Central American Handball Championship
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The Central American Handball Championship is the official competition for Men's and Women's national handball teams of Central America. In addition to crowning the Central American champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Handball Championship.
Men
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2013 Details (de) |
 San Salvador |
 Guatemala |
No playoffs |  Costa Rica |
 Nicaragua |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2015 Details |
Cartago |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Costa Rica |
 Honduras |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2017 Details (de) |
Ciudad de Guatemala |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Costa Rica |
Nicaragua |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2021 Details |
Tegucigalpa |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | El Salvador |
Honduras |
No playoffs | Only three nations | ||
| 2023[1] Details |
Managua |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | Nicaragua |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Honduras | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2021 | 2023 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica |
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5 |
 El Salvador |
4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5 |
 Guatemala |
1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4 | |
 Honduras |
5th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5 |
 Nicaragua |
3rd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Women
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2014 Details |
Tegucigalpa |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Nicaragua |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2016 Details |
Managua[2] |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Nicaragua |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2021 Details |
San Salvador |
Nicaragua |
No playoffs | Costa Rica |
El Salvador[3] |
No playoffs | Only three nations | ||
| 2023 Details |
Managua |
 Paraguay |
No playoffs |  Chile |
Nicaragua |
No playoffs | Costa Rica | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2014 |
2016 |
2021 |
2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chile |
2nd | 1 | |||
| Costa Rica |
3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4 |
| El Salvador |
4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 4 |
| Guatemala |
1st | 1st | 6th | 3 | |
| Honduras |
5th | 5th | 2 | ||
| Nicaragua |
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4 |
 Paraguay |
1st | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
