Pan-American Team Handball Federation

The Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) is the continental governing body for handball, beach handball, wheelchair handball and snow handball in Americas since 23 May 1977. PATHF includes Northern 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.

Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF)
Logo of Pan-American Team Handball Federation
SuccessorNorth America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation,
South and Central America Handball Confederation
Formation23 May 1977 (1977-05-23)
TypeSports Federation
HeadquartersBuenos Aires, Argentina
Region served
Americas
Membership
26 Member Federations
Official language
Spanish and English
President
First — Dr. Peter Buehning
Last — Mario Moccia
Secretary General
First — Walter Schwedhelm
Last — Héctor Fernández Bogdanic
Websitewww.PanAmHandball.org

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.[1] 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.[2]

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 (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
No.NameCountryTenure
1Peter Buehning United States1977–1980
2Walter Schwedhelm Mexico1980–1984
3Andy Meszey Canada1984–1987
4Peter Buehning United States1987–1996
5Rubén Gómez Uruguay1996 (interim)
6Manoel Luiz Oliveira Brazil1996–2012
7Mario Moccia Argentina2012 – 11 June 2019
Júlio Noveri (Interim President) Uruguay11 June 2019 – 3 July 2019

^1 Mario Moccia resigned on 11 June 2019, Júlio Noveri took over as Interim President.
^2 PATHF was succeeded by NACHC and SCAHC as per the decision of Extraordinary IHF Congress held at Gothenburg (Sweden) on 3 July 2019.

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.

DesignationNameCountry
PresidentMario Moccia Argentina
1st Vice-PresidentJúlio Noveri Uruguay
2nd Vice-PresidentRafael Sepúlveda Montalvo Puerto Rico
Secretary GeneralHéctor Fernández Bogdanic Chile
TreasurerCarlos Ferrea Argentina
IHF Continental RepresentativeMario García de la Torre Mexico
South America Vice-PresidentGerardo Paniagua Paraguay
Central America Vice-PresidentDr. Carlos Morales Sosa Guatemala
Caribbean Vice-PresidentNéstor Milete Echevarría Puerto Rico
North America Vice-PresidentBryan Hayes Canada
Chairman of the Competition CommissionCarlos González Aldea Cuba
Chairman of the Referees CommissionSálvio Sedrez Brazil

PATHF Commissions
CommissionChairmanCountry
PATHF Commission of Organizing and CompetitionsCarlos González Aldea Cuba
PATHF Playing Rules and Referee CommissionSálvio Sedrez Brazil
PATHF Commission for DevelopmentRafael Sepúlveda Montalvo Puerto Rico
PATHF Commission of Coaching and MethodsMike Cavanaugh United States
PATHF Medical CommissionLlew Harper Barbados
PATHF Marketing CommissionGabriel Klein Argentina
PATHF Discipline TribunalDaniel Cánepa Argentina
PATHF Appeals TribunalHéctor Alvarado Véliz El Salvador
PATHF Juridical CommissionRafael Sepúlveda Montalvo Puerto Rico
PATHF Beach Handball CommissionLuiz Filipe Galvão Brazil
PATHF Wheelchair Handball CommissionGermán Bonnemezón Argentina

Affiliated members

North America and the Caribbean

Central America

South America

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.

Tournaments

Current champions
Men's Women's
Senior Handball  Brazil (2016) (3)  Brazil (2017) (10*)
Pan American Games  Brazil (2015) (3)  Brazil (2015) (5*)
Junior Handball  Brazil (2017) (6)  Brazil (2016) (8*)
Youth Handball  Argentina (2017) (8*)  Brazil (2016) (11*)
IHF Trophy (Continental Phase)  United States (2017)  Martinique (2017)
Beach Handball  United States (2016) (1)  Uruguay (2016) (2)
Youth Beach Handball  Brazil (2017) (1*)  Argentina (2017) (1*)
Club Handball EC Pinheiros (2017) (2) EC Pinheiros (2017) (1)

(Titles) (*) Record titles

Sponsors

References
  1. "IHF statement related to Pan-American continent". IHF. 19 January 2018.
  2. IHF refuse to stop plan to split Pan American body in two despite losing CAS case - Michael Pavitt, Inside the Games, 25 September 2018
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