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Field hockey at the 1979 Pan American Games

The field hockey tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games was the fourth edition of the field hockey event at the Pan American Games. It took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 6 to 14 July 1979.

Field hockey at the 1979 Pan American Games
Start date6 July 1979
End date14 July 1979
Teams10
Medalists
Gold medal  Argentina (4th title)
Silver medal  Canada
Bronze medal  Mexico
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The three-time defending champions Argentina won their fourth gold medal in a row by defeating Canada 3–0 in the final. Mexico took the bronze medal by defeating Cuba 5–3 after extra time.

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's field hockey  Argentina  Canada  Mexico

Results edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 4 4 0 0 26 2 +24 8 Semi-finals
2   Cuba 4 2 1 1 6 12 −6 5
3   United States 4 2 1 1 7 9 −2 5 5–8th place semi-finals
4   Jamaica 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
5   Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 1 3 1 11 −10 1 Ninth place game
Source: todor66.com
5 July 1979
United States   2–1   Jamaica
5 July 1979
Cuba   2–0   Trinidad and Tobago
6 July 1979
Jamaica   1–1   Trinidad and Tobago
6 July 1979
Argentina   5–1   United States
7 July 1979
Cuba   1–0   Jamaica
7 July 1979
Argentina   7–0   Trinidad and Tobago
9 July 1979
United States   1–0   Trinidad and Tobago
9 July 1979
Argentina   9–0   Cuba
10 July 1979
Cuba   3–3   United States
10 July 1979
Argentina   5–1   Jamaica

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 4 4 0 0 24 2 +22 8 Semi-finals
2   Mexico 4 3 0 1 15 11 +4 6
3   Chile 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 3 5–8th place semi-finals
4   Barbados 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 3
5   Puerto Rico (H) 4 0 0 4 2 25 −23 0 Ninth place game
Source: todor66.com
(H) Hosts
5 July 1979
Mexico   2–1   Barbados
5 July 1979
Canada   4–1   Chile
6 July 1979
Chile   1–1   Barbados
6 July 1979
Mexico   10–1   Puerto Rico
7 July 1979
Chile   3–0   Puerto Rico
7 July 1979
Canada   5–1   Barbados
9 July 1979
Mexico   3–2   Chile
9 July 1979
Canada   8–0   Puerto Rico
10 July 1979
Barbados   4–1   Puerto Rico
10 July 1979
Canada   7–0   Mexico

Ninth to tenth place classification edit

13 July 1979
Trinidad and Tobago   3–1   Puerto Rico

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
12 July
 
 
  Chile1
 
14 July
 
  Jamaica0
 
  Chile (a.e.t.)3
 
12 July
 
  United States2
 
  United States3
 
 
  Barbados2
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 July
 
 
  Barbados3
 
 
  Jamaica2

5–8th place semi-finals edit

12 July 1979
Chile   1–0   Jamaica
12 July 1979
United States   3–2   Barbados

Seventh place game edit

13 July 1979
Barbados   3–2   Jamaica

Fifth place game edit

14 July 1979
Chile   3–2 (a.e.t.)   United States

Medal round edit

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
12 July
 
 
  Argentina?[a]
 
14 July
 
  Mexico?
 
  Argentina3
 
12 July
 
  Canada0
 
  Canada9
 
 
  Cuba1
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
14 July
 
 
  Mexico (a.e.t.)5
 
 
  Cuba3

Semi-finals edit

12 July 1979
Argentina   ?–?[a]   Mexico
12 July 1979
Canada   9–1   Cuba

Bronze medal match edit

14 July 1979
Mexico   5–3 (a.e.t.)   Cuba

Gold medal match edit

14 July 1979
Argentina   3–0   Canada

Final standings edit

  1.   Argentina
  2.   Canada
  3.   Mexico
  4.   Cuba
  5.   Chile
  6.   United States
  7.   Barbados
  8.   Jamaica
  9.   Trinidad and Tobago
  10.   Puerto Rico

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Unknown score but Argentina advanced

References edit


 

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