Field hockey at the South American Games explained

Field hockey at the South American Games
Last Season:	Field hockey at the 2022 South American Games
Upcoming Season:	Field hockey at the 2026 South American Games
Sport:	Field hockey
Inaugural:	2006
Teams:	8
Continent:	South America (PAHF)
Champion:
Most Champs:	M: (4 titles) W: (3 titles)

Field hockey at the South American Games was first introduced to the South American Games as a men's and women's tournament at the 2006 Games.

After being introduced in the 2006 South American Games, the field hockey tournament was absent at the 2010 South American Games, but returned in 2014. The tournament often serves as a qualification tournament for the field hockey event at the Pan American Games.

In the men's competition, Argentina are the most successful national team, having won gold at every edition of the tournament.^[1] The Argentine women's team is also the most successful national team in the women's competition, also having won gold at every edition until 2022, when Chile became the first nation other than Argentina to win the gold medal.^[2]

Men's tournament

Results

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=7		Gold medal match			width=1% rowspan=7		Bronze medal match			width=1% rowspan=7		width=5% rowspan=2	Number of teams
width=14%	Gold medal	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Silver medal	width=14%	Bronze medal	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Fourth place
2006 Details	Buenos Aires, Argentina		6–0			0–0 (3–0 s.o.)		5
2014 Details	Santiago, Chile		8–1			3–2		6
2018 Details	Cochabamba, Bolivia		1–0			2–2 (4–3 s.o.)		8
2022 Details	Asunción, Paraguay		3–1			5–0		7
2026 Details	Santa Fe, Argentina

Summary

Team	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal	Fourth place
	4 (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
		4 (2006, 2014, 2018, 2022)
			2 (2018, 2022)	1 (2014)
			1 (2014)	1 (2018)
			1 (2006)	1 (2022)
				1 (2006)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	2006	2014	2018	2022	Total
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	4
	–	–	8th	7th	2
	5th	4th	3rd	3rd	4
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4
	–	–	7th	6th	2
	3rd	6th	5th	4th	4
	4th	5th	6th	5th	4
	–	3rd	4th	–	3
Total	5	6	8	7

Women's tournament

Results

Year	Host	width=1% rowspan=7		Gold medal match			width=1% rowspan=7		Bronze medal match			width=1% rowspan=7		width=5% rowspan=2	Number of teams
width=14%	Gold medal	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Silver medal	width=14%	Bronze medal	width=10%	Score	width=14%	Fourth place
2006 Details	Buenos Aires, Argentina		4–0			4–0		4
2014 Details	Santiago, Chile		3–1			3–0		6
2018 Details	Cochabamba, Bolivia		8–0			7–0		7
2022 Details	Asunción, Paraguay		0–0 (3–2 s.o.)			7–0		5
2026 Details	Santa Fe, Argentina

Summary

Team	Gold medal	Silver medal	Bronze medal	Fourth place
	3 (2006, 2014, 2018)	1 (2022)
	1 (2022)	2 (2006, 2014)	1 (2018)
		1 (2018)	3 (2006, 2014, 2022)
				3 (2006, 2014, 2018)
				1 (2022)

* = hosts

Team appearances

Team	2006	2014	2018	2022	Total
	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=gold	1st	bgcolor=silver	2nd	4
	–	–	6th	–	1
	4th	4th	4th	–	3
	bgcolor=silver	2nd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	bgcolor=gold	1st	4
	–	5th	5th	4th	3
	–	–	7th	5th	1
	3rd	3rd	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3rd	4
	–	6th	–	–	1
Total	4	6	7	5

Medal table

Women

See also

• Men's South American Hockey Championship
• Women's South American Hockey Championship

Notes and References

1. Web site: South American Championships - Men . . 25 August 2017 . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902174830/http://www.panamhockey.org/en/southam . dead .
2. Web site: South American Championships - Women . . 25 August 2017 . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902174830/http://www.panamhockey.org/en/southam . dead .