# Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico will take place from 15 October to 23 October, All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home court. The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

## Teams
### Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the handball competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | Mexico |
| 2010 South American Games | 20–24 March 2010 | Medellín | 3 | Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
| 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games | 18–25 July 2010 | Mayagüez | 2 | Dominican Republic Puerto Rico |
| Canada Versus United States series winner | 21–23 December 2010 | Lake Placid La Prairie | 1 | United States |
| Last Chance Qualifying Tournament | – | Santiago | 1 | Chile* |
| TOTAL | | | 8 | |

#### Canada Versus United States series

| December 21 4:00 | United States | 18–23 | Canada | Lake Placid Olympic Training Center, Lake Placid Attendance: 250 Referees: Perez (PUR), Guzman (PUR) |
| December 21 4:00 | Borg 5 | | | Lake Placid Olympic Training Center, Lake Placid Attendance: 250 Referees: Perez (PUR), Guzman (PUR) |
| December 23 5:30 | Canada | 21–26 | United States | La Magdeleine School, La Prairie Attendance: 400 Referees: Perez (PUR), Guzman (PUR) |
| December 23 5:30 | Larouche 6 | | Borg 10 | La Magdeleine School, La Prairie Attendance: 400 Referees: Perez (PUR), Guzman (PUR) |

#### Last chance qualifying tournament

* Chile will play in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara because Canada, Costa Rica and El Salvador withdrew from participating in the playoff that gave the last ticket to the competition.

### Squads

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 15 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games.
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Chile
* Dominican Republic
* Mexico
* Puerto Rico
* United States
* Uruguay

## Format

* Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
* The third and fourth placed teams will play the fifth to eight bracket.
* In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
* The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
* Head to head results.
* Goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned.
* Greater number of plus goals in the matches between the teams concerned.

## Draw

The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of the Organising Committee (COPAG) for the Games in Guadalajara on July 21 at 16:00 local time.
The competing are drawn to each group by couples. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B. The pots are based on the performance of national teams in both previous games and their standings in their respective regional competitions.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Brazil  Argentina | Dominican Republic  Mexico | Puerto Rico  United States | Uruguay  Chile |

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC-5).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 60 | +27 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Mexico (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 63 | −8 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 2 | 5th–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Chile | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 74 | −11 | 0 | 5th–8th place semifinals |
| 15 October 15:00 | Argentina | 35–26 | Puerto Rico | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 15 October 15:00 | Decilio 7 | (18–8) | Ceballos 7 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 15 October 15:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 10× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 15 October 20:00 | Mexico | 18–17 | Chile | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 October 20:00 | Saavedra 7 | (8–7) | Feuchtmann, Musalem 4 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 15 October 20:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 6× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Meneses, Pinto (BRA) |
| 17 October 15:00 | Chile | 20–28 | Argentina | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 17 October 15:00 | Feuchtmann 7 | (8–20) | Decilio, Ferrea 6 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 17 October 15:00 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 5× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 17 October 18:00 | Puerto Rico | 22–23 | Mexico | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 17 October 18:00 | García 8 | (15–13) | Rivera 4 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 17 October 18:00 | 5× 3× | Report | 2× 5× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 19 October 15:00 | Puerto Rico | 28–26 | Chile | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA) |
| 19 October 15:00 | García, Hiraldo 7 | (17–15) | Canessa, Feuchtmann 5 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA) |
| 19 October 15:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA) |
| 19 October 20:00 | Argentina | 24–14 | Mexico | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 19 October 20:00 | Decilio 7 | (8–7) | Flores 4 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 19 October 20:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 4× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 125 | 43 | +82 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 82 | −7 | 3 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 91 | −16 | 3 | 5th–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 119 | −59 | 0 | 5th–8th place semifinals |
| 15 October 13:00 | Brazil | 50–10 | United States | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Durán, Guzmán (MEX) |
| 15 October 13:00 | Da Silva 10 | (23–6) | Sayer 3 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Durán, Guzmán (MEX) |
| 15 October 13:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 4× 5× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Durán, Guzmán (MEX) |
| 15 October 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 24–24 | Uruguay | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Marina, Minroe (ARG) |
| 15 October 18:00 | Andino, Granado 6 | (10–14) | Fynn 7 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Marina, Minroe (ARG) |
| 15 October 18:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 4× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Marina, Minroe (ARG) |
| 17 October 13:00 | United States | 26–33 | Dominican Republic | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 17 October 13:00 | Borg 10 | (16–11) | Granado 10 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 17 October 13:00 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 1× 6× 1× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 17 October 20:00 | Uruguay | 15–43 | Brazil | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |
| 17 October 20:00 | Castro, Fynn 3 | (5–20) | Da Silva 6 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |
| 17 October 20:00 | 3× 4× 1× | Report | 4× 4× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |
| 19 October 13:00 | Brazil | 32–18 | Dominican Republic | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 19 October 13:00 | Da Silva 8 | (19–11) | Granado 6 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 19 October 13:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 19 October 18:00 | United States | 24–36 | Uruguay | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |
| 19 October 18:00 | three players 5 | (12–17) | Castro 10 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |
| 19 October 18:00 | 3× 9× 2× | Report | 3× 7× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 21 October | 21 October |
| Brazil | 43 |
| Brazil | 43 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Mexico | 12 | 23 October | 23 October |
| Mexico | 12 | Brazil | 33 |
| 21 October | 21 October | | Brazil | 33 |
| 21 October | 21 October | Argentina | 15 |
| Argentina | 19 | Argentina | 15 |
| Dominican Republic | 18 | | |
| Dominican Republic | 18 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 23 October | 23 October |
| | | Mexico | 31 |
| | | Dominican Republic (OT) | 33 |
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 21 October | 21 October |
| Puerto Rico | 29 |
| Puerto Rico | 29 | 23 October | 23 October |
| United States | 27 | 23 October | 23 October |
| United States | 27 | Puerto Rico | 27 |
| 21 October | 21 October | | Puerto Rico | 27 |
| 21 October | 21 October | Chile | 31 |
| Uruguay | 30 | Chile | 31 |
| Chile | 32 | | |
| Chile | 32 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 23 October | 23 October |
| | | United States | 23 |
| | | Uruguay | 30 |

