Field hockey at the 1983 Pan American Games

Field hockey at the IX Pan American Games
Start date	15 August 1983
End date	26 August 1983
Teams	9
Medalists
Canada (1st title)    Argentina    Chile
«1979 1987»

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.

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 (CAN)	Argentina (ARG)	Chile (CHI)

Results[]

Group stage[]

Group A[]

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

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16 August 1983 Canada  4–0  Barbados

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17 August 1983 Cuba  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago

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18 August 1983 Cuba  2–1  Barbados

18 August 1983 United States  3–1  Trinidad and Tobago

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19 August 1983 United States  3–1  Barbados

19 August 1983 Canada  5–2  Cuba

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22 August 1983 United States  2–1  Cuba

22 August 1983 Canada  7–1  Trinidad and Tobago

Group B[]

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

15 August 1983 Argentina  5–0  Chile

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16 August 1983 Mexico  4–0  Venezuela

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18 August 1983 Chile  2–0  Mexico

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19 August 1983 Argentina  5–0  Venezuela

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22 August 1983 Argentina  3–1  Mexico

22 August 1983 Chile  8–1  Venezuela

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

Seventh and eighth place[]

25 August 1983 Trinidad and Tobago  1–0  Venezuela

Fifth and sixth place[]

25 August 1983 Mexico  3–1  Cuba

Medal round[]

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	24 August
	Canada	3
					26 August
	Chile	0
					Canada	3
	24 August
					Argentina	1
	Argentina	4
	United States	0
					Bronze medal match
					26 August
					Chile	1
					United States	0

Semi-finals[]

24 August 1983 Canada  3–0  Chile

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24 August 1983 Argentina  4–0  United States

Bronze medal match[]

26 August 1983 Chile  1–0  United States

Gold medal match[]

26 August 1983 Canada  3–1  Argentina

Final standings[]

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

References[]

• Pan American Games field hockey medalists on HickokSports