Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship

The Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship was the official competition for junior men's national handball teams of Americas, and took place every two years. In addition to crowning the Pan American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Junior World Handball Championship. In 2018, the PATHF was folded and the tournament was replaced with the North American & Caribbean and South and Central American Men's Junior Handball Championships.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1993 Details	Foz do Iguaçu		Argentina	No playoffs	Brazil		Uruguay	No playoffs	Paraguay
1997 Details	Pontal do Paraná		Brazil	24 – 20	Argentina		Uruguay	21 – 17	Chile
1999 Details	Guaynabo		Brazil	23 – 10	Argentina		Puerto Rico	21 – 18	Colombia
2001 Details	Atlanta		Brazil	26 – 23	Argentina		Canada	22 – 21	Chile
2002 Details	Santiago		Argentina	No playoffs	Brazil		Puerto Rico	No playoffs	Chile
2005 Details	Mar del Plata		Argentina	No playoffs	Brazil		Chile	No playoffs	Uruguay
2007 Details	Santiago		Argentina	29 – 28	Brazil		Chile	24 – 20	Uruguay
2009 Details	Buenos Aires		Argentina	No playoffs	Brazil		Greenland	No playoffs	Chile
2011 Details	Brasília		Argentina	No playoffs	Brazil		Canada	No playoffs	Chile
2013 Details	Mar del Plata		Brazil	25 – 21	Argentina		Chile	34 – 28	Puerto Rico
2015 Details	Foz do Iguaçu		Brazil	No playoffs	Argentina		Chile	No playoffs	Uruguay
2017 Details	Asunción[1]		Brazil	31 – 23	Argentina		Chile	23 – 18	United States

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina	6	6	0	12
	Brazil	6	6	0	12
3	Chile	0	0	5	5
4	Canada	0	0	2	2
	Puerto Rico	0	0	2	2
	Uruguay	0	0	2	2
7	Greenland	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		12	12	12	36

Participating nations

Nation	1993	1997	1999	2001	2002	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	Years
Argentina	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	12
Brazil	2nd	1st	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	1st	1st	1st	12
Canada	-	-	5th	3rd	5th	-	6th	-	3rd	8th	-	-	6
Chile	-	4th	-	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	10
Colombia	-	-	4th	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	2
Dominican Republic	-	-	6th	-	-	-	7th	-	-	-	-	6th	3
Greenland	-	-	-	-	-	5th	-	3rd	-	-	-	-	2
Mexico	-	-	-	6th	-	-	-	6th	-	7th	-	-	3
Paraguay	4th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	5th	5th	4
Peru	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	-	1
Puerto Rico	-	5th	3rd	8th	3rd	6th	5th	-	-	4th	-	-	7
United States	-	-	7th	7th	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	4th	4
Uruguay	3rd	3rd	-	-	-	4th	4th	5th	5th	5th	4th	7th	9
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6th	-	-	1
Total	4	5	7	8	6	6	7	6	5	9	6	7

References

1. "Plazas para el Panamericano Junior Masculino Asunción 2017". panamhandball.org (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 December 2016.