1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

The 1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, held in Colorado Springs, United States from 8 to 13 October 1996. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.

1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country United States
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates8–13 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cuba (7th title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place United States
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored918 (45.9 per match)
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Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC−7).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   United States (H) 3 3 0 0 74 51 +23 6 Semifinals
2   Brazil 3 2 0 1 92 51 +41 4
3   Mexico 3 1 0 2 70 72 −2 2
4   Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 46 108 −62 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
8 October 1996
16:30
Brazil   44–16   Costa Rica
(20–7)
8 October 1996
18:15
United States   25–20   Mexico
(13–9)

9 October 1996
16:30
Brazil   34–14   Mexico
(17–6)
9 October 1996
18:15
United States   28–17   Costa Rica
(14–6)

10 October 1996
16:30
Mexico   36–13   Costa Rica
(17–7)
10 October 1996
18:15
United States   21–14   Brazil
(9–8)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Cuba 3 3 0 0 95 49 +46 6 Semifinals
2   Argentina 3 2 0 1 75 57 +18 4
3   Canada 3 1 0 2 69 66 +3 2
4   Puerto Rico 3 0 0 3 43 110 −67 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.
8 October 1996
13:00
Cuba   44–16   Puerto Rico
(20–7)
8 October 1996
14:45
Argentina   25–20   Canada
(13–9)

9 October 1996
13:00
Argentina   34–14   Puerto Rico
(17–6)
9 October 1996
14:45
Cuba   28–17   Canada
(14–6)

10 October 1996
13:00
Canada   32–13   Puerto Rico
(14–7)
10 October 1996
14:45
Cuba   23–16   Argentina
(9–7)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  United States15
 
 
 
  Argentina20
 
  Argentina24
 
 
 
  Cuba (ET)28
 
  Cuba21
 
 
  Brazil18
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  United States23
 
 
  Brazil22

Fifth place bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
  Mexico28
 
 
 
  Puerto Rico26
 
  Mexico19
 
 
 
  Canada26
 
  Canada30
 
 
  Costa Rica13
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
  Puerto Rico21
 
 
  Costa Rica20

5–8th place semifinals

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12 October 1996
13:00
Mexico   28–26   Puerto Rico
(14–9)

12 October 1996
14:45
Canada   30–13   Costa Rica
(14–5)

Semifinals

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12 October 1996
16:30
Argentina   20–15   United States
(10–6)

12 October 1996
18:15
Cuba   21–18   Brazil
(14–10)

Seventh place game

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13 October 1996
11:50
Puerto Rico   21–20   Costa Rica
(11–5)

Fifth place game

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13 October 1996
14:45
Canada   26–19   Mexico
(12–4)

Third place game

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13 October 1996
16:30
United States   23–22   Brazil
(11–12)

Final

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13 October 1996
18:15
Cuba   28–24 (ET)   Argentina
(9–9)

FT: 21–21 ET: 7–3

Final ranking

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Qualified for the 1997 World Championship
Rank Team
    Cuba
    Argentina
    United States
4   Brazil
5   Canada
6   Mexico
7   Puerto Rico
8   Costa Rica

The United States withdrew and Brazil replaced them.

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