Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship
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The Nor.Ca. Women's Handball Championship is a competition for women's national handball teams in North America and the Caribbean. In addition to crowning the Nor.Ca. champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Handball Championship. Starting from the 2019 edition, the tournament is a qualifying event for the IHF World Women's Handball Championship.
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2015 Details |
 Salinas |
 Cuba |
34–25 |  Mexico |
 United States |
27–23 |  Greenland | ||
| 2017 Details |
Río Grande |
Puerto Rico |
28–27 | United States |
 Dominican Republic |
32–27 | Greenland | ||
| 2019 Details |
Mexico City[1] |
Cuba |
27–24 | Puerto Rico |
Greenland |
22–20 | Dominican Republic | ||
| 2021 Details |
Elgin |
Puerto Rico |
34–24 | Greenland |
Mexico |
28–14 | United States | ||
| 2023 Details |
Nuuk[2] |
Greenland |
17–15 |  Canada |
Mexico |
29–27 | Cuba | ||
| 2025 Details |
Mexico City |
Cuba |
32–21 | Mexico |
Canada |
26–20 | United States | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Puerto Rico | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Greenland | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Mexico | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 | 2023 | 2025 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Canada | – | – | 7th | – | 2nd | 3rd | 3 |
 Cuba | 1st | – | 1st | – | 4th | 1st | 4 |
 Dominican Republic | – | 3rd | 4th | – | – | – | 2 |
 Greenland | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | – | 5 |
 Martinique | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Mexico | 2nd | – | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 5 |
 Puerto Rico | 5th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | – | 5th | 5 |
 United States | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 6 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
