The South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior national handball teams of South America and Central America, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the South and Central American junior champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Junior Handball Championship. The first tournament was held in 2022 in Taubaté, Brazil.
Current season, competition or edition: 2023 South and Central American Women's Youth Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| First season | 2022 |
| Continent | SCAHC (South America/Central America) |
| Most recent champion(s) |  Brazil (2nd title) |
| Most titles | Brazil (2 titles) |
Summaries
edit| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2022 Details |
Taubaté[1] |
 Brazil |
Round-robin |  Argentina |
 Uruguay |
Round-robin |  Chile | ||
| 2023 Details |
 Buenos Aires[2] |
Brazil |
26–23 | Argentina |
Chile |
23–22 | Uruguay | ||
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Argentina | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Participating nations
edit| Team | 2022 |
2023 |
Years |
| Argentina
|
2nd | 2nd | 2 |
| Brazil
|
1st | 1st | 2 |
| Chile
|
4th | 3rd | 2 |
 Colombia
|
6th | 1 | |
 Guatemala
|
5th | 1 | |
 Nicaragua
|
8th | 1 | |
 Paraguay
|
5th | 1 | |
| Uruguay
|
3rd | 4th | 2 |
 Venezuela
|
7th | 1 | |
| Total | 5 | 8 |
|---|
References
edit- ^ "Taubaté sedia o Campeonato Sul-Centro Americano Juvenil Feminino". taubate.sp.gov.br (in Portuguese). Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "Argentina se consagra subcampeón del Sur-Centro Juvenil". polideportivonews.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 December 2023.