Handball at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
International sporting event
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The handball events at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games were held at the SND Arena, located in the Secretaría Nacional de Deportes Complex, in Asunción.[1] The events were contested between August 10 and 22, 2025.[2]
VenueSND Arena
Start dateAugust 10, 2025
End dateAugust 22, 2025
No. of events2 (1 men, 1 women)
| Handball at the 2025 Junior American Games | |
|---|---|
| |
| Venue | SND Arena |
| Start date | August 10, 2025 |
| End date | August 22, 2025 |
| No. of events | 2 (1 men, 1 women) |
| Competitors | 224 from 8 nations |
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Two tournaments were contested, one for men and one for women. The winner of each event qualified for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[3]
Schedule
Qualification
A total of eight teams qualified for each tournament.[3]
Men's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | N/a | 1 |  Paraguay | |
| IHF Trophy Junior (COSCABAL) | 29 October–3 November 2024 |  Managua |
3 |  Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
| IHF Trophy Junior (NACHC) | 3–9 December 2024 |  Mexico City |
3 |  Cuba Mexico United States |
| Wildcard | Wildcard | Wildcard | 1 |  Chile |
| Total | 8 | |||
Women's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | N/a | 1 | Paraguay | |
| IHF Trophy Junior (COSCABAL) | March 2025 | Paraguay |
3 | Argentina Brazil Chile |
| IHF Trophy Junior (NACHC) | 31 March–4 April 2025 | Mexico City |
3 | Cuba Mexico United States |
| Wildcard | Wildcard | Wildcard | 1 | Uruguay |
| Total | 8 | |||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Paraguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Paraguay* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament |
Brazil Emerson Alves Vinicius Bertoldo Diogo Borja Thiago Cruz Rafael Damião Lucas Gabriel Gabriel Gomes Renan Iziquiel João Vitor Lindoso Mikael Lopes Guilherme Maia Juan Sebastião Gabriel Silva Vinicius Stache Kayky Fernando |
Argentina Santino Diotallevi Martín Maya Nicolás Rodríguez Nicolás Barceló Tobías Ojea Nicolás Tavella Ignacio Silva Lorenzo Ortmann Bautista Gallardo Tobías Pereyra Tiago Maidana Lucas Obregón Lautaro Rodríguez Santiago Laborde |
United States Rodrigo Campos Oskar Trummer Matthew Spranda Grayson Wide Benjamin Pedersen Benjamin Edwards Martín Brunvold Jamie Merkel Maximillian Olesen Kaeden Kuhlmeyer Kahlil Liden Jordan Fernández Maksim McCauley Csaba Darvas |
| Women's tournament |
Brazil Eduarda Borges Yasmin Ferreira Luana Flores Ryanne Gama Samanta Hevelin Sophia Kieling Raquel Ladeia Lorenna Loyane Ana Julia Machado Maria Clara Martins Ana Karolina Nunes Beatriz Rodrigues Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Nhauany Teixeira |
Argentina Florencia Carrasco Sofía Gull Miranda Kruk Mara López Helena Molina Mora Carballo Catalina Losarcos Lola Nuñez Xiomara Sokalski Isabella Patrone Valentina Stanich Delfina Arzola Kiara Manzo Zoe Oriolo |
Paraguay Giovana Silva Luana Pérez Fiorella Enriquez Karen Cantero Ivana Ibañez Maria Arzamendia Anna Macke Thiara Villasboa Ximena Palma Valentina Lombardo Milagros Samaniego Maria Paz Quiñonez Renata Sosa Vannia Recalde Victoria Pellegrini |
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 67 | +33 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Paraguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 87 | −17 | 2[a] | |
| 3 | Uruguay |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 2[a] | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Cuba |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 94 | −11 | 2[a] |
Source: Asunción 2025
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.
Notes:
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.
