Field hockey at the Pan American Games
The winner of the field hockey event of the Pan American Games qualify 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.
Men's tournament
Summaries
Successful national teams
| Team | Gold Medals | Silver Medals | Bronze Medals | Fourth Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Argentina
|
9 (1967, 1971, 1975, 1979, 1991, 1995*, 2003, 2011, 2015) | 4 (1983, 1987, 1999, 2007) | ||
 Canada
|
4 (1983, 1987, 1999*, 2007) | 7 (1975, 1979, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015*) | 1 (1971) | 1 (1967*) |
 Mexico
|
1 (1971) | 2 (1975*, 1979) | ||
 Trinidad and Tobago
|
1 (1967) | 1 (2007) | ||
 United States
|
4 (1967, 1987*, 1991, 1995) | 1 (1983) | ||
 Chile
|
4 (1983, 2007, 2011, 2015) | 4 (1971, 1987, 1999, 2003) | ||
 Cuba
|
2 (1999, 2003) | 3 (1979, 1995, 2011) | ||
 Barbados
|
1 (1991) | |||
 Brazil
|
1 (2015) | |||
 Jamaica
|
1 (1975) |
Team appearances
| Team | 1967 | 1971 | 1975 | 1979 | 1983 | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 13 |
| Barbados |
– | – | – | 7th | – | 6th | 4th | – | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | 5 |
 Bermuda |
7th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Brazil |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 4th | 2 |
| Canada |
4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 13 |
| Chile |
– | 4th | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 12 |
| Cuba |
– | – | – | 4th | 6th | – | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 8th | 9 |
 Dominican Republic |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | 1 |
 Guyana |
– | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Jamaica |
5th | 6th | 4th | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Mexico |
6th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 7th | – | – | 7th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 9 |
 Netherlands Antilles |
8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | 2 |
 Paraguay |
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
2nd | 7th | – | – | 7th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 11 |
| United States |
3rd | 5th | 6th | 6th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 7th | 5th | 5th | 13 |
| Total | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 99 |
Women's tournament
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third place match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1987 | Indianapolis, United States |  Argentina |
3–2 |  United States |
 Canada |
5–0 |  Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| 1991 | Havana, Cuba | Argentina |
0–0 (3–1) Penalty strokes |
Canada |
United States |
7–0 |  Mexico | ||
| 1995 Details |
Mar del Plata, Argentina | Argentina |
3–2 | United States |
Canada |
4–0 |  Cuba | ||
| 1999 Details |
Winnipeg, Canada | Argentina |
5–2 | United States |
Canada |
2–0 | Trinidad and Tobago | ||
| 2003 Details |
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Argentina |
3–1 | United States |
 Uruguay |
2–2 (5–4) Penalty strokes |
 Chile | ||
| 2007 Details |
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Argentina |
4–2 | United States |
 Netherlands Antilles |
2–1 | Chile | ||
| 2011 Details |
Guadalajara, Mexico | United States |
4–2 | Argentina |
Chile |
3–0 | Canada | ||
| 2015 Details |
Toronto, Canada | United States |
2–1 | Argentina |
Canada |
1–0 | Chile | ||
Successful national teams
| Team | Gold Medals | Silver Medals | Bronze Medals | Fourth Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
6 (1987, 1991, 1995*, 1999, 2003, 2007) | 2 (2011, 2015) | ||
| United States
|
2 (2011, 2015) | 5 (1987*, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007) | 1 (1991) | |
| Canada
|
1 (1991) | 4 (1987, 1995, 1999*, 2015*) | 1 (2011) | |
| Chile
|
1 (2011) | 3 (2003, 2007, 2015) | ||
 Uruguay
|
1 (2003) | |||
| Netherlands Antilles
|
1 (2007) | |||
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
2 (1987, 1999) | |||
| Mexico
|
1 (1991) | |||
| Cuba
|
1 (1995) |
Team appearances
| Team | 1987 | 1991 | 1995 | 1999 | 2003 | 2007 | 2011 | 2015 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 8 |
| Barbados
|
5th | 8th | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | 3 |
| Bermuda
|
7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Brazil
|
– | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 1 |
| Canada
|
3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 5th | 4th | 3rd | 8 |
| Chile
|
– | – | – | 6th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 5 |
| Cuba
|
– | 6th | 4th | 5th | – | 6th | 5th | 8th | 6 |
| Dominican Republic
|
– | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | 7th | 2 |
| Jamaica
|
6th | 5th | 6th | – | 7th | – | – | – | 4 |
| Mexico
|
– | 4th | – | 7th | – | – | 6th | 6th | 4 |
| Netherlands Antilles
|
– | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | – | 1 |
| Paraguay
|
– | – | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago
|
4th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 6th | – | 7th | – | 7 |
| United States
|
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 8 |
| Uruguay
|
– | – | – | – | 3rd | 7th | – | 5th | 3 |
| Total | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 53 |
Medal table
Total
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (ARG) | 15 | 6 | 0 | 21 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 4 | 8 | 5 | 17 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Mexico (MEX) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 7 | Cuba (CUB) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands Antilles (ANT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay (URU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 9 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 2 | Canada | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Mexico | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | |
| 7 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 39 | |
Women
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | United States | 2 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| 3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Uruguay | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |
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