The Central American Handball Championship is the official competition for Men's and Women's national handball teams of Central America. In addition to crowning the Central American champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Handball Championship.
Men edit
Summary edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2013 Details (de) |
 San Salvador |
 Guatemala |
No playoffs |  Costa Rica |
 Nicaragua |
No playoffs |  El Salvador | ||
| 2015 Details |
 Cartago |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Costa Rica |
 Honduras |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2017 Details (de) |
 Ciudad de Guatemala |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Costa Rica |
Nicaragua |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2021 Details |
 Tegucigalpa |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | El Salvador |
Honduras |
No playoffs | Only three nations | ||
| 2023[1] Details |
 Managua |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | Nicaragua |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Honduras | ||
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Costa Rica | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Nicaragua | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | El Salvador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Honduras | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Participating nations edit
| Nation | 2013 |
2015 |
2017 |
2021 |
2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Costa Rica
|
2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5 |
 El Salvador
|
4th | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 4 |
 Guatemala
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4 | |
 Honduras
|
5th | 3rd | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5 |
 Nicaragua
|
3rd | 5th | 3rd | 2nd | 4 | |
| Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 |
Women edit
Summary edit
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2014 Details |
Tegucigalpa |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Nicaragua |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2016 Details |
Managua[2] |
Guatemala |
No playoffs | Nicaragua |
Costa Rica |
No playoffs | El Salvador | ||
| 2021 Details |
San Salvador |
Nicaragua |
No playoffs | Costa Rica |
El Salvador[3] |
No playoffs | Only three nations | ||
| 2023 Details |
Managua |
 Paraguay |
No playoffs |  Chile |
Nicaragua |
No playoffs | Costa Rica | ||
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guatemala | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Nicaragua | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Paraguay | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Costa Rica | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 |  Chile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Participating nations edit
| Nation | 2014 |
2016 |
2021 |
2023 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Chile
|
2nd | 1 | |||
| Costa Rica
|
3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4 |
| El Salvador
|
4th | 4th | 3rd | 5th | 4 |
| Guatemala
|
1st | 1st | 6th | 3 | |
| Honduras
|
5th | 5th | 2 | ||
| Nicaragua
|
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 4 |
 Paraguay
|
1st | 1 | |||
| Total | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 |
References edit
- ^ "Costa Rica is the 2023 Managua Champion". Handball SCA. 27 February 2023. Archived from the original on 1 March 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
- ^ "Selección femenina de Guatemala participará en el Centroamericano de balonmano 2016". www.guatemala.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "La seleccíon femenina de balonmano se queda sin clasificar al premundial de paraguay 2021". diaadianews.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 August 2021.
External links edit
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