The Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) has been the continental governing body for handball, beach handball, wheelchair handball and snow handball in Americas since 23 May 1977. PATHF includes North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. PATHF's primary functions is to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct Men's World Handball Championship and Women's World Handball Championship qualifying tournaments.
The International Handball Federation (IHF) is the administrative and controlling body for handball and beach handball. IHF is responsible for the organisation of handball's major international tournaments, notably the IHF World Men's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1938, and the IHF World Women's Handball Championship, which commenced in 1957.
Eduarda Idalina "Duda" Amorim Taleska is a Brazilian-Hungarian former handball player. She played most of her career in Győr as a player of Győri ETO KC, for whom she won five editions of the EHF Champions League. Amorim also played for Brazil women's national handball team for 15 years, winning the 2013 World Women's Handball Championship.
The Chilean Handball Federation (CHF) is the governing body of handball and beach handball in the Republic of Chile. Founded in 1980, CHF is affiliated to the International Handball Federation and the Pan-American Team Handball Federation. CHF is also affiliated to the Chilean Olympic Committee. It is based in Santiago.
Mayara Fier de Moura is a Brazilian handballer. She is a member of the Brazilian national team and participated at the 2011 World Women's Handball Championship in Brazil and the 2012 Summer Olympics.
Dayane Pires da Rocha is a Brazilian handball player for Molde Elite and the Brazilian national team.
Felipe Borges Dutra Ribeiro is a Brazilian handball player for US Créteil Handball and the Brazilian national team.
Maik Ferreira dos Santos is a Brazilian handball goalkeeper for Al-Rayan and the Brazilian handball team.
Brazil competes at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics, in Nanjing, China from 16 August to 28 August 2014.
Henrique Selicani Teixeira is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București and the Brazil national team.
José Guilherme de Toledo is a Brazilian handball player who plays for Recoletas Atlético Valladolid and the Brazilian national team.
Fábio Rocha Chiuffa is a Brazilian handball player who plays for HC Dobrogea Sud and the Brazilian handball team.
Vinícius Santos Teixeira is a Brazilian handball player for Handebol Taubaté and the Brazilian national team.
Célia Janete da Costa Coppi is a Brazilian handball player who plays for the club Metodista/São Bernardo. She is also member of the Brazilian national team. She competed at the 2015 World Women's Handball Championship in Denmark.
The 2016 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship was held in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires 25–29 May. It acts as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2016 IHF Super Globe.
The 2017 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship the XIII edition of this tournament took place in Santiago, Chile from 15 to 22 April 2017. It acts as a qualifying tournament for the 2017 Men's Youth World Handball Championship.
The 2017 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship the X edition of this tournament took place in Villa Ballester, Buenos Aires, Argentina from 24 to 28 May 2017. It acts as a qualifying tournament for the 2017 IHF Super Globe.
The South American Women's Club Handball Championship, organized by the Pan-American Team Handball Federation, was the official competition for men's handball clubs of South Americas, and takes place every year. In 2003 or 2004 it was folded because of the dominance of the Brazilian teams. In 2016 the Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship was created.
Rudolph Hackbarth is a Brazilian handball player for REBI Cuenca and the Brazilian national team.
The South and Central America Handball Confederation (SCAHC) (Spanish: Confederación Sur y Centro Americana de Balonmano (COSCABAL)) is the governing body of the Olympic sport of Handball and Beach handball in South America and Central America. It is affiliated to the International Handball Federation (IHF).
