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{{Short description|Former governing body of handball in Pan-America}}
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{{Infobox organization
|name = Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF)
|image = PATHF.jpg
|size = 200px
|caption = Logo of Pan-American Team Handball Federation
| formation = {{Start date and age|1977|05|23|df=y}}
| dissolved = {{End date and age|2019|07|03|df=y}}
| successor= [[North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation]], <br> [[South and Central America Handball Confederation]]
|type = Sports Federation
|headquarters = [[Buenos Aires]], [[Argentina]] {{flagicon|ARG}}
|region_served = [[Americas]]
|membership = 26 Member Federations
|language = [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and [[English language|English]]
|leader_title = President
|leader_name = '''First''' — Dr. [[Peter Buehning Sr.]] {{flagicon|USA}} <br> '''Last''' — [[Mario Moccia]] {{flagicon|ARG}} 
|leader_title2 = Secretary General
|leader_name2 = '''First''' — Walter Schwedhelm {{flagicon|MEX}} <br> '''Last''' — Héctor Fernández Bogdanic {{flagicon|CHI}}
|website = [http://www.panamhandball.org/ www.PanAmHandball.org]
}}
The '''Pan-American Team Handball Federation''' (PATHF) has been the continental governing body for [[handball]], [[Beach Handball|beach handball]], [[Wheelchair Handball|wheelchair handball]] and [[Snow Handball|snow handball]] in Americas since 23 May 1977. PATHF includes [[North America]], [[Central America]], [[South America]] and the [[Caribbean]]. PATHF's primary functions is to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct Men's World Handball Championship and Women's World Handball Championship qualifying tournaments.

On 14 January 2018, during the [[IHF Council]] meeting, PATHF was suspended by [[International Handball Federation]] and was divided into two continental confederations namely the [[North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation]] and the [[South and Central America Handball Confederation]]. The IHF Council decision was taken on the facts that there are no signs of development in the level of handball and beach handball in the North American, Central American and the Caribbean countries. There was some development in South American level but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe, Asia and Africa.<ref>{{cite news |title=IHF statement related to Pan-American continent |url=https://archive.ihf.info/en-us/theihf/continentalfederations/europeanhandballfederation(ehf)/listoffederations/croatianhandballfederation/news/newsdetails.aspx?ID=5506 |publisher=[[International Handball Federation|IHF]] |date= 19 January 2018 }}</ref> No team from Americas had ever reached to the semifinal stage of the [[IHF World Men's Handball Championship]] and the [[IHF Men's Junior World Championship]] till date. The PATHF appealed to the [[Court of Arbitration for Sport]], and it annulled IHF's decision.<ref>[https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070358/ihf-refuse-to-stop-plan-to-split-pan-american-body-in-two-despite-losing-cas-case IHF refuse to stop plan to split Pan American body in two despite losing CAS case] - Michael Pavitt, Inside the Games, 25 September 2018</ref> At the Extraordinary IHF Congress 2019 the IHF statues were revised to add the new federations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.ihf.info/files/Uploads/Documents/44834_6_Motions%20-%20Statutes_Article%2011_E.pdf|title=Revised motions from IHF Council related to Article 11 of the IHF Statutes|last=Rockstroh|first=Jessica|date=30 April 2019|website=[[International Handball Federation]]|format=PDF; 255 KB|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227151714/https://archive.ihf.info/files/Uploads/Documents/44834_6_Motions%20-%20Statutes_Article%2011_E.pdf|archive-date=27 December 2019|access-date=27 December 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-2-1-54-116379.html|title=Now six Continental Confederations: IHF splits Panamerican Handball Federation into North and South|date=3 July 2019|website=handball world|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227151831/https://www.handball-world.news/o.red.r/news-2-1-54-116379.html|archive-date=27 December 2019|access-date=27 December 2019}}</ref>

==History==
PATHF was founded on 23 May 1977, which made it one of the five continental confederations affiliated with [[International Handball Federation]]. [[Argentina]], [[Chile]], [[Canada]], [[Mexico]] and the [[United States of America]] were founding members.
The first executive committee was composed of President Dr. [[Peter Buehning Sr.]] (USA), Vice-President Mr. [[Juan Mainzhausen]] (Argentina), Secretary General Mr. [[Walter Schwedhelm]] (Mexico), and Treasurer Mr. [[Francis Geulen]] (Canada).
Current PATHF President is Mr. [[Mario Moccia]] from [[Argentina]].

