Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games

Handball competitions 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 11 nations
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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 edit

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 edit

NationMen'sWomen'sAthletes
 Argentina 28
 Brazil 28
 Canada 14
 Chile 28
 Cuba 28
 Dominican Republic 14
 Mexico 14
 Paraguay 14
 Puerto Rico 14
 United States 14
 Uruguay 28
Total: 11 NOCs88224

Men edit

EventDatesLocationQuota(s)Qualified
Host Nation1  Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games29 November – 4 December 2021 Cali1  Brazil
2022 South American Games11–15 October 2022 Asuncion2  Argentina[3]
 Uruguay
USA–CAN Qualifying Round[4]9 & 11 March 2023 Colorado Springs1  United States
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games2–7 July 2023 San Salvador2  Cuba
 Dominican Republic
Last chance qualification tournament3–5 August 2023 Luque1  Mexico
Total8

Women edit

EventDatesLocationQuota(s)Qualified
Host Nation1  Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games23–28 November 2021 Cali1  Argentina
2022 South American Games6–10 October 2022 Asuncion2  Brazil[5][6]
 Paraguay
USA–CAN Qualifying Round[7]10 & 13 November 2022 Lansing
Montreal
1  Canada
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games24–29 June 2023 San Salvador2  Cuba
 Puerto Rico
Last chance qualification tournament25–27 August 2023 Santo Domingo1  Uruguay
Total8

Participating nations edit

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

Medal summary edit

Medalists edit

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's tournament
details
 Argentina
Mariano Cánepa
Leonel Maciel
Juan Bar
Santiago Baronetto
Nicolás Bonanno
Federico Fernández
Nicolas Bono
Pedro Martínez
Gaston Mouriño
Federico Pizarro
Ignacio Pizarro
Diego Simonet
Pablo Simonet
Pablo Vainstein
James Parker
 Brazil
João Silva
Thiagus Petrus
Leonardo Abrahão
José Toledo
Rogério Moraes
Rangel da Rosa
Matheus da Silva
Leonardo Dutra
Haniel Langaro
Leonardo Terçariol
Rudolph Hackbarth
Hugo Monte
Gustavo Rodrigues
Jean-Pierre Dupoux [fr]
 Chile
Sebastián Ceballos
Emil Feuchtmann
Erwin Feuchtmann
Esteban Salinas
Felipe García
Benjamin Illesca
Vicente González
Rodrigo Salinas
Matias Paya
Daniel Ayala
Danilo Salgado
Cristián Moll Ramírez
Aaron Codina
Francisco Ahumada
Women's tournament
details
 Brazil
Gabriela Moreschi
Bruna de Paula
Mariane Fernándes
Tamires Araújo
Ana Paula Rodrigues
Larissa Araújo
Adriana Cardoso
Giulia Guarieiro
Francielle da Rocha
Marcela Arounian
Jhennifer dos Santos
Patricia Matieli
Renata Arruda
Mariana Costa
 Argentina
Marisol Carratú
Sofia Rivadeneira
Manuela Pizzo
Ayelén García
Rocio Campigli
Luciana Mendoza
Fatima Rosalez
Giuliana Gavilán
Malena Cavo
Macarena Gandulfo
Elke Karsten
Carolina Bono
Micaela Casasola
Lucia Dalle Crode
 Paraguay
Fátima Acuña
Ada Misknisch
Fernanda Insfrán
Kamila Rolon
Karina dos Santos
Kiara Vergara
Camila Feschenko
Delyne Leiva
Fátima Ocampos
María Paula Fernández
Belinda Bobadilla
Maggie Lugo
Maria Espinoza
Jazmín Mendoza

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "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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