| Sport | Handball |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1986 |
| First season | 1986 |
| Ceased | 2018 |
| Replaced by | Nor.Ca. Handball Championship South and Central American Women's Handball Championship |
| No. of teams | 12 |
| Continent | PATHF (Americas) |
| Most titles |  Brazil (10 titles) |
The Pan American Women's Handball Championship was the biennial official competition for senior national handball teams of North, Center, Caribbean and South America. It was organized by the Pan-American Team Handball Federation. In addition to crowning the Pan-American champions, the tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the IHF World Women's Handball Championship. In 2018, the PATHF was folded and the tournament was replaced with the North American & Caribbean and South and Central American Women's Handball Championships.