| Tourney Name: | Pan American Men's Handball Championship |
| Year: | 1981 |
| Country: | Argentina |
| Dates: | 9–14 November |
| Num Teams: | 7 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Matches: | 15 |
| Goals: | 793 |
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The 1981 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the second edition of the tournament, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 9 to 14 November 1981. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1982 World Championship.
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Fifth place bracket
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| width=10px bgcolor=ccffcc | Qualified for the 1982 World Championship |
| Rank | width=170 | Team |
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| 5 | ||
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| 7 |