South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship
Current season, competition or edition: 2026 South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship | |
| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2022 |
| First season | 2022 |
| Continent | SCAHC (South America/Central America) |
| Most recent champion |  Brazil (1st title) |
| Most titles |  Argentina(2 titles) |
The South and Central American Women's Junior Handball Championship is the official competition for junior national handball teams of South America and Central America, and takes place every two years. In addition to crowning the South and Central American junior champions, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the World Junior Handball Championship. The first tournament was held in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2022 Details |
Buenos Aires[1] |
Argentina |
Round-robin | Brazil |
 Chile |
Round-robin |  Paraguay | ||
| 2023 Details |
Buenos Aires[2] |
Argentina |
28–22 | Brazil |
Chile |
26–23 |  Uruguay | ||
| 2026 Details |
Asunción |
Brazil |
20–18 | Argentina |
Paraguay |
23–22 | Uruguay | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Brazil | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Participating nations
| Team | 2022 |
2023 |
2026 |
Years |
| Argentina |
1st | 1st | 2nd | 3 |
| Brazil |
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
| Chile |
3rd | 3rd | 5th | 3 |
 Colombia |
7th | 6th | 2 | |
 Costa Rica |
8th | 1 | ||
 El Salvador |
8th | 1 | ||
 Guatemala |
6th | 7th | 2 | |
| Paraguay |
4th | 3rd | 2 | |
 Peru |
5th | 1 | ||
| Uruguay |
5th | 4th | 4th | 2 |
 Venezuela |
WD | 0 | ||
| Total | 5 | 8 | 8 |
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References
- ^ "IHF Women's Junior World Championship spots up for grabs in Argentina". IHF. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- ^ "Handball: "La Garrita" brilló y se consagró bicampeona del torneo Sur-Centro femenino junior". notaalpie.com.ar (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links
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