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The South American Cadet Handball Championship is the official competition for Under-17 Men's and Women's national handball teams of South America. In addition to crowning the South American champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Under-16 Handball Championship.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2002 Details |  Foz do Iguaçu |  Argentina | No playoffs |  Brazil |  Chile | No playoffs |  Uruguay | ||
| 2003 Details | Curitiba | Argentina | 20–16 | Brazil | Uruguay | 22–21 | Chile | ||
| 2004 Details | São José dos Pinhais | Argentina | No playoffs | Brazil | Uruguay | No playoffs | Chile | ||
| 2012 Details |  Lima | Argentina | 40–30 |  Venezuela | Brazil | 24–22 | Chile | ||
| 2013 Details |  Bogotá | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Chile | No playoffs | Uruguay | ||
| 2014 Details | Palmira | Brazil | 27–19 | Argentina | Chile | 23–15 |  Colombia | ||
| 2015 Details |  Asuncion | Brazil | 27–19 | Argentina |  Paraguay | 30–27 | Chile | ||
| 2016 Details | Asuncion [1] | Argentina | No playoffs | Brazil | Chile | No playoffs | Paraguay | ||
| 2017 Details | Asuncion [2] | Argentina | No playoffs | Brazil | Paraguay | No playoffs | Chile | ||
| 2018 Details |  Luján de Cuyo | Argentina | No playoffs | Brazil | Chile | No playoffs | Uruguay | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | | 3 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
| 3 |  | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Totals (6 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Nation | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 |
 | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 10 |
 | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 10 |
 | - | - | - | - | 5th | 4th | - | - | - | - | 2 |
 | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | 2 |
 | 5th | - | 5th | - | - | - | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 6 |
 | - | - | - | 7th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | - | 6th | 6 |
 | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 9 |
 | - | - | - | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2002 Details | Foz do Iguaçu | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Uruguay | No playoffs | Chile | ||
| 2003 Details | Curitiba | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Uruguay | No playoffs | Paraguay | ||
| 2004 Details | São José dos Pinhais | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Uruguay | No playoffs | Chile | ||
| 2012 Details | Río Tercero | Argentina | No playoffs | Uruguay | Brazil | No playoffs | Paraguay | ||
| 2013 Details | Santiago | Argentina | No playoffs | Paraguay | Uruguay | No playoffs | Brazil | ||
| 2014 Details | Palmira | Paraguay | No playoffs | Argentina | Uruguay | No playoffs | Brazil | ||
| 2015 Details | Asuncion | Argentina | 17–09 | Paraguay | Uruguay | 22–20 | Chile | ||
| 2016 Details | Asuncion [3] | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Chile | No playoffs | Paraguay | ||
| 2017 Details | Asuncion [4] | Brazil | No playoffs | Paraguay | Argentina | No playoffs | Chile | ||
| 2018 Details | Luján de Cuyo | Paraguay | No playoffs | Brazil | Uruguay | No playoffs | Chile | ||
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 4 | | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Nation | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 5th | 10 |
| 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | - | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 9 |
| 4th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 10 |
| - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 10 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | - | 1 |
| 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 10 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
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