The handball women's tournament at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru was held between 24 and 30 July 2019. Eight nations participated. Brazil won its sixth straight title, directly qualifying to the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Qualification A total eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Peru) qualified in each tournament, along with seven other teams in various qualifying tournaments.
Summary Event Dates Location Vacancies Qualified Host Nation 1 2018 South American Games 27–31 May Cochabamba2 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games 20–25 July Barranquilla3 North Zone Qualifying (Canada vs. United States) 2–5 September Auburn Montreal1 Repechage qualification tournament 26–28 March Mexico City1 Total 8 Chile (3rd placed finisher at the South American Games), Mexico and Guatemala (4th and 5th at the Central American and Caribbean Games) and Canada (loser of the North Zone Qualifying) competed in the Repechage tournament.
North Zone Qualifying
United States won 48–36 on aggregate.
Repechage qualification tournament
Results All times are in Peru Time (UTC−5).
Preliminary round Group A
Group B
Classification round
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Medal round
Semifinals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Ranking and statistics
RankTeam 4 5 6 7 8 Qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament
Top scorers RankNameGoalsShots 1 Elke Karsten 28 56 50 2 Adriana Cardoso de Castro 27 36 75 3 Mariela Andino 24 32 75 4 Manuela Pizzo 36 67 5 Jence Ann Rhoads 40 60 Source: Lima 2019
Top goalkeepers RankName%SavesShots 1 Renata Arruda 51 35 69 2 Nadia Bordon 51 21 41 3 Marisol Carratu 41 48 118 4 Cari Domínguez 38 47 124 5 Bárbara Arenhart 37 25 68 Source: Lima 2019
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