1997 Pan American Women's Handball Championship

1997 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Brazil
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates29 April – 4 May
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Brazil (1st title)
Runner-up Canada
Third place Uruguay
Fourth place Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored631 (37.12 per match)
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The 1997 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil from 29 April to 4 May 1997. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.

Preliminary round

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Brazil (H) 5 5 0 0 158 48 +110 10
 Canada 5 4 0 1 109 62 +47 8
 Uruguay 5 3 0 2 103 81 +22 6
 Argentina 5 2 0 3 71 81 −10 4
 Costa Rica 5 0 1 4 62 144 −82 1
 Mexico 5 0 1 4 57 144 −87 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
29 April 1997 Canada  32–9  Costa Rica
29 April 1997 Uruguay  12–10  Argentina
29 April 1997 Brazil  43–8  Mexico
30 April 1997 Uruguay  33–16  Costa Rica
(16–8)
30 April 1997 Canada  27–10  Mexico
(13–5)
30 April 1997 Brazil  25–7  Argentina
(11–5)
1 May 1997 Argentina  21–12  Mexico
(11–3)
1 May 1997 Canada  18–9  Uruguay
(11–3)
1 May 1997 Brazil  40–5  Costa Rica
(20–2)
2 May 1997 Uruguay  35–9  Mexico
(16–4)
2 May 1997 Brazil  22–14  Canada
(11–5)
2 May 1997 Argentina  21–14  Costa Rica
(11–2)
3 May 1997 Costa Rica  18–18  Mexico
(13–4)
3 May 1997 Canada  18–12  Argentina
(8–8)
3 May 1997 Brazil  28–14  Uruguay
(13–4)

Knockout stage

Third place game

4 May 1997 Uruguay  19–14  Argentina
(7–5)

Final

4 May 1997 Brazil  21–17  Canada
(12–6)

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1997 World Championship
Rank Team
 Brazil
 Canada
 Uruguay
4  Argentina
5  Costa Rica
6  Mexico