1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Brazil
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	30 September – 6 October 1991
Teams	7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	United States (2nd title)
Runners-up	Canada
Third place	Brazil
Fourth place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	698 (46.53 per match)
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Last updated October 14, 2025

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.

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
United States	3	3	0	130	3	+127	6
Brazil (H)	3	2	1	123	32	+91	4
Paraguay	3	1	2	46	101	−55	2
Puerto Rico	3	0	3	15	158	−143	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
(H) Hosts

30 September 1991 16:00	United States	50–9	Paraguay

30 September 1991 20:30	Brazil	61–2	Puerto Rico

1 October 1991 18:30	United States	66–5	Puerto Rico

1 October 1991 20:00	Brazil	43–6	Paraguay

3 October 1991 18:30	Paraguay	31–8	Puerto Rico

3 October 1991 20:00	United States	24–19	Brazil

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Canada	2	2	0	76	18	+58	4
Argentina	2	1	1	28	45	−17	2
Uruguay	2	0	2	18	59	−41	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}

30 September 1991 14:30	Canada	40–9	Uruguay

1 October 1991 17:00	Argentina	19–9	Uruguay

2 October 1991 17:00	Canada	36–9	Argentina

Placement round

Points from the first round were carried over.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
5	Paraguay	2	2	0	48	12	+36	4
6	Uruguay	2	1	1	27	25	+2	2
7	Puerto Rico	2	0	2	16	54	−38	0

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	23–8	Puerto Rico

6 October 1990 14:00	Paraguay	17–4	Uruguay

Final round