both tournaments, along with seven other teams.[1]

Summary

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
 ArgentinaYesYes28
 BrazilYesYes28
 CanadaYes14
 ChileYesYes28
 CubaYesYes28
 Dominican RepublicYes14
 MexicoYes14
 ParaguayYes14
 Puerto RicoYes14
 United StatesYes14
 UruguayYesYes28
Total: 11 NOCs88224

Men

Event Dates Location Quota(s) Qualified
Host Nation 1  Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games 29 November – 4 December 2021 Colombia Cali 1  Brazil
2022 South American Games 11–15 October 2022 Paraguay Asuncion 2  Argentina[3]
 Uruguay
USA–CAN Qualifying Round[4] 9 & 11 March 2023 United States Colorado Springs 1  United States
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 2–7 July 2023 El Salvador San Salvador 2  Cuba
 Dominican Republic
Last chance qualification tournament 3–5 August 2023 Paraguay Luque 1  Mexico
Total8

Women

Event Dates Location Quota(s) Qualified
Host Nation 1  Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games 23–28 November 2021 Colombia Cali 1  Argentina
2022 South American Games 6–10 October 2022 Paraguay Asuncion 2  Brazil[5][6]
 Paraguay
USA–CAN Qualifying Round[7] 10 & 13 November 2022 United States Lansing
Canada Montreal
1  Canada
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 24–29 June 2023 El Salvador San Salvador 2  Cuba
 Puerto Rico
Last chance qualification tournament 25–27 August 2023 Dominican Republic Santo Domingo 1  Uruguay
Total8

Participating nations

The following countries qualified handball teams. The numbers of participants qualified are in parentheses.

Medal summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
Women's tournament

References

  1. "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  2. "Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 International Handball Federation (IHF)" (PDF). www.olympics.com/. International Handball Federation (IHF). 1 April 2022. Retrieved 10 October 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.
  5. "Brasil bate a Argentina e conquista ouro no handebol feminino pelos Jogos Sul-Americanos de Assunção" [Brazil beats Argentina and wins gold in women's handball in Assuncion South American Games]. www.gazetaesportiva.com/ (in Portuguese). Gazeta Esportiva. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  6. "Brasil vence a Argentina com facilidade e garante medalha de ouro no handebol feminino em Assunção" [Brazil beats Argentina easily and secures gold medal in women's handball in Asunción]. www.cob.org.br/ (in Portuguese). Brazilian Olympic Committee. 10 October 2022. Retrieved 21 October 2022.
  7. "PANAM Games Qualification (North America – Women)". NACHC. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 20 December 2022.
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