The 2012 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Santo Domingo from March 15 to March 19. It acts as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.

Teams Group AGroup B

Preliminary round Group A TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts 3 3 0 0 117 51 +66 6 3 2 0 1 112 65 +47 4 3 1 0 2 63 95 -32 2 3 0 0 3 53 134 -81 0

Group B TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts 3 3 0 0 88 55 +33 6 3 2 0 1 74 78 -4 4 3 1 0 2 79 71 +8 2 3 0 0 3 42 79 -37 0

Placement 5th–8th

7th/8th

5th/6th

Final round

Semifinals

Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing Rank Team45678

Team advanced to the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship