Most recent season or competition: Field hockey at the 2023 Pan American Games | |
Sport | Field hockey |
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Founded | 1967 |
First season | 1967 |
No. of teams | 8 |
Confederation | PAHF (Americas) |
Most recent champion(s) | M: Argentina (11th title) W: Argentina (8th title) |
Most titles | M: Argentina (11 titles) W: Argentina (8 titles) |
Qualification | Men's Pan American Cup Women's Pan American Cup CAC Games South American Games |
The winner of the field hockey event of the Pan American Games qualifies for the Summer Olympics in the following year.
Women's field hockey was introduced at the 1987 edition, and has served as the Olympics qualifying event since 1999.
Team | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Fourth place |
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Argentina | 11 (1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995*, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023) | 4 (1983, 1987, 1999, 2007) | ||
Canada | 4 (1983, 1987, 1999*, 2007) | 8 (1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015*, 2019) | 2 (1971, 2023) | 1 (1967*) |
Chile | 1 (2023*) | 4 (1983, 2007, 2011, 2015) | 5 (1971, 1987, 1999, 2003, 2019) | |
Mexico | 1 (1971) | 2 (1975*, 1979) | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 (1967) | 1 (2007) | ||
United States | 5 (1967, 1987*, 1991, 1995, 2019) | 2 (1983, 2023) | ||
Cuba | 2 (1999, 2003) | 3 (1979, 1995, 2011) | ||
Barbados | 1 (1991) | |||
Brazil | 1 (2015) | |||
Jamaica | 1 (1975) | |||
Team | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
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Argentina | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 15 |
Barbados | – | – | – | 7th | 9th | 6th | 4th | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | – | 6 |
Bermuda | 7th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 4th | – | 5th | 3 |
Canada | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 15 |
Chile | – | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 14 |
Cuba | – | – | – | 4th | 6th | – | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 8th | 6th | – | 10 |
Dominican Republic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Guyana | – | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Jamaica | 5th | 6th | 4th | 8th | – | 9th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Mexico | 6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 11 |
Netherlands Antilles | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | Defunct | 2 | |||
Paraguay | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Peru | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 8th | 3 |
Puerto Rico | – | – | – | 10th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 2nd | 7th | – | 9th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 5th | 7th | 14 |
United States | 3rd | 5th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 15 |
Venezuela | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Total | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Ed. | Year | Host | Gold medal match | Bronze medal match | No. teams | |||||||
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Gold medal | Score | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Score | Fourth place | |||||||
1 | 1987 | Indianapolis, United States | Argentina | 3–2 | United States | Canada | 5–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | |||
2 | 1991 | Havana, Cuba | Argentina | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–1 p.s.) | Canada | United States | 7–0 | Mexico | 8 | |||
3 | 1995 | Mar del Plata, Argentina | Argentina | 3–2 | United States | Canada | 4–0 | Cuba | 7 | |||
4 | 1999 | Winnipeg, Canada | Argentina | 5–2 | United States | Canada | 2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | 7 | |||
5 | 2003 | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Argentina | 3–1 | United States | Uruguay | 2–2 ( a.e.t. ) (5–4 p.s.) | Chile | 8 | |||
6 | 2007 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Argentina | 4–2 | United States | Netherlands Antilles | 2–1 | Chile | 8 | |||
7 | 2011 | Guadalajara, Mexico | United States | 4–2 | Argentina | Chile | 3–0 | Canada | 8 | |||
8 | 2015 | Toronto, Canada | United States | 2–1 | Argentina | Canada | 1–0 | Chile | 8 | |||
9 | 2019 | Lima, Peru | Argentina | 5–1 | Canada | United States | 5–1 | Chile | 8 | |||
10 | 2023 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina | 2–1 | United States | Chile | 2–0 | Canada | 8 |
Team | Gold medal | Silver medal | Bronze medal | Fourth place |
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Argentina | 8 (1987, 1991, 1995*, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023) | 2 (2011, 2015) | ||
United States | 2 (2011, 2015) | 6 (1987*, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2023) | 2 (1991, 2019) | |
Canada | 2 (1991, 2019) | 4 (1987, 1995, 1999*, 2015*) | 2 (2011, 2023) | |
Chile | 2 (2011, 2023*) | 4 (2003, 2007, 2015, 2019) | ||
Uruguay | 1 (2003) | |||
Netherlands Antilles | 1 (2007) | |||
Trinidad and Tobago | 2 (1987, 1999) | |||
Mexico | 1 (1991) | |||
Cuba | 1 (1995) |
Team | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | 2019 | 2023 | Total |
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Argentina | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 10 |
Barbados | 5th | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 3 |
Bermuda | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Canada | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 10 |
Chile | – | – | – | 6th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 7 |
Cuba | – | 6th | 4th | 5th | – | 6th | 5th | 8th | 8th | 6th | 8 |
Dominican Republic | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 7th | – | – | 2 |
Jamaica | 6th | 5th | 6th | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
Mexico | – | 4th | – | 7th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 6th | 8th | 6 |
Netherlands Antilles | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | Defunct | 1 | |||
Paraguay | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Peru | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | – | 7th | – | – | 7th | 7 |
United States | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 10 |
Uruguay | – | – | – | – | 3rd | 7th | – | 5th | 5th | 5th | 5 |
Total | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Argentina | 19 | 6 | 0 | 25 |
2 | Canada | 4 | 10 | 6 | 20 |
3 | United States | 2 | 6 | 7 | 15 |
4 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
5 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
6 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
7 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
8 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (9 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Argentina | 11 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
2 | Canada | 4 | 8 | 2 | 14 |
3 | Chile | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
4 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
5 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | United States | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
7 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (7 entries) | 15 | 15 | 15 | 45 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Argentina | 8 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
2 | United States | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
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