2012 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Dominican Republic |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | March 15–19 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil |
| Runners-up | Uruguay |
| Third place | Argentina |
| Fourth place | Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 1,099 (54.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Carolina López (DOM) |
| Awards | |
| Best player | Deborah Nunes (BRA) |
The 2012 Pan American Women's Junior Handball Championship took place in Santo Domingo from March 15 to March 19. It acts as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.
Teams
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Preliminary round
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 51 | +66 | 6 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 112 | 65 | +47 | 4 |
| Chile | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 63 | 95 | -32 | 2 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 134 | -81 | 0 |
| March 15 13:00 |
Brazil | 26 – 25 | Uruguay | Santo Domingo |
| (13–12) | ||||
| March 15 20:00 |
Puerto Rico | 21 – 30 | Chile | Santo Domingo |
| (8–16) | ||||
| March 16 13:00 |
Chile | 13 – 37 | Brazil | Santo Domingo |
| (8–16) | ||||
| March 16 15:00 |
Uruguay | 50 – 19 | Puerto Rico | Santo Domingo |
| (20–11) | ||||
| March 17 13:00 |
Brazil | 54 – 13 | Puerto Rico | Santo Domingo |
| (24–4) | ||||
| March 17 15:00 |
Uruguay | 37 – 20 | Chile | Santo Domingo |
| (21–8) | ||||
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 55 | +33 | 6 |
| Canada | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 78 | -4 | 4 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 79 | 71 | +8 | 2 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 42 | 79 | -37 | 0 |
| March 15 16:00 |
Dominican Republic | 30 – 11 | United States | Santo Domingo |
| (13–5) | ||||
| March 15 18:00 |
Argentina | 34 – 19 | Canada | Santo Domingo |
| (16–6) | ||||
| March 16 17:00 |
United States | 14 – 30 | Argentina | Santo Domingo |
| (5–12) | ||||
| March 16 19:00 |
Canada | 36 – 27 | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
| (18–13) | ||||
| March 17 17:00 |
Canada | 19 – 17 | United States | Santo Domingo |
| (11–9) | ||||
| March 17 19:00 |
Argentina | 24 – 22 | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
| (14–8) | ||||
Placement 5th–8th
| March 18 9:00 |
Chile | 33 – 24 | United States | Santo Domingo |
| (15–10) | ||||
| March 18 11:00 |
Dominican Republic | 29 – 28 | Puerto Rico | Santo Domingo |
| (16–15) | ||||
7th/8th
| March 19 9:00 |
United States | 26 – 29 | Puerto Rico | Santo Domingo |
| (14–20) | ||||
5th/6th
| March 19 11:00 |
Chile | 33 – 35 OT | Dominican Republic | Santo Domingo |
| (11–9, 23–23, 30–30) | ||||
Final round
| Semifinal | Final | |||||
| March 18 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Brazil | 42 | |||||
| March 19 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Canada | 16 | |||||
| Brazil | 37 | |||||
| March 18 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Uruguay | 33 | |||||
| Uruguay | 29 | |||||
| Argentina | 26 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| March 19 – Santo Domingo | ||||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||
| Argentina | 30 | |||||
Semifinals
| March 18 16:00 |
Brazil | 42 – 16 | Canada | Santo Domingo |
| (21–10) | ||||
| March 18 18:00 |
Argentina | 26 – 29 | Uruguay | Santo Domingo |
| (13–10) | ||||
Bronze medal match
| March 19 16:00 |
Canada | 21 – 30 | Argentina | Santo Domingo |
| (10–18) | ||||
Gold medal match
| March 19 18:00 |
Brazil | 37 – 33 | Uruguay | Santo Domingo |
| (19–16) | ||||
Final standing
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| Brazil | |
| Uruguay | |
| Argentina | |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 | Chile |
| 7 | Puerto Rico |
| 8 | United States |
| Team advanced to the 2012 Women's Junior World Handball Championship |