### 5th–8th place semifinals

| 21 October 10:00 | Puerto Rico | 29–27 | United States | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 21 October 10:00 | Hiraldo 10 | (17–15) | Darling 6 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 21 October 10:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 5× 1× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU) |
| 21 October 17:30 | Uruguay | 30–32 | Chile | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 21 October 17:30 | Castro 10 | (18–15) | Feuchtmann 8 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |
| 21 October 17:30 | 3× 5× | Report | 4× 6× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA) |

### Semifinals

| 21 October 12:30 | Brazil | 43–12 | Mexico | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 21 October 12:30 | Da Silva, Piedade 6 | (20–5) | Jaramillo 3 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 21 October 12:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 3× 3× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN) |
| 21 October 20:00 | Argentina | 19–18 | Dominican Republic | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 21 October 20:00 | Tagliavini 3 | (11–11) | Granado 8 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |
| 21 October 20:00 | 4× 6× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP) |

### Seventh place match

| 23 October 10:00 | United States | 23–30 | Uruguay | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Martin, Pellerin (CAN) |
| 23 October 10:00 | Borg 6 | (11–12) | Palla 9 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Martin, Pellerin (CAN) |
| 23 October 10:00 | | Report | | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Martin, Pellerin (CAN) |

### Fifth place match

| 23 October 12:30 | Puerto Rico | 27–31 | Chile | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Duran, Guzman (MEX) |
| 23 October 12:30 | García 7 | (14–17) | Cajas, Musalem 6 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Duran, Guzman (MEX) |
| 23 October 12:30 | | Report | | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Duran, Guzman (MEX) |

### Bronze medal match

| 23 October 17:30 | Mexico | 31–33 (ET) | Dominican Republic | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA) |
| 23 October 17:30 | Flores 7 | (14–15) | Peña 10 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA) |
| 23 October 17:30 | | Report | | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA) |
| San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA) |||

### Gold medal match

| 23 October 20:00 | Brazil | 33–15 | Argentina | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |
| 23 October 20:00 | Do Nascimento 8 | (15–5) | Decilio, Mendoza 4 | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |
| 23 October 20:00 | 3× 7× 2× | Report | 5× 5× | San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR) |

## Ranking and statistics

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Puerto Rico |
| 4 | Mexico |
| 5 | Chile |
| 6 | Puerto Rico |
| 7 | Uruguay |
| 8 | United States |
* Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament
* 2011 Pan American Games winners
* Brazil Fourth title

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Women | Brazil Eduarda Amorim Barbara Arenhart Moniky Bancilon Francine Cararo Deonise Cavaleiro Fernanda Da Silva Fabiana Diniz Alexandra Do Nascimento Mayara Moura Daniela Piedade Silvia Pinheiro Jessica Quintino Samira Rocha Ana Paula Rodrigues Chana Masson | Argentina Maria Belotti Valeria Bianchi Maria Decilio Bibiana Ferrea Lucia Haro Valentina Kogan Antonela Mena Luciana Mendoza Manuela Pizzo Maria Romero Noelia Sala Luciana Salvado Silvina Schlesinger Solange Tagliavini Silvana Totolo | Dominican Republic Mariela Andino Mariela Cespedes Mari Colón Cari Dominguez Mileidys García Judith Granado Crisleydy Hernandez Carolina López Yndiana Mateo Nancy Peña Johanna Pimentel Jessica Sierra Suleidi Suarez Yacaira Tejada Debora Torreira |