title: 2009 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
text: # 2009 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
  
  The 2009 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, which took place in Santiago from 23 to 27 June. It acted as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Argentina
  * Brazil
  * Canada
  * Chile
  * Dominican Republic
  * Mexico
  * Paraguay
  * Uruguay
  
  ## Qualification
  
  Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States played a qualification tournament at Mexico, to determine the last 2 participating nations.
  
  ### Standings
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 68 | +16 | 6 |
  | Chile | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 | 62 | +33 | 4 |
  | Puerto Rico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 71 | 94 | −23 | 2 |
  | United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 64 | 90 | −26 | 0 |
  | 22 November 2008 16:30 | Chile | 27–17 | United States | Mexico City |
  | 22 November 2008 16:30 | | (15–8) | | Mexico City |
  | 22 November 2008 18:30 | Mexico | 27–20 | Puerto Rico | Mexico City |
  | 22 November 2008 18:30 | | (13–9) | | Mexico City |
  | 23 November 2008 16:30 | Puerto Rico | 32–24 | United States | Mexico City |
  | 23 November 2008 16:30 | | (18–11) | | Mexico City |
  | 23 November 2008 18:30 | Mexico | 26–25 | Chile | Mexico City |
  | 23 November 2008 18:30 | | (13–12) | | Mexico City |
  | 24 November 2008 16:30 | Chile | 43–19 | Puerto Rico | Mexico City |
  | 24 November 2008 16:30 | | (18–6) | | Mexico City |
  | 24 November 2008 18:30 | Mexico | 31–23 | United States | Mexico City |
  | 24 November 2008 18:30 | | (19–9) | | Mexico City |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 25 November 2008 16:30 | Mexico | 33–14 | United States | Mexico City |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 25 November 2008 16:30 | | (16–8) | | Mexico City |
  | 25 November 2008 18:30 | Chile | 36–23 | Puerto Rico | Mexico City |
  | 25 November 2008 18:30 | | (17–16) | | Mexico City |
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  | 26 November 2008 16:30 | Puerto Rico | 26–21 | United States | Mexico City |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 November 2008 16:30 | | (9–12) | | Mexico City |
  
  ### Gold medal match
  
  | 26 November 2008 18:30 | Mexico | 22–20 | Chile | Mexico City |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 November 2008 18:30 | | (12–10) | | Mexico City |
  
  ## Teams
  
  | Group A | Group B |
  | - | - |
  | Brazil  Chile  Mexico  Paraguay | Argentina  Dominican Republic  Uruguay |
  
  ## Preliminary round
  
  All times are local (UTC−3).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Brazil | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 46 | +64 | 6 |
  | Chile (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 93 | −10 | 4 |
  | Mexico | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 72 | −14 | 2 |
  | Paraguay | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 56 | 96 | −40 | 0 |
  | 23 June 2009 15:00 | Brazil | 30–13 | Mexico | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 23 June 2009 15:00 | | (17–7) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 23 June 2009 20:15 | Chile | 34–30 | Paraguay | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 23 June 2009 20:15 | | (17–12) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 24 June 2009 16:00 | Brazil | 36–11 | Paraguay | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 24 June 2009 16:00 | | (18–5) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 24 June 2009 20:00 | Chile | 27–19 | Mexico | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 24 June 2009 20:00 | | (13–10) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 25 June 2009 16:00 | Mexico | 26–15 | Paraguay | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 25 June 2009 16:00 | | (14–7) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 25 June 2009 20:00 | Chile | 22–44 | Brazil | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 25 June 2009 20:00 | | (10–25) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 38 | +15 | 4 |
  | Dominican Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 45 | −7 | 1 |
  | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 50 | −8 | 1 |
  | 23 June 2009 17:00 | Dominican Republic | 21–21 | Uruguay | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 23 June 2009 17:00 | | (10–12) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 24 June 2009 18:00 | Argentina | 29–21 | Uruguay | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 24 June 2009 18:00 | | (14–7) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 25 June 2009 18:00 | Dominican Republic | 17–24 | Argentina | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 25 June 2009 18:00 | | (7–14) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  
  ## Placement round
  
  Points from the preliminary round against teams that advanced as well were carried over.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 5 | Mexico | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 37 | +12 | 4 |
  | 6 | Uruguay | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 47 | +3 | 2 |
  | 7 | Paraguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 54 | −15 | 0 |
  | 26 June 2009 16:00 | Paraguay | 24–28 | Uruguay | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 26 June 2009 16:00 | | (9–14) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 27 June 2009 15:45 | Mexico | 23–23 | Uruguay | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 27 June 2009 15:45 | | (10–11) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  
  ## Final round
  
  | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 June – Santiago | 26 June – Santiago |
  | Brazil | 38 |
  | Brazil | 38 | 27 June – Santiago | 27 June – Santiago |
  | Dominican Republic | 12 | 27 June – Santiago | 27 June – Santiago |
  | Dominican Republic | 12 | Brazil | 25 |
  | 26 June – Santiago | 26 June – Santiago | | Brazil | 25 |
  | 26 June – Santiago | 26 June – Santiago | Argentina | $26^{OT}$ |
  | Chile | 11 | Argentina | $26^{OT}$ |
  | Argentina | 34 | | |
  | Argentina | 34 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 27 June – Santiago | 27 June – Santiago |
  | | | Dominican Republic | 30 |
  | | | Chile | $34^{OT}$ |
  
  ### Semifinals
  
  | 26 June 2009 18:00 | Brazil | 38–12 | Dominican Republic | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 26 June 2009 18:00 | | (15–10) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 26 June 2009 20:00 | Chile | 11–34 | Argentina | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | 26 June 2009 20:00 | | (6–20) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  
  ### Bronze medal match
  
  | 27 June 2009 17:45 | Dominican Republic | 30–34 (ET) | Chile | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 June 2009 17:45 | | (11–13) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |||
  
  ### Gold medal match
  
  | 27 June 2009 19:45 | Brazil | 25–26 (ET) | Argentina | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 June 2009 19:45 | | (9–12) | | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |
  | Centro de Entrenamiento Olímpico, Santiago |||
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Argentina |
  | | Brazil |
  | | Chile |
  | 4 | Dominican Republic |
  | 5 | Mexico |
  | 6 | Uruguay |
  | 7 | Paraguay |
  
  * Team advanced to the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship
  
  ## Best team
  
  * Goalkeeper: Valentina Kogan
  * Right wing: Alexandra do Nascimento
  * Right back: Fabiana Aluan
  * Central back: Silvana Totolo
  * Left back: Damaris Bencomo
  * Left wing: Fernanda da Silva
  * Pivot: Antonela Mena
  