==PATHF Presidents==
{| class="wikitable"
|-  
! No. !! Name !! Country !! Tenure
|-
| 1 || [[Peter Buehning Sr.]] || {{USA}} || 1977–1980
|-
| 2 ||[[Walter Schwedhelm]] || {{MEX}} || 1980–1984
|-
| 3 || [[Andy Meszey]] || {{CAN}} || 1984–1987
|-
| 4 || [[Peter Buehning Sr.]] || {{USA}} || 1987–1996
|-
| 5 || [[Rubén Gómez (Handball)|Rubén Gómez]] || {{URU}} || 1996 (interim)
|-
| 6 || [[Manoel Luiz Oliveira]] || {{BRA}} || 1996–2012
|-
| 7 || [[Mario Moccia]] || {{ARG}} || 2012 – 11 June 2019{{ref|1}}
|-
| || [[Júlio Noveri]] (''Interim President'') || {{URU}} || 11 June 2019 – 3 July 2019{{ref|2}}
|}
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''{{note|1|1}}'' Mario Moccia resigned on 11 June 2019, Júlio Noveri took over as Interim President. <br>
''{{note|2|2}}'' PATHF was succeeded by [[North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation|NACHC]] and [[South and Central America Handball Confederation|SCAHC]] as per the decision of Extraordinary [[IHF Congress]] held at [[Gothenburg]] ([[Sweden]]) on 3 July 2019.
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==PATHF Council==
The PATHF Council was an institution of the Pan-American Team Handball Federation. It was the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of PATHF Congress. It also had a subsidiary i.e. PATHF Executive Committee, which takes decisions during the intervals of Council Meetings. PATHF Executive Committee was formed of the President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary General and Treasurer. Following was the last PATHF Council elected for the years 2016 – 2020 before PATHF's dissolution on 14 January 2018 by the [[International Handball Federation]].
{| class="wikitable"
! Designation !! Name !! Country
|-
| '''President''' || [[Mario Moccia]] || {{ARG}}
|-
| '''1st Vice-President''' || [[Júlio Noveri]] || {{URU}}
|-
| '''2nd Vice-President''' || [[Rafael Sepúlveda Montalvo]] || {{PUR}}
|-
| '''Secretary General''' || [[Héctor Fernández Bogdanic]] || {{CHI}}
|-
| '''Treasurer''' || [[Carlos Ferrea]] || {{ARG}}
|-
| '''[[International Handball Federation|IHF]] Continental Representative''' || [[Mario García de la Torre]] || {{MEX}}
|-
| '''South America Vice-President''' || [[Gerardo Paniagua]] || {{PAR}}
|-
| '''Central America Vice-President''' || Dr. [[Carlos Morales Sosa]] || {{GUA}}
|-
| ''' Caribbean Vice-President''' || [[Néstor Milete Echevarría]] || {{PUR}}
|-
| '''North America Vice-President''' || [[Bryan Hayes]] || {{CAN}}
|-
| '''Chairman of the Competition Commission''' || [[Carlos González Aldea]] || {{CUB}}
|-
| '''Chairman of the Referees Commission''' || [[Sálvio Sedrez]] || {{BRA}}
|}

