Handball at the South American Games

Handball has been an South American Games event since 2002 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. In addition to crowning the handball champions of the South American Games, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Games.

Men

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	São Bernardo do Campo		Argentina	20–18	Brazil		Uruguay	24–17	Chile
2006 Details	Mar del Plata		Argentina	28–21	Uruguay		Chile	43–24	Paraguay
2010 Details	Medellin		Brazil	No playoffs	Argentina		Chile	No playoffs	Uruguay
2014 Details	Santiago		Brazil	25–23	Argentina		Chile	27–21	Uruguay

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina	2	2	0	4
2	Brazil	2	1	0	3
3	Uruguay	0	1	1	2
4	Chile	0	0	3	3
Total		4	4	4	12

Participating nations

Nation	2002	2006	2010	2014	Years
Argentina	1st	1st	2nd	2nd	4
Brazil	2nd	-	1st	1st	3
Chile	4th	3rd	3rd	3rd	4
Colombia	-	-	5th	7th	2
Paraguay	5th	4th	-	6th	3
Uruguay	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	4
Venezuela	-	-	-	5th	1
Total	5	4	5	7

Women

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2002 Details	São Bernardo do Campo		Brazil	26–13	Argentina		Uruguay	25–16	Paraguay
2006 Details	Mar del Plata		Argentina	27–26	Paraguay		Chile	24–23	Uruguay
2010 Details	Medillin		Argentina	No playoffs	Brazil		Uruguay	No playoffs	Chile
2014 Details	Santiago		Brazil	No playoffs	Argentina		Chile	No playoffs	Uruguay

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina	2	2	0	4
2	Brazil	2	1	0	3
3	Paraguay	0	1	0	1
4	Chile	0	0	2	2
	Uruguay	0	0	2	2
Total		4	4	4	12

Participating nations

Nation	2002	2006	2010	2014	Years
Argentina	2nd	1st	1st	2nd	4
Brazil	1st	-	2nd	1st	3
Chile	-	3rd	4th	3rd	3
Colombia	-	-	6th	-	1
Paraguay	4th	2nd	5th	5th	4
Uruguay	3rd	4th	3rd	4th	4
Total	4	4	6	5

References

• www.panamhandball.org