| Beach Handball at the 2023 South American Beach Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | El Rodadero beach |
| Location |  Santa Marta |
| Dates | 14 – 17 July |
| Nations | 9 |
| Teams | 9 (men) 7 (women) |
Beach Handball competition of the 2023 South American Beach Games in Santa Marta were held from 14 to 17 July at the Rodadero beach. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uruguay (URU) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |  Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | Uruguay Andres Carlos Miranda Mauricio Gallo Besio Richard Daniel Bica Santiago Rodriguez Mayado Francisco Gallo Gómez Mauricio Santiago Garateguy Rodrigo Damian Perez Sebastian Sagasti Trias | Argentina Francisco Nuñez Müller Jose Augusto Basualdo Nicolas Ezequiel Millet Santiago Vidondo Jorge Nahuel Perez Lucas Matias Coronel Nicolas Vella Santino Sposito | Chile Benjamin Tomas Valdivia Ignacio Esteban Soto Lucas Matías Pacheco Mauro Andree Rosso Hanson Jonathan Lin Juan Pablo Rubio Matias Ignacio Veneros Sebastián Alejandro Aravena |
| Women's tournament | Brazil Ana Caroline Gomes Beatriz Correia Gomes Lorena Cavalcanti Engler Patricia Scheppa Arianne Demetrio Florindo Carolina Pires Militao Mariane Guimaraes Hanthequeste Renata Da Silva Santiago | Argentina Alma Jazmín Molina Gisella Julieta Bonomi Lucila Candela Balsas Maria Florencia Gallo Camila Agostina Arcajo Giuliana Gamba Maria Florencia Bericio Zoe Turnes | Uruguay Camila Palomeque Tato Florencia Lachaise Atto Mikaela Feher Copes Sofia Maria Giani Cecilia Pedetti Sanjurjo Maria Valentina Garcia Romina Boschiero Mari Sofia Suarez Gonzalez |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Chile | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Brazil | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Colombia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 5 |  Peru | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2023 | ||
| 14:00 | ||
| Peru | 0–2 | Chile |
| Colombia | 0–2 | Brazil |
| 15 July 2023 | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| Chile | 2–1 | Colombia |
| Argentina | 2–0 | Brazil |
| 16:00 | ||
| Argentina | 2–0 | Colombia |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Peru |
| 16 July 2023 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Colombia | 2–0 | Peru |
| Chile | 0–2 | Argentina |
| 15:00 | ||
| Argentina | 2–0 | Peru |
| Brazil | 1–2 | Chile |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uruguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 |  Venezuela | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 |  Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 4 |  Ecuador | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2023 | ||
| 15:00 | ||
| Paraguay | 0–2 | Uruguay |
| Venezuela | 2–1 | Ecuador |
| 16 July 2023 | ||
| 11:00 | ||
| Paraguay | 0–2 | Venezuela |
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Ecuador |
| 16:00 | ||
| Ecuador | 0–2 | Paraguay |
| Venezuela | 1–2 | Uruguay |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| Chile | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Chile | 2 | |||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 5th place game | ||
| 17 July 2023 | ||
| 11:00 | ||
| Brazil | 2–0 | Paraguay |
| 7th place game | ||
| 17 July 2023 | ||
| 8:00 | ||
| Colombia | 1–2 | Ecuador |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Uruguay |
 | Argentina |
 | Chile |
| 4 | Venezuela |
| 5 | Brazil |
| 6 | Paraguay |
| 7 | Ecuador |
| 8 | Colombia |
| 9 | Peru |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Venezuela | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Chile | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2023 | ||
| 11:00 | ||
| Chile | 0–2 | Argentina |
| 16 July 2023 | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| Venezuela | 2–0 | Chile |
| 17:00 | ||
| Argentina | 2–0 | Venezuela |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| 3 | Colombia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 14 July 2023 | ||
| 15:00 | ||
| Uruguay | 1–2 | Brazil |
| Paraguay | 2–0 | Colombia |
| 15 July 2023 | ||
| 10:00 | ||
| Uruguay | 2–0 | Paraguay |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Colombia |
| 16 July 2023 | ||
| 14:00 | ||
| Colombia | 1–2 | Uruguay |
| Brazil | 2–0 | Paraguay |
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Uruguay | 1 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| Brazil | 2 | |||||
| Venezuela | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 July | ||||||
| Uruguay | 2 | |||||
| Venezuela | 1 | |||||
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2023 | ||
| 8:00 | ||
| Chile | 1–2 | Paraguay |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Brazil |
| Argentina |
| Uruguay |
| 4 | Venezuela |
| 5 | Paraguay |
| 6 | Chile |
| 7 | Colombia |
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