Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games
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Handball
competitions at the Guadalajara
2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 15 to 24 at the San Rafael Gymnasium. Medals will be awarded for both men's and women's team events. Each NOC
is permitted to enter one men's team and one women's team in the handball competitions. Each team will consist of 15 athletes. The winner of each event will qualify to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics
in London
, Great Britain
.
may enter up to one men's team with 15 players and up to one women's team with 15 players. Mexico
, as the host country qualify automatically, as do the seven other countries through regional tournaments.
Italicized teams qualified via the last chance tournaments.
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
competitions at the Guadalajara
Guadalajara
Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...
2011 Pan American Games will be held from October 15 to 24 at the San Rafael Gymnasium. Medals will be awarded for both men's and women's team events. Each NOC
National Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
is permitted to enter one men's team and one women's team in the handball competitions. Each team will consist of 15 athletes. The winner of each event will qualify to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Handball at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Handball competitions at the 2012 Summer Olympics are scheduled to be held from 28 July to 12 August. Preliminary rounds and quarter-finals will take place in the Handball Arena while the semi-finals and final will be in the larger Basketball Arena....
in London
London
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, Great Britain
Great Britain
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.
Medal count
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Events
| Men |
Gonzalo Carou Federico Fernandez Fernando Garcia Juan Fernandez Andres Kogovsek Damian Migueles Federico Pizarro Cristian Plati Pablo Portela Leonardo Querin Matias Schulz Diego Simonet Sebastian Simonet Juan Vidal Federico Vieyra |
Leonardo Bortolini Leonardo Bortolini Leonardo Bortolini is a Brazilian handball player who plays for the club Umopar Larrafkl Londrina and the Brazilian national team. He participated at the 2008 Summer Olympics, where the Brazilian team placed 11th.-References:... Gustavo Cardoso Fabio Chiuffa Bruno De Santana Marcos Dos Santos Thiagus Dos Santos Jaqson Kojoroski Ferando Filho Gil Pires Felipe Ribeiro Renato Rui Maik Santos Ales Silva Henrique Teixeira Vinicius Teixeira |
Guillermo Araya Felipe Barrientos Rodolfo Cornejo Rodrigo Diaz Emil Feuchtmann Erwin Feuchtmann Harald Feuchtmann Nicolas Jofre Patricio Martinez Felipe Maurin Rene Oliva Marco Oneto Marco Oneto Marco Antonio Oneto Zúñiga is a professional handball player, and a captain of Chilean handball team... Esteban Salinas Rodrigo Salinas Alfredo Valenzuela |
| Women |
Eduarda Amorim Eduarda Amorim Eduarda Idalina "Duda" Amorim is a Brazilian handball player. She plays for the Hungarian club Győri Audi ETO KC and for the Brazilian national team... Barbara Arenhart Bárbara Arenhart Bárbara Arenhart is a Brazilian team handball goalkeeper who plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich and the Brazilian national team.-References:... Moniky Bancilon Francine Cararo Deonise Cavaleiro Deonise Cavaleiro Deonise Fachinello Cavaleiro is a Brazilian handball player who plays for Spanish side SD Itxako. She is also member of the Brazilian national team. She was present at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where the Brazilian team placed ninth... Fernanda Da Silva Fabiana Diniz Alexandra Do Nascimento Alexandra Do Nascimento Alexandra Priscila do Nascimento is a Brazilian handball player. She plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich and for the Brazilian national team... Mayara Moura Daniela Piedade Daniela Piedade Daniela Piedade de Olivieira is a Brazilian handball player. She plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich and for the Brazilian national team. She participated at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.-References:... Helena Silvia Jessica Quintino Samira Rocha Ana Paula Rodrigues Ana Paula Rodrigues Ana Paula Rodrigues is a Brazilian handballer who plays for the Austrian club Hypo Niederösterreich and the Brazilian national team as a playmaker.-References:... Chana Souza |
Maria Belotti Valeria Bianchi Maria Decilio Bibiana Ferrea Lucia Haro Valentina Kogan Antonela Mena Luciana Mendoza Manuela Pizzo Maria Romero Noelia Sala Luciana Salvado Silvina Schlesinger Solange Tagliavini Silvana Totolo |
Mariela Andino Mariela Cespedes Mari Tavares Cari Dominguez Mileidys Garcia Judith Granado Crisleydy Hernandez Carolina Lopez Yndiana Mateo Nancy Peña Johanna Pimentel Jessica Sierra Suleidi Suarez Yacaira Tejada Debora Ortiz |
Qualification
An NOCNational Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
may enter up to one men's team with 15 players and up to one women's team with 15 players. Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
, as the host country qualify automatically, as do the seven other countries through regional tournaments.
Italicized teams qualified via the last chance tournaments.
Handball – Men
| North America | | South America | | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
Handball – Women
| North America | | South America | | Automatic qualifiers |
|---|---|---|
Schedule
The competition will be spread out across nine days, with the men and women competing on alternating dates.| Preliminary round | Semifinals | M | Event finals |
| October | 15th Sat | 16th Sun | 17th Mon | 18nd Tue | 19th Wed | 20th Thu | 21st Fri | 22nd Sat | 23rd Sun | 24th Mon | Gold medals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament Canada won 51–48 on aggregate and qualified for the games.*The second game at the end of regulation was a 25–21 advantage for Canada, thus the game went to overtime.Last chance qualifying tournament--------... |
M | 1 | |||||||||
| Women Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament Last chance qualifying tournament* Chile will play in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara because Canada, Costa Rica and El Salvador withdrew from participating in the playoff that gave the last ticket to the competition.-Squads:... |
M | 1 |