1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the fifth edition of the tournament, held in Pinar del Rio, Cuba from 24 to 30 October 1989. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1990 World Championship, where the top placed team qualied.

1989 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Cuba
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates24–30 October
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (5th title)
Runner-up Brazil
Third place United States
Fourth place Canada
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored685 (45.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Brazil Drean Dutra (50 goals)
Best playerBrazil Drean Dutra
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Standings edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Cuba (H) 5 5 0 0 157 68 +89 10
    Brazil 5 4 0 1 128 85 +43 8
    United States 5 3 0 2 110 97 +13 6
4   Canada 5 2 0 3 133 111 +22 4
5   Mexico 5 1 0 4 79 156 −77 2
6   Puerto Rico 5 0 0 5 78 168 −90 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

Results edit

All times are local (UTC−5).

24 October 1989 Mexico   21–18   Puerto Rico
(9–9)
24 October 1989 United States   27–24   Canada
(9–13)
24 October 1989 Cuba   27–18   Brazil
(14–9)

25 October 1989 Brazil   21–11   Canada
(10–4)
25 October 1989 Cuba   40–9   Puerto Rico
(17–3)

26 October 1989 Canada   37–18   Puerto Rico
(17–4)
26 October 1989 Cuba   39–11   Mexico
(20–6)

27 October 1989 Canada   40–16   Mexico
(20–4)
27 October 1989 Brazil   18–16   United States
(11–8)

28 October 1989 Cuba   29–21   Canada
(14–10)
28 October 1989 United States   32–17   Puerto Rico
(20–6)

29 October 1989 Brazil   38–16   Puerto Rico
(20–4)
29 October 1989 United States   26–16   Mexico
(11–8)

30 October 1989
16:15
Brazil   33–15   Mexico
(13–6)
30 October 1989
20:30
Cuba   22–9   United States
(9–4)

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