| Tourney Name: | Women's handball at the XVI Pan American Games |
| Size: | 80px |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Dates: | 15–23 October |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Count: | 4 |
| Matches: | 20 |
| Goals: | 1049 |
| Top Scorer: |  Fernanda da Silva(35 goals) |
| Previous: | Handball at the 2007 Pan American Games#Women's competition |
| Next: | Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament |
The women's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico will take place from 15 October to 23 October, All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home court.[1] The winner of the competition will qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.[2]
A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the handball competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.[1]
| Event | Date | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation | – | – | 1 | ||
| 20–24 March 2010 |  Medellín | 3 | |||
| 2010 Central American and Caribbean Games | 18–25 July 2010 | Mayagüez | 2 | ||
| Canada Versus United States series winner | 21–23 December 2010[3] |  Lake Placid La Prairie | 1 | ||
| Last Chance Qualifying Tournament | – | Santiago | 1 | ||
| TOTAL | 8 | ||||
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 15 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games.[1]
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:
The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of the Organising Committee (COPAG) for the Games in Guadalajara on July 21 at 16:00 local time.[5]
The competing are drawn to each group by couples. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B.[5] The pots are based on the performance of national teams in both previous games and their standings in their respective regional competitions.[5]
All times are local (UTC-5).
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| width=40 | Rank | width=180 | Team |
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| 8 |
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| width=10px bgcolor=#ccccff | Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament |
| Rank | Name | Goals | Shots | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35 | 43 | 82 | ||
| 2 | 33 | 46 | 72 | ||
| 51 | 65 | ||||
| 4 | 32 | 65 | 49 | ||
| 5 | 29 | 60 | 48 |
| Rank | Name | % | Saves | Shots | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55 | 47 | 85 | ||
| 2 | 43 | 24 | 56 | ||
| 3 | 42 | 42 | 101 | ||
| 4 | 37 | 45 | 121 | ||
| 5 | 36 | 29 | 81 |