Handball at the 2023 Pan American Games explained

Event:Handball
Games:2023
Venue:Gimnasio Polideportivo de Viña del Mar
Competitors:224
Nations:11
Num Events:2 (1 men, 1 women)
Prev:2019
Next:2027

Handball competitions at the 2023 Pan American Games are scheduled to be held from October 24 to November 4, 2023. The venue for the competition is the Gimnasio Polideportivo located in Viña del Mar.

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.

The winner of each competition will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.[1]

Qualification

Eight men's teams and eight women's teams will qualify to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) received automatic qualification in both tournaments, along with seven other teams.[2]

Summary

Nation Men's Women's width=55Athletes
28
28
14
28
28
14
14
14
14
14
28
Total: 11 NOCs 8 8 224

Men

EventDatesLocationQuota(s)Qualified
Host Nation1
2021 Junior Pan American Games Cali1
2022 South American Games11–15 October 2022 Asuncion2
USA–CAN Qualifying Round[3] 9 & 11 March 20231
2–7 July 20232

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Qualification System – Games of the XXXIII Olympiad – Paris 2024 International Handball Federation (IHF). 1 April 2022. www.olympics.com/. International Handball Federation (IHF). 10 October 2022.
  2. Web site: Qualification System manual. 11 April 2022. www.panamsports.org/. Pan American Sports Organization. 12 June 2022.
  3. Web site: 2023 PANAM Games Qualification (North America – Men). NACHC. 13 March 2023. 14 March 2023.