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Handball at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament

Men's handball tournament at the XVI Pan American Games
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Venue San Rafael Gymnasium
Dates October 16 – October 24
Competitors 120 from 8 nations
Medalists
Gold medal    Argentina
Silver medal    Brazil
Bronze medal    Chile
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Qualified for the quarterfinals

The men's tournament of handball at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico began on October 16 and ended on October 24, All games were held at the San Rafael Gymnasium. The defending champions are Brazil, who won the title on home court. Argentina, the winner of the competition, qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Great Britain.

A National Olympic Committee may enter one men's team for the handball competition. Mexico, the host nation along with seven other countries qualified through regional competitions.

Canada won 51–48 on aggregate and qualified for the games.

At the start of tournament, all eight participating countries had 15 players on their rosters. Final squads for the tournament were due on September 14, 2011, a month before the start of 2011 Pan American Games.

Ties are broken via the following the criteria, with the first option used first, all the way down to the last option:

The draw for the tournament was held at the offices of the Organising Committee (COPAG) for the Games in Guadalajara on July 21 at 16:00 local time.

The competing are drawn to each group by couples. The first team selected randomly in the draw goes to group A and the second to Group B. The pots are based on the performance of national teams in both previous games and their standings in their respective regional competitions.

All times are local Central Daylight Time (UTC-5)



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