Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

• Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage.
• The third and fourth placed teams will play the fifth to eight bracket.
• In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2
• The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

1. Head to head results.
2. Goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned.
3. Greater number of plus goals in the matches between the teams concerned.[1]

The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of the Organising Committee (COPAG) for the Games in Guadalajara on July 21 at 16:00 local time.[6]

The competing are drawn to each group by couples. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B.[6] The pots are based on the performance of national teams in both previous games and their standings in their respective regional competitions.[6]

All times are local (UTC-5).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Brazil	3	3	0	0	119	54	+65	6	Semifinals
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	101	89	+12	4
3	Canada	3	1	0	2	70	113	−43	2	5th–8th place semifinals
4	Venezuela	3	0	0	3	68	102	−34	0

Source: Guadalajara 2011
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.

October 16 13:00	Brazil	46–17	Canada	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
	Ruy, V. Teixeira 7	(19–7)	Godin 4
	3× 1×	Report	2× 3×

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October 16 15:00	Chile	37–28	Venezuela	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pérez, Guzmán (PUR)
	Em. Feuchtmann 8	(19–12)	Peñaloza 6
	3× 7×	Report	1× 8× 2×

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October 18 13:00	Canada	25–42	Chile	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
	Bertrand, Bessette 5	(11–19)	Em. Feuchtmann, R. Salinas 8
	2× 8× 1×	Report	3× 7×

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October 18 20:00	Venezuela	15–37	Brazil	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
	Godoy, Peñaloza 3	(8–19)	Ruy 7
	3× 3×	Report	3× 5×

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October 20 13:00	Brazil	36–22	Chile	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
	Borges 10	(15–9)	Em. Feuchtmann, R. Salinas 5
	3× 8×	Report	3× 5×

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October 20 15:00	Canada	28–25	Venezuela	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: De Souza, Paz (BRA)
	Etter 10	(12–10)	Pérez 6
		Report

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	95	55	+40	6	Semifinals
2	Dominican Republic	3	2	0	1	77	79	−2	4
3	Mexico (H)	3	1	0	2	78	93	−15	2	5th–8th place semifinals
4	United States	3	0	0	3	73	96	−23	0

Source: Guadalajara 2011
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) goals scored; 7) draw.
(H) Host.

October 16 18:00	Dominican Republic	27–22	United States	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pellerin, Martin (CAN)
	K. de León, Mirabal 7	(11–11)	Clemons Axelsson 8
	3× 7×	Report	3× 6×

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October 16 20:00	Argentina	31–16	Mexico	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
	Carou, F. Fernández 6	(16–5)	Acuña 6
	3× 4× 1×	Report	3× 4×

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October 18 15:00	United States	19–36	Argentina	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Durán, Guzmán (MEX)
	Hines 6	(9–12)	Pizarro 8
	1× 8×	Report	3× 1×

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October 18 18:00	Mexico	29–30	Dominican Republic	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Pinto, Meneses (BRA)
	Villalobos 7	(15–15)	K. de León 10
	4× 5×	Report	3× 7×

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October 20 18:00	Argentina	28–20	Dominican Republic	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Raluy, Sabroso (ESP)
	F. Fernández, Pizarro 6	(13–11)	Mirabal 6
		Report

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October 20 20:00	Mexico	33–32	United States	San Rafael Gymnasium Referees: Marina, Minore (ARG)
	Bermúdez 9	(21–18)	Hines 9
		Report

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