The 13th American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano 2008, was the 13th edition of the Pan American Men's Handball Championship, held from 24 to 28 June 2008 in São Carlos, Brazil. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2009 World Men's Handball Championship, securing three vacancies for the World Championship. These places were earned by Brazil, Argentina and Cuba.
| PanAmericano 2008 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Brazil |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 24–28 June |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil (2nd title) |
| Runner-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Cuba |
| Fourth place |  Chile |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 786 (52.4 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Emil Feuchtmann (34 goals) |
Eight nations had been scheduled to play at the tournament, but Dominican Republic decided not to play just a few days before the tournament, so Group B had only three participating teams.
Preliminary round
editAll times are local (UTC−9).
| Team advanced to the Semifinals | |
| Team will play Placement Matches |
All times are (UTC-3)
Group A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 62 | 31 | 6 |
 Chile
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 87 | −3 | 4 |
 Greenland
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 70 | 82 | −12 | 1 |
 Canada
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 58 | 74 | −16 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| 24 June 2008 16:00 |
Argentina
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36–25 | Chile
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| (13–11) | ||||
| 24 June 2008 21:00 |
Greenland
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20–20 | Canada
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| (6–11) | ||||
| 25 June 2008 16:00 |
Chile
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31–28 | Greenland
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| (19–12) | ||||
| 25 June 2008 18:00 |
Argentina
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26–15 | Canada
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| (15–10) | ||||
| 26 June 2008 16:00 |
Chile
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28–23 | Canada
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| (17–9) | ||||
| 26 June 2008 18:00 |
Argentina
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31–22 | Greenland
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| (16–8) | ||||
Group B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Brazil (H)
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 34 | 37 | 4 |
 Cuba
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 49 | 57 | −8 | 2 |
 Uruguay
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 66 | −29 | 0 |
| 24 June 2008 18:00 |
Brazil
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38–13 | Uruguay
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| (17–7) | ||||
| 25 June 2008 20:00 |
Cuba
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28–24 | Uruguay
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| (16–9) | ||||
| 26 June 2008 20:00 |
Brazil
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33–21 | Cuba
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| (20–10) | ||||
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi Final | Final | |||||
| 27 June 2008 | ||||||
| Argentina | 33 | |||||
| 28 June 2008 | ||||||
| Cuba | 32 | |||||
| Argentina | 24 | |||||
| 27 June 2008 | ||||||
| Brazil | 27 | |||||
| Brazil | 26 | |||||
| Chile | 22 | |||||
| 3rd/4th Place | ||||||
| 28 June 2008 | ||||||
| Cuba | 37 | |||||
| Chile | 30 | |||||
Fifth place bracket
| 5th–7th Place | 5th/6th Place | |||||
| Greenland | ||||||
| 28 June 2008 | ||||||
| Bye | ||||||
| Greenland | 28 | |||||
| 27 June 2008 | ||||||
| Uruguay | 21 | |||||
| Canada | 21 | |||||
| Uruguay | 23 | |||||
5–7th place semifinal
edit| 27 June 2008 16:00 |
Uruguay
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23–21 | Canada
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| (12–9) | ||||
Semifinals
edit| 27 June 2008 14:00 |
Argentina
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33–32 | Cuba
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| (16–15) | ||||
| 27 June 2008 18:00 |
Brazil
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26–22 | Chile
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| (19–10) | ||||
Fifth place game
edit| 28 June 2008 14:00 |
Greenland
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28–21 | Uruguay
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| (12–10) | ||||
Third place game
edit| 28 June 2008 16:00 |
Cuba
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37–30 | Chile
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| (17–18) | ||||
Final
edit| 28 June 2008 18:00 |
Brazil
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27–24 | Argentina
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| (11–9) | ||||
Final ranking
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Brazil
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Argentina
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Cuba
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| 4 | Chile
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| 5 | Greenland
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| 6 | Uruguay
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| 7 | Canada
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Top goalscorers
edit| Rank | Name | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Feuchtmann | Chile
|
34 |
| 2 | Francisco Chacana | Chile
|
27 |
| Minik Dahl Høegh | Greenland
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| 4 | Andrés Kogovsek | Argentina
|
25 |
| 5 | Frankis Carol | Cuba
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24 |