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1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
The 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil from 30 September to 6 October 1991. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Tournament details
Brazil 1 (in 1 host city) 30 September – 6 October 1991 7 (from 1 confederation) United States (2nd title) Canada Brazil Argentina 15 698 (46.53 per match)
The 1991 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the third edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship , held in Brazil from 30 September to 6 October 1991. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1992 Summer Olympics .
All times are local (UTC−3 ).
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 3 0 0 130 3 +127 6 3 2 0 1 123 32 +91 4 3 1 0 2 46 101 −55 2 3 0 0 3 15 158 −143 0
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30 September 1991 16:00 United States 50–9 Paraguay
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30 September 1991 20:30 Brazil 61–2 Puerto Rico
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1 October 1991 18:30 United States 66–5 Puerto Rico
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1 October 1991 20:00 Brazil 43–6 Paraguay
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3 October 1991 18:30 Paraguay 31–8 Puerto Rico
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3 October 1991 20:00 United States 24–19 Brazil
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
2 2 0 0 76 18 +58 4 2 1 0 1 28 45 −17 2 2 0 0 2 18 59 −41 0
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30 September 1991 14:30 Canada 40–9 Uruguay
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1 October 1991 17:00 Argentina 19–9 Uruguay
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2 October 1991 17:00 Canada 36–9 Argentina
Points from the first round were carried over.
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 2 2 0 0 48 12 +36 4 6 2 1 0 1 27 25 +2 2 7 2 0 0 2 16 54 −38 0
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5 October 1990 16:30 Uruguay 23–8 Puerto Rico
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6 October 1990 14:00 Paraguay 17–4 Uruguay
Points from the first round were carried over.
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
3 3 0 0 98 49 +49 6 3 2 0 1 81 64 +17 4 3 1 0 2 74 65 +9 2 3 0 0 3 35 110 −75 0
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5 October 1991 18:30 Canada 25–24 Brazil Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá
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5 October 1991 20:30 United States 43–10 Argentina Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá
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6 October 1991 15:30 Brazil 31–16 Argentina Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá
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6 October 1991 17:00 United States 31–20 Canada Ginasio do Clube Olimpico de Maringa, Maringá
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Qualified for the 1992 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
United States Canada Brazil 4 Argentina 5 Paraguay 6 Uruguay 7 Puerto Rico
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