| Handball at the Pan American Games | |
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| No. of events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
Handball at the Pan American Games began at the 1987 edition in Indianapolis, United States for both men and women.Due a lack of teams,the 1991 edition of the Pan American Games, however, held only a men's handball competition.
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place | |
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| 1987 Details |  Indianapolis, United States |  United States |  Cuba |  Brazil |  Canada | |
| 1991 Details |  Havana, Cuba | Cuba | Brazil | United States | Canada | |
| 1995 Details |  Mar del Plata, Argentina | Cuba |  Brazil |  Argentina | United States | |
| 1999 Details |  Winnipeg, Canada | Cuba | Brazil | Argentina | United States | |
| 2003 Details |  Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Brazil | Argentina | United States |  Uruguay | |
| 2007 Details |  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil | Argentina | Cuba | Uruguay | |
| 2011 Details |  Guadalajara, Mexico | Argentina | Brazil |  Chile |  Dominican Republic | |
| 2015 Details | Toronto, Canada | Brazil | Argentina | Chile | Uruguay | |
| 2019 Details |  Lima, Peru | Argentina | Chile | Brazil |  Mexico | |
| 2023 Details |  Santiago, Chile | Argentina | Brazil | Chile | United States |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 | |
| Nation | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 10 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 10 |
| Canada | 4th | 4th | - | 5th | - | 7th | 5th | 7th | - | - | 6 |
| Chile | - | - | - | - | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 6 |
| Cuba | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | 3rd | - | 6th | 5th | 6th | 8 |
| Dominican Republic | - | - | - | - | 7th | 6th | 4th | 8th | - | 8th | 5 |
| Mexico | - | - | - | - | 8th | 8th | 6th | - | 4th | 7th | 5 |
 Paraguay | - | - | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Peru | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 1 |
 Puerto Rico | - | - | 6th | 7th | 6th | - | - | 5th | 7th | - | 5 |
| United States | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | - | 7th | - | 6th | 4th | 8 |
 Uruguay | - | - | - | 6th | 4th | 4th | - | 4th | - | 5th | 5 |
 Venezuela | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | - | - | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Year | Host | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth place | |
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| 1987 Details | Indianapolis, United States | United States | Canada | Brazil | Cuba | |
| 1995 Details | Mar del Plata, Argentina | United States | Canada | Brazil | Cuba | |
| 1999 Details | Winnipeg, Canada | Brazil | Canada | Cuba | United States | |
| 2003 Details | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay | United States | |
| 2007 Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Brazil | Cuba | Argentina | Dominican Republic | |
| 2011 Details | Guadalajara, Mexico | Brazil | Argentina | Dominican Republic | Mexico | |
| 2015 Details | Toronto, Canada | Brazil | Argentina | Uruguay | Mexico | |
| 2019 Details | Lima, Peru | Brazil | Argentina | Cuba | United States | |
| 2023 Detalis | Santiago, Chile | Brazil | Argentina |  Paraguay | Chile |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 7 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Argentina | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 4 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (8 entries) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
| Nation | 1987 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 5th | 5th | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 9 |
| Brazil | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 9 |
| Canada | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | - | 6th | - | 7th | 7th | 8th | 7 |
| Chile | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | 8th | - | 4th | 3 |
| Cuba | 4th | 4th | 3rd | - | 2nd | - | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 7 |
| Dominican Republic | - | - | - | 5th | 4th | 3rd | - | 5th | - | 4 |
| Mexico | - | - | - | 6th | 5th | 4th | 4th | - | - | 4 |
| Paraguay | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | 3rd | 2 |
| Peru | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 1 |
| Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | 8th | 6th | 6th | 6th | 5th | 5 |
| United States | 1st | 1st | 4th | 4th | - | 8th | - | 4th | - | 6 |
| Uruguay | - | - | 5th | 3rd | - | 7th | 3rd | - | 7th | 5 |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 10 | 5 | 4 | 19 |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 8 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Cuba | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 19 | 19 | 19 | 57 | |
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