The 2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the tournament, held in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 10 to 14 July 2002. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 2003 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.

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2002 Pan American Men's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Argentina
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Dates	10–14 July
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (2nd title)
Runner-up	Brazil
Third place	Greenland
Fourth place	United States
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	900 (45 per match)
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Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina (H)	3	3	0	0	89	30	+59	6	Semifinals
2	Brazil	3	2	0	1	97	43	+54	4
3	Colombia	3	1	0	2	39	93	−54	2
4	Mexico	3	0	0	3	34	93	−59	0

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Source: Todor66
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

10 July 2002 18:30	Brazil	42–10	Mexico
		(16–4)

10 July 2002 21:00	Argentina	36–8	Colombia
		(16–4)

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11 July 2002 19:00	Brazil	40–12	Colombia
		(17–6)

11 July 2002 21:00	Argentina	32–7	Mexico
		(16–4)

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12 July 2002 15:00	Colombia	19–17	Mexico
		(14–10)

12 July 2002 21:00	Argentina	21–15	Brazil
		(12–7)

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Greenland	3	3	0	0	79	51	+28	6	Semifinals
2	United States	3	2	0	1	79	64	+15	4
3	Chile	3	1	0	2	57	72	−15	2
4	Paraguay	3	0	0	3	62	90	−28	0

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Source: Todor66
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.

10 July 2002 14:30	Chile	25–23	Paraguay
		(11–8)

10 July 2002 16:30	Greenland	24–20	United States
		(13–11)

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11 July 2002 15:00	United States	24–16	Chile
		(12–8)

11 July 2002 17:00	Greenland	30–15	Paraguay
		(15–9)

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12 July 2002 17:00	Greenland	25–16	Chile
		(15–5)

12 July 2002 19:00	United States	35–24	Paraguay
		(13–15)

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