Field hockey at the 2023 Pan American Games facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Field hockey at the 2023 Pan American Games
Field hockey pictogram
Venue	Field Hockey Training Center
Start date	October 25, 2023 (2023-10-25)
End date	November 4, 2023 (2023-11-04)
No. of events	2 (1 men, 1 women)
Competitors	256 from 10 nations
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Argentina vs Canada women's field hockey match

Get ready for some exciting Field hockey action! The field hockey games at the 2023 Pan American Games took place in Santiago, Chile. These big games happened from October 25 to November 4, 2023.

This was the 15th time field hockey was part of the Pan American Games. Eight men's teams and eight women's teams competed. Each team had up to 16 athletes. All the games were played at the Field Hockey Training Center in Santiago. The best part? The winning team in both the men's and women's tournaments earned a spot in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France!

How Teams Qualified

Eight men's and eight women's teams got to play in the tournament. Chile, as the host country, automatically qualified for both tournaments.

Other teams qualified by doing well in other big sports events:

• The top two teams from the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games.
• The top two teams from the 2022 South American Games.
• The top three teams from the 2022 Men's and Women's Pan American Cup who hadn't already qualified.

If Canada or the United States still hadn't qualified, they would have played a special playoff game. But if they both qualified, that playoff wasn't needed.

Teams That Qualified

Here's a quick look at the countries that sent teams to the field hockey competition:

Nation	Men's	Women's	Athletes
Argentina			32
Brazil			16
Canada			32
Chile			32
Cuba			16
Mexico			32
Peru			16
Trinidad and Tobago			32
United States			32
Uruguay			16
Total: 10 NOCs	8	8	256

Men's Qualification Details

Here's how the men's teams earned their spots:

How They Qualified	When	Where	Spots	Qualified Team
Host country	N/A		1	N/A
2022 Pan American Cup	Jan 20–30	Santiago	2 4	Canada  United States  Brazil  Peru
2022 South American Games	Oct 3–11	Asunción	2	Argentina  Chile
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	June 28 – July 6	Santo Domingo	2	Mexico  Trinidad and Tobago
Total			8

• Since Chile finished in the top two at the 2022 South American Games, their host spot was given to another team from the 2022 Pan American Cup.
• Canada and the USA qualified through the Pan American Cup, which opened up an extra spot from that event.

Women's Qualification Details

Here's how the women's teams earned their spots:

How They Qualified	When	Where	Spots	Qualified Team
Host country	N/A		1	N/A
2022 Pan American Cup	Jan 19–29	Santiago	2 4	Canada  United States  Uruguay  Trinidad and Tobago
2022 South American Games	Oct 4–12	Asunción	2	Chile  Argentina
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	June 27 – July 5	Santo Domingo	2	Mexico  Cuba
Total			8

• Just like the men's event, Chile's host spot was reallocated because they qualified through the 2022 South American Games.
• Canada and the USA also qualified through the Pan American Cup, which meant an extra spot was available from that event.

Medal Winners

Medal Table

Here's how the medals were shared among the countries:

  *   Host nation (Chile)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Argentina	2	0	0	2
2	Chile*	0	1	1	2
3	United States	0	1	0	1
4	Canada	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Medalists by Event

Here are the top three teams for each field hockey tournament:

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's tournament details	Argentina	Chile	Canada
Women's tournament details	Argentina	United States	Chile

See also

• Field hockey at the 2024 Summer Olympics