Pan American Women's Handball Championship

Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	1986
First season	1986
Ceased	2018
Replaced by	Nor.Ca. Handball Championship; South and Central American Women's Handball Championship
No. of teams	12
Continent	PATHF (Americas)
Most titles	Brazil (10 titles)

The Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the biennial official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was organized by the Pan-American Team Handball Federation. In addition to crowning the Pan-American champions, the tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the IHF World Women's Handball Championship. In 2018, the PATHF was folded and the tournament was replaced with the North American & Caribbean and South and Central American Women's Handball Championships.

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Year	Host	Final			Third place match			Teams
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Third place	Score	Fourth place	Teams
1986 Details	Novo Hamburgo	United States	Round-robin	Canada	Brazil	Round-robin	Argentina	6
1989 Details	Colorado Springs	Canada	Round-robin	United States	Brazil	Round-robin	Mexico	4
1991 Details	Maringá	United States	Round-robin	Canada	Brazil	Round-robin	Argentina	7
1997 Details	Poços de Caldas	Brazil	21–17	Canada	Uruguay	19–14	Argentina	6
1999 Details	Buenos Aires	Brazil	Round-robin	Cuba	Argentina	Round-robin	Uruguay	6
2000 Details	Aracaju	Brazil	Round-robin	Uruguay	Greenland	Round-robin	Argentina	6
2003 Details	São Bernardo do Campo	Brazil	39–12	Argentina	Uruguay	21–14	United States	7
2005 Details	São Bernardo do Campo	Brazil	Round-robin	Argentina	Uruguay	Round-robin	Canada	6
2007 Details	Santo Domingo	Brazil	29–12	Argentina	Dominican Republic	25–24	Paraguay	8
2009 Details	Santiago	Argentina	26–25 (ET)	Brazil	Chile	34–30 (2ET)	Dominican Republic	7
2011 Details	São Bernardo do Campo	Brazil	35–16	Argentina	Cuba	37–27	Uruguay	8
2013 Details	Santo Domingo	Brazil	38–15	Argentina	Dominican Republic	28–19	Paraguay	10
2015 Details	Havana	Brazil	26–22	Cuba	Argentina	33–16	Puerto Rico	12
2017 Details	Villa Ballester	Brazil	38–20	Argentina	Paraguay	24–22	Uruguay	10

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	10	1	3	14
2	United States	2	1	0	3
3	Argentina	1	6	2	9
4	Canada	1	3	0	4
5	Cuba	0	2	1	3
6	Uruguay	0	1	3	4
7	Dominican Republic	0	0	2	2
8	Chile	0	0	1	1
	Greenland	0	0	1	1
	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
Totals (10 entries)		14	14	14	42

Nation	1986	1989	1991	1997	1999	2000	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Years
Argentina	4th	–	4th	4th	3rd	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	3rd	2nd	13
Brazil	3rd	3rd	3rd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	14
Canada	2nd	1st	2nd	2nd	–	–	5th	4th	6th	–	–	9th	–	–	8
Chile	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	5th	–	9th	7th	4
Colombia	–	–	–	–	6th	6th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9th	3
Costa Rica	–	–	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10th	–	–	2
Cuba	–	–	–	–	2nd	–	–	–	–	–	3rd	–	2nd	–	3
Dominican Republic	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	5th	3rd	4th	6th	3rd	–	8th	7
Greenland	–	–	–	–	5th	3rd	–	–	–	–	–	–	6th	–	3
Guatemala	–	–	–	–	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	12th	10th	3
Mexico	–	4th	–	6th	–	5th	–	–	8th	5th	7th	6th	8th	–	8
Paraguay	5th	–	5th	–	–	–	–	–	4th	7th	–	4th	7th	3rd	7
Puerto Rico	–	–	7th	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4th	6th	3
Uruguay	6th	–	6th	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	5th	6th	4th	5th	5th	4th	13
United States	1st	2nd	1st	–	–	–	4th	6th	7th	–	–	8th	10th	5th	9
Venezuela	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8th	7th	11th	–	3
Total	6	4	7	6	6	6	7	6	8	7	8	10	12	10

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