Sport | Wheelchair handball |
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First season | 2014 |
No. of teams | 2–3 |
Continent | Pan America |
Most recent champion(s) | Brazil (2nd title) |
Most titles | Brazil (2 titles) |
The Pan American Women's 7x7 Wheelchair Handball Championship was the official competition for senior national Wheelchair handball teams of Pan America.
Year | Host | Final | 3rd place | Teams | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-up | ||||||||
2014 Details | Argentina | Brazil | 15–7 | Chile | Argentina | 3 | [1] | |||
2019 Details | Brazil | Brazil | 17–3 | Bolivia | – | 2 | [2] |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Bolivia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Argentina | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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