The 13th American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano 2008, was the 13th edition of the Pan American Men's Handball Championship, held from 24 to 28 June 2008 in

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. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the

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, securing three vacancies for the World Championship. These places were earned by

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. Eight nations had been scheduled to play at the tournament, but

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decided not to play just a few days before the tournament, so Group B had only three participating teams.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Fifth place bracket

5–7th place semifinal

Semifinals

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Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Top goalscorers

External links

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Results at todor66.com
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