# Handball at the 2003 Pan American Games

The Handball Tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games took place at Handball Hall in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. There was two competitions with one each for each gender. Cuba was the defending champion in the men's while Brazil were the defending champion in the women.
The tournament took place between August 2 to 11 with the winning sides of both the men’s and women’s tournament will directly qualify for the 2004 Olympic Handball Tournaments. That nation would be Brazil who would win both tournaments over Argentina.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men | BrazilAlexandre Folhas Jardel Pizzinatto José Ronaldo do Nascimento Jair Henrique Alves Junior Renato Tupan Ruy Bruno Souza Jaqson Kojoroski Hélio Justino Daniel Baldacin Alexandre Vasconcelos Winglitton Rocha Barros Eduardo Henrique Reis Marcos Santos Fábio Vanini Gustavo Henrique Silva | ArgentinaRodolfo Jung Fernando García Sergio Crevatín Alejo Carrara Lucas Cruz Martín Viscovich Bruno Civelli Andrés Kogovsek Eric Gull Christian Plati Alejandro Mariné Cristian Canzoniero Federico Besasso Gonzalo Viscovich Gonzalo Carou Mariano Larre | United StatesDanny Hennessy Mohamed El Gammal Tom Fitzgerald Joe Fitzgerald Joseph Lamour Kevin Williams Jon Sampson Timothy Lawrence Gary Hines John Kelly Divine Jackson Matt Van Houten Robert Dunn Michael Thornberry Italo Zanzi David Thompson |
| Women | BrazilDarly de Paula Fabiana Diniz Alexandra do Nascimento Margareth Montão Silvia Pinheiro Célia Coppi Daniela Piedade Aline Rosas Tayra Rodrigues Juceli Rosa Aline Silva Cristina Silva Idalina Mesquita Sandra de Oliveira Viviane Jacques | ArgentinaMarianela Larroca Mariana Mansilla Maricel Bueno Eliana Fontana Giselle Pintos Guadalupe Román Magdalena Decilio Georgina Visciglia Natacha Melillo María Barile Sabrina Nievas Valentina Kogan Florencia Am Pamela Sampietro Karina Seif Bibiana Ferrera | UruguayVictoria Graña N’Haloy Laicouschi Cecilia Schwedt Ivanna Scavino Silvana de Armas Marcela Schelotto Mercedes Amor María Terragno Mariana Fleitas Verónica Castro Florencia Polcaro Jussara Castro Lorena Estefanell María Uriarte Sofía Griot |

## Men's Competition
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 50 | +69 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 75 | 74 | +1 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 90 | −20 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 109 | −50 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 2 August 2003 15:15 | Argentina | 46–15 | Mexico | Handball Hall |
| 2 August 2003 15:15 | G. Viscovich 9 | (19−9) | five players 2 | Handball Hall |
| 2 August 2003 15:15 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Handball Hall |
| 2 August 2003 18:45 | Puerto Rico | 24–31 | United States | Handball Hall |
| 2 August 2003 18:45 | Cepeda, Gutiérrez 5 | (7−17) | Hines 12 | Handball Hall |
| 2 August 2003 18:45 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 8× 1× | Handball Hall |
| 3 August 2003 15:15 | Puerto Rico | 19–33 | Mexico | Handball Hall |
| 3 August 2003 15:15 | three players 3 | (8−14) | three players 8 | Handball Hall |
| 3 August 2003 15:15 | 3× 7× | Report | 2× 8× | Handball Hall |
| 3 August 2003 18:45 | United States | 19–28 | Argentina | Handball Hall |
| 3 August 2003 18:45 | Hines 6 | (11−14) | Kogovsek 9 | Handball Hall |
| 3 August 2003 18:45 | 3× 5× 1× | Report | 3× 3× 2× | Handball Hall |
| 5 August 2003 17:00 | Mexico | 22–25 | United States | Handball Hall |
| 5 August 2003 17:00 | three players 4 | (9−13) | El Gammal 9 | Handball Hall |
| 5 August 2003 17:00 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 7× | Handball Hall |
| 5 August 2003 20:30 | Argentina | 45–16 | Puerto Rico | Handball Hall |
| 5 August 2003 20:30 | Cruz 11 | (23−8) | Gutiérrez, Santiago 3 | Handball Hall |
| 5 August 2003 20:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | Handball Hall |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 47 | +58 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 86 | −13 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Dominican Republic (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 89 | −23 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 85 | −22 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 2 August 2003 17:00 | Brazil | 35–16 | Dominican Republic |
| 2 August 2003 17:00 | Barros 8 | (21−7) | K. de León 4 |
| 2 August 2003 17:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 2 August 2003 20:30 | Uruguay | 26–25 | Chile |
| 2 August 2003 20:30 | Correa, Viacava 7 | (10−13) | Feuchtmann 8 |
| 2 August 2003 20:30 | 3× 10× 2× | Report | 3× 14× 2× |
| 3 August 2003 17:00 | Uruguay | 30–25 | Dominican Republic |
| 3 August 2003 17:00 | Correa 6 | (18−13) | K. de León 6 |
| 3 August 2003 17:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 5× |
| 3 August 2003 20:30 | Chile | 14–34 | Brazil |
| 3 August 2003 20:30 | Montes 3 | (7−14) | Vanini 7 |
| 3 August 2003 20:30 | 4× 5× 1× | Report | 4× 4× |
| 5 August 2003 15:15 | Dominican Republic | 25–24 | Chile |
| 5 August 2003 15:15 | K. de León 7 | (12−14) | Feuchtmann 9 |
| 5 August 2003 15:15 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× |
| 5 August 2003 18:45 | Brazil | 36–17 | Uruguay |
| 5 August 2003 18:45 | Barros 8 | (21−9) | Viacava 5 |
| 5 August 2003 18:45 | 3× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 6× 2× |

