| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Brazil |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 25–29 May |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Brazil(5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Uruguay |
| Fourth place |  Canada |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 718 (47.87 per match) |
The2005 Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the eighth edition of thePan American Women's Handball Championship, held inBrazil. It acted as the American qualifying tournament for the2005 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil(H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 166 | 56 | +110 | 10 |
| Argentina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 122 | 103 | +19 | 8 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 | 139 | −21 | 6 |
| Canada | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 139 | −33 | 4 |
 Dominican Republic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 115 | 143 | −28 | 2 |
 United States | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 91 | 138 | −47 | 0 |
All times are local (UTC−3).
| 25 May 2005 15:00 | Argentina | 22–18 | Dominican Republic | |
| (11–8) | ||||
| 25 May 2005 17:00 | Uruguay | 28–24 | United States | |
| (12–9) | ||||
| 25 May 2005 20:00 | Brazil | 41–10 | Canada | |
| (17–3) | ||||
| 26 May 2005 16:00 | Canada | 24–15 | United States | |
| (7–9) | ||||
| 26 May 2005 18:00 | Argentina | 32–18 | Uruguay | |
| (17–9) | ||||
| 26 May 2005 20:00 | Brazil | 39–14 | Dominican Republic | |
| (15–11) | ||||
| 27 May 2005 16:00 | Uruguay | 31–26 | Dominican Republic | |
| (17–11) | ||||
| 27 May 2005 18:00 | Argentina | 29–22 | Canada | |
| (15–11) | ||||
| 27 May 2005 20:00 | Brazil | 27–8 | United States | |
| (13–4) | ||||
| 28 May 2005 13:00 | Argentina | 29–21 | United States | |
| (14–7) | ||||
| 28 May 2005 15:00 | Brazil | 35–14 | Uruguay | |
| (18–4) | ||||
| 28 May 2005 17:00 | Canada | 28–27 | Dominican Republic | |
| (15–13) | ||||
| 29 May 2005 08:00 | Dominican Republic | 30–23 | United States | |
| (13–14) | ||||
| 29 May 2005 09:30 | Uruguay | 27–22 | Canada | |
| (10–14) | ||||
| 29 May 2005 11:30 | Brazil | 24–10 | Argentina | |
| (12–6) | ||||
| Qualified for the2005 World Championship |
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Brazil |
 | Argentina |
 | Uruguay |
| 4 | Canada |
| 5 | Dominican Republic |
| 6 | United States |