title: Pan American Beach Handball Championship
text: # Pan American Beach Handball Championship
  
  The Pan American Beach Handball Championship was the official competition for Men's and Women's national beach handball teams of America. In addition to crowning the Pan American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the Beach Handball World Championships. In 2018, the PATHF folded and the tournament was replaced with the North America & the Caribbean and South & Central American championships.
  
  ## Men's
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place |
  | 1998 Details | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | – | Cuba | Argentina | – | United States |
  | 1999 Details | Rio de Janeiro | Brazil | – | Argentina | United States | – | Canada |
  | 2004 Details | Montevideo | Brazil | 2 – 0 | Uruguay | Argentina | 2 – 0 | Paraguay |
  | 2008 Details | Montevideo | Brazil | 2 – 1 | Uruguay | Argentina | 2 – 0 | Chile |
  | 2012 Details | Montevideo | Brazil | 2 – 0 | Uruguay | Venezuela | No playoffs | Argentina |
  | 2014 Details | Asunción | Brazil | 2 – 0 | Uruguay | Argentina | 2 – 0 | Paraguay |
  | 2016 Details | Vargas | United States | 2 – 1 | Uruguay | Venezuela | 2 – 0 | Argentina |
  | 2018 Details | Oceanside | Brazil | 2 – 1 | Uruguay | United States | 2 – 0 | Argentina |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
  | 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
  | 3 | Uruguay | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
  | 4 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
  | 5 | Cuba | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 6 | Venezuela | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  | Nation | 1998 | 1999 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 8 |
  | Brazil | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | 1st | 7 |
  | Canada | 6th | 4th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
  | Chile | - | - | - | 4th | - | - | - | - | 1 |
  | Cuba | 2nd | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
  | Ecuador | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | 5th | - | 2 |
  | Mexico | - | - | - | - | - | 5th | - | 6th | 2 |
  | Paraguay | - | - | 4th | - | - | 4th | 6th | 5th | 3 |
  | Puerto Rico | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 1 |
  | Trinidad and Tobago | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | 1 |
  | United States | 4th | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 1st | 3rd | 4 |
  | Uruguay | 5th | - | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 7 |
  | Venezuela | - | - | - | - | 3rd | - | 3rd | - | 3 |
  | Total | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | |
  
  ## Women's
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place |
  | 2004 Details | Montevidéo | Uruguay | 2 – 0 | Brazil | Argentina | 2 – 0 | Paraguay |
  | 2008 Details | Montevidéo | Brazil | No playoffs | Uruguay | Dominican Republic | No playoffs | Argentina |
  | 2012 Details | Montevidéo | Brazil | 2 – 0 | Uruguay | Argentina | No playoffs | Paraguay |
  | 2014 Details | Asuncion | Brazil | 2 – 0 | Uruguay | Argentina | 2 – 0 | Paraguay |
  | 2016 Details | Vargas | Uruguay | 2 – 0 | Argentina | Paraguay | 2 – 1 | Venezuela |
  | 2018 Details | Oceanside | Brazil | 2 – 0 | Uruguay | Paraguay | 2 – 1 | Mexico |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | Uruguay | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
  | 3 | Argentina | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
  | 4 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | 5 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  | Nation | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | 2018 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 6 |
  | Brazil | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | 1st | 5 |
  | Chile | - | 5th | - | - | - | 7th | 2 |
  | Dominican Republic | - | 3rd | - | - | - | - | 1 |
  | Mexico | - | - | - | 5th | - | 4th | 2 |
  | Paraguay | 4th | - | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5 |
  | Trinidad and Tobago | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 1 |
  | United States | - | - | 5th | - | - | 6th | 2 |
  | Uruguay | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 6 |
  | Venezuela | - | - | - | - | 4th | - | 1 |
  | Total | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | |
  