The 2018

Pan American Men's Handball Championship The Pan American Men's Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano, was the official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean. It took place every two years and was organized by the P ...

was the 18th official competition for senior men's national

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teams of North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. It was held from 16 to 24 June 2018 in

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. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship in

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and

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, securing three vacancies for the World Championship.

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won the tournament for the seventh time after defeating

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29–24 in the final.

Venue

Qualification

Cuba withdrew before the tournament.

Draw

The draw was held on 14 April 2018 at

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Seeding

Preliminary round

''All times are local ( UTC−2).''

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

;5th place bracket

Ninth place game

5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Awards

;All-star team *Best player: Henrique Teixeira *Goalkeeper: Isak Olsen *Right Wing:

Fábio Chiuffa Fábio Rocha Chiuffa (born 10 March 1989) is a Brazilian handball player who plays for HC Dobrogea Sud and the Brazilian handball team. He won two gold medals at the Pan American Games and competed at the 2016 Olympics. Individual awards and a ...

*Right Back: José Toledo *Playmaker:

Sebastián Simonet Sebastián Alejandro Simonet Moldes (born 12 May 1986) is an Argentine handball player for Ademar León and the Argentina men's national handball team. He defended Argentina at the 2012 London Summer Olympics, along with his younger brother ...

*Left Back:

Thiagus dos Santos Thiagus Petrus Gonçalves dos Santos (born 25 January 1989) is a Brazilian professional handball player for FC Barcelona and the Brazilian national team. Achievements *EHF Champions League: **''Winner:'' 2021, 2022 *IHF Super Globe: **''Winner: ...

*Left Wing: Federico Fernández *Pivot:

Esteban Salinas Esteban Joaquín Salinas (born 18 January 1992) is a Chilean handball player for Bidasoa Irún and the Chilean national team. His brother Rodrigo Salinas Muñoz also plays handball. Individual awards and achievements *2016 Pan American Men's ...

References

External links

Official websitePan Am Nuuk 2018 website of KNRPanamhandball
{{2019 World Men's Handball Championship qualification 2018 Men

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