Notes:
- Paraguay 2 Pts, +1 GD; Uruguay 2 Pts, 0 GD; Cuba 2 Pts, –1 GD
| 17 August 2025 17:00 |
Argentina |
36–26 | Cuba |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| N. Rodríguez 7 | (16–14) | Miniet 10 | ||
3× |
Report | 4×
|
| 17 August 2025 19:30 |
Paraguay |
20–17 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Acosta 7 | (6–10) | Salles 4 | ||
1× 5× 1× |
Report | 1× 2× 1×
|
| 18 August 2025 17:00 |
Cuba |
22–25 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Alvarez, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| Lafontan 9 | (16–11) | Raña 8 | ||
| 1× 5× 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 18 August 2025 19:30 |
Argentina |
35–17 | Paraguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Barceló, N. Rodríguez 6 | (18–11) | Barrios, Florentin 4 | ||
| 8× |
Report | 2×
|
| 19 August 2025 17:00 |
Argentina |
29–24 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Obregón 8 | (17–10) | Cabrera, Raña 5 | ||
| 1× 7× |
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 19 August 2025 19:30 |
Paraguay |
33–35 | Cuba |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| J. Martinez 7 | (18–17) | Miniet 11 | ||
| 1× 3× 1× |
Report | 1× 5× 1×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 68 | +34 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 90 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Mexico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 111 | −28 | 0 |
Source: Asunción 2025
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.
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.
| 17 August 2025 09:00 |
Brazil |
40–27 | Mexico |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Stache 8 | (17–15) | three players 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1×
|
| 17 August 2025 11:30 |
United States |
26–23 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| Edwards 6 | (13–13) | Oyarzún 7 | ||
| 1× 5× |
Report | 2×
|
| 18 August 2025 09:00 |
Brazil |
30–19 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| Bertoldo, Lopes 5 | (16–8) | Moreno, Oyarzún 4 | ||
| 5× 1× |
Report | 2×
|
| 18 August 2025 11:30 |
Mexico |
35–39 | United States |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| I. Martinez, Rivas 6 | (15–19) | Campos, Merkel 8 | ||
| 5× 1× |
Report | 4×
|
| 19 August 2025 09:00 |
Mexico |
21–32 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Anguiano 5 | (10–15) | Hernández 6 | ||
| 1× 4× |
Report | 3×
|
| 19 August 2025 11:30 |
Brazil |
32–22 | United States |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Alvarez, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| three players 5 | (13–10) | McCauley 5 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 2×
|
Classification round
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Uruguay | 26 | |||||
| 22 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Mexico (ET) | 27 | |||||
| Mexico | 37 | |||||
| 21 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Cuba | 30 | |||||
| Chile | 21 | |||||
| Cuba | 24 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 22 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Uruguay | 18 | |||||
| Chile | 19 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 21 August 2025 09:00 |
Uruguay |
26–27 (ET) | Mexico |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Alvarez, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| Fernandez 4 | (12–10) | Rivas 7 | ||
| 2× 3× |
Report | 2× 5× 1× | ||
|
FT: 23–23 ET: 3–4 | ||||
| 21 August 2025 12:00 |
Chile |
21–24 | Cuba |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Castillo 6 | (9–8) | Lafontan 9 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 3×
|
Seventh place match
| 22 August 2025 09:00 |
Uruguay |
18–19 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Raña 4 | (9–10) | Cárcamo 5 | ||
| 1× 2× 1× |
Report | 1× 2× 1×
|
Fifth place match
| 22 August 2025 12:00 |
Mexico |
37–30 | Cuba |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Flores 9 | (17–18) | Lafontan 11 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 1×
|
Medal round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 21 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||
| 22 August — Asunción | ||||||
| United States | 13 | |||||
| Argentina | 27 | |||||
| 21 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Brazil | 29 | |||||
| Brazil | 45 | |||||
| Paraguay | 20 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 August — Asunción | ||||||
| United States | 39 | |||||
| Paraguay | 29 | |||||
Semifinals
| 21 August 2025 17:00 |
Argentina |
28–13 | United States |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Obregón 6 | (13–8) | Edwards 4 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 1×
|
| 21 August 2025 20:00 |
Brazil |
45–20 | Paraguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Bertoldo, Stache 7 | (20–10) | Barrios 4 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1×
|
Bronze medal match
| 22 August 2025 17:00 |
United States |
39–29 | Paraguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Edwards 11 | (17–11) | Acosta 7 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1× 3× 1×
|
Gold medal match
| 22 August 2025 20:00 |
Argentina |
27–29 | Brazil |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| N. Rodríguez 10 | (14–11) | Lopes 9 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 2× 4× 1×
|
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Brazil |
 | Argentina |
 | United States |
| 4 | Paraguay |
| 5 | Mexico |
| 6 | Cuba |
| 7 | Chile |
| 8 | Uruguay |
| Team qualified to the 2027 Pan American Games |
Women's tournament
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 45 | +58 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 55 | +42 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mexico |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 102 | −39 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Cuba |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 120 | −61 | 0 |
Source: Asunción 2025
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.
