1979 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

1979 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country  Mexico
Dates 6–12 January
Teams 6
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Cuba (1st title)
Runner-up  Canada
Third place  United States
Fourth place  Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches 15
Goals scored 588 (39.2 per match)
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The 1979 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was held in Mexico. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Results

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cuba 5 4 1 0 121 97 +24 9
 Canada 5 3 1 1 98 90 +8 7
 United States 5 3 0 2 115 95 +20 6
 Brazil 5 2 1 2 90 92 −2 5
 Argentina 5 1 0 4 75 99 −24 2
 Mexico 5 0 1 4 89 115 −26 1
Cuba  19–19  Brazil
(12–9)

United States  19–12  Argentina

Cuba  22–19  Canada

Canada  20–17  United States

Argentina  19–15  Mexico

Cuba  28–22  Mexico

United States  27–23  Brazil

Cuba  29–17  Argentina

Canada  19–16  Brazil

United States  32–17  Mexico

Canada  22–22  Mexico

Brazil  18–14  Argentina

Brazil  14–13  Mexico

Canada  18–13  Argentina

Cuba  23–20  United States

Final ranking

Qualified for the 1980 Summer Olympics
Rank Team
 Cuba
 Canada
 United States
4 Brazil
5 Argentina
6 Mexico

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