Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

Men's handball
at the XIX Pan American Games
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	30 October – 4 November
Teams	8 (from 2 confederations)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (3rd title)
Runner-up	Brazil
Third place	Chile
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	1,109 (55.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jean-Pierre Dupoux; (36 goals)
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The men's handball tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games was the 10th edition of the handball event for men at the Pan American Games. It was held from 30 October to 4 November 2023. All games were played at the Gimnasio Polideportivo in Viña del Mar, Chile.

The winner of this tournament, Argentina, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

Schedule

The schedule is as follows.^[1]

Legend
G	Group stage	¼	Quarter-finals	½	Semi-finals	B	Bronze medal match	F	Gold medal match

Mon 30	Tue 31	Wed 1	Thu 2	Fri 3	Sat 4
G	G	G		½	B	F

Qualification

A total eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) qualified automatically, along with seven other teams in various qualifying tournaments.^[2]

Event	Dates	Location	Quota(s)	Qualified
Host Nation	—	—	1	Chile
2021 Junior Pan American Games	29 November – 4 December 2021	Cali	1	Brazil
2022 South American Games	11–15 October 2022	Asuncion	2	Argentina^[3] Uruguay
USA–CAN Qualifying Round^[4]	9 & 11 March 2023	Colorado Springs	1	United States
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	2–7 July 2023	San Salvador	2	Cuba Dominican Republic
Last chance qualification tournament	3–5 August 2023	Luque	1	Mexico
Total			8

Results

All times are in Chile Time (UTC−3).

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	117	67	+50	6	Semifinals
2	Chile (H)	3	2	1	90	72	+18	4	Semifinals
3	Mexico	3	1	2	66	102	−36	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Dominican Republic	3	0	3	60	92	−32	0	5–8th place semifinals

Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
(H) Hosts

30 October 2023 17:30	Brazil	51–19	Mexico	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	Dupoux 13	(25–9)	Rodríguez 6
	1× 2×	Report	3×

30 October 2023 20:00	Chile	30–21	Dominican Republic	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
	Salgado 7	(12–10)	Beras 6
	6×	Report	1× 3× 1×

31 October 2023 17:30	Dominican Republic	20–36	Brazil	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Beras 6	(11–18)	Hackbarth 7
	1×	Report

31 October 2023 20:00	Mexico	21–32	Chile	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG)
	Rodríguez, Sánchez 4	(9–19)	Salinas 7
	1× 1×	Report	1× 3×

1 November 2023 17:30	Dominican Republic	19–26	Mexico	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Soto 5	(7–13)	Morales 6
	6× 1×	Report	2×

1 November 2023 20:00	Chile	28–30	Brazil	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Er. Feuchtmann 10	(12–15)	Dupoux, Langaro 6
	6×	Report	3× 5×

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	93	50	+43	6	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	1	78	86	−8	4	Semifinals
3	Uruguay	3	1	2	71	95	−24	2	5–8th place semifinals
4	Cuba	3	0	3	72	83	−11	0	5–8th place semifinals

Source: Santiago 2023
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.

30 October 2023 10:00	Cuba	24–25	Uruguay	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Cordiés 8	(13–13)	Rubbo 9
	1× 2×	Report

30 October 2023 12:30	Argentina	28–14	United States	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	F. Pizarro 5	(11–10)	Corning, Fofana 4
	1× 4×	Report	1× 4×

31 October 2023 10:00	United States	30–28	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG)
	Hoddersen 13	(17–14)	Cordiés 8
	1×	Report	1× 3×

31 October 2023 12:30	Uruguay	16–37	Argentina	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Cancio 5	(7–19)	F. Pizarro 9
		Report	1× 3×

1 November 2023 10:00	United States	34–30	Uruguay	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Fofana 6	(19–15)	Cancio 9
	3×	Report	1× 1× 1×

1 November 2023 12:30	Argentina	28–20	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Araújo, Perdomo (URU)
	F. Pizarro 7	(14–9)	Vázquez 4
	1× 2×	Report	1× 2× 1×

Classification round

5–8th place semifinals		Fifth place

3 November — Viña del Mar

Uruguay	33
		4 November — Viña del Mar
Dominican Republic	29
		Uruguay	30
3 November — Viña del Mar
		Cuba	28
Mexico	22

Cuba	25
		Seventh place

		4 November — Viña del Mar

		Dominican Republic	24 (4)

		Mexico	24 (5)

5–8th place semifinals

3 November 2023 10:00	Uruguay	33–29	Dominican Republic	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Magalhães, Godoy (BRA)
	Cancio 8	(20–15)	Beras 9
	1×	Report	6×

3 November 2023 12:30	Mexico	22–25	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU)
	Morales 7	(11–12)	García 10
	1×	Report	1× 4×

Seventh place match

4 November 2023 10:00	Dominican Republic	28–29	Mexico	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
	Beras, Rosario 6	(11–15)	Morales 9
	4×	Report	1× 3×
	FT: 24–24 Pen: 4–5

Fifth place match

4 November 2023 12:30	Uruguay	30–28	Cuba	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG)
	Cancio 6	(13–14)	Almeida 8
	2× 5×	Report	1× 4×

Medal round

Semifinals		Final

3 November — Viña del Mar

Brazil	40
		4 November — Viña del Mar
United States	27
		Brazil	25
3 November — Viña del Mar
		Argentina	32
Argentina	33

Chile	26
		Third place

		4 November — Viña del Mar

		United States	27

		Chile	28

Semifinals

3 November 2023 17:30	Brazil	40–27	United States	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Araujo, Perdomo (URU)
	Dupoux 8	(23–13)	Hoddersen 6
	3×	Report	1× 1×

3 November 2023 20:00	Argentina	33–26	Chile	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	F. Pizarro 8	(17–13)	Er. Feuchtmann 9
	5× 2×	Report	1× 2×

Bronze medal match

4 November 2023 17:00	United States	27–28	Chile	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG)
	Corning 7	(13–15)	Ayala, Salinas 5
	1×	Report	1× 1×

Gold medal match

4 November 2023 19:30	Brazil	25–32	Argentina	Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN)
	Dupoux 6	(14–16)	Bono 6
	3× 1×	Report	4× 1× 1×

Ranking and statistics

Rank	Team
	Argentina
	Brazil
	Chile
4	United States
5	Uruguay
6	Cuba
7	Mexico
8	Dominican Republic

	Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
	Qualified for the 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments

Top scorers

Rank	Name	Goals	Shots	%	7 m	MP	Mean
1	Jean-Pierre Dupoux [fr]	36	42	86 %	11/12	5	7,2
2	Federico Pizarro	34	46	74 %	3/3	5	6,8
3	Máximo Cancio	31	44	70 %	-	5	6,2
	Samuel Hoddersen		47	66 %	10/15	5
	Erwin Feuchtmann		49	63 %	15/17	5

Source: Santiago 2023

Top goalkeepers

Rank	Name	%	Saves	Shots
1	Juan Bar	49	37	76
2	Vicente González	39	24	62
3	Rangel da Rosa	34	32	93
4	Leonel Maciel	33	26	78
5	Leonardo Terçariol	32	30	93

Source: Santiago 2023

References

^ "Handball Competition Schedule". Santiago 2023 Organizing Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2023.
^ "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
^ "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.
^ "2023 PANAM Games Qualification (North America – Men)". NACHC. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 14 March 2023.

[1] "Handball Competition Schedule". Santiago 2023 Organizing Committee. Retrieved 19 September 2023.

[2] "Qualification System manual" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 12 June 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.

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