1979 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 1979 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the Pan American Men's Handball Championship, held in Mexico from 6 to 12 January 1980. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

1979 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Mexico
Dates6–12 January 1980
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place United States
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches15
Goals scored588 (39.2 per match)
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Standings
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 5 4 1 0 121 97 +24 9
 Canada 5 3 1 1 98 90 +8 7
 United States 5 3 0 2 115 95 +20 6
 Brazil 5 2 1 2 90 92 −2 5
 Argentina 5 1 0 4 75 99 −24 2
 Mexico (H) 5 0 1 4 89 115 −26 1
Source:
(H) Host.

Results
7 January 1980 Cuba  19–19  Brazil
(8–12)
7 January 1980 Argentina  12–19  United States
(5–10)
9 January 1980 United States  27–23  Brazil
(14–10)
11 January 1980 Canada  18–13  Argentina
(6–5)
11 January 1980 Brazil  14–13  Mexico
(5–4)
11 January 1980 Cuba  23–20  United States
(12–9)
Canada  22–22  Mexico
(11–9)
Mexico  15–19  Argentina
(9–9)
Canada  19–22  Cuba
(9–8)
Cuba  29–17  Argentina
(17–7)
Canada  19–16  Brazil
(9–9)
Mexico  17–32  United States
(7–13)
Canada  20–17  United States
(10–10)
Argentina  14–18  Brazil
(5–6)
Mexico  22–28  Cuba
(12–14)

Final ranking
Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
 Cuba
 Canada
 United States
4 Brazil
5 Argentina
6 Mexico
  • Results on todor66.com
  • (in French) French Handball Federation, ed. (March 1980). "Hand-ball : bulletin fédéral n°158". p. 29.
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