The 2012 Pan American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano 2012, was the 15th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was held from 18 to 24 June 2012 in Burzaco, Almirante Brown Partido, Argentina. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship, securing three vacancies for the World Championship. A decision was announced during the 2011 Pan American Games that the tournament will consist of 12 teams.[1] As the winner of those Pan American Games, Argentina was selected as the host.
| PanAmericano 2012 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Argentina |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 18–24 June |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Argentina (5th title) |
| Runner-up |  Brazil |
| Third place |  Chile |
| Fourth place |  Uruguay |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 23 |
| Goals scored | 1,227 (53.35 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Minik Dahl Høegh(49 goals) |
| Best player | Marco Oneto |
Participating teams edit
The participating nations have been announced on 15 May 2012.[2]
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
The Dominican Republic team withdrew after the draw, reportedly for financial reasons.[3]
Preliminary round edit
| Team advances to the Semifinals | |
| Team will play in Fifth place game | |
| Team will play in Placement round |
All times are local (UTC−3)
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina (H)
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 69 | +58 | 7 |
| Chile
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 123 | 95 | +28 | 7 |
| Greenland
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 123 | 117 | +6 | 4 |
 United States
|
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 102 | 132 | −30 | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 103 | 165 | −62 | 0 |
| 18 June 2012 18:00 |
Argentina
|
33–13 | United States
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 700 |
| Kogovsek 7 | (18–4) | Hines, Jackson 3 | ||
2× 1×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 18 June 2012 20:00 |
Chile
|
31–28 | Greenland
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Em. Feuchtmann 7 | (14–14) | Dahl Høegh 10 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 2× 3×
|
| 19 June 2012 18:00 |
Chile
|
34–25 | Venezuela
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 300 |
| Er. Feuchtmann 8 | (20–13) | Godoy 9 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 2× 4× 1×
|
| 19 June 2012 21:00 |
Greenland
|
18–24 | Argentina
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| Dahl Høegh 7 | (8–10) | Pizarro 5 | ||
| 4× 4×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| 20 June 2012 19:00 |
United States
|
43–28 | Venezuela
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| Andjelic 10 | (24–16) | Peñaloza 11 | ||
| 3× 6× 1×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
| 20 June 2012 21:00 |
Argentina
|
23–23 | Chile
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,000 |
| Simonet 6 | (10–13) | Oneto 6 | ||
| 3× 6×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 21 June 2012 18:00 |
Argentina
|
47–15 | Venezuela
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| Pizarro 9 | (27–7) | Timaure, Rojas Vera 3 | ||
| 2× 1×
|
Report | 2× 5×
|
| 21 June 2012 20:00 |
United States
|
27–36 | Greenland
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Axelsson 9 | (15–15) | Dahl Høegh 16 | ||
| 3× 4×
|
Report | 3× 4×
|
| 22 June 2012 16:00 |
Greenland
|
41–35 | Venezuela
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 1,500 |
| Dahl Høegh 9 | (20–14) | Timaure 9 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 22 June 2012 18:00 |
United States
|
19–35 | Chile
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 400 |
| Axelsson 8 | (7–22) | H. Feuchtmann 8 | ||
| 3× 8× 1×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 39 | +79 | 6 |
| Uruguay
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 71 | −4 | 4 |
 Paraguay
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 80 | −31 | 2 |
 Mexico
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 41 | 85 | −44 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 19 June 2012 14:00 |
Paraguay
|
11–39 | Brazil
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| three players 2 | (4–23) | Pires 10 | ||
| 3× 1×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
| 19 June 2012 16:00 |
Uruguay
|
26–13 | Mexico
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Ansolabehere, Cancio 4 | (15–4) | Figueroa 3 | ||
| 2× 2×
|
Report | 2× 4×
|
| 20 June 2012 15:00 |
Paraguay
|
16–25 | Uruguay
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Mendoza 7 | (10–12) | Gamis 4 | ||
| 2× 5×
|
Report | 3× 5×
|
| 20 June 2012 17:00 |
Mexico
|
12–37 | Brazil
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Figueroa 3 | (8–14) | Cândido 8 | ||
| 3× 5×
|
Report | 3× 2×
|
| 21 June 2012 14:00 |
Mexico
|
16–22 | Paraguay
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| Aguirre 5 | (9–13) | three players 4 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
| 21 June 2012 16:00 |
Brazil
|
42–16 | Uruguay
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| Teixeira 8 | (19–9) | Ansolabehere 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Placement round edit
Points gained in the preliminary round against teams from the same group were carried over.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | United States
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 45 | +31 | 4 |
| 8 | Venezuela
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 56 | 66 | −10 | 2 |
| 9 | Mexico
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 61 | −21 | 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.
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.
| 23 June 2012 17:00 |
Venezuela
|
28–23 | Mexico
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 500 |
| Rodriguez 6 | (12–8) | Aguirre 7 | ||
| 2× 4× 1×
|
Report | 3× 6×
|
| 24 June 2012 09:00 |
United States
|
33–17 | Mexico
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 3,000 |
| three players 5 | (15–10) | Morales Diaz, Contreras 3 | ||
| 3× 3×
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Report | 2× 2×
|
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 23 June 2012 | ||||||
| Argentina | 28 | |||||
| 24 June 2012 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 13 | |||||
| Argentina | 22 | |||||
| 23 June 2012 | ||||||
| Brazil | 21 | |||||
| Chile | 33 | |||||
| Brazil | 35 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 24 June 2012 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 27 | |||||
| Chile | 37 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| 23 June 2012 13:00 |
Argentina
|
28–13 | Uruguay
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Riccobelli 5 | (14–7) | Ansolabehere 3 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 4× 4×
|
| 23 June 2012 15:00 |
Brazil
|
35–33 | Chile
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 2,000 |
| Ribeiro 6 | (20–14) | Salinas 7 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 2× 2×
|
Fifth place game edit
| 23 June 2012 17:00 |
Greenland
|
38–19 | Paraguay
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Dahl Høegh 7 | (20–11) | Mendoza, Mendoza 5 | ||
| 3× 2×
|
Report | 3× 3×
|
Third place game edit
| 24 June 2012 13:00 |
Uruguay
|
27–37 | Chile
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco |
| Ansolabehere 7 | (12–16) | Feuchtmann 10 | ||
| 3× 7× 1×
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Report | 3× 7× 1×
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Final edit
| 24 June 2012 11:00 |
Argentina
|
22–21 | Brazil
|
Polideportivo de Almirante Brown, Burzaco Attendance: 4,200 |
| Simonet 6 | (12–12) | Ribeiro 9 | ||
| 2× 1× 1×
|
Report | 3× 1×
|
Final ranking edit
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Argentina
|
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Brazil
|
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Chile
|
| 4 | Uruguay
|
| 5 | Greenland
|
| 6 | Paraguay
|
| 7 | United States
|
| 8 | Venezuela
|
| 9 | Mexico
|
| Team advanced to the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship |
Best team edit
- Goalkeeper:
Matías Schulz - Right wing: Andrés Kogovsek
- Right back:
Rodrigo Salinas - Central back: Sebastián Simonet
- Left back:
Minik Dahl Høegh - Left wing:
Felipe Borges - Pivot: Marco Oneto
References edit
- ^ "New developments regarding PATHF competitions". teamhandballnews.com. 23 October 2011.
- ^ "Confirmados diez países al Campeonato masculino adulto 2012". panamhandball.org. 15 May 2012. Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2012.
- ^ "2013 Men's WC Qual". teamhandballnews.com. Retrieved 11 January 2013.