The 2012 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Santo Domingo from March 15 – March 19. It acts as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Dominican Republic |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | March 15–19 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Brazil |
| Runner-up |  Uruguay |
| Third place |  Argentina |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,099 (54.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carolina López (DOM) |
| Best player | Deborah Nunes (BRA) |
Teams edit
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 51 | +66 | 6 |
| Uruguay |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 65 | +47 | 4 |
 Chile |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 95 | -32 | 2 |
 Puerto Rico |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 134 | -81 | 0 |
| March 15 13:00 |
Brazil
|
26 – 25 | Uruguay
|
Santo Domingo |
| (13–12) | ||||
| March 15 20:00 |
Puerto Rico
|
21 – 30 | Chile
|
Santo Domingo |
| (8–16) | ||||
| March 16 13:00 |
Chile
|
13 – 37 | Brazil
|
Santo Domingo |
| (8–16) | ||||
| March 16 15:00 |
Uruguay
|
50 – 19 | Puerto Rico
|
Santo Domingo |
| (20–11) | ||||
| March 17 13:00 |
Brazil
|
54 – 13 | Puerto Rico
|
Santo Domingo |
| (24–4) | ||||
| March 17 15:00 |
Uruguay
|
37 – 20 | Chile
|
Santo Domingo |
| (21–8) | ||||
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 6 |
| Canada |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 78 | -4 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 2 |
 United States |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 79 | -37 | 0 |
| March 15 16:00 |
Dominican Republic
|
30 – 11 | United States
|
Santo Domingo |
| (13–5) | ||||
| March 15 18:00 |
Argentina
|
34 – 19 | Canada
|
Santo Domingo |
| (16–6) | ||||
| March 16 17:00 |
United States
|
14 – 30 | Argentina
|
Santo Domingo |
| (5–12) | ||||
| March 16 19:00 |
Canada
|
36 – 27 | Dominican Republic
|
Santo Domingo |
| (18–13) | ||||
| March 17 17:00 |
Canada
|
19 – 17 | United States
|
Santo Domingo |
| (11–9) | ||||
| March 17 19:00 |
Argentina
|
24 – 22 | Dominican Republic
|
Santo Domingo |
| (14–8) | ||||
Placement 5th–8th edit
| March 18 9:00 |
Chile
|
33 – 24 | United States
|
Santo Domingo |
| (15–10) | ||||
| March 18 11:00 |
Dominican Republic
|
29 – 28 | Puerto Rico
|
Santo Domingo |
| (16–15) | ||||
7th/8th edit
| March 19 9:00 |
United States
|
26 – 29 | Puerto Rico
|
Santo Domingo |
| (14–20) | ||||
5th/6th edit
| March 19 11:00 |
Chile
|
33 – 35 OT | Dominican Republic
|
Santo Domingo |
| (11–9, 23–23, 30–30) | ||||
Final round edit
| Semifinal | Final | |||||
| March 18 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Brazil | 42 | |||||
| March 19 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Canada | 16 | |||||
| Brazil | 37 | |||||
| March 18 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Uruguay | 33 | |||||
| Uruguay | 29 | |||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| March 19 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||
| Argentina | 30 | |||||
Semifinals edit
| March 18 16:00 |
Brazil
|
42 – 16 | Canada
|
Santo Domingo |
| (21–10) | ||||
| March 18 18:00 |
Argentina
|
26 – 29 | Uruguay
|
Santo Domingo |
| (13–10) | ||||
Bronze medal match edit
| March 19 16:00 |
Canada
|
21 – 30 | Argentina
|
Santo Domingo |
| (10–18) | ||||
Gold medal match edit
| March 19 18:00 |
Brazil
|
37 – 33 | Uruguay
|
Santo Domingo |
| (19–16) | ||||
Final standing edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Brazil
|
|
Uruguay
|
|
Argentina
|
| 4 | Canada
|
| 5 | Dominican Republic
|
| 6 | Chile
|
| 7 | Puerto Rico
|
| 8 | United States
|
| Team advanced to the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |