Handball has been a Central American Games event since 2001 in Guatemala City, Guatemala. In addition to crowning the handball champions of the Central American Games, the tournament also serves as a qualifying tournament for the Central American and Caribbean Games.

Men

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details	Guatemala City		Guatemala	No playoffs	Honduras		Costa Rica	No playoffs	El Salvador
2010 Details	Panama City		Honduras	No playoffs	El Salvador		Nicaragua	No playoffs	Costa Rica
2013 Details	San Jose		Nicaragua	No playoffs	Guatemala		Costa Rica	No playoffs	Honduras
2017 Details	Managua		Guatemala	No playoffs	Costa Rica		Honduras	No playoffs	Nicaragua

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Guatemala	2	1	0	3
2	Honduras	1	1	1	3
3	Nicaragua	1	0	1	2
4	Costa Rica	0	1	2	3
5	El Salvador	0	1	0	1
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

Participating nations

Nation	2001	2010	2013	2017	Years
Costa Rica	3rd	4th	3rd	2nd	4
El Salvador	4th	2nd	5th	5th	4
Guatemala	1st	-	2nd	1st	3
Honduras	2nd	1st	4th	3rd	4
Nicaragua	-	3rd	1st	4th	3
Panama	-	5th	-	-	1
Total	4	5	5	5

Women

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2001 Details	Guatemala City		Guatemala	No playoffs	Costa Rica		Honduras	No playoffs	El Salvador
2010 Details	Panama City		El Salvador	No playoffs	Costa Rica		Honduras
2013 Details	San Jose		Costa Rica	No playoffs	Guatemala		Nicaragua	No playoffs	El Salvador
2017 Details	Managua		Guatemala	24–21	Costa Rica		Nicaragua	33–24	El Salvador

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Guatemala	2	1	0	3
2	Costa Rica	1	3	0	4
3	El Salvador	1	0	0	1
4	Honduras	0	0	2	2
	Nicaragua	0	0	2	2
Totals (5 entries)		4	4	4	12

Participating nations

Nation	2001	2010	2013	2017	Years
Costa Rica	2nd	2nd	1st	2nd	4
El Salvador	4th	1st	4th	4th	4
Guatemala	1st	-	2nd	1st	3
Honduras	3rd	3rd	5th	-	3
Nicaragua	-	-	3rd	3rd	2
Total	4	3	5	4

References

• www.panamhandball.org