The 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the 14th edition of the

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, held in at the Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia de

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, in

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from 18 to 25 June 2017. It acted as American qualifying tournament for the

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. The event was originally set to be held in

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but the Canadian Handball Federation withdrew, citing lack of funds. Brazil defeated Argentina 38–20 to capture their 10th title.

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

The schedule was announced on 16 May 2017, with the exact throw-off times being published on 2 June 2017. ''All times are local ( UTC−3).''

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

;5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Ninth place game

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Awards

;All-star team *Goalkeeper:

Bárbara Arenhart Bárbara Elisabeth Arenhart (born 4 October 1986) is a Brazilian female handball goalkeeper for RK Krim and the Brazilian national team. She is openly lesbian. Achievements *Austrian League: **''Winner'': 2012, 2013, 2014 *Austrian Cup: **''W ...

*Right Wing: Jéssica Quintino *Right Back:

Manuela Pizzo Manuela Pizzo (born 13 November 1991) is an Argentine handball player for BM Bera Bera and the Argentina women's national handball team. She defended Argentina at the World Women's Handball Championships Brazil 2011 and Serbia 2013. Individu ...

*Playmaker: Marizza Faría *Left Back:

Eduarda Amorim Eduarda Idalina "Duda" Amorim Taleska (born 23 September 1986) is a Brazilian handball player for CSM București. She was voted World Handball Player of the Year 2014 by the International Handball Federation. In an election made by the websi ...

*Left Wing: Samira Rocha *Pivot: Antonela Mena *MVP: Samira Rocha

References

External links

Official website
{{2017 World Women's Handball Championship qualification 2017 Women

International handball competitions hosted by Argentina 2017 in Argentine sport June 2017 sports events in South America