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Pan-American Team Handball Federation
Former governing body of handball in Pan-America
Former governing body of handball in Pan-America
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) |
| image | PATHF.jpg |
| size | 200px |
| caption | Logo of Pan-American Team Handball Federation |
| formation | |
| dissolved | |
| successor | North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation, |
| South and Central America Handball Confederation | |
| type | Sports Federation |
| headquarters | Buenos Aires, Argentina ARG |
| region_served | Americas |
| membership | 26 Member Federations |
| language | Spanish and English |
| leader_title | President |
| leader_name | First — Dr. Peter Buehning Sr. USA |
| Last — Mario Moccia ARG | |
| leader_title2 | Secretary General |
| leader_name2 | First — Walter Schwedhelm MEX |
| Last — Héctor Fernández Bogdanic CHI | |
| website | www.PanAmHandball.org |
South and Central America Handball Confederation Last — Mario Moccia ARG Last — Héctor Fernández Bogdanic CHI The Pan-American Team Handball Federation (PATHF) has been the continental governing body for handball, beach handball, wheelchair handball and snow handball in Americas since 23 May 1977. PATHF includes North America, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. PATHF's primary functions is to organize competitions for national teams and clubs, and to conduct Men's World Handball Championship and Women's World Handball Championship qualifying tournaments.
On 14 January 2018, during the IHF Council meeting, PATHF was suspended by International Handball Federation and was divided into two continental confederations namely the North America and the Caribbean Handball Confederation and the South and Central America Handball Confederation. The IHF Council decision was taken on the facts that there are no signs of development in the level of handball and beach handball in the North American, Central American and the Caribbean countries. There was some development in South American level but that was also not comparable to the other continents like Europe, Asia and Africa. No team from Americas had ever reached to the semifinal stage of the IHF World Men's Handball Championship and the IHF Men's Junior World Championship till date. The PATHF appealed to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and it annulled IHF's decision. At the Extraordinary IHF Congress 2019 the IHF statues were revised to add the new federations.
History
PATHF was founded on 23 May 1977, which made it one of the five continental confederations affiliated with International Handball Federation. Argentina, Chile, Canada, Mexico and the United States of America were founding members. The first executive committee was composed of President Dr. Peter Buehning Sr. (USA), Vice-President Mr. Juan Mainzhausen (Argentina), Secretary General Mr. Walter Schwedhelm (Mexico), and Treasurer Mr. Francis Geulen (Canada). Current PATHF President is Mr. Mario Moccia from Argentina.
PATHF Presidents
| No. | Name | Country | Tenure |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peter Buehning Sr. | 1977–1980 | |
| 2 | Walter Schwedhelm | 1980–1984 | |
| 3 | Andy Meszey | 1984–1987 | |
| 4 | Peter Buehning Sr. | 1987–1996 | |
| 5 | Rubén Gómez | 1996 (interim) | |
| 6 | Manoel Luiz Oliveira | 1996–2012 | |
| 7 | Mario Moccia | 2012 – 11 June 2019 | |
| Júlio Noveri (Interim President) | 11 June 2019 – 3 July 2019 |
** Mario Moccia resigned on 11 June 2019, Júlio Noveri took over as Interim President.
** PATHF was succeeded by NACHC and SCAHC as per the decision of Extraordinary IHF Congress held at Gothenburg (Sweden) on 3 July 2019.
PATHF Council
The PATHF Council was an institution of the Pan-American Team Handball Federation. It was the main decision-making body of the organization in the intervals of PATHF Congress. It also had a subsidiary i.e. PATHF Executive Committee, which takes decisions during the intervals of Council Meetings. PATHF Executive Committee was formed of the President, 1st Vice-President, 2nd Vice-President, Secretary General and Treasurer. Following was the last PATHF Council elected for the years 2016 – 2020 before PATHF's dissolution on 14 January 2018 by the International Handball Federation.
