Women
Both finals, which also served as direct qualifiers for the World Games, went down to the decisive set. In the women’s final, the newly crowned world champions from Brazil started confidently, but Argentina managed to equalize. However, in the deciding set, Brazil showed their strength once again (11:4, 14:15, 11:5). The bronze medal went to Chile, who defeated Colombia 2:0 (11:4, 11:7).
Final Standings:
- Brazil
- Argentina
- Chile
- Colombia
Men
For the first time, six nations participated in the men’s competition. The title winner was no surprise. Brazil triumphed in the final, coming from behind to defeat Argentina 2:1 (13:15, 11:7, 11:3). The bronze medal was secured by the USA, who avenged their group-stage loss to Chile (11:8, 7:11, 11:8). Fifth place went to Colombia, who defeated debutant Bolivia (11:1, 11:8).
Final Standings:
- Brazil
- Argentina
- USA
- Chile
- Colombia
- Bolivia