1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
International handball competition
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The 1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the Pan American Men's Handball Championship, held in Mexico from 7 to 14 January 1980. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The tournament was planned to be in 1979 but was delayed several times.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mexico |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–14 January 1980 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 588 (39.2 per match) |
Standings
Results
| 7 January 1980 | Canada |
22–22 | Mexico |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| Obzygaile 5 | (11–9) | García 7 | ||
| [2] |
| 7 January 1980 | Cuba |
19–19 | Brazil |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (8–12) | Luizinho 6 | |||
| [3] |
| 7 January 1980 | Argentina  |
12–19 | United States |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (5–10) | ||||
| 8 January 1980 | United States |
27–23 | Brazil |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (14–10) | ||||
| [4] |
| 8 January 1980 | Mexico |
15–19 | Argentina |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| Grote 4 | (9–9) | Quipiro 7 | ||
| [5] |
| 8 January 1980 | Canada |
19–22 | Cuba |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (9–8) | ||||
| 11 January 1980 | Canada |
18–13 | Argentina |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (6–5) | ||||
| 11 January 1980 | Brazil |
14–13 | Mexico |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (5–4) | ||||
| [6] |
| 11 January 1980 | Cuba |
23–20 | United States |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (12–9) | ||||
- According to Folha de S.Paulo 23–22.
| 12 January 1980 | Cuba |
29–17 | Argentina |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (17–7) | ||||
| 12 January 1980 | Canada |
19–16 | Brazil |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (9–9) | ||||
| 12 January 1980 | Mexico |
17–32 | United States |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (7–13) | ||||
| 14 January 1980 | Canada |
20–17 | United States |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (10–10) | ||||
| 14 January 1980 | Argentina |
14–18 | Brazil |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (5–6) | ||||
| [7] |
| 14 January 1980 | Mexico |
22–28 | Cuba |
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (12–14) | ||||
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics |
Teams
Argentina
- Players (Incomplete): Alejandro Quipiro, Alejandro Rodríguez, Horacio García, Juan Simonet
Brasilia
- Coach: Antonio Carlos Simões
- Players: William, Sergião, Chu, Montanha, Luizinho, Borracheiro, Mané, Roni, Foguete, Toco and Duilio Saba
Canada
- Players (Incomplete): Dems Obzygaile, Pierre St. Martin, Hugues de Roussan
Mexico
- Coach: David Quintos
- Players (Incomplete): Mario García, Werner Damm, Carlos García, Herber Grote, Ricardo Bermejo, Carlos Meza, Cuauhtémoc Sánchez