| Designation | Name | Country |
|---|---|---|
| President | Mario Moccia | |
| 1st Vice-President | Júlio Noveri | |
| 2nd Vice-President | Rafael Sepúlveda Montalvo | |
| Secretary General | Héctor Fernández Bogdanic | |
| Treasurer | Carlos Ferrea | |
| IHF Continental Representative | Mario García de la Torre | |
| South America Vice-President | Gerardo Paniagua | |
| Central America Vice-President | Dr. Carlos Morales Sosa | |
| Caribbean Vice-President | Néstor Milete Echevarría | |
| North America Vice-President | Bryan Hayes | |
| Chairman of the Competition Commission | Carlos González Aldea | |
| Chairman of the Referees Commission | Sálvio Sedrez |
PATHF Commissions
| Commission | Chairman | Country |
|---|---|---|
| PATHF Commission of Organizing and Competitions | Carlos González Aldea | |
| PATHF Playing Rules and Referee Commission | Sálvio Sedrez | |
| PATHF Commission for Development | Rafael Sepúlveda Montalvo | |
| PATHF Commission of Coaching and Methods | Mike Cavanaugh | |
| PATHF Medical Commission | Llew Harper | |
| PATHF Marketing Commission | Gabriel Klein | |
| PATHF Discipline Tribunal | Daniel Cánepa | |
| PATHF Appeals Tribunal | Héctor Alvarado Véliz | |
| PATHF Juridical Commission | Rafael Sepúlveda Montalvo | |
| PATHF Beach Handball Commission | Luiz Filipe Galvão | |
| PATHF Wheelchair Handball Commission | Germán Bonnemezón |
Affiliated members
North America and the Caribbean
- BAR Barbados
- CAN Canada
- CUB Cuba
- DOM Dominican Republic
- GRL Greenland
- Haiti Haiti
- MEX Mexico
- PUR Puerto Rico
- TTO Trinidad and Tobago
- USA United States of America
Central America
- CRC Costa Rica
- ESA El Salvador
- GUA Guatemala
- HON Honduras
- NCA Nicaragua
- PAN Panama
South America
- ARG Argentina
- BOL Bolivia
- BRA Brazil
- CHI Chile
- COL Colombia
- ECU Ecuador
- PAR Paraguay
- PER Peru
- URU Uruguay
- VEN Venezuela
Non-Members
Following is the list of national handball federations who are affiliated to the International Handball Federation but are not granted affiliation by the PATHF.
- Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda
- BAH Bahamas
- IVB British Virgin Islands
- CAY Cayman Islands
- DMA Dominica
- GRN Grenada
- SKN Saint Kitts and Nevis
- LCA Saint Lucia
- BIZ Belize
- GUY Guyana ;Regional Member
- GUF French Guiana (France)
- GLP Guadeloupe (France)
- MTQ Martinique (France)
Tournaments
PATHF
- Pan American Men's Handball Championship
- Pan American Women's Handball Championship
- Pan American Men's Junior Handball Championship
- Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship
- Pan American Men's Youth Handball Championship
- Pan American Women's Youth Handball Championship
- Pan American Men's Cadet Handball Championship
- Pan American Women's Cadet Handball Championship
- Pan American Games
Club
- Pan American Men's Club Handball Championship
- Pan American Women's Club Handball Championship
- South American Men's Club Handball Championship (defunct)
- South American Women's Club Handball Championship (defunct)
Beach
- Pan American Beach Handball Championship
- Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship
- Bolivarian Beach Games
- South American Beach Games
South America
- South American Handball Championship
- South American Junior Handball Championship
- South American Youth Handball Championship
- South American Cadet Handball Championship
- South American U14 Handball Championship
- South American Games
- Bolivarian Games
Central America
- Central American Handball Championship
- Central American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games
North America and Caribbean
- Caribbean Handball Championship
- Nor.Ca. Handball Championship
Current champions
| Men's | Women's |
|---|---|
| Senior Handball | (2016) (3) |
| Pan American Games | (2015) (3) |
| Junior Handball | (2017) (6) |
| Youth Handball | (2017) (8*) |
| IHF Trophy (Continental Phase) | (2017) |
| Beach Handball | (2016) (1) |
| Youth Beach Handball | (2017) (1*) |
| Club Handball | BRA EC Pinheiros (2017) (2) |
(Titles) (*) Record titles
Sponsors
- Qatar Airways
References
References
- (19 January 2018). "IHF statement related to Pan-American continent". [[International Handball Federation.
- [https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1070358/ihf-refuse-to-stop-plan-to-split-pan-american-body-in-two-despite-losing-cas-case IHF refuse to stop plan to split Pan American body in two despite losing CAS case] - Michael Pavitt, Inside the Games, 25 September 2018
- Rockstroh, Jessica. (30 April 2019). "Revised motions from IHF Council related to Article 11 of the IHF Statutes".
- (3 July 2019). "Now six Continental Confederations: IHF splits Panamerican Handball Federation into North and South".
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