Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament

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Handball – Women's tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games
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Venue Exhibition Centre – Hall B
DatesJuly 16 – July 24
Competitors120 from 8 nations
Medalists
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The women's handball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada was held at the Exhibition Centre (in Hall B) from July 16 to 24. [1]

Contents

For these Games, the women competed in an 8-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket.

Brazil were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, defeating Argentina, 33–15 in the final.

The winner of the tournament were to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while the 2nd and the 3rd place (due to the continental rankings at the World Championship) qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament. As the host nation Brazil won, the runner up qualified instead, in accordance with the regulations. [2]

Qualification

A total of eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Games qualified, along with the host nation Canada. [3] The United States and Uruguay competed against one another in a home/away playoff for the last spot in the tournament. The fourth placed team in the Central American and Caribbean Games both declined to compete in the respective tournaments. [4]

Summary

EventDateLocationVacanciesQualified
Host Nation1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2014 South American Games [5] March 7–15 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago 3Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
2014 Central American and Caribbean Games [6] November 15–23 Flag of Mexico.svg Veracruz 3Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico
Last chance qualification tournament [7] March 7/14, 2015 Flag of the United States.svg Auburn
Flag of Uruguay.svg Montevideo
1Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay
Total8

Last chance qualification tournament

March 07 United States  Flag of the United States.svg25 – 30Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Beard–Eaves–Memorial Coliseum, Auburn
Attendance: 900
Referees: Perez, Guzman (PUR)
Gascon, Darling 7(16–15) Scarrone 8
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March 14 Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg24 – 22Flag of the United States.svg  United States Polideportivo, Montevideo
Attendance: 1200
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Barreiro 5(13–8) Darling 7
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Rosters

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 15 players on their rosters. [8]


Draw

The draw for the competition took place on March 15, 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay. [9]

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4

Results

The official detailed schedule was revealed on April 26, 2015. [10]

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−4)

Preliminary round

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The Direct Energy Centre (Exhibition Centre), was the venue for the women's handball competition

Group A

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 330012052+686Qualified for the Semifinals
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 3201838634
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 30127298261
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30125594391
Source: [ citation needed ]

July 16
11:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg38–21Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Nascimento, Silva 7(15–10) Ceballos 7
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July 16
13:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg25–22Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Aguirre, Saavedra 4(14–10) Lochet 5
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July 18
11:30
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg12–48Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Routhier 6(5–26) Nascimento 9
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July 18
13:30
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg30–39Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Cabrera, Ceballos 6(17–14) Rocha 6
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July 20
11:30
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg21–21Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Ceballos 7(10–7) Perry 7
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July 20
13:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg34–19Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Nascimento 8(19–12) Jaramillo 3
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Group B

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 32017560+154Qualified for the Semifinals
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 32018074+64
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 3201838304
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 30036990210
Source: [ citation needed ]

July 16
18:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg20–15Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
Mendoza 6(13–7) Barreiro 9
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July 16
20:30
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg25–28Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR)
Feuchtmann, Torres 5(11–14) Lusson 10
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July 18
18:30
Cuba  Flag of Cuba.svg27–25Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Martin Gjeding, Mads Hansen (DEN)
Lusson 14(14–13) Mendoza 9
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July 18
20:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg32–26Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Ines Paolantoni, Florencia Zanikian (ARG)
three players 5(15–10) Flores 5
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July 20
18:30
Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg33–28Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Minore, Marina (ARG)
Barreiro 10(13–12) Lusson 9
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July 20
20:30
Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg30–18Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Mendoza 6(15–10)three players 3
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Classification round

 
SemifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
July 22 — Toronto
 
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 36
 
July 24 — Toronto
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 34
 
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg  Puerto Rico 27
 
July 22 — Toronto
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 40
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 20
 
 
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba 30
 
Seventh place
 
 
July 24 — Toronto
 
 
Flag of Chile.svg  Chile 20
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 27

Semifinals

July 22
11:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg36–34Flag of Chile.svg  Chile Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paoloantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Ceballos 11(21–18) Feuchtmann 6
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July 22
18:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg20–30Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Routhier 5(7–18) Lusson 9
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Seventh place match

July 24
10:30
Chile  Flag of Chile.svg20–27Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Paolantoni, Zanikian (ARG)
Miño 5(10–14) Lochet, Laplante 4
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Fifth place match

July 24
13:00
Puerto Rico  Flag of Puerto Rico.svg27–40Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Pinto, Menezes (BRA)
three players 5(14–20) Reyes, Barrio 7
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Medal round

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
July 22 — Toronto
 
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 40
 
July 24 — Toronto
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 22
 
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 25
 
July 22 — Toronto
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 20
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 16
 
 
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 27
 
Third place
 
 
July 24 — Toronto
 
 
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 29
 
 
Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico 21

Semifinals

July 22
13:30
Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg40–22Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Guzman, Perez (PUR)
Silva 8(18–11) Scarrone 8
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July 22
20:30
Mexico  Flag of Mexico.svg16–27Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Gjeding, Hansen (DEN)
Jaramillo, Sifuentes 4(6–11) Pizzo 7
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Bronze medal match

July 24
17:30
Bronze medal icon.svg Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg29–21Flag of Mexico.svg  Mexico Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Zuñiga, Reyes (CUB)
Barreiro 11(11–8) Saavedra 7
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Gold medal match

July 24
20:00
Gold medal icon.svg Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg25–20Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Silver medal icon.svg Exhibition Centre – Hall B
Referees: Lemes, Sosa (URU)
Nascimento 6(12–12) Mendoza, Karsten 5
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Final ranking

Statistics

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