2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

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Host country Argentina
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–14 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Argentina
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–14 July
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Argentina (2nd title)
Runners-up Brazil
Third place Greenland
Fourth place United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored900 (45 per match)
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The 2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10 to 14 July 2002. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.

Group A

All times are local (UTC−3).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina (H) 3 3 0 0 89 30 +59 6 Semifinals
2  Brazil 3 2 0 1 97 43 +54 4
3  Colombia 3 1 0 2 39 93 54 2
4  Mexico 3 0 0 3 34 93 59 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
10 July 2002
18:30
Brazil  42–10  Mexico
(16–4)
10 July 2002
21:00
Argentina  36–8  Colombia
(16–4)

11 July 2002
19:00
Brazil  40–12  Colombia
(17–6)
11 July 2002
21:00
Argentina  32–7  Mexico
(16–4)

12 July 2002
15:00
Colombia  19–17  Mexico
(14–10)
12 July 2002
21:00
Argentina  21–15  Brazil
(12–7)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Greenland 3 3 0 0 79 51 +28 6 Semifinals
2  United States 3 2 0 1 79 64 +15 4
3  Chile 3 1 0 2 57 72 15 2
4  Paraguay 3 0 0 3 62 90 28 0
Source: Todor66
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
10 July 2002
14:30
Chile  25–23  Paraguay
(11–8)
10 July 2002
16:30
Greenland  24–20  United States
(13–11)

11 July 2002
15:00
United States  24–16  Chile
(12–8)
11 July 2002
17:00
Greenland  30–15  Paraguay
(15–9)

12 July 2002
17:00
Greenland  25–16  Chile
(15–5)
12 July 2002
19:00
United States  35–24  Paraguay
(13–15)

Knockout stage

Final ranking

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