The women's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico took place from 15 October to 23 October, when the Brazil defeated Argentina 33-15 for the gold medal. All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home court. The winner of the competition qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.2012 Olympic Qualifying Handball
Teams Qualification A National Olympic Committee may enter one women's team for the handball competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions. EventDateLocationVacanciesQualifiedHost Nation – –12010 South American Games20–24 March 2010 Medellín32010 Central American and Caribbean Games18–25 July 2010 Mayagüez2Canada Versus United States series winner21–23 December 2010 Lake Placid La Prairie1Last Chance Qualifying Tournament – Santiago1* TOTAL 8
Canada Versus United States series
Last chance qualifying tournament Chile will play in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara because Canada, Costa Rica and El Salvador withdrew from participating in the playoff that gave the last ticket to the competition.Sorteo grupos para Guadalajara 2011
Squads At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 15 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games.
Format Eight teams are split into 2 preliminary round groups of 4 teams each. The top 2 teams from each group qualify for the knockout stage. The third and fourth placed teams will play the fifth to eight bracket. In the semifinals, the matchups are as follows: A1 vs. B2 and B1 vs. A2 The winning teams from the semifinals play for the gold medal. The losing teams compete for the bronze medal.
Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option: Head to head results. Goal difference in the matches between the teams concerned. Greater number of plus goals in the matches between the teams concerned.
Draw The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of the Organising Committee (COPAG) for the Games in Guadalajara on July 21 at 16:00 local time.
The competing are drawn to each group by couples. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B. The pots are based on the performance of national teams in both previous games and their standings in their respective regional competitions.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC-5).
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage Bracket
5th–8th place semifinals
Semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Ranking and statistics
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament
Top scorers RankNameGoalsShots 1 Fernanda da Silva 35 43 822 Ciris García 33 46 72 Jussara Castro 51 65 4 Judith Granado 32 65 49 5 Sheila Hiraldo 29 60 48 Source: Guadalajara 2011
Top goalkeepers RankName%SavesShots 1 Chana Masson 55 47 85 2 Bárbara Arenhart 43 24 56 3 Valentina Kogan 42 42 101 4 Noelia Artigas 37 45 121 5 Silvina Schlesinger 36 29 81 Source: Guadalajara 2011
Medalists WomenEduarda AmorimBarbara ArenhartMoniky BancilonFrancine CararoDeonise CavaleiroFernanda Da SilvaFabiana DinizAlexandra Do NascimentoMayara MouraDaniela PiedadeSilvia PinheiroJessica QuintinoSamira RochaAna Paula RodriguesChana MassonMaria BelottiValeria BianchiMaria DecilioBibiana FerreaLucia HaroValentina KoganAntonela MenaLuciana MendozaManuela PizzoMaria RomeroNoelia SalaLuciana SalvadoSilvina SchlesingerSolange TagliaviniSilvana TotoloMariela AndinoMariela CespedesMari ColónCari DominguezMileidys GarcíaJudith GranadoCrisleydy HernandezCarolina LópezYndiana MateoNancy PeñaJohanna PimentelJessica SierraSuleidi SuarezYacaira TejadaDebora Torreira
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