| Tourney Name: | Pan American Men's Handball Championship |
| Year: | 1996 |
| Country: | United States |
| Dates: | 8–13 October |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 7 |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Goals: | 918 |
| Previous: | 1994 Pan American Men's Handball Championship |
| Next: | 1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship |
The 1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, held in Colorado Springs, United States from 8 to 13 October 1996. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.
All times are local (UTC−7).
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Fifth place bracket
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| width=10px bgcolor=ccffcc | Qualified for the 1997 World Championship |
| Rank | width=170 | Team |
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| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 |
The United States withdrew and Brazil replaced them.