Men's Handball Pan American Championship
The men's handball Pan American Championship (officially: PanAmericano ) is an indoor handball competition that has been held at regular intervals by the American Handball Federation since 1979, and in even years since 1994. In the tournament, the Pan American champions will be determined among the men's national handball teams on the American continent . In addition, the top three will qualify for the next handball world championship .
The first Pan American Championship took place in Mexico City in 1979 . The tournament has been held seventeen times so far, most recently in Argentina in 2016 . Record winner with eight successes in a row between 1979 and 1998 is Cuba ; reigning Pan American champion is Argentina .
Previous tournaments
| year | venue | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Mexico City , Mexico |
 Cuba
|
 Canada
|
 United States
|
| 1981 | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
Cuba
|
 Brazil
|
United States
|
| 1983 | Colorado Springs , USA |
Cuba
|
United States
|
Canada
|
| 1985 | Manaus , Brazil |
Cuba
|
United States
|
Brazil
|
| 1989 | Pinar del Río , Cuba |
Cuba
|
Brazil
|
United States
|
| 1994 | Santa Maria, Mexico |
Cuba
|
Brazil
|
United States
|
| 1996 | Colorado Springs, USA |
Cuba
|
 Argentina
|
United States
|
| 1998 | Havana , Cuba |
Cuba
|
Argentina
|
Brazil
|
| 2000 | Sao Bernardo do Campo , Brazil |
Argentina
|
Cuba
|
Brazil
|
| 2002 | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Argentina
|
Brazil
|
 Greenland
|
| 2004 | Santiago de Chile , Chile |
Argentina
|
Brazil
|
Canada
|
| 2006 | Aracaju , Brazil |
Brazil
|
Argentina
|
Greenland
|
| 2008 | Sao Carlos , Brazil |
Brazil
|
Argentina
|
Cuba
|
| 2010 | Santiago , Chile |
Argentina
|
Brazil
|
 Chile
|
| 2012 | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
Argentina
|
Brazil
|
Chile
|
| 2014 | Montevideo , Uruguay |
Argentina
|
Brazil
|
Chile
|
| 2016 | Buenos Aires , Argentina |
Brazil
|
Chile
|
Argentina
|
| 2018 | Nuuk , Greenland |
Argentina
|
Brazil
|
Chile
|