Pan American Beach Handball Championship

The Pan American Beach Handball Championship was the official competition for Men's and Women's national beach handball teams of America. In addition to crowning the Pan American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the Beach Handball World Championships. In 2018, the PATHF folded and the tournament was replaced with the North America & the Caribbean and South & Central American championships.

Men's

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1998 Details	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	–	Cuba		Argentina	–	United States
1999 Details	Rio de Janeiro		Brazil	–	Argentina		United States	–	Canada
2004 Details	Montevideo		Brazil	2 – 0	Uruguay		Argentina	2 – 0	Paraguay
2008 Details	Montevideo		Brazil	2 – 1	Uruguay		Argentina	2 – 0	Chile
2012 Details	Montevideo		Brazil	2 – 0	Uruguay		Venezuela	No playoffs	Argentina
2014 Details	Asunción		Brazil	2 – 0	Uruguay		Argentina	2 – 0	Paraguay
2016 Details	Vargas [1]		United States	2 – 1	Uruguay		Venezuela	2 – 0	Argentina
2018 Details	Oceanside [2]		Brazil	2 – 1	Uruguay		United States	2 – 0	Argentina

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	7	0	0	7
2	United States	1	0	2	3
3	Uruguay	0	6	0	6
4	Argentina	0	1	4	5
5	Cuba	0	1	0	1
6	Venezuela	0	0	2	2
Totals (6 entries)		8	8	8	24

Participating nations

Nation	1998	1999	2004	2008	2012	2014	2016	2018	Years
Argentina	3rd	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	4th	8
Brazil	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	-	1st	7
Canada	6th	4th	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Chile	-	-	-	4th	-	-	-	-	1
Cuba	2nd	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Ecuador	-	-	-	-	5th	-	5th	-	2
Mexico	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	6th	2
Paraguay	-	-	4th	-	-	4th	6th	5th	3
Puerto Rico	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	1
Trinidad and Tobago	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7th	1
United States	4th	3rd	-	-	-	-	1st	3rd	4
Uruguay	5th	-	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	7
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	3rd	-	3rd	-	3
Total	6	4	4	4	5	5	6	8

Women's

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Champion	Score	Second Place		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
2004 Details	Montevidéo		Uruguay	2 – 0	Brazil		Argentina	2 – 0	Paraguay
2008 Details	Montevidéo		Brazil	No playoffs	Uruguay		Dominican Republic	No playoffs	Argentina
2012 Details	Montevidéo		Brazil	2 – 0	Uruguay		Argentina	No playoffs	Paraguay
2014 Details	Asuncion		Brazil	2 – 0	Uruguay		Argentina	2 – 0	Paraguay
2016 Details	Vargas [1]		Uruguay	2 – 0	Argentina		Paraguay	2 – 1	Venezuela
2018 Details	Oceanside		Brazil	2 – 0	Uruguay		Paraguay	2 – 1	Mexico

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	4	1	0	5
2	Uruguay	2	4	0	6
3	Argentina	0	1	3	4
4	Paraguay	0	0	2	2
5	Dominican Republic	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		6	6	6	18

Participating nations

Nation	2004	2008	2012	2014	2016	2018	Years
Argentina	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd	5th	6
Brazil	2nd	1st	1st	1st	-	1st	5
Chile	-	5th	-	-	-	7th	2
Dominican Republic	-	3rd	-	-	-	-	1
Mexico	-	-	-	5th	-	4th	2
Paraguay	4th	-	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	5
Trinidad and Tobago	-	-	-	-	-	8th	1
United States	-	-	5th	-	-	6th	2
Uruguay	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	6
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	4th	-	1
Total	4	5	5	5	4	8

References

1. "Argentina se prepara para el Panamericano de Beach Handball". Vavel.com (in Spanish). 25 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
2. "Oceanside to host first U.S. beach handball championships". San Diego Union Tribune. 16 November 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2018.

External links

• www.panamhandball.org