Handball at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games
| Handball at the 2025 Junior American Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | SND Arena |
| Start date | August 10, 2025 |
| End date | August 22, 2025 |
| No. of events | 2 |
| Competitors | 8 teams from 8 nations |
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The handball events at the 2025 Junior Pan American Games will be held at the SND Arena, located in the Secretaría Nacional de Deportes Complex, in Asunción.[1] The events will be contested between August 10 and 22, 2025.[2]
Two tournaments will be contested, one for men and one for women. The winner of each event will qualify for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.[3]
Schedule
| GS | Group stage | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
Date Event | Sun 10 | Mon 11 | Tue 12 | Wed 13 | Thu 14 | Fri 15 | Sat 16 | Sun 17 | Mon 18 | Tue 19 | Wed 20 | Thu 21 | Fri 22 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men | GS | GS | GS | SF | B | F | |||||||||
| Women | GS | GS | GS | SF | B | F | |||||||||
Qualification
A total of eight teams qualified for each tournament.[3]
Men's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | — | 1 |  Paraguay | |
| IHF Trophy Junior (COSCABAL) | 29 October–3 November 2024 |  Managua | 3 |  Argentina Brazil Uruguay |
| IHF Trophy Junior (NACHC) | 3–9 December 2024 |  Mexico City | 3 |  Cuba Mexico United States |
| Wildcard | Wildcard | Wildcard | 1 |  Chile |
| Total | 8 | |||
Women's qualification
| Qualification | Date | Host/Country | Berths | Qualified team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | — | 1 | Paraguay | |
| IHF Trophy Junior (COSCABAL) | March 2025 | Paraguay | 3 | Argentina Brazil Chile |
| IHF Trophy Junior (NACHC) | 31 March–4 April 2025 | Mexico City | 3 | Cuba Mexico United States |
| Wildcard | Wildcard | Wildcard | 1 | Uruguay |
| Total | 8 | |||
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Paraguay)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's tournament | |||
| Women's tournament | Brazil Eduarda Borges Yasmin Ferreira Luana Flores Ryanne Gama Samanta Hevelin Sophia Kieling Raquel Ladeia Lorenna Loyane Ana Julia Machado Maria Clara Martins Ana Karolina Nunes Beatriz Rodrigues Maria Eduarda Rodrigues Nhauany Teixeira | Argentina Florencia Carrasco Sofía Gull Miranda Kruk Mara López Helena Molina Mora Carballo Catalina Losarcos Lola Nuñez Xiomara Sokalski Isabella Patrone Valentina Stanich Delfina Arzola Kiara Manzo Zoe Oriolo | Paraguay Giovana Silva Luana Pérez Fiorella Enriquez Karen Cantero Ivana Ibañez Maria Arzamendia Anna Macke Thiara Villasboa Ximena Palma Valentina Lombardo Milagros Samaniego Maria Paz Quiñonez Renata Sosa Vannia Recalde Victoria Pellegrini |
Men's tournament
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 67 | +33 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Paraguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 70 | 87 | −17 | 2 | |
| 3 | Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 66 | 71 | −5 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 94 | −11 | 2 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 68 | +34 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | United States | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 87 | 90 | −3 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 77 | −3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Mexico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83 | 111 | −28 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 21 August | ||||||
| Uruguay | ||||||
| 22 August | ||||||
| Mexico | ||||||
| 21 August | ||||||
| Chile | ||||||
| Cuba | ||||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 22 August | ||||||
Medal round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 21 August | ||||||
| Argentina | ||||||
| 22 August | ||||||
| United States | ||||||
| 21 August | ||||||
| Brazil | ||||||
| Paraguay | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 August | ||||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
 | |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
| Team qualified to the 2027 Pan American Games |
Women's tournament
Preliminary round
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 45 | +58 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Argentina | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 55 | +42 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 109 | −46 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Cuba | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 120 | −61 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paraguay | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 51 | +20 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 60 | 61 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 81 | 84 | −3 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 54 | 70 | −16 | 0 |
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source:
Fifth to eighth place classification
| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Mexico | 22 | |||||
| 15 August | ||||||
| United States | 27 | |||||
| United States | 24 | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Chile | 30 | |||||
| Chile | 37 | |||||
| Cuba | 24 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 15 August | ||||||
| Mexico | 25 | |||||
| Cuba | 34 | |||||
Medal round
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Brazil | 27 | |||||
| 15 August | ||||||
| Uruguay | 8 | |||||
| Brazil | 22 | |||||
| 14 August | ||||||
| Argentina | 19 | |||||
| Paraguay | 17 | |||||
| Argentina | 23 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 15 August | ||||||
| Paraguay | 20 | |||||
| Uruguay | 18 | |||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Brazil |
| Argentina |
| Paraguay |
| 4 | Uruguay |
| 5 | Chile |
| 6 | United States |
| 7 | Cuba |
| 8 | Mexico |
| Team qualified to the 2027 Pan American Games |
References
- ^ "Venues". www.results.asuncion2025.org/. Asunción, Paraguay: Asunción Organizing Committee for the 2025 Junior Pan American Games. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ Picazo, Raúl Daffunchio (17 December 2024). "Asunción 2025 Junior Pan American Games schedule confirmed". www.insidethegames.biz/. ITG Media DMCC. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Manual Qualification Systems" (PDF). www.panamsports.org/. Panam Sports. 25 October 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2025.