The 2013 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, which took place in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic ( ; es, República Dominicana, ) is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles archipelago of the Caribbean region. It occupies the eastern five-eighths of the island, which it shares with ...

from 1 to 8 June 2013. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the

2013 World Women's Handball Championship The 2013 World Women's Handball Championship, the 21st event hosted by the International Handball Federation (IHF), was held in Serbia from 6 to 22 December 2013.Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

from December 7 to 22. It was organized by the

Pan-American Team Handball Federation The Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) has been the continental governing body for handball, beach handball, wheelchair handball and snow handball in Americas since 23 May 1977. PATHF includes North America, Central America, South Ame ...

. This was the second time that this tournament was held in the Dominican Republic after the 2007 Pan American Women's Handball Championship.

Teams

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Ninth place game

5–8th place bracket

5–8th place Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Final round

Semifinals

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Third place game

Final

Final standing

Awards

* Best player

Alexandra do Nascimento Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento Martínez (born 16 September 1981) is a Brazilian former handball player. She played in the Brazilian national team. Career She was born in 1981 in Limeira (São Paulo) but she soon moved to Espírito Santo wher ...

;All-star team * Goalkeeper Mayssa Pessoa * Left Wing Nancy Peña * Left Back Irina Pop * Playmaker Ana Paula Rodrigues * Right Back Luciana Mendoza * Right Wing

* Pivot Magdalena Decilio

References

External links

Results & StandingsPan american handball site
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