Handball at the 2007 Pan American Games
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The Handball Competitions
Team handball
Handball is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each pass a ball to throw it into the goal of the other team...
at the 2007 Pan American Games
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
took place at the Riocentro Sports Complex
Riocentro Sports Complex
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest exhibition center in Latin America and was built in 1977. In 1992, it hosted the United Nations Earth Summit. For the 2007 Pan American Games, it hosted a variety of events in several pavilions...
in a temporary facility. There are two competitions, one each for men and women, each with eight national teams competing. Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
is the defending champion for both the men's and women's competitions.
The teams compete in a multi-stage tournament. In each competition, the teams are divided into two four-team groups. In each group, each team plays against all others once
Round-robin tournament
A round-robin tournament is a competition "in which each contestant meets all other contestants in turn".-Terminology:...
, and the two best in each group advance to the semifinals to compete in the knockout tournament. The two teams in each group that do not make the semifinals play in 5th to 8th classification matches. The winning sides of both the men’s and women’s tournament will directly qualify for the 2008 Olympic Handball Tournaments
Handball at the 2008 Summer Olympics
thumb|left|240px|Gold medalists [[France]] collect their medals on August 24, 2008Handball competitions at the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics were held from August 9, to August 24, at the Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and National Indoor Stadium. Medals were awarded for both Men's and Women's team...
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Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 57 | +51 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 76 | 82 | -6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 88 | -1 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 107 | -44 | |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 58 | 41 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 73 | 26 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 67 | 93 | -26 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 52 | 93 | -41 | |
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Semifinals
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Classification 5-8
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Classification 7-8
----Classification 5-6
----Bronze Medal Match
----Gold Medal Match
----Final Classification
| Place | |Team | |Score |
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' | 30-22 |
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' | 24-23 |
| 4 | ||
| 5 | 28-27 | |
| 6 | ||
| 7 | 34-32 | |
| 8 |
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 52 | +32 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 83 | 77 | +6 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 88 | -4 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 61 | 94 | -33 | |
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Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 53 | +54 | |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 97 | 72 | +25 | |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 53 | 89 | -36 | |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 55 | 98 | -43 | |
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Semifinals
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Classification 5-8
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Classification 7-8
----Classification 5-6
----Bronze Medal Match
----Gold Medal Match
----Final Classification
| Place | |Team | |Score |
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' | 23-22 |
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| 5 | 37-36 | |
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| 7 | 22-21 | |
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