# 2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 2012 Pan American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano 2012, was the 15th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was held from 18 to 24 June 2012 in Burzaco, Almirante Brown Partido, Argentina. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship, securing three vacancies for the World Championship. A decision was announced during the 2011 Pan American Games that the tournament will consist of 12 teams. As the winner of those Pan American Games, Argentina was selected as the host.

## Participating teams

The participating nations have been announced on 15 May 2012.
| Group A | Group B |
| Argentina  Chile  Greenland  United States  Venezuela | Brazil  Dominican Republic  Mexico  Paraguay  Uruguay |
The Dominican Republic team withdrew after the draw, reportedly for financial reasons.

## Preliminary round

* Team advances to the Semifinals
* Team will play in Fifth place game
* Team will play in Placement round
All times are local (UTC−3)

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Argentina (H) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 69 | +58 | 7 |
| Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 95 | +28 | 7 |
| Greenland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 4 |
| United States | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 132 | −30 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 165 | −62 | 0 |
| 18 June 2012 18:00 | Argentina | 33–13 | United States | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 700 |
| 18 June 2012 18:00 | Kogovsek 7 | (18–4) | Hines, Jackson 3 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 700 |
| 18 June 2012 18:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 4× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 700 |
| 18 June 2012 20:00 | Chile | 31–28 | Greenland | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 18 June 2012 20:00 | Em. Feuchtmann 7 | (14–14) | Dahl Høegh 10 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 18 June 2012 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 3× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 19 June 2012 18:00 | Chile | 34–25 | Venezuela | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 300 |
| 19 June 2012 18:00 | Er. Feuchtmann 8 | (20–13) | Godoy 9 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 300 |
| 19 June 2012 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 4× 1× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 300 |
| 19 June 2012 21:00 | Greenland | 18–24 | Argentina | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 19 June 2012 21:00 | Dahl Høegh 7 | (8–10) | Pizarro 5 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 19 June 2012 21:00 | 4× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 20 June 2012 19:00 | United States | 43–28 | Venezuela | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| 20 June 2012 19:00 | Andjelic 10 | (24–16) | Peñaloza 11 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| 20 June 2012 19:00 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| 20 June 2012 21:00 | Argentina | 23–23 | Chile | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,000 |
| 20 June 2012 21:00 | Simonet 6 | (10–13) | Oneto 6 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,000 |
| 20 June 2012 21:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 3× 3× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,000 |
| 21 June 2012 18:00 | Argentina | 47–15 | Venezuela | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| 21 June 2012 18:00 | Pizarro 9 | (27–7) | Timaure, Rojas Vera 3 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| 21 June 2012 18:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 2× 5× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| 21 June 2012 20:00 | United States | 27–36 | Greenland | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 21 June 2012 20:00 | Axelsson 9 | (15–15) | Dahl Høegh 16 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 21 June 2012 20:00 | 3× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 22 June 2012 16:00 | Greenland | 41–35 | Venezuela | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| 22 June 2012 16:00 | Dahl Høegh 9 | (20–14) | Timaure 9 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| 22 June 2012 16:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 2× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| 22 June 2012 18:00 | United States | 19–35 | Chile | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 400 |
| 22 June 2012 18:00 | Axelsson 8 | (7–22) | H. Feuchtmann 8 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 400 |
| 22 June 2012 18:00 | 3× 8× 1× | Report | 3× 2× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 400 |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39 | +79 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 4 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 2 |
| Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 0 |
| 19 June 2012 14:00 | Paraguay | 11–39 | Brazil | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 19 June 2012 14:00 | three players 2 | (4–23) | Pires 10 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 19 June 2012 14:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 19 June 2012 16:00 | Uruguay | 26–13 | Mexico | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 19 June 2012 16:00 | Ansolabehere, Cancio 4 | (15–4) | Figueroa 3 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 19 June 2012 16:00 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 4× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 20 June 2012 15:00 | Paraguay | 16–25 | Uruguay | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 20 June 2012 15:00 | Mendoza 7 | (10–12) | Gamis 4 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 20 June 2012 15:00 | 2× 5× | Report | 3× 5× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 20 June 2012 17:00 | Mexico | 12–37 | Brazil | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 20 June 2012 17:00 | Figueroa 3 | (8–14) | Cândido 8 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 20 June 2012 17:00 | 3× 5× | Report | 3× 2× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 21 June 2012 14:00 | Mexico | 16–22 | Paraguay | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 21 June 2012 14:00 | Aguirre 5 | (9–13) | three players 4 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 21 June 2012 14:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 21 June 2012 16:00 | Brazil | 42–16 | Uruguay | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| 21 June 2012 16:00 | Teixeira 8 | (19–9) | Ansolabehere 5 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| 21 June 2012 16:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |

