# Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

The men's handball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada, was held at the Exhibition Centre (in Hall B) from July 17 to 25.
For these Games, the men competed in an 8-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket.
Argentina were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, defeating Brazil, 26–23 in the final. The two teams faced each other again in the 2015 final, this time with Brazil the victor, 29-27 in extra time.
The tournament determined one direct qualifier for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and one entrant in the Olympic Qualification Tournament. Because the Olympic host nation, Brazil, won, the runner up (Argentina) qualified directly for the Olympics and the third-place team (Chile) earned a spot in the Olympic Qualification Tournament.

## Qualification

A total of eight men's teams qualified to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Games qualified, along with the host nation Canada. The United States and Uruguay competed against one another in a home/away playoff for the last spot in the tournament. The fourth placed team in the Central American and Caribbean Games both declined to compete in the respective tournaments.

### Summary

| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified |
| Host Nation | — | — | 1 | Canada |
| 2014 South American Games | March 8–14 | Santiago | 3 | Brazil Argentina Chile |
| 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games | November 16–24 | Veracruz | 3 | Puerto Rico Dominican Republic Cuba |
| Last chance qualification tournament | March 7/14, 2015 | Auburn Montevideo | 1 | Uruguay |
| Total | | | 8 | |

### Last chance qualification tournament

| March 07 | United States | 25 – 21 | Uruguay | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn Attendance: 900 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| March 07 | Hines 7 | (10–12) | Morandeira 5 | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn Attendance: 900 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| March 07 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 3× | Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn Attendance: 900 Referees: Grillo, Lenci (ARG) |
| March 14 | Uruguay | 28 – 20 | United States | Polideportivo, Montevideo Attendance: 1200 Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| March 14 | Velazco, Fabra 5 | (14–12) | Inahara 4 | Polideportivo, Montevideo Attendance: 1200 Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| March 14 | 1× 3× | Report | 2× 8× 1× | Polideportivo, Montevideo Attendance: 1200 Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |

## Rosters

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 15 players on their rosters.
* Argentina
* Brazil
* Canada
* Chile
* Cuba
* Dominican Republic
* Puerto Rico
* Uruguay

## Draw

The draw for the competition took place on March 15, 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Brazil  Argentina | Chile  Dominican Republic | Canada  Cuba | Puerto Rico  Uruguay |

## Results

The official detailed schedule was revealed on April 26, 2015.
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 53 | +67 | 6 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 77 | 78 | −1 | 4 | Qualified for the semifinals |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 85 | −23 | 2 | |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 66 | 109 | −43 | 0 | |
| July 17 11:30 | Brazil | 34–17 | Canada | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Ziñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| July 17 11:30 | Pacheco 5 | (20–8) | Walder 5 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Ziñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| July 17 11:30 | 2× 2× | report | 1× 3× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Ziñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| July 17 13:30 | Dominican Republic | 23–33 | Uruguay | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 17 13:30 | Mateo 6 | (12–13) | Fabra 5 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 17 13:30 | 2× 8× | report | 2× 4× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 19 11:30 | Uruguay | 18–38 | Brazil | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |
| July 19 11:30 | Morandeira 5 | (11–16) | Pozzer, Chiuffa 5 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |
| July 19 11:30 | 3× 2× | report | 2× 2× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |
| July 19 13:30 | Canada | 28–25 | Dominican Republic | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 19 13:30 | Bessette 11 | (12–14) | Mateo 9 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 19 13:30 | 2× 5× | report | 4× 6× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 21 11:30 | Canada | 17–26 | Uruguay | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 21 11:30 | Sartisson 4 | (7–13) | Mendez 7 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 21 11:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 4× 3× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 21 13:30 | Brazil | 48–18 | Dominican Republic | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |
| July 21 13:30 | Chiuffa 10 | (30–7) | Mateo 7 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |
| July 21 13:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 1× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |

#### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 63 | +40 | 6 | Qualified for the Semifinals |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 84 | +3 | 3 | Qualified for the Semifinals |
| Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | 89 | −2 | 3 | |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 68 | 109 | −41 | 0 | |
| July 17 18:30 | Argentina | 35–18 | Cuba | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 17 18:30 | Fernandez, Pizarro 8 | (19–10) | Balazquez 7 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 17 18:30 | 3× 5× | report | 2× 6× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 17 20:30 | Chile | 33–23 | Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |
| July 17 20:30 | Araya 8 | (18–7) | Nazario 9 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |
| July 17 20:30 | 3× 2× 1× | report | 3× 7× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |
| July 19 18:30 | Puerto Rico | 22–38 | Argentina | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 19 18:30 | Mercado 7 | (8–18) | Fernandez 8 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 19 18:30 | 2× 4× | report | 4× 3× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 19 20:30 | Cuba | 31–31 | Chile | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 19 20:30 | Robles 8 | (14–13) | R. Salinas 12 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 19 20:30 | 2× 7× | Report | 3× 8× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 21 18:30 | Cuba | 38–23 | Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 21 18:30 | Toledano 13 | (22–13) | Hiraldo 7 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 21 18:30 | 1× 6× | report | 4× 5× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 21 20:30 | Argentina | 30–23 | Chile | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 21 20:30 | Fernandez, Vieyra 8 | (20–12) | Araya 7 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |
| July 21 20:30 | 3× 6× 2× | report | 3× 4× 1× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA) |

### Classification round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| July 23 — Toronto | July 23 — Toronto |
| Canada | 24 |
| Canada | 24 | July 25 — Toronto | July 25 — Toronto |
| Puerto Rico | 29 | July 25 — Toronto | July 25 — Toronto |
| Puerto Rico | 29 | Puerto Rico | 39 |
| July 23 — Toronto | July 23 — Toronto | | Puerto Rico | 39 |
| July 23 — Toronto | July 23 — Toronto | Cuba | 38 |
| Dominican Republic | 24 | Cuba | 38 |
| Cuba | 40 | | |
| Cuba | 40 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
| | | July 25 — Toronto | July 25 — Toronto |
| | | Canada | 27 |
| | | Dominican Republic | 23 |

#### Semi-finals

| July 23 11:00 | Canada | 24–29 | Puerto Rico | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 23 11:00 | Walder 7 | (10–14) | Hiraldo 15 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 23 11:00 | 3× 3× | report | 3× 2× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 23 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 24–40 | Cuba | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |
| July 23 18:00 | Mateo 6 | (12–20) | Hernandez 9 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |
| July 23 18:00 | 3× 6× | report | 3× 3× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |

#### Seventh place match

| July 25 10:30 | Canada | 27–23 | Dominican Republic | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |
| July 25 10:30 | Touzel 6 | (16–12) | Mateo 8 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |
| July 25 10:30 | 3× 4× | report | 1× 5× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR) |

#### Fifth place match

| July 25 13:00 | Puerto Rico | 39–38 (ET) | Cuba | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 25 13:00 | Hiraldo 13 | (17–15) | Hernandez 15 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| July 25 13:00 | 3× 3× | report | 3× 4× 2× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |
| Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU) |||

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| July 23 — Toronto | July 23 — Toronto |
| Brazil | 34 |
| Brazil | 34 | July 25 — Toronto | July 25 — Toronto |
| Chile | 24 | July 25 — Toronto | July 25 — Toronto |
| Chile | 24 | Brazil | 29 |
| July 23 — Toronto | July 23 — Toronto | | Brazil | 29 |
| July 23 — Toronto | July 23 — Toronto | Argentina | 27 |
| Uruguay | 12 | Argentina | 27 |
| Argentina | 20 | | |
| Argentina | 20 | Third Place | Third Place |
| | | July 25 — Toronto | July 25 — Toronto |
| | | Chile | 23 |
| | | Uruguay | 17 |

#### Semi-finals

| July 23 13:30 | Brazil | 34–24 | Chile | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 23 13:30 | Guimarães 5 | (15–12) | Salinas 10 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 23 13:30 | 2× 5× | report | 3× 4× 1× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 23 20:30 | Uruguay | 12–20 | Argentina | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| July 23 20:30 | Gamiz 3 | (7–7) | Simonet 10 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |
| July 23 20:30 | 2× 6× | report | 3× 3× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB) |

#### Bronze medal match

| July 25 17:30 | Chile | 23–17 | Uruguay | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |
| July 25 17:30 | Salinas 6 | (10–9) | Fabra 4 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |
| July 25 17:30 | 2× 2× | report | 2× 4× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG) |

#### Gold medal match

| July 25 20:00 | Brazil | 29–27 (ET) | Argentina | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 25 20:00 | Hubner, Santos 6 | (9–11) | Fernandez 8 | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| July 25 20:00 | 3× 5× 1× | report | 2× 2× | Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |
| Exhibition Centre – Hall B Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN) |||

## Final ranking

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Chile |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
| 6 | Cuba |
| 7 | Canada |
| 8 | Dominican Republic |
* Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament
* 2015 Pan American Games winners
* Brazil 3rd title