==PATHF Commissions==
{| class="wikitable"
! Commission !! Chairman !! Country
|-
| [[PATHF Commission of Organizing and Competitions]] || [[Carlos González Aldea]] || {{CUB}}
|-
| [[PATHF Playing Rules and Referee Commission]] || [[Sálvio Sedrez]] || {{BRA}}
|-
| [[PATHF Commission for Development]] || [[Rafael Sepúlveda Montalvo]] || {{PUR}}
|-
| [[PATHF Commission of Coaching and Methods]] || [[Mike Cavanaugh (Handball)|Mike Cavanaugh]] || {{USA}}
|-
| [[PATHF Medical Commission]] || [[Llew Harper]] || {{BAR}}
|-
| [[PATHF Marketing Commission]] || [[Gabriel Klein]] || {{ARG}}
|-
| [[PATHF Discipline Tribunal]] || [[Daniel Cánepa]] || {{ARG}}
|-
| [[PATHF Appeals Tribunal]] || [[Héctor Alvarado Véliz]] || {{ESA}}
|-
| [[PATHF Juridical Commission]] || [[Rafael Sepúlveda Montalvo]] || {{PUR}}
|-
| [[PATHF Beach Handball Commission]] || [[Luiz Filipe Galvão]] || {{BRA}}
|-
| [[PATHF Wheelchair Handball Commission]] || [[Germán Bonnemezón]] || {{ARG}}
|}

==Affiliated members==
===North America and the Caribbean===
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* {{flagicon|BAR}} [[Handball Association of Barbados|Barbados]]
* {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Canadian Team Handball Federation|Canada]]
* {{flagicon|CUB}} [[Cuban Handball Federation|Cuba]]
* {{flagicon|DOM}} [[Dominican Republic Handball Federation|Dominican Republic]]
* {{flagicon|GRL}} [[Greenland Handball Federation|Greenland]]
* {{flagicon|Haiti}} [[Handball Federation of Haiti|Haiti]]
* {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Mexican Handball Federation|Mexico]]
* {{flagicon|PUR}} [[Handball Federation of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico]]
* {{flagicon|TTO}} [[Trinidad and Tobago Team Handball Association|Trinidad and Tobago]]
* {{flagicon|USA}} [[USA Team Handball|United States of America]]
{{div col end}}

===Central America===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|CRC}} [[Costa Rica Handball Federation|Costa Rica]]
* {{flagicon|ESA}} [[Handball Federation of El Salvador|El Salvador]]
* {{flagicon|GUA}} [[Guatemala Handball Federation|Guatemala]]
* {{flagicon|HON}} [[Honduras Handball Federation|Honduras]]
* {{flagicon|NCA}} [[Nicaraguan Handball Federation|Nicaragua]]
* {{flagicon|PAN}} [[Panamanian Handball Federation|Panama]]
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===South America===
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|ARG}} [[Argentinean Handball Confederation|Argentina]]
* {{flagicon|BOL}} [[Bolivian Handball Federation|Bolivia]]
* {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Brazilian Handball Confederation|Brazil]]
* {{flagicon|CHI}} [[Chilean Handball Federation|Chile]]
* {{flagicon|COL}} [[Colombian Handball Federation|Colombia]]
* {{flagicon|ECU}} [[Ecuador Handball Federation|Ecuador]]
* {{flagicon|PAR}} [[Paraguay Handball Federation|Paraguay]]
* {{flagicon|PER}} [[Peru Handball Federation|Peru]]
* {{flagicon|URU}} [[Uruguay Handball Federation|Uruguay]]
* {{flagicon|VEN}} [[Venezuela Handball Federation|Venezuela]]
{{div col end}}

