Handball
at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games
VenueSagrado Corazon de Jesus School Coliseum
LocationColombia Barranquilla
Dates20 July – 1 August
Nations9
Teams8 (men)
8 (women)
Champions
Men Cuba
Women Dominican Republic
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Handball competition of the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla was held from 20 July to 1 August at the Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús.[1] The top three teams in both genders qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games.

Medal summary

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men[2]  Cuba  Puerto Rico  Mexico
Women  Dominican Republic  Puerto Rico  Cuba

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Cuba (CUB)1012
2 Dominican Republic (DOM)1001
3 Puerto Rico (PUR)0202
4 Mexico (MEX)0011
Totals (4 entries)2226

Qualification

Qualification Date Host Vacancies Men Women
Host 11 June 2014 Mexico Veracruz 1  Colombia  Colombia
2017 Caribbean Cup[3] 24–29 October 2017 Colombia Cartagena 4  Puerto Rico
 Cuba
 Dominican Republic
 Mexico 		 Mexico
 Puerto Rico
 Dominican Republic
 Cuba
2017 Central American Games 4–8 December 2017 Nicaragua Managua 3  Guatemala
 Costa Rica
 Honduras 		 Guatemala
 Costa Rica
 Nicaragua
Total 8

Men's tournament

All times are local (UTC−5).

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cuba 3 3 0 0 103 44 +59 6 Semifinals
2  Puerto Rico 3 2 0 1 71 75 −4 4
3  Guatemala 3 1 0 2 63 78 −15 2 5–8th place semifinals
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 49 89 −40 0
Source: Barranquilla 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
27 July 2018
14:00 		Cuba  35–15  Costa Rica Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
Caballero 6 (19–8) R. Molina, Vargas 3
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27 July 2018
16:00 		Puerto Rico  26–25  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Santana 6 (11–10) V. Morales 8
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28 July 2018
10:00 		Cuba  32–14  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX)
three players 4 (16–4) Herrera, V. Morales 5
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28 July 2018
12:00 		Puerto Rico  30–14  Costa Rica Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Santana 9 (15–5) D. Molina 4
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29 July 2018
10:00 		Guatemala  24–20  Costa Rica Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
V. Morales 7 (10–7) R. Molina 5
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29 July 2018
12:00 		Puerto Rico  15–36  Cuba Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
Mercado 4 (9–16) Corzo 7
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic 3 2 0 1 104 77 +27 4[a] Semifinals
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 89 74 +15 4[a]
3  Colombia (H) 3 2 0 1 82 73 +9 4[a] 5–8th place semifinals
4  Honduras 3 0 0 3 60 111 −51 0
Source: Barranquilla 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Dominican Republic 2 Pts, +3 GD; Mexico 2 Pts, +1 GD; Colombia 2 Pts, –4 GD.
27 July 2018
18:00 		Mexico  35–21  Honduras Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Valenzuela 6 (12–7) García 7
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28 July 2018
14:00 		Dominican Republic  42–18  Honduras Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Manzanillo 9 (18–11) García 9
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28 July 2018
16:00 		Colombia  23–20  Mexico Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
S. Restrepo 10 (14–11) Ab. Villalobos 7
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29 July 2018
14:00 		Dominican Republic  30–34  Mexico Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Díaz, Sánchez 7 (15–16) Ávalos 7
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29 July 2018
16:00 		Colombia  34–21  Honduras Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX)
S. Restrepo 7 (15–11) García 8
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30 July 2018
11:00 		Colombia  25–32  Dominican Republic Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
S. Restrepo 9 (12–16) Manzanillo 10
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Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
31 July
 
 
 Costa Rica24
 
1 August
 
 Colombia29
 
 Colombia29
 
31 July
 
 Guatemala24
 
 Guatemala33
 
 
 Honduras28
 
7th place
 
 
1 August
 
 
 Costa Rica31
 
 
 Honduras17

5–8th place semifinals

31 July 2018
10:00 		Costa Rica  24–29  Colombia Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
P. Molina 7 (11–12) S. Restrepo 8
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31 July 2018
12:30 		Guatemala  33–28  Honduras Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Luna 8 (16–12) García 10
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Seventh place game

1 August 2018
10:00 		Costa Rica  31–17  Honduras Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Marchena, R. Molina 8 (15–7) Lainez, López 3
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Fifth place game

1 August 2018
12:00 		Colombia  29–24  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
S. Restrepo 9 (17–9) V. Morales 7
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First to fourth place classification

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
31 July
 
 
 Cuba40
 
1 August
 
 Mexico23
 
 Cuba29
 
31 July
 
 Puerto Rico18
 
 Puerto Rico31
 
 
 Dominican Republic26
 
Third place
 
 
1 August
 
 
 Mexico33
 
 
 Dominican Republic32

Semifinals

31 July 2018
14:30 		Cuba  40–23  Mexico Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Corzo, Valdés 6 (23–12) Al. Villalobos 7
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31 July 2018
16:30 		Puerto Rico  31–26  Dominican Republic Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Nazario 7 (14–14) three players 5
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Third place game

1 August 2018
14:00 		Mexico  33–32  Dominican Republic Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (COL)
Al. Villalobos 11 (18–18) Beras, Sánchez 7
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Final

1 August 2018
16:00 		Cuba  29–18  Puerto Rico Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
Corzo 6 (14–10) Hiraldo, Nazario 4
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Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Cuba
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Puerto Rico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Mexico
4  Dominican Republic
5  Colombia
6  Guatemala
7  Costa Rica
8  Honduras
Team qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games

