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2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

2012 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
PanAmericano 2012
Tournament details
Host country  Argentina
Dates 18–24 June
Teams (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Argentina (5th title)
Runner-up  Brazil
Third place  Chile
Fourth place  Uruguay
Tournament statistics
Matches 23
Goals scored 1227 (53.35 per match)
Top scorer(s) Greenland Minik Dahl Høegh
(49 goals)
Best player Chile Marco Oneto
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The 2012 Pan American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano 2012, was the 15th official competition for senior men's national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was held from 18–24 June 2012 in Burzaco, Almirante Brown Partido, Argentina. It also acted as the qualifying competition for the 2013 World Men's Handball Championship, securing three vacancies for the World Championship. A decision was announced during the 2011 Pan American Games that the tournament will consist of 12 teams. As the winner of those Pan American Games, Argentina was selected as the host.

The participating nations have been announced on 15 May 2012.

 Argentina
 Chile
 Greenland
 United States
 Venezuela


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