2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship Explained
Country: | Argentina |
Dates: | 11–19 June |
Num Teams: | 12 |
Confederations: | 1 |
Venues: | 1 |
Cities: | 1 |
Champion: | BRA |
Count: | 3 |
Second: | CHI |
Third: | ARG |
Fourth: | URU |
Matches: | 40 |
Goals: | 2210 |
Top Scorer: | Minik Dahl Høegh (56 goals) |
Player: | Minik Dahl Høegh |
Previous: | 2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship |
Next: | 2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship |
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
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
- 5th place bracket
5–8th place semifinals
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Semifinals
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Final
Final ranking
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Awards
- All-star team[7]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: How to qualify for France Handball 2017?. 29 April 2016. francehandball2017.com. 29 April 2016. 24 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160124101325/http://www.francehandball2017.com/en/world-championship/qualification/. dead.
- Web site: ¡Brasil campeón del Panamericano 2016!. 19 June 2016. panamericanohandball2016.com. 20 June 2016. 22 April 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160422145105/http://www.panamericanohandball2016.com/#!resumen-jornada-7/br1da. dead.
- Web site: Venezuela se baja del Panamericano y como suplente entra México. 20 April 2016. panamhandball.org. 29 April 2016. Spanish.
- Web site: El sorteo del Panamericano Buenos Aires 2016 será mañana en el Planetario. 22 April 2016. panamhandball.org. 29 April 2016. Spanish.
- Web site: Se sorteó el Panamericano Buenos Aires 2016, que se jugará en Tecnópolis. 23 April 2016. panamhandball.org. 29 April 2016. Spanish.
- Web site: Brasil conhece rivais da primeira fase do pan americano de Buenos Aires. 23 April 2016. globoesporte.gobo.com. 29 April 2016. Portuguese.
- Web site: Brasil conquista o tricampeonato do Pan-Americano Masculino. www.brasilhandebol.com.br. 20 June 2016. Portuguese. 23 June 2016. https://archive.today/20160623032906/http://www.brasilhandebol.com.br/noticias_detalhes.asp?id=31746&moda=001&contexto=01&area=&evento=. dead.