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1997 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
The 1997 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, held in Brazil from 29 April to 4 May 1997. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship.
Tournament details
Brazil 1 (in 1 host city) 29 April – 4 May 6 (from 1 confederation) Brazil (1st title) Canada Uruguay Argentina 17 631 (37.12 per match)
The 1997 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the fourth edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship , held in Brazil from 29 April to 4 May 1997. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Women's Handball Championship .
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
5 5 0 0 158 48 +110 10 5 4 0 1 109 62 +47 8 5 3 0 2 103 81 +22 6 5 2 0 3 71 81 −10 4 5 0 1 4 62 144 −82 1 5 0 1 4 57 144 −87 1
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29 April 1997 Canada 32–9 Costa Rica
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29 April 1997 Uruguay 12–10 Argentina
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29 April 1997 Brazil 43–8 Mexico
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30 April 1997 Uruguay 33–16 Costa Rica (16–8)
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30 April 1997 Canada 27–10 Mexico (13–5)
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30 April 1997 Brazil 25–7 Argentina (11–5)
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1 May 1997 Argentina 21–12 Mexico (11–3)
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1 May 1997 Canada 18–9 Uruguay (11–3)
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1 May 1997 Brazil 40–5 Costa Rica (20–2)
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2 May 1997 Uruguay 35–9 Mexico (16–4)
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2 May 1997 Brazil 22–14 Canada (11–5)
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2 May 1997 Argentina 21–14 Costa Rica (11–2)
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3 May 1997 Costa Rica 18–18 Mexico (13–4)
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3 May 1997 Canada 18–12 Argentina (8–8)
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3 May 1997 Brazil 28–14 Uruguay (13–4)
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4 May 1997 Uruguay 19–14 Argentina (7–5)
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4 May 1997 Brazil 21–17 Canada (12–6)
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Qualified for the 1997 World Championship
Rank Team
Brazil Canada Uruguay 4 Argentina 5 Costa Rica 6 Mexico
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