1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mexico |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–14 January 1980 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 588 (39.2 per match) |
The 1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the Pan American Men's Handball Championship, held in Mexico from 7 to 14 January 1980. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The tournament was planned to be in 1979 but was delayed several times.[1]
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 121 | 97 | +24 | 9 |
| 2 | Canada
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 98 | 90 | +8 | 7 |
| 3 | United States
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 115 | 95 | +20 | 6 |
| 4 | Brazil
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 90 | 92 | −2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Argentina
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 75 | 99 | −24 | 2 |
| 6 | Mexico (H)
|
5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 89 | 115 | −26 | 1 |
Results
| 7 January 1980 | Canada
|
22–22 | Mexico
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| Obzygaile 5 | (11–9) | García 7 | ||
| [2] |
| 7 January 1980 | Cuba
|
19–19 | Brazil
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (8–12) | Luizinho 6 | |||
| [3] |
| 7 January 1980 | Argentina
|
12–19 | United States
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (5–10) | ||||
| 8 January 1980 | United States
|
27–23 | Brazil
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (14–10) | ||||
| [4] |
| 8 January 1980 | Mexico
|
15–19 | Argentina
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| Grote 4 | (9–9) | Quipiro 7 | ||
| [5] |
| 8 January 1980 | Canada
|
19–22 | Cuba
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (9–8) | ||||
| 11 January 1980 | Canada
|
18–13 | Argentina
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (6–5) | ||||
| 11 January 1980 | Brazil
|
14–13 | Mexico
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (5–4) | ||||
| [6] |
| 11 January 1980 | Cuba
|
23–20 | United States
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (12–9) | ||||
- According to Folha de S.Paulo 23–22.
| 12 January 1980 | Cuba
|
29–17 | Argentina
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (17–7) | ||||
| 12 January 1980 | Canada
|
19–16 | Brazil
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (9–9) | ||||
| 12 January 1980 | Mexico
|
17–32 | United States
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (7–13) | ||||
| 14 January 1980 | Canada
|
20–17 | United States
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (10–10) | ||||
| 14 January 1980 | Argentina
|
14–18 | Brazil
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (5–6) | ||||
| [7] |
| 14 January 1980 | Mexico
|
22–28 | Cuba
|
Gimnasio Olímpico Juan de la Barrera, Mexico City |
| (12–14) | ||||
Final ranking
| Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
Cuba
|
 |
Canada
|
 |
United States
|
| 4 | Brazil
|
| 5 | Argentina
|
| 6 | Mexico
|
Teams
Argentina
- Players (Incomplete): Alejandro Quipiro, Alejandro Rodríguez, Horacio García, Juan Simonet
Brasilia
- Coach: Antonio Carlos Simões
- Players: William, Sergião, Chu, Montanha, Luizinho, Borracheiro, Mané, Roni, Foguete, Toco and Duilio Saba
Canada
- Players (Incomplete): Dems Obzygaile, Pierre St. Martin, Hugues de Roussan
Mexico
- Coach: David Quintos
- Players (Incomplete): Mario García, Werner Damm, Carlos García, Herber Grote, Ricardo Bermejo, Carlos Meza, Cuauhtémoc Sánchez
References
- ^ Rennis, Juan Carlos (June 2016). Pan American Handball: tournaments and statistics (PDF) (in English and Spanish). Buenos Aires: Pan-American Team Handball Federation. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Se inició Torneo Panamericano de Handball. México-Canadá, empatan". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 58 (309): 4. 8 January 1980. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "O grande empate do handebol". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.85): 24. 9 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Handebol perde e reduz chances". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.86): 23. 10 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Argentina 19 México 15 en Torneo de Handball". El Siglo de Torreón (in Spanish). 58 (310): 4. 9 January 1980. Archived from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "Brasil vence no handebol". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.88): 21. 12 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
- ^ "Handebol, Brasil fica em 4º lugar". Folha de S.Paulo (in Portuguese). 60 (71.91): 23. 15 January 1980. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
External links
- Results on todor66.com
- (in French) French Handball Federation, ed. (March 1980). "Hand-ball : bulletin fédéral n°158". p. 29.