Handball at the Central American and Caribbean Games

Handball has been a Central American and Caribbean Games event since 1993 in Ponce, Puerto Rico. In addition to crowning the handball champions of the Central American and Caribbean 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
1993 Details	Ponce		Cuba	29–14	Mexico		Puerto Rico	25–21	Guatemala
2002 Details	San Salvador		Dominican Republic	34–32	Puerto Rico		Mexico	32–20	Guatemala
2006 Details	Santo Domingo		Dominican Republic	32–28	Cuba		Mexico	33–28	Puerto Rico
2010 Details	Mayaguez		Dominican Republic	40–28	Venezuela		Mexico	30–24	Puerto Rico
2014 Details	Veracruz		Puerto Rico	37–27	Dominican Republic		Cuba	32–22	Mexico
2018 Details	Barranquilla		Cuba	29–18	Puerto Rico		Mexico	33–32	Dominican Republic
2023 Details	San Salvador		Cuba	30–29	Dominican Republic		Mexico	32–29	Puerto Rico

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Dominican Republic	3	2	0	5
2	Cuba	3	1	1	5
3	Puerto Rico	1	2	1	4
4	Mexico	0	1	5	6
5	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		7	7	7	21

Participating nations

Nation	1993	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
Colombia	-	-	-	-	5th	5th	-	2
Costa Rica	5th	-	-	-	8th	7th	6th	4
Cuba	1st	-	2nd	-	3rd	1st	1st	5
Dominican Republic	-	1st	1st	1st	2nd	4th	2nd	6
El Salvador	-	-	-	7th	-	-	8th	3
Guatemala	4th	4th	6th	5th	6th	6th	–	6
Honduras	-	-	7th	-	-	8th	–	2
Mexico	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	4th	3rd	3rd	7
Nicaragua	-	-	-	6th	7th	-	7th	3
Puerto Rico	3rd	2nd	4th	4th	1st	2nd	4th	7
Venezuela	-	-	5th	2nd	-	-	5th	3
Total	5	4	7	7	8	8	8

Women

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1993 Details	Ponce		Cuba	31–19	Mexico		Costa Rica	15–10	Puerto Rico
2002 Details	San Salvador		Dominican Republic	26–24	Mexico		Puerto Rico	28–24	Guatemala
2006 Details	Santo Domingo		Cuba	36–24	Dominican Republic		Puerto Rico	23–19	Mexico
2010 Details	Mayaguez		Dominican Republic	27–19	Puerto Rico		Mexico	41–16	Costa Rica
2014 Details	Veracruz		Cuba	32–18	Puerto Rico		Mexico	24–15	Dominican Republic
2018 Details	Barranquilla		Dominican Republic	29–25	Puerto Rico		Cuba	29–21	Mexico
2023 Details	San Salvador		Cuba	29–28	Puerto Rico		Dominican Republic	29–27	Mexico

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	4	0	1	5
2	Dominican Republic	3	1	1	5
3	Puerto Rico	0	4	2	6
4	Mexico	0	2	2	4
5	Costa Rica	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		7	7	7	21

Participating nations

Nation	1993	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	2023	Years
Colombia	-	-	-	-	5th	6th	5th	3
Costa Rica	3rd	5th	-	4th	7th	7th	7th	6
Cuba	1st	-	1st	-	1st	3rd	1st	5
Dominican Republic	-	1st	2nd	1st	4th	1st	3rd	6
El Salvador	-	-	5th	5th	-	-	8th	3
Guatemala	5th	4th	6th	6th	8th	5th	–	6
Mexico	2nd	2nd	4th	3rd	3rd	4th	4th	7
Nicaragua	-	-	-	-	6th	8th	6th	3
Puerto Rico	4th	3rd	3rd	2nd	2nd	2nd	2nd	7
Total	5	5	6	6	8	8	8

References

• www.panamhandball.org