# Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games

Handball competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games are scheduled to be held from October 24 to November 4, 2023. The venue for the competition is the Gimnasio Polideportivo located in Viña del Mar.
A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 14 athletes) will compete in each tournament. This means a total of 224 athletes are scheduled to compete.
The winner of each competition will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

## Qualification

Eight men's teams and eight women's teams will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) received automatic qualification in both tournaments, along with seven other teams.

### Summary

| Nation | Men's | Women's | Athletes |
| Argentina | | | 28 |
| Brazil | | | 28 |
| Canada | | | 14 |
| Chile | | | 28 |
| Cuba | | | 28 |
| Dominican Republic | | | 14 |
| Mexico | | | 14 |
| Paraguay | | | 14 |
| Puerto Rico | | | 14 |
| United States | | | 14 |
| Uruguay | | | 28 |
| Total: 11 NOCs | 8 | 8 | 224 |

### Men

| Event | Dates | Location | Quota(s) | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 29 November – 4 December 2021 | Cali | 1 | Brazil |
| 2022 South American Games | 11–15 October 2022 | Asuncion | 2 | Argentina Uruguay |
| USA–CAN Qualifying Round | 9 & 11 March 2023 | Colorado Springs | 1 | United States |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | 2–7 July 2023 | San Salvador | 2 | Cuba Dominican Republic |
| Last chance qualification tournament | 3–5 August 2023 | Luque | 1 | Mexico |
| Total | | | 8 | |

### Women

| Event | Dates | Location | Quota(s) | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Chile |
| 2021 Junior Pan American Games | 23–28 November 2021 | Cali | 1 | Argentina |
| 2022 South American Games | 6–10 October 2022 | Asuncion | 2 | Brazil Paraguay |
| USA–CAN Qualifying Round | 10 & 13 November 2022 | Lansing Montreal | 1 | Canada |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games | 24–29 June 2023 | San Salvador | 2 | Cuba Puerto Rico |
| Last chance qualification tournament | 25–27 August 2023 | Santo Domingo | 1 | Uruguay |
| Total | | | 8 | |

## Participating nations

The following countries qualified handball teams. The numbers of participants qualified are in parentheses.
* Argentina (28)
* Brazil (28)
* Canada (14)
* Chile (28)
* Cuba (28)
* Dominican Republic (14)
* Mexico (14)
* Paraguay (14)
* Puerto Rico (14)
* United States (14)
* Uruguay (28)

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's tournament details | Argentina Mariano Cánepa Leonel Maciel Juan Bar Santiago Baronetto Nicolás Bonanno Federico Fernández Nicolas Bono Pedro Martínez Gaston Mouriño Federico Pizarro Ignacio Pizarro Diego Simonet Pablo Simonet Pablo Vainstein James Parker | Brazil João Silva Thiagus Petrus Leonardo Abrahão José Toledo Rogério Moraes Rangel da Rosa Matheus da Silva Leonardo Dutra Haniel Langaro Leonardo Terçariol Rudolph Hackbarth Hugo Monte Gustavo Rodrigues Jean-Pierre Dupoux [fr] | Chile Sebastián Ceballos Emil Feuchtmann Erwin Feuchtmann Esteban Salinas Felipe García Benjamin Illesca Vicente González Rodrigo Salinas Matias Paya Daniel Ayala Danilo Salgado Cristián Moll Ramírez Aaron Codina Francisco Ahumada |
| Women's tournament details | Brazil Gabriela Moreschi Bruna de Paula Mariane Fernándes Tamires Araújo Ana Paula Rodrigues Larissa Araújo Adriana Cardoso Giulia Guarieiro Francielle da Rocha Marcela Arounian Jhennifer dos Santos Patricia Matieli Renata Arruda Mariana Costa | Argentina Marisol Carratú Sofia Rivadeneira Manuela Pizzo Ayelén García Rocio Campigli Luciana Mendoza Fatima Rosalez Giuliana Gavilán Malena Cavo Macarena Gandulfo Elke Karsten Carolina Bono Micaela Casasola Lucia Dalle Crode | Paraguay Fátima Acuña Ada Misknisch Fernanda Insfrán Kamila Rolon Karina dos Santos Kiara Vergara Camila Feschenko Delyne Leiva Fátima Ocampos María Paula Fernández Belinda Bobadilla Maggie Lugo Maria Espinoza Jazmín Mendoza |