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

The handball men's tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru was held between 31 July and 5 August 2019. Eight nations participated.

## Qualification

A total of eight men'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 | 2–6 June | Cochabamba | 2 | Brazil Argentina |
| 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games | 27 July – 1 August | Barranquilla | 3 | Cuba Puerto Rico Mexico |
| 2018 North Zone Qualifying | 2–5 September | and | 1 | United States |
| 2019 Last chance qualification tournament | 12–13 April | Santiago | 1 | Chile |
| Total | | | 8 | |

### North Zone Qualifying

The North Zone Qualifying event opposed Canada to United States :
| 2 September 2018 | United States | 36–24 | Canada | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn |
| 2 September 2018 | | (18–14) | | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn |
| 5 September 2018 | Canada | 27–27 | United States | Montreal |
United States won 63–51 on aggregate.

### Last chance qualification tournament

Last chance qualification tournament opposed Chile (3rd placed finisher at the South American Games) and Colombia (5th at the Central American and Caribbean Games).
| 12 April 2019 | Chile | 36–26 | Colombia | Polideportivo de Ñuñoa, Santiago |
| 12 April 2019 | | (20–12) | | Polideportivo de Ñuñoa, Santiago |
| 13 April 2019 | Colombia | 23–40 | Chile | Polideportivo de Ñuñoa, Santiago |
| 13 April 2019 | | (10–21) | | Polideportivo de Ñuñoa, Santiago |
Chile won 76–49 on aggregate.

## 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 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 75 | +17 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 101 | 85 | +16 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 77 | 97 | −20 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 74 | 87 | −13 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 31 July 2019 13:00 | Cuba | 28–38 | Chile | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 31 July 2019 13:00 | Corzo 8 | (10–20) | Er. Feuchtmann, R. Salinas 10 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 31 July 2019 13:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 1× 6× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 31 July 2019 20:30 | Argentina | 38–25 | United States | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 31 July 2019 20:30 | Baronetto 7 | (21–13) | Fofana 7 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 31 July 2019 20:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 2× 7× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 1 August 2019 15:30 | United States | 26−25 | Cuba | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 1 August 2019 15:30 | Hoddersen 7 | (14−14) | Taboada, Veitía 5 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 1 August 2019 15:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 1 August 2019 20:30 | Chile | 29−31 | Argentina | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 1 August 2019 20:30 | Er. Feuchtmann 7 | (15−12) | Simonet 8 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 1 August 2019 20:30 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 3× 6× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 2 August 2019 13:00 | United States | 26−34 | Chile | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 2 August 2019 13:00 | Hines 5 | (11−17) | Ceballos, R. Salinas 8 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 2 August 2019 13:00 | 3× 3× | Boxscore | 1× 4× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 2 August 2019 18:00 | Argentina | 23–21 | Cuba | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 2 August 2019 18:00 | F. Pizarro 6 | (11–10) | Corzo 5 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 2 August 2019 18:00 | 4× 6× | Report | 2× 7× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 65 | +43 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 81 | 69 | +12 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 72 | 82 | −10 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Peru (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 101 | −45 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 31 July 2019 15:30 | Puerto Rico | 27–23 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 31 July 2019 15:30 | Nazario 7 | (14–10) | Velez 7 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 31 July 2019 15:30 | 2× 1× 1× | Report | 1× 5× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Paolantoni, García (ARG) |
| 31 July 2019 18:00 | Brazil | 33–23 | Mexico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 31 July 2019 18:00 | Borges 9 | (18–10) | Al. Villalobos 8 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 31 July 2019 18:00 | 1× 7× | Report | 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 1 August 2019 13:00 | Mexico | 24–19 | Puerto Rico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 1 August 2019 13:00 | Morales 7 | (15–7) | Nazario 7 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 1 August 2019 13:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 5× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| 1 August 2019 18:00 | Peru | 16–40 | Brazil | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 1 August 2019 18:00 | Velez 4 | (7–27) | Chiuffa 10 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 1 August 2019 18:00 | 2× | Report | 2× 5× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 2 August 2019 17:30 | Mexico | 34–17 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 2 August 2019 17:30 | Ávalos 9 | (16–9) | Trelles, Zerillo 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 2 August 2019 17:30 | 5× | Report | 2× 3× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 2 August 2019 20:30 | Brazil | 35–26 | Puerto Rico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 2 August 2019 20:30 | Nantes 9 | (18–13) | Ceballos, Nazario 7 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 2 August 2019 20:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 1× 5× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |

### Classification round

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 4 August — Lima | 4 August — Lima |
| Puerto Rico | 12 |
| Puerto Rico | 12 | 5 August — Lima | 5 August — Lima |
| Cuba | 36 | 5 August — Lima | 5 August — Lima |
| Cuba | 36 | Cuba | 32 |
| 4 August — Lima | 4 August — Lima | | Cuba | 32 |
| 4 August — Lima | 4 August — Lima | United States | 24 |
| United States | 22 | United States | 24 |
| Peru | 16 | | |
| Peru | 16 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 5 August — Lima | 5 August — Lima |
| | | Puerto Rico | 27 |
| | | Peru | 19 |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 4 August 2019 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 12–36 | Cuba | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 4 August 2019 10:00 | four players 2 | (8–17) | García, Taboada 6 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 4 August 2019 10:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 2× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 4 August 2019 12:00 | United States | 22–16 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 4 August 2019 12:00 | Hoddersen 8 | (13–7) | Alvarado, Zerillo 3 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| 4 August 2019 12:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 6× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |

#### Seventh place match

| 5 August 2019 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 27–19 | Peru | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 5 August 2019 10:00 | Nazario 8 | (12–9) | Zerillo 6 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |
| 5 August 2019 10:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 4× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Pineda, Estrada (COL) |

#### Fifth place match

| 5 August 2019 12:00 | Cuba | 32–24 | United States | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 5 August 2019 12:00 | Corzo, Toledano 5 | (16–10) | Fofana 7 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 5 August 2019 12:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |

### Medal round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 4 August — Lima | 4 August — Lima |
| Brazil | 29 |
| Brazil | 29 | 5 August — Lima | 5 August — Lima |
| Chile | 32 | 5 August — Lima | 5 August — Lima |
| Chile | 32 | Chile | 27 |
| 4 August — Lima | 4 August — Lima | | Chile | 27 |
| 4 August — Lima | 4 August — Lima | Argentina | 31 |
| Argentina | 34 | Argentina | 31 |
| Mexico | 14 | | |
| Mexico | 14 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 5 August — Lima | 5 August — Lima |
| | | Brazil | 32 |
| | | Mexico | 20 |

#### Semifinals

| 4 August 2019 18:00 | Brazil | 29–32 | Chile | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 4 August 2019 18:00 | Langaro 8 | (15–18) | Ayala 7 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 4 August 2019 18:00 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 4 August 2019 20:30 | Argentina | 34–14 | Mexico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 4 August 2019 20:30 | F. Pizarro 9 | (16–7) | Al. Villalobos 4 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 4 August 2019 20:30 | 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 5 August 2019 18:00 | Brazil | 32–20 | Mexico | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 5 August 2019 18:00 | four players 5 | (16–10) | Sandoval 6 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |
| 5 August 2019 18:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 1× 1× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Lenci, López (ARG) |

#### Gold medal match

| 5 August 2019 20:30 | Chile | 27–31 | Argentina | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 5 August 2019 20:30 | Er. Feuchtmann 7 | (14–15) | Simonet 11 | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 5 August 2019 20:30 | 4× 7× | Report | 1× 4× | Villa Deportiva Nacional Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |

## Ranking and statistics

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