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{{Short description|International handball competition}}
{{Infobox sports league
| logo           = 
| pixels         = 
| caption        = 
| sport          = Handball  
| founded        = 1980
| folded         = 2018
| replaced       = [[South and Central American Men's Handball Championship|South and Central American Championship]] and [[Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship|North America and Caribbean Championship]]
| inaugural      = [[1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1980]]
| ceo            = 
| fame           =  
| motto          = 
| teams          = 12
| continent      = [[Pan-American Team Handball Federation|PATHF]] ([[Americas]])
| most_champs    = {{hb|CUB}} (8 titles)
| singles        = 
| TV             = 
| website        = 
}}
The '''Pan American Men's Handball Championship''', also called PanAmericano, was the official competition for senior national [[handball]] teams of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. It took place every two years and was organized by the [[Pan-American Team Handball Federation]]. In addition to crowning the Pan-American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the [[IHF World Men's Handball Championship]]. In 2018, the PATHF was folded and the tournament was replaced with the [[South and Central American Men's Handball Championship|South and Central American Championship]] and [[Nor.Ca. Men's Handball Championship|North America and Caribbean Championship]].

==Summary==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=6%|Year
!rowspan=2 width=12%|Host
!width=1% rowspan=20 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Final
!width=1% rowspan=20 bgcolor=ffffff|
!colspan=3|Third place match
!width=1% rowspan=20 bgcolor=#ffffff|
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Teams
|-
!width=14%|Champions
!width=9%|Score
!width=14%|Runners-up
!width=14%|Third place
!width=9%|Score
!width=14%|Fourth place
|-
|1980<br />[[1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|MEX}}<br>[[Mexico City]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|CAN}}
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|BRA|1968}}
|6
|-
|1981<br />[[1981 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}}<br>[[Buenos Aires]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''34–20'''
|{{hb-big|BRA|1968}}
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|'''25–22'''
|{{hb-big|ARG}}
|7
|-
|1983<br />[[1983 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|{{hb-big|CAN}}
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|BRA|1968}}
|6
|-
|1985<br />[[1985 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|BRA|1968}}<br>[[Manaus]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|{{hb-big|BRA|1968}}
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|MEX}}
|6
|-
|1989<br />[[1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Pinar del Río]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|BRA|1968}}
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|CAN}}
|6
|-
|1994<br />[[1994 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}}<br>[[Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul|Santa Maria]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|{{hb-big|ARG}}
|7
|-
|1996<br />[[1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|USA}}<br>[[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''28–24'''
|{{hb-big|ARG}}
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|'''23–22'''
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|8
|-
|1998<br />[[1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|CUB}}<br>[[Havana]]
|'''{{hb-big|CUB}}'''
|'''31–26'''
|{{hb-big|ARG}}
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|'''27–22'''
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|9
|-
|2000<br />[[2000 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}}<br>{{nowrap|[[São Bernardo do Campo]]}}
|'''{{hb-big|ARG}}'''
|'''26–25'''
|{{hb-big|CUB}}
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|'''38–17'''
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|8
|-
|2002<br />[[2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}}<br>[[Buenos Aires]]
|'''{{hb-big|ARG}}'''
|'''22–21'''
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|{{hb-big|GRL}}
|'''27–7'''
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|8
|-
|2004<br />[[2004 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|CHI}}<br>[[Santiago]]
|'''{{hb-big|ARG}}'''
|'''24–21'''
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|{{hb-big|CAN}}
|'''31–24'''
|{{hb-big|CHI}}
|8
|-
|2006<br />[[2006 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}}<br>[[Aracaju]]
|'''{{hb-big|BRA}}'''
|'''28–23'''
|{{hb-big|ARG}}
|{{hb-big|GRL}}
|'''30–29'''
|{{hb-big|USA}}
|8
|-
|2008<br />[[2008 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|BRA}}<br>[[São Carlos]]
|'''{{hb-big|BRA}}'''
|'''27–24'''
|{{hb-big|ARG}}
|{{hb-big|CUB}}
|'''37–30'''
|{{hb-big|CHI}}
|7
|-
|2010<br />[[2010 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|CHI}}<br>[[Santiago]]
|'''{{hb-big|ARG}}'''
|'''28–27'''
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|{{hb-big|CHI}}
|'''34–31'''
|{{hb-big|CUB}}
|8
|-
|2012<br />[[2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}}<br>[[Burzaco]]
|'''{{hb-big|ARG}}'''
|'''22–21'''
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|{{hb-big|CHI}}
|'''37–27'''
|{{hb-big|URU}}
|9
|-
|2014<br />[[2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|URU}}<br>[[Canelones, Uruguay|Canelones]]
|'''{{hb-big|ARG}}'''
|'''30–19'''
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|{{hb-big|CHI}}
|'''25–24'''
|{{hb-big|URU}}
|8
|-
|2016<br />[[2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|ARG}}<br>[[Buenos Aires]]
|'''{{hb-big|BRA}}'''
|'''28–24'''
|{{hb-big|CHI}}
|{{hb-big|ARG}}
|'''29–13'''
|{{hb-big|URU}}
|12
|-
|2018<br />[[2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|Details]]
|{{flagicon|GRL}}<br>[[Nuuk]]
|'''{{hb-big|ARG}}'''
|'''29–24'''
|{{hb-big|BRA}}
|{{hb-big|CHI}}
|'''39–36''' ([[Overtime (sports)#Handball|OT]])
|{{hb-big|GRL}}
|11
|}