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.
| 10 August 2025 09:00 |
Brazil |
43–15 | Mexico |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Alvarez, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| Ladeia 7 | (21–8) | Arenas 6 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 1× 5×
|
| 10 August 2025 11:30 |
Argentina |
47–20 | Cuba |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Carballo 10 | (23–10) | Chirino 5 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 11 August 2025 09:00 |
Cuba |
12–39 | Brazil |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| Sardiñas 5 | (8–18) | Loyane 11 | ||
| 4× 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 11 August 2025 11:30 |
Mexico |
14–32 | Argentina |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Arenas 8 | (7–18) | Gull, Losarcos 5 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 12 August 2025 09:00 |
Cuba |
27–34 | Mexico |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Hernandez, Mazorra 8 | (16–16) | Arenas 12 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4×
|
| 12 August 2025 11:30 |
Argentina |
18–21 | Brazil |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Aguilera, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| Carballo 5 | (11–13) | Ladeia 9 | ||
| 5× |
Report | 1× 4×
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 0 |
Source: Asunción 2025
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.
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.
| 10 August 2025 17:00 |
Chile |
22–29 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Riquelme 5 | (12–16) | Villalba 8 | ||
| 2× 2× |
Report | 1× 6×
|
| 10 August 2025 19:30 |
Paraguay |
19–12 | United States |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Monjaras, López (MEX) |
| Samaniego 5 | (11–8) | M. Ready 4 | ||
| 1× 6× 1× |
Report | 1×
|
| 11 August 2025 17:00 |
United States |
26–31 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Cruz, M. Ready 6 | (9–18) | Paul 6 | ||
| 1× 2× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 11 August 2025 19:30 |
Uruguay |
11–23 | Paraguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Campos 6 | (4–11) | Enriquez 6 | ||
| 1× 3× |
Report | 3×
|
| 12 August 2025 17:00 |
United States |
16–20 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Monjaras, López (MEX) |
| Cruz 5 | (10–11) | Campos 9 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
| 12 August 2025 19:30 |
Paraguay |
29–28 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| Enriquez 9 | (17–14) | Riquelme 6 | ||
| 2× 4× 1× |
Report | 2×
|
Classification round
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 14 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Mexico | 22 | |||||
| 15 August — Asunción | ||||||
| United States | 27 | |||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
| 14 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Chile | 30 | |||||
| Chile | 37 | |||||
| Cuba | 24 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 15 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Mexico | 25 | |||||
| Cuba | 34 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
| 14 August 2025 09:00 |
Mexico |
22–27 | United States |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| Arenas 8 | (16–12) | Cruz 8 | ||
| 6× |
Report |
| 14 August 2025 12:00 |
Chile |
37–24 | Cuba |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Paul 7 | (17–9) | Hernandez 7 | ||
| 1× 1× |
Report | 7×
|
Seventh place match
| 15 August 2025 09:00 |
Mexico |
25–34 | Cuba |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: De Jesús, Agramonte (DOM) |
| Arenas 8 | (11–15) | Mazorra 9 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 3×
|
Fifth place match
| 15 August 2025 12:00 |
United States |
24–30 | Chile |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Gonçalves, Dezembro (BRA) |
| E. Ready 7 | (14–14) | Riquelme 5 | ||
| 1× |
Report | 1×
|
Medal round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Brazil | 27 | |||||
| 15 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Uruguay | 8 | |||||
| Brazil | 22 | |||||
| 14 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||
| Paraguay | 17 | |||||
| Argentina | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 August — Asunción | ||||||
| Paraguay | 20 | |||||
| Uruguay | 18 | |||||
Semifinals
| 14 August 2025 17:00 |
Brazil |
27–8 | Uruguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Alvarez, Gutiérrez (CHI) |
| Ladeia 6 | (15–4) | Balseiro, Campos 3 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 3×
|
| 14 August 2025 20:00 |
Paraguay |
17–23 | Argentina |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Enriquez 5 | (9–9) | Molina 8 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 4×
|
Bronze medal match
| 15 August 2025 17:00 |
Uruguay |
18–20 | Paraguay |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Corrêa, Corrêa (BRA) |
| Campos 9 | (6–9) | Enriquez 6 | ||
| 4× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
Gold medal match
| 15 August 2025 20:00 |
Brazil |
22–19 | Argentina |
SND Arena, Asunción Referees: Sosa, Lemes (URU) |
| Ladeia 7 | (15–8) | Carballo 6 | ||
| 3× |
Report | 1× 3×
|
Final standing
| Team qualified to the 2027 Pan American Games |