Top scorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Colombia Sebastian Restrepo 43
2 Honduras Asler Garcia 36
3 Dominican Republic Jorge Manzanillo 32
Guatemala Victor Morales
5 Mexico Alan Villalobos 27

Women's tournament

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Puerto Rico 3 3 0 0 99 69 +30 6 Semifinals
2  Mexico 3 2 0 1 118 78 +40 4
3  Nicaragua 3 1 0 2 67 101 −34 2 5–8th place semifinals
4  Costa Rica 3 0 0 3 61 97 −36 0
Source: Barranquilla 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
20 July 2018
14:00 		Puerto Rico  39–21  Nicaragua Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
Maldonado 6 (20–8) Gutiérrez, Ortega 5
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20 July 2018
16:00 		Mexico  46–23  Costa Rica Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Saaverda 9 (21–10) Ramírez 6
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21 July 2018
14:00 		Mexico  46–26  Nicaragua Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Gonzalez, Prieto (URU)
Sifuentes 7 (25–9) Gutiérrez 6
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21 July 2018
16:00 		Puerto Rico  31–22  Costa Rica Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Pope 7 (17–8) Taborda 5
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22 July 2018
14:00 		Nicaragua  20–16  Costa Rica Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX)
Rivera, Tercero 4 (9–7) Taborda 5
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22 July 2018
16:00 		Puerto Rico  29–26  Mexico Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Fuentes 7 (15–11) Rivera 8
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Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Dominican Republic 3 3 0 0 96 57 +39 6 Semifinals
2  Cuba 3 2 0 1 94 50 +44 4
3  Colombia (H) 3 1 0 2 49 78 −29 2 5–8th place semifinals
4  Guatemala 3 0 0 3 42 96 −54 0
Source: Barranquilla 2018
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
20 July 2018
18:00 		Dominican Republic  42–13  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX)
Peña 10 (19–3) Lavarreda 4
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20 July 2018
20:00 		Cuba  34–11  Colombia Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Amoros 10 (14–6) Mazo 6
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21 July 2018
18:00 		Cuba  35–11  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Rodríguez 7 (16–6) Herrera, Lavarreda 3
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21 July 2018
20:00 		Dominican Republic  26–19  Colombia Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
López 4 (11–10) Mazo 8
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22 July 2018
18:00 		Cuba  25–28  Dominican Republic Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Rizo 10 (11–15) Fernández, López 5
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22 July 2018
20:00 		Colombia  19–18  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Mazo 9 (8–8) Herrera, McGauran 3
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Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semifinals5th place
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Costa Rica21
 
25 July
 
 Colombia27
 
 Colombia17
 
24 July
 
 Guatemala18
 
 Nicaragua27
 
 
 Guatemala34
 
7th place
 
 
25 July
 
 
 Costa Rica26
 
 
 Nicaragua22

5–8th place semifinals

24 July 2018
14:00 		Costa Rica  21–27  Colombia Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Arce 6 (12–8) three players 6
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24 July 2018
16:00 		Nicaragua  27–34  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Ojeda, Zapata (COL)
Tercero 8 (9–17) Herrera 11
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Seventh place game

25 July 2018
14:00 		Costa Rica  26–22  Nicaragua Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Coba, Osalde (MEX)
Ramirez 5 (10–10) Lainez 5
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Fifth place game

25 July 2018
16:00 		Colombia  17–18  Guatemala Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
Mazo 6 (8–10) Herrera 6
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First to fourth place classification

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
24 July
 
 
 Puerto Rico28
 
25 July
 
 Cuba25
 
 Puerto Rico25
 
24 July
 
 Dominican Republic29
 
 Mexico29
 
 
 Dominican Republic (OT)33
 
Third place
 
 
25 July
 
 
 Cuba29
 
 
 Mexico21

Semifinals

24 July 2018
18:00 		Puerto Rico  28–25  Cuba Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Aires, Pinto (BRA)
Fuentes 10 (15–14) Rizo 6
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24 July 2018
20:00 		Mexico  29–33 (ET)  Dominican Republic Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Reyes, Zuñiga (CUB)
Rivera 5 (10–10) Brito 7
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FT: 24–24 ET: 5–9

Third place game

25 July 2018
18:00 		Cuba  29–21  Mexico Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: Estrada, Pineda (COL)
Camejo 7 (13–10) Leal 7
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Final

25 July 2018
20:00 		Puerto Rico  25–29  Dominican Republic Coliseo Colegio Sagrado Corazón de Jesús Barranquilla
Referees: González, Prieto (URU)
Fuentes 10 (12–12) Peña 9
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Final standing

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Dominican Republic
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Puerto Rico
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Cuba
4  Mexico
5  Guatemala
6  Colombia
7  Costa Rica
8  Nicaragua
Team qualified to the 2019 Pan American Games

Top scorers

Rank Player Goals
1 Puerto Rico Zuleika Fuentes 35
Colombia Verónica Mazo
3 Puerto Rico Nathalys Ceballos 26
Guatemala Luisa Herrera
Mexico Gemma Leal

References

  1. ^ "El balonmano tiene su magia". www.elheraldo.co (in Spanish). 14 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Handball Medallists by event" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-03. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
  3. ^ "BALONMANO: CUBA, MÉXICO, PUERTO RICO Y REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA CLASIFICARON A BARRANQUILLA 2018". www.colombiasports.net (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 July 2018.

External links

Handball at the Central American and Caribbean Games
Events at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia
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