1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
The 1980 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the first edition of the Pan American Men's Handball Championship, held in Mexico from 7 to 14 January 1980. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1980 Summer Olympics. The tournament was planned to be in 1979 but was delayed several times.
Results
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- According to Folha de S.Paulo 23–22.
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Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 |
Teams
Argentina
- Players : Alejandro Quipiro, Alejandro Rodríguez, Horacio García, Juan Simonet
Brasilia
- Coach: Antonio Carlos Simões
- Players: William, Sergião, Chu, Montanha, Luizinho, Borracheiro, Mané, Roni, Foguete, Toco and Duilio Saba
Canada
- Players : Dems Obzygaile, Pierre St. Martin, Hugues de Roussan
Mexico
- Coach: David Quintos
- Players : Mario García, Werner Damm, Carlos García, Herber Grote, Ricardo Bermejo, Carlos Meza, Cuauhtémoc Sánchez