# Handball at the 2019 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The handball women's tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru was held between 24 and 30 July 2019. Eight nations participated. Brazil won its sixth straight title, directly qualifying to the 2020 Summer Olympics.

## Qualification

A total eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with seven other teams in various qualifying tournaments.

### Summary

| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Peru |
| 2018 South American Games | 27–31 May | Cochabamba | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | 20–25 July | Barranquilla | 3 | Dominican Republic Puerto Rico Cuba |
| North Zone Qualifying (Canada vs. United States) | 2–5 September | Auburn Montreal | 1 | United States |
| Repechage qualification tournament | 26–28 March | Mexico City | 1 | Canada |
| Total | | | 8 | |
* Chile (3rd placed finisher at the South American Games), Mexico and Guatemala (4th and 5th at the Central American and Caribbean Games) and Canada (loser of the North Zone Qualifying) competed in the Repechage tournament.

### North Zone Qualifying

| 2 September 2018 | United States | 22–20 | Canada | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn |
| 2 September 2018 | | (12–11) | | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn |
| 5 September 2018 | Canada | 16–26 | United States | Montreal |
| 5 September 2018 | | (6–14) | | Montreal |
United States won 48–36 on aggregate.

### Repechage qualification tournament

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 62 | +12 | 4 | 2019 Pan American Games |
| 2 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 67 | +30 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 71 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 97 | −46 | 0 | |
* 1 2 3 Canada 2 Pts, +3 GD; Mexico 2 Pts, +1 GD; Chile 2 Pts, −4 GD
| 26 March 2019 | Chile | 30–22 | Guatemala | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 26 March 2019 | | (16–10) | | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 26 March 2019 | Mexico | 29–26 | Canada | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 26 March 2019 | | (15–11) | | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 27 March 2019 | Canada | 22–16 | Chile | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 27 March 2019 | | (10–10) | | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 27 March 2019 | Guatemala | 12–41 | Mexico | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 27 March 2019 | | (6–20) | | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 28 March 2019 | Canada | 26–17 | Guatemala | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 28 March 2019 | | (13–6) | | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 28 March 2019 | Mexico | 27–29 | Chile | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |
| 28 March 2019 | | (12–13) | | Centro Deportivo Olímpico Mexicano, Mexico City |

## Results

All times are in Peru Time (UTC−5).

### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 48 | +62 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 68 | +7 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 76 | −13 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 36 | 92 | −56 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 24 July 2019 13:00 | Puerto Rico | 23−9 | Canada | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 24 July 2019 13:00 | Ceballos 6 | (12−4) | three players 2 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 24 July 2019 13:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 3× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 24 July 2019 20:30 | Brazil | 29−20 | Cuba | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 24 July 2019 20:30 | De Paula 6 | (13−9) | Rizo 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 24 July 2019 20:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 1× 4× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 25 July 2019 15:30 | Cuba | 27−24 | Puerto Rico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 25 July 2019 15:30 | three players 4 | (14−13) | Ceballos 6 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 25 July 2019 15:30 | 4× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 25 July 2019 20:30 | Canada | 12−41 | Brazil | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 25 July 2019 20:30 | four players 2 | (5−20) | Castro 10 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 25 July 2019 20:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 1× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 27 July 2019 13:00 | Cuba | 28–15 | Canada | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 27 July 2019 13:00 | Rosabal, Téllez 6 | (11–7) | Benhacine, Routhier 3 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 27 July 2019 13:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 1× 6× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 27 July 2019 18:00 | Brazil | 40–16 | Puerto Rico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 27 July 2019 18:00 | Belo 8 | (20–10) | Ceballos, García 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 27 July 2019 18:00 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 3× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 39 | +66 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 70 | 59 | +11 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 85 | 69 | +16 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Peru (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 127 | −93 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 24 July 2019 15:30 | Dominican Republic | 46−16 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 24 July 2019 15:30 | Andino 13 | (22−7) | Cruz 8 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 24 July 2019 15:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 1× 7× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 24 July 2019 18:00 | Argentina | 26−15 | United States | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 24 July 2019 18:00 | Karsten 5 | (13−8) | Andersen, Rhoads 5 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 24 July 2019 18:00 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 6× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 25 July 2019 13:00 | United States | 26−22 | Dominican Republic | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 25 July 2019 13:00 | Rhoads, Taylor, 7 | (11−10) | three players 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 25 July 2019 13:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 5× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 25 July 2019 18:00 | Peru | 7−52 | Argentina | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 25 July 2019 18:00 | Cruz 4 | (2−25) | Karsten 10 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 25 July 2019 18:00 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 27 July 2019 15:30 | United States | 29–11 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 27 July 2019 15:30 | Butler, Taylor 5 | (16–8) | Cruz, Servat 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 27 July 2019 15:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 27 July 2019 20:30 | Argentina | 27–17 | Dominican Republic | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 27 July 2019 20:30 | Pizzo 6 | (13–6) | Cabrera 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 27 July 2019 20:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 8× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |

