| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Mexico |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 7–14 January 1980 |
| Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cuba (1st title) |
| Runner-up |  Canada |
| Third place |  United States |
| Fourth place |  Brazil |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 588 (39.2 per match) |
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.[1]
- ^ Rennis, Juan Carlos (June 2016). Pan American Handball: tournaments and statistics (PDF) (in English and Spanish). Buenos Aires: Pan-American Team Handball Federation. p. 62. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2022.