## Placement round

Points gained in the preliminary round against teams from the same group were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 7 | United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 4 |
| 8 | Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 2 |
| 9 | Mexico | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 0 |
| 23 June 2012 17:00 | Venezuela | 28–23 | Mexico | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 500 |
| 23 June 2012 17:00 | Rodriguez 6 | (12–8) | Aguirre 7 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 500 |
| 23 June 2012 17:00 | 2× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 6× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 500 |
| 24 June 2012 09:00 | United States | 33–17 | Mexico | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 24 June 2012 09:00 | three players 5 | (15–10) | Morales Diaz, Contreras 3 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| 24 June 2012 09:00 | 3× 3× | Report | 2× 2× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 23 June 2012 | 23 June 2012 |
| Argentina | 28 |
| Argentina | 28 | 24 June 2012 | 24 June 2012 |
| Uruguay | 13 | 24 June 2012 | 24 June 2012 |
| Uruguay | 13 | Argentina | 22 |
| 23 June 2012 | 23 June 2012 | | Argentina | 22 |
| 23 June 2012 | 23 June 2012 | Brazil | 21 |
| Chile | 33 | Brazil | 21 |
| Brazil | 35 | | |
| Brazil | 35 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 24 June 2012 | 24 June 2012 |
| | | Uruguay | 27 |
| | | Chile | 37 |

### Semifinals

| 23 June 2012 13:00 | Argentina | 28–13 | Uruguay | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 23 June 2012 13:00 | Riccobelli 5 | (14–7) | Ansolabehere 3 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 23 June 2012 13:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 4× 4× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 23 June 2012 15:00 | Brazil | 35–33 | Chile | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| 23 June 2012 15:00 | Ribeiro 6 | (20–14) | Salinas 7 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| 23 June 2012 15:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 2× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |

### Fifth place game

| 23 June 2012 17:00 | Greenland | 38–19 | Paraguay | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 23 June 2012 17:00 | Dahl Høegh 7 | (20–11) | Mendoza, Mendoza 5 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 23 June 2012 17:00 | 3× 2× | Report | 3× 3× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |

### Third place game

| 24 June 2012 13:00 | Uruguay | 27–37 | Chile | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 24 June 2012 13:00 | Ansolabehere 7 | (12–16) | Feuchtmann 10 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| 24 June 2012 13:00 | 3× 7× 1× | Report | 3× 7× 1× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |

### Final

| 24 June 2012 11:00 | Argentina | 22–21 | Brazil | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,200 |
| 24 June 2012 11:00 | Simonet 6 | (12–12) | Ribeiro 9 | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,200 |
| 24 June 2012 11:00 | 2× 1× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,200 |

## Final ranking

| | Argentina |
| | Brazil |
| | Chile |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | Greenland |
| 6 | Paraguay |
| 7 | United States |
| 8 | Venezuela |
| 9 | Mexico |
* Team advanced to the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship

### Best team

* Goalkeeper: Matías Schulz
* Right wing: Andrés Kogovsek
* Right back: Rodrigo Salinas
* Central back: Sebastián Simonet
* Left back: Minik Dahl Høegh
* Left wing: Felipe Borges
* Pivot: Marco Oneto