| Event: | Handball |
| Games: | 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
| Venue: | Multigimnasio Don Bosco |
| Location: | Soyapango |
| Dates: | 24 June – 7 July 2023 |
| Competitors: | 224 |
| Prev: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2026 |
Handball competition at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games are scheduled to be held from 24 June to 7 July 2023.[1] The venue for the competition is the Multigimnasio Don Bosco located in Soyapango.
A total of eight men's and eight women's teams (each consisting up to 14 athletes) will compete in each tournament. This means a total of 224 athletes are scheduled to compete.[2]
The winner and runner-up of each competition will qualify for the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile. The third place teams will play against the third-placed teams of the 2022 South American Games playoffs.
Eight men's teams and eight women's teams will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (El Salvador) received automatic qualification in both tournaments, along with seven other teams. For both genders five places for Caribbean were planned bot only four teams per gender participated at the Caribbean Handball Cup. Therefor one spot is still not awarded.[3] Central America has two spots per gender.
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| 2023 Caribbean Handball Cup | 3 – 9 October 2022 |  Santo Domingo | 4 | ||
 Managua | 2 | [4] [5] | |||
| Wild card | 1 | [6] | |||
| Total | 8 | ||||
| Event | Dates | Location | Vacancies | Qualified | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host nation | 1 | ||||
| 2023 Caribbean Handball Cup | 2 – 8 October 2022 | 4 | |||
| Managua | 2 | [7] | |||
| Wild card | 1 | ||||
| Total | 8 | ||||
The following countries qualified handball teams. The numbers of participants qualified are in parentheses.
| [8] | Mario Perez Jorge Pren Daril Gonzalez Ronaldo Almeida Lidier Vergara Edmanuel Diaz Christopher Martinez Mario Sainz Frank Cordies Magnol Suarez Adonis Garcia Omar Toledano Dariel Garcia Hanser Rodriguez | Adonis Gonzalez Alionky Mota Dioris Mateo Erick Montero Francis De La Cruz Franklin Fernandez Heriberto Merino Jorge Soto Julio Alcantara Luiggy Lopez Luis Alfredo Luis Angel Maykol Beras Willibert De La Rosa | Luis Avalos Ricardo Zarco Sayyed Morales Luis Ortiz Hector Perez Sergio Sanchez Jesus Ramirez Jesus Rivera Fernando Rodriguez Benito Hernandez Francisco Muniz Jesus Sandoval Jesus Loya Daniel Marquez | |
Niurkis Mora Dianny González Maria Veranes Gleinys Reyes Diancy González Nahomis Mustelier Odalys Escalona Danielys Herranz Angela Amoros Yamileidis Alcantara Yennifer Toledo Yarumy Céspedes Rosa Leal Melissa chala | Kitsa Escobar Adriana Cabrera Nathalys Ceballos Sheila Hiraldo Jackeline Gonzalez Joane Vergara Alanis Benitez Roxanaly Carrasquillo Erika Graciani Ciris García Zuleika Fuentes Lizabeth Rodriguez Robeliz Ortiz Ashanti Calderon | Yojaver Brito Crisleidy Hernández Mabelin Wattley Annerys Cabrera Johanna Pimentel Nancy Peña Mariela Andino Carina Lorenzo Florquidia Puello Suleidy Suárez Carolina López Débora Torreira Diandra Pie Yacaira Tejeda |
All times are local .--------
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| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 |
| Qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games | ||
| Qualified for the Last chance qualification tournament for the 2023 Pan American Games |
All times are local .--------
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| Rank | Team | |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | ||
| 5 | ||
| 6 | ||
| 7 | ||
| 8 |
| Qualified for the 2023 Pan American Games | ||
| Qualified for the Last chance qualification tournament for the 2023 Pan American Games |