Handball at the South American Games
Handball has been a South American Games event since 2002 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil. In addition to crowning the handball champions of the South American Games, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Pan American Games.
Men
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2002 Details |
São Bernardo do Campo |
Argentina |
20–18 | Brazil |
Uruguay |
24–17 | Chile | ||
| 2006 Details |
Mar del Plata |
Argentina |
28–21 | Uruguay |
Chile |
43–24 | Paraguay | ||
| 2010 Details |
Medellín |
Brazil |
No playoffs | Argentina |
Chile |
No playoffs | Uruguay | ||
| 2014 Details |
Santiago |
Brazil |
25–23 | Argentina |
Chile |
27–21 | Uruguay | ||
| 2018 Details |
Cochabamba |
Brazil |
25–22 | Argentina |
Chile |
23–20 | Uruguay | ||
| 2022 Details |
Asunción |
Argentina |
No playoffs | Chile |
Uruguay |
No playoffs | Paraguay | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Brazil | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 6 |
| Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | 1 |
| Brazil | 2nd | - | 1st | 1st | 1st | - | 4 |
| Chile | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 6 |
| Colombia | - | - | 5th | 7th | - | - | 2 |
| Paraguay | 5th | 4th | - | 6th | - | 4th | 4 |
| Peru | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | 1 |
| Uruguay | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 6 |
| Venezuela | - | - | - | 5th | 5th | 5th | 3 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Women
Summary
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 2002 Details |
São Bernardo do Campo |
Brazil |
26–13 | Argentina |
Uruguay |
25–16 | Paraguay | ||
| 2006 Details |
Mar del Plata |
Argentina |
27–26 | Paraguay |
Chile |
24–23 | Uruguay | ||
| 2010 Details |
Medellín |
Argentina |
No playoffs | Brazil |
Uruguay |
No playoffs | Chile | ||
| 2014 Details |
Santiago |
Brazil |
No playoffs | Argentina |
Chile |
No playoffs | Uruguay | ||
| 2018 Details |
Cochabamba |
Brazil |
26–12 | Argentina |
Chile |
31–25 | Paraguay | ||
| 2022 Details |
Asunción |
Brazil |
No playoffs | Paraguay |
Argentina |
No playoffs | Uruguay | ||
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Argentina | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Paraguay | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 2002 |
2006 |
2010 |
2014 |
2018 |
2022 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 6 |
| Bolivia | - | - | - | - | 7th | 6th | 2 |
| Brazil | 1st | - | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 5 |
| Chile | - | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5 |
| Colombia | - | - | 6th | - | - | - | 1 |
| Paraguay | 4th | 2nd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 6 |
| Peru | - | - | - | - | 6th | - | 1 |
| Uruguay | 3rd | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 6 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 |