1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

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1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates30 September – 6 October 1991
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of the United States.svg  United States (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Third placeFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Fourth placeFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored698 (46.53 per match)
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The 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil from 30 September to 6 October 1991. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.

Contents

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33001303+1276
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)320112332+914
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 310246101552
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 3003151581430
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
30 September 1991
16:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg50–9Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

30 September 1991
20:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg61–2Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

1 October 1991
18:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg66–5Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

1 October 1991
20:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg43–6Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay

3 October 1991
18:30
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg31–8Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

3 October 1991
20:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg24–19Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil

Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 22007618+584
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 21012845172
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 20021859410
Source: [ citation needed ]
30 September 1991
14:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg40–9Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

1 October 1991
17:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg19–9Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

2 October 1991
17:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg36–9Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina

Placement round

Points from the first round were carried over.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
5Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 22004812+364
6Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 21012725+22
7Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 20021654380
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
5 October 1990
16:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg23–8Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico

6 October 1990
14:00
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg17–4Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay

Final round

Points from the first round were carried over.

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 33009849+496
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32018164+174
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (H)31027465+92
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 300335110750
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
5 October 1991
18:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg25–24Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

5 October 1991
20:30
United States  Flag of the United States.svg43–10Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

6 October 1991
15:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg31–16Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

6 October 1991
17:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg31–20Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
4Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
5Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
6Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
7Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico