2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
Dates11–19 June
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Brazil(3rd title)
Runners-up Chile
Third place Argentina
Fourth place Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches played40
Goals scored2,210 (55.25 per match)
Top scorersGreenlandMinik Dahl Høegh(56 goals)
Awards
Best playerGreenlandMinik Dahl Høegh

The 2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the 17th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was held from 11 to 19 June 2016 at the Tecnópolis in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2017 World Men's Handball Championship in France, securing three vacancies for the World Championship.[1]

Brazil won the tournament for the third time after defeating Chile 28–24 in the final.[2]

Participating teams

Venezuela was originally qualified but withdrew due to economic trouble. The Pan-American Team Handball Federation chose Mexico to replace it.[3]

Preliminary round

The draw was held on 23 April 2016 at the Planetario in Buenos Aires.[4][5][6]

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Chile5 4 0 1 171 109 +62 8[a]Semifinals
2  Argentina(H)5 4 0 1 161 88 +73 8[a]
3  Greenland5 4 0 1 166 131 +35 8[a]
4  Mexico5 2 0 3 122 159 −37 4
5  Canada5 1 0 4 110 162 −52 2
6  Guatemala5 0 0 5 101 182 −81 0
Source: Panamericanohandball2016Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.(H) HostsNotes:
  1. ^ abcChile 2 Pts, +7 GD; Argentina 2 Pts, −1 GD; Greenland 2 Pts, −6 GD
11 June 2016 15:10 Chile 30–21 MexicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Sosa, Lemes
Baeza 7 (18–10) Al. Villalobos 9
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11 June 2016 17:00 Greenland 31–24 CanadaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Oliveira, Nascimento
Høegh 6 (16–10) Sartisson 9
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11 June 2016 17:00 Argentina 37–12 GuatemalaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga
Fernández 8 (19–3) Herrera 4
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12 June 2016 15:00 Canada 13–37 ArgentinaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Ojeda, Zapata
Sartisson, Touzel 3 (5–17) Fernández 8
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12 June 2016 16:00 Mexico 24–36 GreenlandTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Pinto, Menezes
Al. Villalobos 6 (12–18) Høegh, Ingemann 7
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12 June 2016 18:00 Guatemala 11–41 ChileTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Quadros, Lima
Garrido, Grijalva 3 (7–21) Er. Feuchtmann, E. Salinas 7
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13 June 2016 15:00 Argentina 42–17 MexicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Oliveira, Nascimento
Pizarro 8 (21–7) three players 3
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13 June 2016 16:00 Guatemala 24–27 CanadaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Prieto, González
Grijalva, Herrera 5 (7–18) Spence 8
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13 June 2016 19:00 Chile 37–29 GreenlandTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Tonnies, Schulze
R. Salinas 8 (16–16) Høegh 16
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15 June 2016 15:00 Greenland 25–23 ArgentinaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Quadros, Lima
Kreutzmann 8 (12–12) P. Simonet 6
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15 June 2016 16:00 Mexico 32–31 GuatemalaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Pinto, Menezes
Ávalos, Morales 6 (19–13) Martínez 8
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15 June 2016 19:00 Chile 42–26 CanadaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Sosa, Lemes
Er. Feuchtmann 7 (23–12) Touzel 11
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16 June 2016 15:00 Greenland 45–23 GuatemalaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Moller 16 (25–13) Herrera 9
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16 June 2016 18:00 Canada 20–28 MexicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Sartisson 5 (12–13) Morales 8
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16 June 2016 19:00 Argentina 22–21 ChileTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Vieyra 7 (15–8) Em. Feuchtmann 5
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Group B

PosTeam PldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1  Brazil5 5 0 0 214 78 +136 10 Semifinals
2  Uruguay5 4 0 1 135 113 +22 8
3  Puerto Rico5 3 0 2 145 143 +2 6
4  United States5 2 0 3 122 143 −21 4
5  Colombia5 1 0 4 100 169 −69 2
6  Paraguay5 0 0 5 115 185 −70 0
Source: Panamericanohandball2016Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
11 June 2016 15:00 United States 26–31 Puerto RicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Grillo, Lenci
Hines 9 (15–13) Nazario 11
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11 June 2016 20:05 Brazil 54–14 ParaguayTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Christiansen, Hesseldal Hansen
Chiuffa 11 (30–7) Pérez 4
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11 June 2016 20:00 Uruguay 33–11 ColombiaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Burgos, Delgado
Lees 5 (14–5) Restrepo 4
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12 June 2016 17:00 Puerto Rico 24–38 BrazilTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Ochatt, Hernalz
Hiraldo, Nazario 5 (15–20) Chiuffa 7
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12 June 2016 19:00 Paraguay 19–34 UruguayTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Schulze, Tonnies
Pérez, Ramiro 4 (10–15) five players 4
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12 June 2016 20:05 Colombia 21–29 United StatesTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Christiansen, Hesseldal Hansen
Montoya 5 (9–12) Reed 9
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13 June 2016 17:00 Brazil 42–10 ColombiaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Zavalla, Moraga
Chiuffa, Ribeiro 7 (21–7) Restrepo 4
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13 June 2016 18:00 Paraguay 26–34 Puerto RicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Burgos, Delgado
Pérez 5 (13–17) Hiraldo, Nazario 8
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13 June 2016 20:00 Uruguay 26–21 United StatesTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes
Cancio, Velazco 4 (13–9) Hines, Inahara 6
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15 June 2016 17:00 United States 15–40 BrazilTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Burgos, Delgado
Hines 6 (5–20) Cândido 6
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15 June 2016 18:00 Uruguay 27–22 Puerto RicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Lenci, López Grillo
Velazco 14 (13–13) Nazario 10
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15 June 2016 20:00 Colombia 32–31 ParaguayTecnópolis, Buenos Aires Referees: Ochatt, Hernalz
Restrepo 8 (14–16) Mendoza Cazal 8
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16 June 2016 16:00 Puerto Rico 34–26 ColombiaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Mercado 9 (17–10) Mosquera 10
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16 June 2016 17:00 Brazil 40–15 UruguayTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
L. Santos, Toledo 6 (20–7) Fabra, Morandeira 4
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16 June 2016 20:00 United States 31–25 ParaguayTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Hines 5 (14–13) Salinas 6
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Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
18 June
 
 
 Chile31
 
19 June
 
 Uruguay24
 
 Chile24
 
18 June
 
 Brazil28
 
 Brazil23
 
 
 Argentina20
 
Third place
 
 
19 June
 
 
 Uruguay13
 
 
 Argentina29
5th place bracket
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
18 June
 
 
 Greenland37
 
19 June
 
 United States30
 
 Greenland44
 
18 June
 
 Puerto Rico22
 
 Puerto Rico30
 
 
 Mexico29
 
Seventh place
 
 
19 June
 
 
 United States27
 
 
 Mexico31

5–8th place semifinals

18 June 2016 18:00 Greenland 37–30 United StatesTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Høegh 16 (14–14) Hines 9
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18 June 2016 20:00 Puerto Rico 30–29 MexicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Hiraldo 9 (14–16) Morales 7
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Semifinals

18 June 2016 14:00 Brazil 23–20 ArgentinaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Chiuffa 5 (9–9) Fernández 5
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18 June 2016 16:00 Chile 31–24 UruguayTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
R. Salinas 7 (14–13) Velazco 5
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Eleventh place game

18 June 2016 10:00 Guatemala 31–25 ParaguayTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
M. Morales 7 (14–16) Pérez 5
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Ninth place game

18 June 2016 12:00 Canada 21–29 ColombiaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Touzel 6 (10–14) Palacio, Restrepo 6
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Seventh place game

19 June 2016 12:30 United States 27–31 MexicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Reed 9 (15–17) Sandoval 8
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Fifth place game

19 June 2016 14:30 Greenland 44–22 Puerto RicoTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Kreutzmann 9 (18–11) Hiraldo, Nazario 4
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Third place game

19 June 2016 19:00 Uruguay 13–29 ArgentinaTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Fabra, Rubbo 4 (5–15) Pizarro 6
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Final

19 June 2016 16:30 Chile 24–28 BrazilTecnópolis, Buenos Aires
Er. Feuchtmann 9 (12–15) Pozzer 6
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Final ranking

Qualified for the 2017 World Championship
RankTeam
 Brazil
 Chile
 Argentina
4 Uruguay
5 Greenland
6 Puerto Rico
7 Mexico
8 United States
9 Colombia
10 Canada
11 Guatemala
12 Paraguay

Awards

All-star team[7]

References

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  2. ^"¡Brasil campeón del Panamericano 2016!". panamericanohandball2016.com. 19 June 2016. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.
  3. ^"Venezuela se baja del Panamericano y como suplente entra México". panamhandball.org (in Spanish). 20 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ^"El sorteo del Panamericano Buenos Aires 2016 será mañana en el Planetario". panamhandball.org (in Spanish). 22 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ^"Se sorteó el Panamericano Buenos Aires 2016, que se jugará en Tecnópolis". panamhandball.org (in Spanish). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. ^"Brasil conhece rivais da primeira fase do pan americano de Buenos Aires". globoesporte.gobo.com (in Portuguese). 23 April 2016. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  7. ^"Brasil conquista o tricampeonato do Pan-Americano Masculino". www.brasilhandebol.com.br (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2016.