===Non-Members===
Following is the list of national handball federations who are affiliated to the [[International Handball Federation]] but are not granted affiliation by the PATHF.
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|Antigua and Barbuda}} [[Antigua and Barbuda Handball Association|Antigua and Barbuda]]
* {{flagicon|BAH}} [[Bahamas Handball Federation|Bahamas]]
* {{flagicon|IVB}} [[British Virgin Islands Handball Federation|British Virgin Islands]]
* {{flagicon|CAY}} [[Cayman Islands Handball Federation|Cayman Islands]]
* {{flagicon|DMA}} [[Dominica Handball Association|Dominica]]
* {{flagicon|GRN}} [[Grenada Handball Federation|Grenada]]
* {{flagicon|SKN}} [[Handball Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis|Saint Kitts and Nevis]]
* {{flagicon|LCA}} [[Saint Lucia Handball Federation|Saint Lucia]]
* {{flagicon|BIZ}} [[Belize Handball Federation|Belize]]
* {{flagicon|GUY}} [[Guyana Handball Federation|Guyana]]
{{div col end}}
;Regional Member
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|GUF}} [[French Guiana Handball Federation|French Guiana]] ([[France]])
* {{flagicon|GLP}} [[Guadeloupe Handball Federation|Guadeloupe]] ([[France]])
* {{flagicon|MTQ}} [[Martinique Handball Federation|Martinique]] ([[France]])
{{div col end}}

==Tournaments==
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===PATHF===
* [[Pan American Men's Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Women's Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Men's Cadet Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Women's Cadet Handball Championship]]
* [[Handball at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]

===Club===
* [[Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship]]
* [[South American Men's Club Handball Championship]] (defunct)
* [[South American Women's Club Handball Championship]] (defunct)

===Beach===
* [[Pan American Beach Handball Championship]]
* [[Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship]]
* [[Beach Handball at the Bolivarian Beach Games|Bolivarian Beach Games]]
* [[Beach Handball at the South American Beach Games|South American Beach Games]]
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===South America===
* [[South American Handball Championship]]
* [[South American Junior Handball Championship]]
* [[South American Youth Handball Championship]]
* [[South American Cadet Handball Championship]]
* [[South American U14 Handball Championship]]
* [[Handball at the South American Games|South American Games]]
* [[Handball at the Bolivarian Games|Bolivarian Games]]

===Central America===
* [[Central American Handball Championship]]
* [[Handball at the Central American Games|Central American Games]]
* [[Handball at the Central American and Caribbean Games|Central American and Caribbean Games]]

===North America and Caribbean===
* [[Caribbean Handball Championship]]
* [[Nor.Ca. Handball Championship]]
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==Current champions==
{| class=wikitable
|-
!
! Men's
! Women's
|-
| '''Senior Handball'''
| {{hb|BRA}} ([[2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2016]]) (3)
| {{hbw|BRA}} ([[2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship|2017]]) (10*)
|-
| '''Pan American Games'''
| {{hb|BRA}} ([[Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Men's tournament|2015]]) (3)
| {{hbw|BRA}} ([[Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|2015]]) (5*)
|-
| '''Junior Handball'''
| {{hbj|BRA}} ([[2017 Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship|2017]]) (6)
| {{hbwj|BRA}} ([[2016 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship|2016]]) (8*)
|-
| '''Youth Handball'''
| {{hby|ARG}} ([[2017 Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship|2017]]) (8*)
| {{hbwy|BRA}} ([[2016 Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship|2016]]) (11*)
|-
| '''IHF Trophy (Continental Phase)'''
| {{hby|USA}} ([[2017 IHF Trophy American Continental Phase|2017]])
| {{hbwy|MTQ}} ([[2017 IHF Trophy American Continental Phase|2017]])
|-
| '''Beach Handball'''
| {{bh|USA}} ([[2016 Pan American Men's Beach Handball Championship|2016]]) (1)
| {{bhw|URU}} ([[2016 Pan American Women's Beach Handball Championship|2016]]) (2)
|-
| '''Youth Beach Handball'''
| {{bh|BRA}} ([[2017 Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship|2017]]) (1*)
| {{bhw|ARG}} ([[2017 Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship|2017]]) (1*)
|-
| '''Club Handball'''
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Esporte Clube Pinheiros (handball)|EC Pinheiros]] ([[2017 Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship|2017]]) (2)
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Esporte Clube Pinheiros (handball)|EC Pinheiros]] ([[2017 Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship|2017]]) (1)
|}
(Titles)
(*) Record titles

==Sponsors==
* [[Qatar Airways]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.panamhandball.org/ PATHF official website]

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