# Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

The women's handball tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games was the 9th edition of the handball event for women at the Pan American Games. It was held from 24 to 29 October 2023. All games were played at the Gimnasio Polideportivo in Viña del Mar, Chile.
The winner of this tournament, Brazil, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

## Schedule

The schedule is as follows.
| Tue 24 | Wed 25 | Thu 26 | Fri 27 | Sat 28 | Sun 29 | Sun 29 |
| G | G | G | | ½ | B | F |

## Qualification

A total eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) qualified automatically, along with seven other teams in various qualifying tournaments.
| 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 | |

## Results

All times are in Chile Time (UTC−3).

### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 42 | +63 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Chile (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 57 | +4 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 57 | 89 | −32 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 79 | −35 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 24 October 2023 17:30 | Argentina | 46–17 | Puerto Rico | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 24 October 2023 17:30 | Dalle Crode, Karsten 7 | (21–9) | three players 3 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 24 October 2023 17:30 | 2× | Report | 5× 1× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 24 October 2023 20:00 | Canada | 14–23 | Chile | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Converse (ARG) |
| 24 October 2023 20:00 | Lacasse, Laplante 3 | (11–11) | Lovera 7 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Converse (ARG) |
| 24 October 2023 20:00 | 6× 1× | Report | 1× 3× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Converse (ARG) |
| 25 October 2023 17:30 | Chile | 15–28 | Argentina | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 25 October 2023 17:30 | Lovera 5 | (9–16) | Karsten 7 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 25 October 2023 17:30 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 25 October 2023 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 25–20 | Canada | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 25 October 2023 20:00 | Cabrera, Hiraldo 6 | (15–7) | Zimmer 6 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 25 October 2023 20:00 | 1× | Report | 2× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 26 October 2023 17:30 | Argentina | 31–10 | Canada | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| 26 October 2023 17:30 | Karsten 10 | (15–4) | Laplante 3 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| 26 October 2023 17:30 | 1× | Report | 6× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| 26 October 2023 20:00 | Puerto Rico | 15–23 | Chile | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 26 October 2023 20:00 | Benítez, García 4 | (12–9) | three players 4 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 26 October 2023 20:00 | 1× 1× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 35 | +69 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 68 | 76 | −8 | 2 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 62 | 101 | −39 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 75 | −22 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
* 1 2 3 Paraguay 2 Pts, +4 GD; Cuba 2 Pts, –1 GD; Uruguay 2 Pts, –3 GD
| 24 October 2023 10:00 | Cuba | 25–21 | Uruguay | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 24 October 2023 10:00 | Reyes, Téllez 5 | (13–6) | Barreiro 5 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 24 October 2023 10:00 | 7× | Report | 2× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 24 October 2023 12:30 | Brazil | 27–15 | Paraguay | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 24 October 2023 12:30 | four players 4 | (15–7) | Insfran 6 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 24 October 2023 12:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 2× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 25 October 2023 10:00 | Uruguay | 9–28 | Brazil | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG) |
| 25 October 2023 10:00 | Bianco 6 | (5–17) | Araújo 5 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG) |
| 25 October 2023 10:00 | 2× | Report | 2× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Correa, Conberse (ARG) |
| 25 October 2023 12:30 | Paraguay | 31–26 | Cuba | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 25 October 2023 12:30 | Fernández, Leiva 6 | (17–13) | Amorós 9 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 25 October 2023 12:30 | 1× 1× | Report | 2× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 26 October 2023 10:00 | Paraguay | 22–23 | Uruguay | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 26 October 2023 10:00 | Fernández 8 | (9–11) | Bianco 5 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 26 October 2023 10:00 | 5× 1× | Report | 3× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 26 October 2023 12:30 | Brazil | 49–11 | Cuba | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 26 October 2023 12:30 | Castro 10 | (26–6) | Toledo 3 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 26 October 2023 12:30 | 4× | Report | 3× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |

### Classification round

| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 28 October — Viña del Mar | 28 October — Viña del Mar |
| Cuba | 26 |
| Cuba | 26 | 29 October — Viña del Mar | 29 October — Viña del Mar |
| Canada | 20 | 29 October — Viña del Mar | 29 October — Viña del Mar |
| Canada | 20 | Cuba | 29 |
| 28 October — Viña del Mar | 28 October — Viña del Mar | | Cuba | 29 |
| 28 October — Viña del Mar | 28 October — Viña del Mar | Puerto Rico | 31 |
| Puerto Rico | 30 | Puerto Rico | 31 |
| Uruguay | 23 | | |
| Uruguay | 23 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 29 October — Viña del Mar | 29 October — Viña del Mar |
| | | Canada | 19 |
| | | Uruguay | 22 |

#### 5–8th place semifinals

| 28 October 2023 10:00 | Cuba | 26–20 | Canada | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 28 October 2023 10:00 | Téllez 7 | (13–6) | three players 4 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 28 October 2023 10:00 | 3× | Report | 1× 5× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 28 October 2023 12:30 | Puerto Rico | 30–23 | Uruguay | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 28 October 2023 12:30 | Hiraldo, Benítez 6 | (14–8) | Barreiro 10 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| 28 October 2023 12:30 | 1× 4× | Report | 3× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |

#### Seventh place match

| 29 October 2023 12:00 | Canada | 19–22 | Uruguay | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| 29 October 2023 12:00 | Routhier 6 | (11–10) | Bianco 6 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| 29 October 2023 12:00 | 1× 8× 1× | Report | 2× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI) |

#### Fifth place match

| 29 October 2023 14:30 | Cuba | 29–31 | Puerto Rico | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 29 October 2023 14:30 | González 7 | (13–12) | Ceballos 10 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |
| 29 October 2023 14:30 | 1× 5× | Report | 2× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: García, Paolantoni (ARG) |

### Medal round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| 28 October — Viña del Mar | 28 October — Viña del Mar |
| Argentina | 28 |
| Argentina | 28 | 29 October — Viña del Mar | 29 October — Viña del Mar |
| Paraguay | 18 | 29 October — Viña del Mar | 29 October — Viña del Mar |
| Paraguay | 18 | Argentina | 18 |
| 28 October — Viña del Mar | 28 October — Viña del Mar | | Argentina | 18 |
| 28 October — Viña del Mar | 28 October — Viña del Mar | Brazil | 30 |
| Brazil | 30 | Brazil | 30 |
| Chile | 10 | | |
| Chile | 10 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 29 October — Viña del Mar | 29 October — Viña del Mar |
| | | Paraguay | 23 |
| | | Chile | 20 |

#### Semifinals

| 28 October 2023 17:30 | Argentina | 28–18 | Paraguay | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 28 October 2023 17:30 | three players 5 | (10–7) | Fernández 6 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 28 October 2023 17:30 | 3× | Report | 5× 1× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB) |
| 28 October 2023 20:00 | Brazil | 30–10 | Chile | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 28 October 2023 20:00 | Castro 11 | (19–8) | Paul 3 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |
| 28 October 2023 20:00 | 1× 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Conberse, Correa (ARG) |

#### Bronze medal match

| 29 October 2023 18:00 | Paraguay | 23–20 | Chile | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 29 October 2023 18:00 | Insfran 10 | (14–11) | Lovera 9 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |
| 29 October 2023 18:00 | 1× 3× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Hansen, Madsen (DEN) |

#### Gold medal match

| 29 October 2023 20:30 | Argentina | 18–30 | Brazil | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 29 October 2023 20:30 | Pizzo 6 | (7–16) | da Rocha 7 | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| 29 October 2023 20:30 | 1× 3× 1× | Report | 1× 5× | Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |

## Ranking and statistics

| Rank | Team |
| | Brazil |
| | Argentina |
| | Paraguay |
| 4 | Chile |
| 5 | Puerto Rico |
| 6 | Cuba |
| 7 | Uruguay |
| 8 | Canada |
* Qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics
* Qualified for the 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments