Handball has been a Central American and Caribbean Games event since 1993 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. In addition to crowning the handball champions of the Central American and Caribbean Games, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Games.

Men

Summary

YearHostFinalThird place matchChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1993DetailsPonce 29–14 25–21 2002DetailsSan Salvador 34–32 32–20 2006DetailsSanto Domingo 32–28 33–28 2010DetailsMayaguez 40–28 30–24 2014DetailsVeracruz 37–27 32–22 2018DetailsBarranquilla 29–18 33–322023DetailsSan Salvador 30–29 32–29

Medal table

Participating nations Nation 1993200220062010201420182023Years - - - - 5th 5th - 2 5th - - - 8th 7th 6th 41st - 2nd - 3rd1st1st5 - 1st1st1st2nd 4th 2nd6 - - - 7th - - 8th 3 4th 4th 6th 5th 6th 6th – 6 - - 7th - - 8th – 22nd3rd3rd3rd4th 3rd3rd7 - - - 6th 7th - 7th 33rd2nd 4th 4th 1st2nd 4th 7 - - 5th 2nd - - 5th 3 Total 5 4 7 7 8 8 8

Women

Summary

YearHostFinalThird place matchChampionScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place1993DetailsPonce 31–19 15–10 2002DetailsSan Salvador 26–24 28–24 2006DetailsSanto Domingo 36–24 23–19 2010DetailsMayaguez 27–19 41–16 2014DetailsVeracruz 32–18 24–15 2018DetailsBarranquilla 29–25 29–21 2023DetailsSan Salvador 29–28 29–27

Medal table

Participating nations Nation 1993200220062010201420182023Years - - - - 5th 6th 5th 33rd 5th - 4th 7th 7th 7th 61st - 1st - 1st3rd 1st 5 - 1st2nd1st 4th 1st3rd 6 - - 5th 5th - - 8th 3 5th 4th 6th 6th 8th 5th – 62nd2nd 4th 3rd3rd 4th 4th7 - - - - 6th 8th 6th 34th 3rd3rd2nd2nd2nd 2nd 7 Total 5 5 6 6 8 8 8

References www.panamhandball.org