Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

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Men's handball tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games
Handball pictogram.svg
Venue San Rafael Gymnasium
DatesOctober 16 – October 24
Competitors120 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg   Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Silver medal icon.svg   Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Bronze medal icon.svg   Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
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The men's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico, began on October 16 and ended on October 24. All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions were Brazil, who won the title on home court. [1] Argentina, the winner of the competition, qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain. [2]

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Teams

Qualification

A National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team for the handball competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions. [1]

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
2010 South American Games March 20–30, 2010 Flag of Colombia.svg Medellín 3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2010 Central American and Caribbean Games July 18–25, 2010 Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Mayagüez 2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic
Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela
Canada versus United States SeriesDecember 21, 23, 2010 [3] Flag of the United States.svg Lake Placid
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg La Prairie
1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Last Chance Qualifying TournamentJune 3–5, 2011 Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala City [4] 1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
TOTAL8
Canada versus United States Series
December 21
6:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg25–21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Lake Placid Olympic Training Center, Lake Placid
Attendance: 250
Referees: Perez (PUR), Guzman (PUR)
Key 5 Alexis Bertrand  [ fr ] 6

December 23
7:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg30–23
(ET)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States La Magdeleine School, La Prairie
Attendance: 400
Referees: Perez (PUR), Guzman (PUR)
Etter 8Hines 9

Canada won 51–48 on aggregate and qualified for the games.

Last chance qualifying tournament
June 3 Guatemala  Flag of Guatemala.svg12–20Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City

June 4 United States  Flag of the United States.svg23–23Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City

June 5 United States  Flag of the United States.svg38–24Flag of Guatemala.svg  Guatemala Domo Polideportivo, Guatemala City

Squads

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 15 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games. [1]

Format

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

  1. Head to head results.
  2. Goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned.
  3. Greater number of plus goals in the matches between the teams concerned. [1]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of the Organising Committee (COPAG) for the Games in Guadalajara on July 21 at 16:00 local time. [6]

The competing are drawn to each group by couples. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B. [6] The pots are based on the performance of national teams in both previous games and their standings in their respective regional competitions. [6]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC−5).

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330011954+656 Semifinals
2Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 320110189+124
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 310270113432 5th–8th place semifinals
4Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 300368102340
Source: Guadalajara 2011
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
October 16
13:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg46–17Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Ruy, V. Teixeira 7(19–7) Godin 4
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October 16
15:00
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg37–28Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR)
Em. Feuchtmann 8(19–12) Peñaloza 6
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October 18
13:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg25–42Flag of Chile.svg  Chile San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Bertrand  [ fr ], Bessette 5(11–19) Em. Feuchtmann, R. Salinas 8
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October 18
20:00
Venezuela  Flag of Venezuela.svg15–37Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Godoy, Peñaloza 3(8–19) Ruy 7
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October 20
13:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg36–22Flag of Chile.svg  Chile San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Borges 10(15–9) Em. Feuchtmann, R. Salinas 5
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October 20
15:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg28–25Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA)
Etter 10(12–10) Pérez 6
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Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 33009555+406 Semifinals
2Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 3201777924
3Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico (H)31027893152 5th–8th place semifinals
4Flag of the United States.svg  United States 30037396230
Source: Guadalajara 2011
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
(H) Hosts
October 16
18:00
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg27–22Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN)
K. de León, Mirabal 7(11–11) Clemons Axelsson 8
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October 16
20:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg31–16Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Carou, F. Fernández 6(16–5) Acuña 6
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October 18
15:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg19–36Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Durán, Guzmán (MEX)
Hines 6(9–12) Pizarro 8
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October 18
18:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg29–30Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA)
Villalobos 7(15–15) K. de León 10
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October 20
18:00
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg28–20Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
F. Fernández, Pizarro 6(13–11) Mirabal 6
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October 20
20:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg33–32Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Bermúdez 9(21–18) Hines 9
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Elimination stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
October 22
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 41
 
October 24
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 17
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 23
 
October 22
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 26
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 25
 
Third place
 
 
October 24
 
 
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 24
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 27

Semifinals

October 22
10:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg41–17Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Chiuffa 6(18–8)four players 3
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October 22
17:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg26–25Flag of Chile.svg  Chile San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA)
F. Fernández 8(15–10) R. Salinas 7
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5th–8th place semifinals

October 22
12:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg26–25Flag of the United States.svg  United States San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR)
Walder 5(13–14) El-Zoghby 5
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October 22
20:00
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg30–25Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA)
Bermúdez 8(15–10) Godoy, Peñaloza 5
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Seventh place match

October 24
10:00
United States  Flag of the United States.svg39–35Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Paz, De Souza (BRA)
El-Zoghby 7(18–16) Silva 9
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Fifth place match

October 24
12:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg26–23Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Bessette 9(11–12) Bermúdez 5
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Bronze medal match

October 24
17:30
Dominican Republic  Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg24–27Flag of Chile.svg  Chile San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
Mirabal 8(10–12) Araya, Martínez 5
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Gold medal match

October 24
20:00
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg23–26Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina San Rafael Gymnasium
Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
Borges 6(14–15) F. Fernández 6
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 2011 Pan American Games winners 
Flag of Argentina.svg
Argentina
1st title

Final standings

RankTeamRecord
Gold medal icon.svg Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 5 – 0 – 0
Silver medal icon.svg Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 4 – 0 – 1
Bronze medal icon.svg Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 3 – 0 – 2
4Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg  Dominican Republic 2 – 0 – 3
5Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3 – 0 – 2
6Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 2 – 0 – 3
7Flag of the United States.svg  United States 1 – 0 – 4
8Flag of Venezuela.svg  Venezuela 0 – 0 – 5

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men'sFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Gonzalo Carou
Federico Fernandez
Fernando Garcia
Juan Fernandez
Andrés Kogovsek
Damián Migueles
Federico Pizarro
Cristian Plati
Pablo Portela
Leonardo Querin
Matías Schulz
Diego Simonet
Sebastián Simonet
Juan Vidal
Federico Vieyra
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Leonardo Bortolini
Gustavo Cardoso
Fabio Chiuffa
Bruno De Santana
Marcos Dos Santos
Thiagus dos Santos
Jaqson Kojoroski
Fernando Filho
Gil Pires
Felipe Ribeiro
Renato Rui
Maik Santos
Ales Silva
Henrique Teixeira
Vinicius Teixeira
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Guillermo Araya
Felipe Barrientos
Rodolfo Cornejo
Rodrigo Diaz
Emil Feuchtmann
Erwin Feuchtmann
Harald Feuchtmann
Nicolas Jofre
Patricio Martinez
Felipe Maurin
Rene Oliva
Marco Oneto
Esteban Salinas
Rodrigo Salinas
Alfredo Valenzuela

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