The 2013 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the twelfth edition of the

Pan American Women's Handball Championship The Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the biennial official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was organized by the Pan-American Team Handball Federation. In addition to c ...

, which took place in the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

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 , image_flag = Flag of Serbia.svg , national_motto = , image_coat = Coat of arms of Serbia.svg , national_anthem = () , image_map = , map_caption = Location of Serbia (gree ...

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, beach handball, Wheelchair Handball, wheelchair handball and Snow Handball, snow handball in Americas since 23 May 1977. PATHF ...

. 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 ;All-star team * Goalkeeper Mayssa Pessoa * Left Wing

Nancy Peña Nancy Peña may refer to: * Nancy Peña (handballer) * Nancy Peña (comics writer) {{hndis, Pena, Nancy ...

* Left Back

Irina Pop Irina Alexandra Pop (born 8 October 1988) is a Romanian born Dominican team handball player. She plays for the club Associació Lleidatana d'Handbol (Spain) and on the Dominican Republic national team. She competed at the 2013 World Women's Hand ...

* Playmaker Ana Paula Rodrigues * Right Back Luciana Mendoza * Right Wing Alexandra do Nascimento * Pivot

Magdalena Decilio Magdalena Decilio (born 23 March 1983) is a team handball player from Argentina. She defends Argentina Argentina, officially the Argentine Republic, is a country in the southern half of South America. It covers an area of , making it the ...

References

External links

Results & StandingsPan american handball site
{{2013 World Women's Handball Championship qualification

Pan American Women's Handball Championships Sport in Santo Domingo June 2013 sports events in North America