### Classification round

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 29 July — Lima | 29 July — Lima |
| Dominican Republic | 24 |
| Dominican Republic | 24 | 30 July — Lima | 30 July — Lima |
| Canada | 23 | 30 July — Lima | 30 July — Lima |
| Canada | 23 | Dominican Republic | 26 |
| 29 July — Lima | 29 July — Lima | | Dominican Republic | 26 |
| 29 July — Lima | 29 July — Lima | Puerto Rico | 24 |
| Puerto Rico | 43 | Puerto Rico | 24 |
| Peru | 14 | | |
| Peru | 14 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 30 July — Lima | 30 July — Lima |
| | | Canada | 31 |
| | | Peru | 12 |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 29 July 2019 10:00 | Dominican Republic | 24–23 | Canada | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 29 July 2019 10:00 | Brito, Lorenzo 5 | (9–14) | Benhacine 8 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 29 July 2019 10:00 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 2× 3× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 29 July 2019 12:00 | Puerto Rico | 43–14 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 29 July 2019 12:00 | Fuentes 8 | (24–7) | Cruz 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 29 July 2019 12:00 | | Report | 3× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |

#### Seventh place match

| 30 July 2019 10:00 | Canada | 31–12 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 30 July 2019 10:00 | Routhier 8 | (17–6) | Delgado 5 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 30 July 2019 10:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |

#### Fifth place match

| 30 July 2019 12:00 | Dominican Republic | 26–24 | Puerto Rico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 30 July 2019 12:00 | Nova 6 | (13–14) | four players 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 30 July 2019 12:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 1× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |

### Medal round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 29 July — Lima | 29 July — Lima |
| Argentina | 31 |
| Argentina | 31 | 30 July — Lima | 30 July — Lima |
| Cuba | 21 | 30 July — Lima | 30 July — Lima |
| Cuba | 21 | Argentina | 21 |
| 29 July — Lima | 29 July — Lima | | Argentina | 21 |
| 29 July — Lima | 29 July — Lima | Brazil | 30 |
| Brazil | 34 | Brazil | 30 |
| United States | 9 | | |
| United States | 9 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 30 July — Lima | 30 July — Lima |
| | | Cuba | 24 |
| | | United States | 23 |

#### Semifinals

| 29 July 2019 18:00 | Argentina | 31–21 | Cuba | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 29 July 2019 18:00 | Karsten 6 | (17–7) | Rizo 8 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 29 July 2019 18:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 2× 3× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 29 July 2019 20:30 | Brazil | 34–9 | United States | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 29 July 2019 20:30 | Castro 8 | (15–3) | Rhoads 5 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 29 July 2019 20:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 2× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 30 July 2019 18:00 | Cuba | 24–23 | United States | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 30 July 2019 18:00 | Rizo 6 | (13–12) | Andersen 8 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 30 July 2019 18:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |

#### Gold medal match

| 30 July 2019 20:30 | Argentina | 21–30 | Brazil | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 30 July 2019 20:30 | Karsten 4 | (12–12) | Amorim, Fachinello 5 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 30 July 2019 20:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 4× 5× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |

## Ranking and statistics

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Cuba |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Peru |
* Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament
* 2019 Pan American Games winners
* Brazil Sixth title