Handball at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament
The women's handball tournament at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada was held at the Exhibition Centre from July 16 to 24.
For these Games, the women competed in an 8-team tournament. The teams were grouped into two pools of four teams each for a round-robin preliminary round. The top two teams in each group advanced to a single elimination bracket.
Brazil were the defending champions from the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, defeating Argentina, 33–15 in the final.
The winner of the tournament were to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, while the 2nd and the 3rd place qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament. As the host nation Brazil won, the runner up qualified instead, in accordance with the regulations.
Qualification
A total of eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. The top three teams at the South American and Central American and Caribbean Games qualified, along with the host nation Canada. The United States and Uruguay competed against one another in a home/away playoff for the last spot in the tournament. The fourth placed team in the Central American and Caribbean Games both declined to compete in the respective tournaments.Summary
Last chance qualification tournament
----Rosters
At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had up to 15 players on their rosters.Draw
The draw for the competition took place on March 15, 2015 in Montevideo, Uruguay.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Results
The official detailed schedule was revealed on April 26, 2015.All times are Eastern Daylight Time
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Classification round
Semifinals
----Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Medal round
Semifinals
----Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
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| 8 |
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics | |
| Qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament |
Note: As Brazil were already qualified for the olympics as hosts, the qualification slot went to Argentina instead and Mexico qualified for the Olympic Qualification Tournament instead of Argentina.