title: South American Junior Handball Championship
text: # South American Junior Handball Championship
  
  The South American Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for Junior Men's and Women's national handball teams of South America, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the South American champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Junior Handball Championship.
  
  ## Men
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
  | 2000 Details | Cascavel | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Chile | No playoffs | Paraguay |
  | 2002 Details | São Miguel do Iguaçu | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Chile | No playoffs | Uruguay |
  | 2004 Details | Cascavel | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Chile | No playoffs | Uruguay |
  | 2006 Details | Buenos Aires | Argentina | No playoffs | Brazil | Uruguay | No playoffs | Chile |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
  | 2 | Argentina | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
  | 3 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
  | 4 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  | Nation | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 4 |
  | Brazil | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4 |
  | Chile | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 4 |
  | Paraguay | 4th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4 |
  | Uruguay | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4 |
  | Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
  
  ## Women
  
  ### Summary
  
  | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third place match | Third place match | Third place match |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Year | Host | Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place |
  | 2000 Details | Cascavel | Brazil | No playoffs | Uruguay | Argentina | No playoffs | Paraguay |
  | 2002 Details | Cascavel | Brazil | No playoffs | Uruguay | Argentina | No playoffs | Paraguay |
  | 2004 Details | Cascavel | Brazil | No playoffs | Argentina | Uruguay | No playoffs | Paraguay |
  | 2006 Details | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 23–20 | Brazil | Uruguay | 28–27 | Chile |
  | 2013 Details | Asuncion | Argentina | No playoffs | Brazil | Uruguay | No playoffs | Paraguay |
  
  ### Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
  | 3 | Uruguay | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
  
  ### Participating nations
  
  | Nation | 2000 | 2002 | 2004 | 2006 | 2013 | Years |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Argentina | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 5 |
  | Brazil | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 5 |
  | Chile | 5th | 5th | 5th | 4th | 5th | 5 |
  | Paraguay | 4th | 4th | 4th | - | 4th | 4 |
  | Uruguay | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5 |
  | Total | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | |
  