==Medal table==
{{Medals table
 | caption        = 
 | host           = 
 | flag_template  = hb
 | event          = 
 | team           = 
 | gold_CUB = 8 | silver_CUB = 1 | bronze_CUB = 1
 | gold_ARG = 7 | silver_ARG = 4 | bronze_ARG = 1
 | gold_BRA = 3 | silver_BRA = 9 | bronze_BRA = 3
 | gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 2 | bronze_USA = 5
 | gold_CHI = 0 | silver_CHI = 1 | bronze_CHI = 4
 | gold_CAN = 0 | silver_CAN = 1 | bronze_CAN = 2
 | gold_GRL = 0 | silver_GRL = 0 | bronze_GRL = 2
}}

==Participating nations==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
! Nation
! {{flagicon|MEX}}<br />[[1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1980]] !! {{flagicon|ARG}}<br />[[1981 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1981]] !! {{flagicon|USA}}<br />[[1983 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1983]] !! {{flagicon|BRA|1968}}<br />[[1985 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1985]] !! {{flagicon|CUB}}<br />[[1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1989]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[1994 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1994]] !! {{flagicon|USA}}<br />[[1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1996]] !! {{flagicon|CUB}}<br />[[1998 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|1998]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2000 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2000]] !! {{flagicon|ARG}}<br />[[2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2002]] !! {{flagicon|CHI}}<br />[[2004 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2004]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2006 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2006]] !! {{flagicon|BRA}}<br />[[2008 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2008]] !! {{flagicon|CHI}}<br />[[2010 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2010]] !! {{flagicon|ARG}}<br />[[2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2012]] !! {{flagicon|URU}}<br />[[2014 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2014]] !! {{flagicon|ARG}}<br />[[2016 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2016]] !! {{flagicon|Greenland}}<br /> [[2018 Pan American Men's Handball Championship|2018]] !! Years
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|ARG}}
| 5th  || 4th  ||  -   || 5th  ||  -   ||  4th || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''    ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''|| bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''  ||'''16'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|BRA}}
| 4th  || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||  4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || 4th  || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''|| bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' ||'''18'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|CAN}}
| bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''  ||  -   || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 6th  || 4th  ||  -   || 5th  || 6th  ||  -   ||      ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| -  || 7th || 7th || - || - || 10th || 5th ||'''11'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|CHI}}
|  -   || 7th  ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   || 5th || 4th || 5th || 4th ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''|| bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' ||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' ||'''10'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|COL}}
|  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   || 8th  ||  -   || 8th || -   || -  || - || -   || - || - || 9th || 9th ||'''4'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|CRC}}
|  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   || 8th  || - ||  -   || - ||  -  || -  || -  || - || - || - || - || - ||'''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|CUB}}
| bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''  || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' ||  bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st''' || bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''|| bgcolor=gold|'''1st'''||bgcolor=silver|'''2nd'''||  -   ||  -  || -  || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th || - || - || - || - ||'''11'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|DOM}}
|  -   ||  -   ||   -  ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   || 6th  ||  -  || -  || -  || -  || 8th || - || - || - || - ||'''2'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|GRL}}
|  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   || 5th  || 5th  ||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' ||5th||bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''||5th  || 6th || 5th || 5th || 5th || 4th ||'''11'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|GUA}}
|  -   ||  -   || - ||  -   || - ||  -   || -  || - ||  -   || -   || - || - || -  || - || - || 8th || 11th || 8th ||'''3'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|MEX}}
|  6th || 5th  ||  5th || 4th  ||   5th   ||  5th || 6th  || 7th  || 7th || 7th || 8th|| 7th|| -  || - || 9th || 7th || 7th || - ||'''15'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|PAR}}
|  -   || 6th  ||  -   ||  -   || -  ||  6th ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   || 6th || -  ||  -  || -  || - || 6th || - || 12th || 11th ||'''6'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|PER}}
|  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  || -||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  ||  -  || 10th ||'''1'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|PUR}}
|   -  ||   -  ||  6th ||  -   ||  6th ||  -   || 7th  || - ||  -   ||  -  || 6th|| 8th|| -  || - || - || - || 6th || 7th ||'''7'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|URU}}
|   -  ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  7th ||  -   || 9th  || 8th  ||  -  || -  || 6th|| 6th  || 5th || 4th || 4th || 4th || 6th ||'''10'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|USA}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd'''  ||  bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=silver|'''2nd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || bgcolor=#cc9966|'''3rd''' || 4th  || 4th || 4th  || 7th || 4th || -  || - || 7th || 6th || 8th || - ||'''15'''
|-
|align=left|{{Hb|VEN}}
|  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   ||  -   || - || - ||  -   || - ||  -  || -  || -  || - || 8th || - || - || - ||'''1'''
|-
! Total || 6 || 7 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 8 || 7 || 8 || 9 || 8 || 12 || 11 ||
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.todor66.com/handball/America/index.html Handball America Archive (todor66.com)]

{{American Handball Championship}}
{{International Handball}}
{{International Handball (Men)}}
{{Panamerican Championships}}
{{South American Championships}}

[[Category:Pan American Men's Handball Championship| ]]
[[Category:Sports competitions in the Americas|Handball]]
[[Category:Pan-American Team Handball Federation competitions]]
[[Category:Men's handball competitions]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events established in 1980]]
[[Category:1980 establishments in Mexico]]
[[Category:Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2018]]