Handball at the Central American Games explained

Handball has been a Central American Games event since 2001 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In addition to crowning the handball champions of the Central American Games, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Men

Summary

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff		Third place match
width=15%	Champion	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	Third place	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2001 Details	Guatemala City		No playoffs			No playoffs
2010 Details	Panama City		No playoffs			No playoffs
2013 Details	San Jose		No playoffs			No playoffs
2017 Details	Managua		No playoffs			No playoffs

Participating nations

width=170	Nation	2001	2010	2013	2017	Years
	3rd	4th	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4
	4th	bgcolor=silver	2nd	5th	5th	4
	bgcolor=gold	1st	-	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	3
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	3rd	4
	-	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	3
	-	5th	-	-	1
Total	4	5	5	5

Women

Summary

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff		Final			width=1% rowspan=100 bgcolor=ffffff		Third place match
width=15%	Champion	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Runner-up	width=15%	Third place	width=9%	Score	width=15%	Fourth place
2001 Details	Guatemala City		No playoffs			No playoffs
2010 Details	Panama City		No playoffs
2013 Details	San Jose		No playoffs			No playoffs
2017 Details	Managua		24–21			33–24

Participating nations

width=170	Nation	2001	2010	2013	2017	Years
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4
	4th	bgcolor=gold	1st	4th	4th	4
	bgcolor=gold	1st	-	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=gold	1st	3
	3rd	3rd	5th	-	3
	-	-	3rd	3rd	2
Total	4	3	5	4

References

• www.panamhandball.org