Field hockey at the 1983 Pan American Games

The field hockey tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was the fifth edition of the field hockey event at the Pan American Games. It took place in Caracas, Venezuela from 15 to 26 August 1983.

Field hockey at the 1983 Pan American Games
Start date15 August 1983
End date26 August 1983
Teams9
Medalists
Gold medal 
Silver medal 
Bronze medal 
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Canada won their first gold medal by defeating the defending champions Argentina 3–1 in the final. Chile won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 1–0.

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

Results

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Canada 4 4 0 0 19 3 +16 8 Semi-finals
2   United States 4 3 0 1 8 6 +2 6
3   Cuba 4 1 1 2 6 9 −3 3 Fifth place game
4   Trinidad and Tobago 4 1 1 2 5 12 −7 3 Seventh place game
5   Barbados 4 0 0 4 3 11 −8 0
15 August 1983
Trinidad and Tobago   2–1   Barbados
15 August 1983
Canada   3–0   United States

16 August 1983
Canada   4–0   Barbados

17 August 1983
Cuba   1–1   Trinidad and Tobago

18 August 1983
Cuba   2–1   Barbados
18 August 1983
United States   3–1   Trinidad and Tobago

19 August 1983
United States   3–1   Barbados
19 August 1983
Canada   5–2   Cuba

22 August 1983
United States   2–1   Cuba
22 August 1983
Canada   7–1   Trinidad and Tobago

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Argentina 3 3 0 0 13 1 +12 6 Semi-finals
2   Chile 3 2 0 1 10 6 +4 4
3   Mexico 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 2 Fifth place game
4   Venezuela (H) 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0 Seventh place game
Source: TheSports.org
(H) Hosts
15 August 1983
Argentina   5–0   Chile

16 August 1983
Mexico   4–0   Venezuela

18 August 1983
Chile   2–0   Mexico

19 August 1983
Argentina   5–0   Venezuela

22 August 1983
Argentina   3–1   Mexico
22 August 1983
Chile   8–1   Venezuela

Fifth to eighth place classification

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Seventh and eighth place

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25 August 1983
Trinidad and Tobago   1–0   Venezuela

Fifth and sixth place

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25 August 1983
Mexico   3–1   Cuba

Medal round

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
24 August
 
 
  Canada3
 
26 August
 
  Chile0
 
  Canada3
 
24 August
 
  Argentina1
 
  Argentina4
 
 
  United States0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
26 August
 
 
  Chile1
 
 
  United States0

Semi-finals

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24 August 1983
Canada   3–0   Chile

24 August 1983
Argentina   4–0   United States

Bronze medal match

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26 August 1983
Chile   1–0   United States

Gold medal match

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26 August 1983
Canada   3–1   Argentina

Final standings

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

References

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