2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
The 2017 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was held in at the Sociedad Alemana de Gimnasia de Villa Ballester, in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina from 18 to 25 June 2017. It acted as American qualifying tournament for the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship.
The event was originally set to be held in Toronto, Canada but the Canadian Handball Federation withdrew, citing lack of funds.
Brazil defeated Argentina 38–20 to capture their 10th title.
Qualified teams
Preliminary round
The schedule was announced on 16 May 2017, with the exact throw-off times being published on 2 June 2017.All times are local.
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
;5–8th place bracket5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Ninth place game
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking
Team qualified to the 2017 World Women's Handball Championship |
Awards
;All-star team- Goalkeeper: Bárbara Arenhart
- Right Wing: Jéssica Quintino
- Right Back: Manuela Pizzo
- Playmaker: Marizza Faría
- Left Back: Eduarda Amorim
- Left Wing: Samira Rocha
- Pivot: Antonela Mena
- MVP: Samira Rocha