2009 Pan American Women's Handball Championship
The 2009 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the tenth edition of the Pan American Women's Handball Championship, which took place in Santiago from 23 to 27 June. It acted as the Pan American qualifying tournament for the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship.
Participating teams
Qualification
Chile, Mexico, Puerto Rico and the United States played a qualification tournament at Mexico, to determine the last 2 participating nations.Standings
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Semifinals
----Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Placement round
Points from the preliminary round against teams that advanced as well were carried over.----
Final round
Semifinals
----Final standing
| Team advanced to the 2009 World Women's Handball Championship |
Best team
- Goalkeeper: Valentina Kogan
- Right wing: Alexandra do Nascimento
- Right back: Fabiana Aluan
- Central back: Silvana Totolo
- Left back: Damaris Bencomo
- Left wing: Fernanda da Silva
- Pivot: Antonela Mena