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 7 August | 7 August |
| Argentina | 36 |
| Argentina | 36 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Uruguay | 17 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Uruguay | 17 | Argentina | 30 |
| 7 August | 7 August | | Argentina | 30 |
| 7 August | 7 August | Brazil (OT) | 31 |
| Brazil | 34 | Brazil (OT) | 31 |
| United States | 20 | | |
| United States | 20 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 11 August | 11 August |
| | | Uruguay | 23 |
| | | United States | 25 |
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 7 August | 7 August |
| Mexico | 19 |
| Mexico | 19 | 9 August | 9 August |
| Chile | 25 | 9 August | 9 August |
| Chile | 25 | Chile | 26 |
| 7 August | 7 August | | Chile | 26 |
| 7 August | 7 August | Puerto Rico | 23 |
| Dominican Republic | 34 | Puerto Rico | 23 |
| Puerto Rico (OT) | 39 | | |
| Puerto Rico (OT) | 39 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 9 August | 9 August |
| | | Mexico | 32 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 35 |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 7 August 2003 15:00 | Mexico | 19–25 | Chile |
| 7 August 2003 15:00 | Rojas 5 | (10−10) | Feuchtmann 5 |
| 7 August 2003 15:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 4× 5× 1× |
| 7 August 2003 17:00 | Dominican Republic | 34–39 (ET) | Puerto Rico |
| 7 August 2003 17:00 | K. de León 7 | (14−13) | Cepeda 9 |
| 7 August 2003 17:00 | 3× 11× | Report | 2× 5× 1× |

#### Semifinals

| 7 August 2003 19:00 | Argentina | 36–17 | Uruguay |
| 7 August 2003 19:00 | Kogovsek 9 | (17−9) | Correa 5 |
| 7 August 2003 19:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 1× |
| 7 August 2003 21:00 | Brazil | 34–20 | United States |
| 7 August 2003 21:00 | Nascimento 8 | (16−12) | Dunn 5 |
| 7 August 2003 21:00 | 2× 3× | Report | 3× 9× |

#### Seventh place game

| 9 August 2003 15:00 | Mexico | 32–35 | Dominican Republic |
| 9 August 2003 15:00 | Rojas 8 | (15−17) | K. de León 9 |
| 9 August 2003 15:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 5× |

#### Fifth place game

| 9 August 2003 17:00 | Chile | 26–23 | Puerto Rico |
| 9 August 2003 17:00 | Soto 7 | (13−9) | Cepeda, Pizarro 6 |
| 9 August 2003 17:00 | 5× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 4× |

#### Bronze medal game

| 11 August 2003 10:00 | Uruguay | 23–25 | United States |
| 11 August 2003 10:00 | Viacava 7 | (11−14) | J. Fitzgerald 5 |
| 11 August 2003 10:00 | 4× 3× 1× | Report | 3× 9× 1× |

#### Gold medal game

| 11 August 2003 12:00 | Argentina | 30–31 (ET) | Brazil | Attendance: 300 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 11 August 2003 12:00 | Gull 8 | (16−12) | Souza 7 | Attendance: 300 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| 11 August 2003 12:00 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 5× 9× 1× | Attendance: 300 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |
| Attendance: 300 Referees: Baum, Góralczyk (POL) |||

### Ranking and statistics

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | United States |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | Chile |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Dominican Republic |
| 8 | Mexico |
* Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
* 2003 Pan American Games winners
* Brazil First title

