Field hockey at the 2023 Pan American Games – Women's tournament facts for kids

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Women's field hockey at the 2023 Pan American Games

Argentina (here posing after defeating Canada), champions
Tournament details
Host country	Chile
City	Santiago
Dates	26 October – 4 November
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	Stadium Sports Park
Final positions
Champions	Argentina (8th title)
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	111 (5.55 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Agustina Gorzelany (11 goals)
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The women's field hockey tournament at the 2023 Pan American Games was a big event. It was the 10th time women's field hockey was played at the Pan American Games. The games took place in Santiago, Chile, from October 26 to November 4.

The team from Argentina were the champions. They won their eighth title by beating the United States 2–1 in the final match. The host country, Chile, won the bronze medal. They defeated Canada 2–0. Because Argentina won, they earned a spot directly in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

How Teams Qualified

Eight teams got to play in the tournament. Chile, as the host country, automatically qualified. The top two teams from the 2022 South American Games and the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games also qualified.

The remaining spots were filled by teams from the 2022 Pan American Cup. Since Chile had already qualified through the South American Games, their host spot was given to another team from the Pan American Cup. This meant four teams qualified from that tournament.

Teams That Qualified

How They Qualified	Date	Host City	Number of Teams	Qualified Team
Host country	N/A		1	N/A
2022 Pan American Cup	19–29 January	Santiago	2 4	Canada  United States  Uruguay  Trinidad and Tobago
2022 South American Games	4–12 October	Asunción	2	Chile  Argentina
2023 Central American and Caribbean Games	27 June – 5 July	Santo Domingo	2	Mexico  Cuba
Total			8

• Chile qualified through the 2022 South American Games. This meant an extra spot was given to a team from the 2022 Pan American Cup.
• Canada and the USA also qualified through the Pan American Cup, opening up another spot from that event.

Team Rosters

To see the full list of players for each team, you can check out the main article:

First Round Matches

The teams were divided into two groups, Pool A and Pool B. They played against every other team in their group. The top two teams from each group moved on to the semi-finals. The other teams played matches to decide places 5 to 8.

Pool A Standings

In Pool A, Argentina won all their matches. They scored many goals and let in very few. The United States came in second, winning two of their three games. Uruguay finished third, and Trinidad and Tobago finished fourth.

Pool B Standings

In Pool B, host country Chile also won all their games, not letting in any goals! Canada came in second place. Cuba and Mexico finished third and fourth, respectively.

Matches for Places 5 to 8

The teams that didn't make it to the semi-finals played matches to decide their final ranking from fifth to eighth place.

Bracket for Places 5-8

	Cross-overs				Fifth place
	2 November
	Uruguay	3
	Mexico	0
					4 November
					Uruguay	3
					Cuba	0
					Seventh place
	2 November			4 November
	Cuba	1		Mexico	0
	Trinidad and Tobago	0			Trinidad and Tobago	1

Cross-over Matches

• Uruguay played against Mexico and won 3–0.
• Cuba played against Trinidad and Tobago and won 1–0.

Seventh Place Match

• Trinidad and Tobago beat Mexico 1–0 to take seventh place.

Fifth Place Match

• Uruguay won against Cuba with a score of 3–0, securing fifth place.

Medal Round Matches

A moment from the match between Argentina and Canada.

This was the most exciting part of the tournament, where the top teams battled for the medals.

Medal Round Bracket

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	2 November
	Argentina	3
	Canada	0
					4 November
					Argentina	2
					United States	1
					Bronze medal match
	2 November			4 November
	Chile	1 (1)		Canada	0
	United States	1 (3)			Chile	2

Semi-finals

• Argentina vs. Canada: Argentina won 3–0 against Canada. This sent Argentina to the gold medal match.
• Chile vs. United States: This was a very close game! It ended in a 1–1 tie. The winner was decided by a penalty shootout. The United States won the shootout 3–1, moving on to the gold medal match.

Bronze Medal Match

• Canada vs. Chile: The host team, Chile, played very well and won 2–0 against Canada. This earned them the bronze medal, a great achievement for the home crowd!

Gold Medal Match

• Argentina vs. United States: In the final match for the gold medal, Argentina faced the United States. Argentina won a close game 2–1, becoming the champions of the tournament!

Final Standings

Here's how all the teams finished in the tournament:

• Gold Medal: Argentina (They qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics!)
• Silver Medal: United States
• Bronze Medal: Chile
• 4th Place: Canada
• 5th Place: Uruguay
• 6th Place: Cuba
• 7th Place: Trinidad and Tobago
• 8th Place: Mexico

Top Goalscorers

A total of 111 goals were scored during the tournament! Here are some of the players who scored the most goals:

There were 111 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.55 goals per match.

11 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH