Pan-American Team Handball Federation
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The Pan-American Team Handball Federation, often referred to by the acronym PATHF, is the administrative and controlling body the national handball
associations of North
, Central
and South America
and Caribbean
.
Central America
Caribbean
South America
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...
associations of North
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, Central
Central America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
and South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and Caribbean
Caribbean
The Caribbean is a crescent-shaped group of islands more than 2,000 miles long separating the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea, to the west and south, from the Atlantic Ocean, to the east and north...
.
Members
North AmericaCentral America
Caribbean
South America
Tournaments
- American Handball ChampionshipAmerican Handball ChampionshipThe American Handball Championship, also called PanAmericano, is the official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America, and takes place every two years...
- American Handball Women's ChampionshipAmerican Handball Women's ChampionshipThe American Handball Women's Championship, also called PanAmericano, is the official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America, and takes place every two years...
- American Handball Men's Youth ChampionshipsAmerican Handball Men's Youth ChampionshipsThe Pan American Youth Men's Handball Championship is the official competition for youth men's national handball teams of Americas, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Panamerican champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Youth World...
- American Handball Women's Youth ChampionshipsAmerican Handball Women's Youth ChampionshipsThe Pan American Youth Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for youth women's national handball teams of Americas, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Panamerican champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Youth World...
- American Handball Men's Junior ChampionshipsAmerican Handball Men's Junior ChampionshipsThe Pan American Junior Men's Handball Championship is the official competition for Junior men's national handball teams of Americas, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Panamerican champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Junior World...
- American Handball Women's Junior ChampionshipsAmerican Handball Women's Junior ChampionshipsThe Pan American Junior Women's Handball Championship is the official competition for Junior women's national handball teams of Americas, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the Panamerican champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Junior World...
- Pan American Beach Handball Championship
- Pan American Women's Beach Handball Championship