The women's handball tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games was the 9th edition of the handball event for women at the Pan American Games. It was held from 24 to 29 October 2023. All games were played at the Gimnasio Polideportivo in Viña del Mar, Chile.
The winner of this tournament, Brazil, qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.
Schedule The schedule is as follows.
Tue 24 Wed 25 Thu 26 Fri 27 Sat 28 Sun 29G G G ½ B F
Qualification A total eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games in each tournament. The host nation (Chile) qualified automatically, along with seven other teams in various qualifying tournaments.
Event Dates Location Quota(s) Qualified Host Nation 1 2021 Junior Pan American Games 23–28 November 2021 Cali1 2022 South American Games 6–10 October 2022 Asunción2 USA–CAN Qualifying Round 10 & 13 November 2022 Lansing Montreal1 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games 24–29 June 2023 San Salvador2 Last chance qualification tournament 25–27 August 2023 Santo Domingo1 Total 8
Results All times are in Chile Time (UTC−3).
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 2024 Summer Olympics Qualified for the 2024 Olympic Qualification Tournaments
Top scorers RankNameGoalsShots 1 Adriana Castro 33 48 69 2 Fernanda Insfrán 32 45 71 3 María Paula Fernández 29 47 624 Elke Karsten 25 34 74 Valeska Lovera 43 58 Source: Santiago 2023
Top goalkeepers RankName%SavesShots 1 Gabriela Dias Moreschi 46 37 80 2 Renata Arruda 45 15 33 3 Fátima Rosalez 41 31 764 Roxanaly Carrasquillo 33 41 123 Marisol Carratú 22 66 Source: Santiago 2023
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