2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

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2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Dates10–14 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (2nd title)
Runner-upFlag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Third placeFlag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
Fourth placeFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Tournament statistics
Matches20
Goals scored900 (45 per match)
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The 2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10 to 14 July 2002. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.

Contents

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (H)33008930+596 Semifinals
2Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 32019743+544
3Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 31023993542
4Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 30033493590
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.
(H) Host
10 July 2002
18:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg42–10Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(16–4)
10 July 2002
21:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg36–8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(16–4)

11 July 2002
19:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg40–12Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(17–6)
11 July 2002
21:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg32–7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(16–4)

12 July 2002
15:00
Colombia  Flag of Colombia.svg19–17Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(14–10)
12 July 2002
21:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg21–15Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(12–7)

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 33007951+286 Semifinals
2Flag of the United States.svg  United States 32017964+154
3Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 31025772152
4Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 30036290280
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.
10 July 2002
14:30
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg25–23Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
(11–8)
10 July 2002
16:30
Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg24–20Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(13–11)

11 July 2002
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg24–16Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
(12–8)
11 July 2002
17:00
Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg30–15Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
(15–9)

12 July 2002
17:00
Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg25–16Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
(15–5)
12 July 2002
19:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg35–24Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
(13–15)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 28
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 19
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 22
 
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 21
 
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 21
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 7
 
 
Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland 27

Fifth place bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 22
 
 
 
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 32
 
Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay 20
 
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 24
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 28
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 25
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia 20
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 23

5–8th place semifinals

13 July 2002
14:00
Paraguay  Flag of Paraguay.svg32–22Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(16–9)

13 July 2002
16:00
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg28–25Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
(11–9)

Semifinals

13 July 2002
18:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg25–21Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
(11–5)

13 July 2002
20:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg28–19Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(15–11)

Seventh place game

14 July 2002
13:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg23–20Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia
(9–12)

Fifth place game

14 July 2002
15:00
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg24–20Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
(12–10)

Third place game

14 July 2002
17:00
Greenland  Flag of Greenland.svg27–7Flag of the United States.svg  United States
(11–2)

Final

14 July 2002
19:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg22–21Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
(9–11)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2003 World Championship
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Greenland.svg  Greenland
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States
5Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
6Flag of Paraguay.svg  Paraguay
7Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
8Flag of Colombia.svg  Colombia

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