Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship

The Pan American Youth Beach Handball Championship was the official competition for men's and women's youth national beach handball teams of America. In addition to crowning the Pan American champions, the tournament also served as a qualifying tournament for the IHF Youth Beach Handball World Championship.[1] Only two were held as in 2018, the PATHF disbanded and the tournaments were replaced with the North America & the Caribbean and South & Central American championships.

Men

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2017 Details	Asunción[2]		Brazil	2–1	Argentina		Venezuela	2–0	Paraguay

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Brazil	1	0	0	1
2	Argentina	0	1	0	1
3	Venezuela	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 nations)		1	1	1	3

Participating nations

Nation	2017	Years
Argentina	2nd	1
Brazil	1st	1
Colombia	6th	1
Ecuador	8th	1
Paraguay	4th	1
Puerto Rico	7th	1
Uruguay	5th	1
Venezuela	3rd	1
Total	8

Women

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2017 Details	Asunción[3]		Argentina	2–0	Brazil		Paraguay[4]	2–1	Venezuela

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina	1	0	0	1
2	Brazil	0	1	0	1
3	Paraguay	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 nations)		1	1	1	3

Participating nations

Nation	2017	Years
Argentina	1st	1
Brazil	2nd	1
Colombia	6th	1
Paraguay	3rd	1
Uruguay	5th	1
Venezuela	4th	1
Total	6

References

1. "La selección de balonmano disputa un cupo al Mundial". www.eltelegrafo.com.ec (in Spanish). 22 February 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
2. "Balonmano venezolano iniciará el 2017 con Premundial en Paraguay". www.2001.com.ve (in Spanish). 27 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
3. "Selección Colombia de Balonmano Playa, sin recursos para el Panamericano". www.elcolombiano.com (in Spanish). 7 January 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
4. "Bronce para las paraguayas". ABC Color (in Spanish). 26 February 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2017.