1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship
The 1996 Pan American Men's Handball Championship was the seventh edition of the tournament, held in Colorado Springs, United States from 8 to 13 October 1996. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the 1997 World Championship, where the top three placed team qualied.
Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Bracket
'''Fifth place bracket'''5–8th place semifinals
----Semifinals
----Final ranking
| Rank | Team |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 8 |
The United States withdrew and Brazil replaced them.