## Women's tournament
### Preliminary round

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 200 | 68 | +132 | 10 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 126 | 113 | +13 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 3 | United States | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 109 | 123 | −14 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Uruguay | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 137 | 125 | +12 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 5 | Dominican Republic (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 91 | 163 | −72 | 2 | Fifth place game |
| 6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 90 | 161 | −71 | 0 | Fifth place game |
| 2 August 2003 09:00 | Brazil | 36–13 | United States |
| 2 August 2003 09:00 | Pinheiro 9 | (15−5) | Eagen 4 |
| 2 August 2003 09:00 | 3× | Report | 3× 9× |
| 2 August 2003 10:45 | Argentina | 32–21 | Mexico |
| 2 August 2003 10:45 | Seif 9 | (15−4) | Gutiérrez 5 |
| 2 August 2003 10:45 | 2× 6× | Report | 3× 4× |
| 2 August 2003 12:30 | Uruguay | 35–23 | Dominican Republic |
| 2 August 2003 12:30 | Uriarte 9 | (15−10) | Hernández 8 |
| 2 August 2003 12:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
| 3 August 2003 09:00 | United States | 19–25 | Argentina |
| 3 August 2003 09:00 | Batar 6 | (12−11) | Seif 7 |
| 3 August 2003 09:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 5× 1× |
| 3 August 2003 10:45 | Dominican Republic | 6–48 | Brazil |
| 3 August 2003 10:45 | Hernández, Rosa 3 | (0−26) | Coppi 9 |
| 3 August 2003 10:45 | 2× 8× | Report | 3× 1× |
| 3 August 2003 12:30 | Mexico | 19–37 | Uruguay |
| 3 August 2003 12:30 | Lara 4 | (7−19) | Estefanell 6 |
| 3 August 2003 12:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× |
| 4 August 2003 17:00 | Brazil | 46–10 | Mexico |
| 4 August 2003 17:00 | Mesquita 10 | (21−4) | Serna 4 |
| 4 August 2003 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× |
| 4 August 2003 18:45 | Argentina | 23–23 | Uruguay |
| 4 August 2003 18:45 | Melillo, Seif 5 | (8−13) | three players 5 |
| 4 August 2003 18:45 | 4× 7× | Report | 4× 5× |
| 4 August 2003 20:30 | United States | 30–23 | Dominican Republic |
| 4 August 2003 20:30 | Batar 8 | (16−13) | Hernández 9 |
| 4 August 2003 20:30 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 4× 9× 1× |
| 6 August 2003 09:00 | Argentina | 28–16 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 August 2003 09:00 | Am 5 | (17−9) | Peña 5 |
| 6 August 2003 09:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 8× 1× |
| 6 August 2003 10:45 | Uruguay | 21–36 | Brazil |
| 6 August 2003 10:45 | Griot 5 | (6−22) | A. Silva 9 |
| 6 August 2003 10:45 | 3× 3× | Report | 4× 6× |
| 6 August 2003 12:30 | Mexico | 18–23 | United States |
| 6 August 2003 12:30 | Esquivel 10 | (10−14) | Martin 6 |
| 6 August 2003 12:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 6× |
| 7 August 2003 09:00 | Dominican Republic | 23–22 | Mexico |
| 7 August 2003 09:00 | Rosa 7 | (11−10) | Esquivel 6 |
| 7 August 2003 09:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 2× 4× |
| 7 August 2003 10:45 | Uruguay | 21–24 | United States |
| 7 August 2003 10:45 | Estefanell 6 | (12−10) | three players 5 |
| 7 August 2003 10:45 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 2× |
| 7 August 2003 12:30 | Brazil | 34–18 | Argentina |
| 7 August 2003 12:30 | A. Silva 7 | (14−10) | Ferrera 4 |
| 7 August 2003 12:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× |

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 7 August | 7 August |
| Brazil | 46 |
| Brazil | 46 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Uruguay | 14 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Uruguay | 14 | Brazil | 40 |
| 7 August | 7 August | | Brazil | 40 |
| 7 August | 7 August | Argentina | 15 |
| Argentina (OT) | 29 | Argentina | 15 |
| United States | 26 | | |
| United States | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 11 August | 11 August |
| | | Uruguay | 35 |
| | | United States | 21 |

#### Semifinals

| 9 August 2003 10:00 | Brazil | 46–14 | Uruguay |
| 9 August 2003 10:00 | Nascimento 9 | (23−7) | three players 3 |
| 9 August 2003 10:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 1× |
| 9 August 2003 12:00 | Argentina | 29–26 (ET) | United States |
| 9 August 2003 12:00 | Seif 10 | (11−12) | Batar 11 |
| 9 August 2003 12:00 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 4× 4× |

#### Fifth place game

| 11 August 2003 15:00 | Dominican Republic | 25–20 | Mexico |
| 11 August 2003 15:00 | Sosa 6 | (8−10) | three players 4 |
| 11 August 2003 15:00 | 2× 11× | Report | 3× 5× |

#### Bronze medal game

| 12 August 2003 10:00 | Uruguay | 35–21 | United States |
| 12 August 2003 10:00 | Castro 10 | (16−10) | Batar 5 |
| 12 August 2003 10:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× |

#### Gold medal game

| 12 August 2003 12:00 | Brazil | 40–15 | Argentina |
| 12 August 2003 12:00 | Nascimento, A. Silva 7 | (20−6) | Visciglia 4 |
| 12 August 2003 12:00 | 2× 4× | Report | 2× 5× |

### Ranking and statistics

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Uruguay |
| 4 | United States |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 | Mexico |
* Qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
* 2003 Pan American Games winners
* Brazil Second title

## Medal table

| Place | Nation | | | | Total |
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |