Field hockey

Field hockey

Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 at the 2011 Pan American Games

2011 Pan American Games

The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011 in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, Puerto Vallarta, Lagos de Moreno and Tapalpa...

in Guadalajara

Guadalajara

Guadalajara may refer to:In Mexico:*Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco and second largest city in Mexico**Guadalajara Metropolitan Area*University of Guadalajara, a public university in Guadalajara, Jalisco...

 will be held over a eleven day period beginning on October 19, and culminating with the medal finals on October 28 and October 29. All games will be played at the Pan American Hockey Stadium. Each team will allowed to enter a maximum of sixteen athletes each. The winner of each tournament quailfies to compete at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics is scheduled to be held from 29 July–11 August 2012 in Olympic Hockey Centre, London. On 13 November 2010, the International Hockey Federation decided to allocate twelve teams for each men and women events respectively.-Men:In the men's event, each of the...

 in London

London

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, Great Britain

Great Britain

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.

Canada

Canada at the 2011 Pan American Games

Canada, which is represented by the Canadian Olympic Committee , will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. The Canadian team will be made up of 492 athletes , the most ever for a non-home Games. On the team all ten provinces and the Northwest...

, Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago at the 2011 Pan American Games

WomenTeam*Petal Derry*Fiona O’Brien*Michelle Leotaud*Alanna Lewis*Stephanie Whiteman*Curlyne Wynn*Lindsay Williams*Kristin Thompson*Avion Ashton*Blair Wynne*Alicia Waithe*Brittney Hingh*Charlene Williams*Tamara De Nobriga*Arielle DuQuensnay...

 and Barbados

Barbados at the 2011 Pan American Games

WomenTeam*Lana Als*Nicole Brathwaite*Takirsha Cambridge*Dionne Clarke*Katrina Downes*Chiaka Drakes*Reyna Farnum*Keisha Jordan*Cher King*Jehan Lashley*Gillian Marville*Telicia Morris*Kimberley Rock*Maria Sealy*Tammisha Small*Charlia Warner...

 were drawn into the same group for both tournaments, as well as Cuba

Cuba at the 2011 Pan American Games

Cuba will compete at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Jorge Marrero Gonzalez will be the Chef de mission.-Medalists:- Archery:...

, Mexico

Mexico at the 2011 Pan American Games

Mexico will host the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011. Mexico has competed in every edition of the Pan American Games since the first games held in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mexico will begin their participation having achieved 782 medals in total with 155...

 and the United States

United States at the 2011 Pan American Games

The United States competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011.The chef de mission for the United States for these Pan American Games was Alan Ashley, the USOC's Chief of Sport Performance...

. Only Argentina

Argentina at the 2011 Pan American Games

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 and Chile

Chile at the 2011 Pan American Games

Chile competed at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico from October 14 to 30, 2011.-Medalists:|align="left" valign="top"|- Archery:Chile has qualified two male and three female archers.MenWomen- Athletics:...

 swapped groups.

Medal table

1		1	1	0	2
2		1	0	0	1
3		0	1	0	1
4		0	0	2	2
Total		2	2	2	6

Events

Men	Juan Manuel Vivaldi Juan Manuel Vivaldi Juan Manuel Vivaldi is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who plays club hockey in his native country for Banco Provincia. He is a member of the Men's National Team since 2001, and was the stand-in for first choice goalie Pablo Moreira at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, where the South... Ignacio Bergner Matias Vila Pedro Ibarra Pedro Ibarra Pedro Ibarra is a field hockey striker from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He finished in tenth place with his national team at the 2006 Men's Hockey World Cup in Mönchengladbach.-References:*... Lucas Argento Lucas Rey Rodrigo Vila Matías Paredes Matias Paredes Matías Enrique Paredes is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2001, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics.... Lucas Cammareri Lucas Cammareri Lucas Hernán Cammareri is a field hockey forward from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2002, and competed for his native country in the 2004 Summer Olympics. He played in Holland for a while, at Dutch club Stichtse Cricket en Hockey Club, just like his brother Matias... Lucas Vila Lucas Vila Lucas Vila is a field hockey striker from Argentina, who made his debut for the national squad in 2005, after having played the Junior World Cup in Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Since the 2004 Summer Olympics, in which he didn't compete, he is playing for Dutch club TMHC Tilburg in The Netherlands... Fernando Zylberberg Fernando Zylberberg Shilo Zylberberg is a field hockey midfielder from Argentina, who made his debut for the ZAG national field hockey team in 1997, and competed for his native country in the 2000 Summer Olympics and the 2004 Summer Olympics... Juan Martin Lopez Manuel Brunet Federico Bermejillo Agustín Mazzilli Lucas Rossi	Philip Wright Scott Tupper Scott Tupper Scott Tupper is a male field hockey player, who played for the Canada national field hockey team as a midfielder.... Jesse Watson Richard Hildreth Ken Pereira Ken Pereira Kenneth Pereira is a field hockey midfielder from Canada. He was a member of the Canadian field hockey team at the Summer Olympics in 2000 and 2008. Pereira has also been on several Commonwealth Games and Pan American Games teams, winning two gold medals in the latter competition in 1999 and 2007... Keegan Pereira Keegan Pereira Keegan Pereira is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Mumbai FC in the I-League in India as a Left-back.-External links:* http://www.soccerway.com/players/keegan-pereira/100585/... Jagdish Gill David Jameson David Jameson David Jameson is a field hockey player from Canada, who was first selected to the Men's National Team for the 2002 Belgium Tour... Rob Short Rob Short Rob Short is a Canadian field hockey player.- Career :Short played his first international senior tournament in 1995, at the Pan American Games in Mar del Plata. Highlights include the 1998 World Cup in The Netherlands where the Canadian team finished 8th with Rob scoring 4 goals in the 7 games... Adam Froese Mark Pearson Mark Pearson (field hockey) Mark Pearson, born Vancouver, BC Canada on 18 June 1987, is a Canadian field hockey player. He has represented Canada at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, and the 2010 Men's Hockey World Cup in Delhi, India.... Iain Smythe Gabbar Singh Gabbar Singh (field hockey) Sukhwinder Singh is a male field hockey player, who is a member of the Canada national field hockey team that won the gold medal at the 2007 Pan American Games.He plays in the Premier League in Vancouver, Canada for United Brothers Field Hockey Club... Matthew Guests David Carter David Carter (field hockey) David Carter is a male field hockey player, who plays for the Canadian National Field Hockey team as a goalie.... Antoni Kindler	Mathias Anwandter Andrés Fuenzalida Jose Zirpel Adrián Henríquez Jaime Zarhi Esteban Krainz Juan Cristobal Rodriguez Thomas Kannegiesser Martin Hernan Rodriguez Alexis Berczely Sebastián Kapsch Fernando Fernández Fernando Binder Raúl Garcés Jan Christian Richter Sven Richter
Women	Kayla Bashore-Smedley Michelle Cesan Lauren Crandall Rachel Dawson Rachel Dawson Rachel Dawson is a field hockey midfielder / back from the United States, who earned her first senior career cap vs Australia on June 5, 2005. Dawson was named to the U.S. field hockey team for the 2008 Summer Olympics.Dawson grew up in Berlin, New Jersey, and attended Eastern High School, where... Katelyn Falgowski Melissa Gonzalez Michelle Kasold Claire Laubach Caroline Nichols Caroline Nichols Caroline Nichols is an American field hockey player. She is a member of the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team for Women’s Field Hockey.-Early life and education:... Katie O'Donnell Katie O'Donnell Katie O'Donnell is an American field hockey player who began playing for the University of Maryland in the 2007 season. She attended Wissahickon High School in Ambler, Pennsylvania. She is the youngest member of the United States women's national team and has become known for her excellent stick... Julia Reinprecht Katie Reinprecht Paige Selenski Amy Swensen Shannon Taylor Michelle Vittese	María Laura Aladro Luciana Aymar Noel Barrionuevo Noel Barrionuevo Noel Barrionuevo is a female field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- References :... María Silvina D'Elia Soledad García Rosario Luchetti Rosario Luchetti Rosario Luchetti is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.... Sofía Maccari Delfina Merino Carla Rebecchi Carla Rebecchi Carla Rebecchi is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2010, she won the World Cup at the city of Rosario, Argentina.- References :* Official site of the Argentine Hockey Confederation*... Macarena Rodríguez Rocío Sánchez Moccia Mariela Scarone Daniela Sruoga María Josefina Sruoga Belén Succi Belén Succi María Belén Succi is a field hockey goalkeeper from Argentina, who won a bronze medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.- References :... Victoria Zuloaga	Claudia Schuler Sofia Walbaum Javiera Villagra Paula Infante Daniela Infante Carloina Garcia Maria Fernandez María Fernández María Fernández Almenar is a Spanish football midfielder, currently anattached. She played for Levante UD in Spain's Primera División between 2005 and 2011 when she left the club for personal reasons, winning the league in 2008.-Titles:... Camila Caram Manuela Urroz Daniela Carram Denise Infante Michelle Wilson Christine Fingerhuth Catalina Cabach Catalina Thiermann Josefina Khamis

Competition format

Eight teams competed in both the men's and women's Pan American Games hockey tournaments with the competition consisting of two rounds.
In the first round, teams were divided into two pools of four teams, and play followed round robin format with each of the teams playing all other teams in the pool once. Teams were awarded three points for a win, one point for a draw and zero points for a loss.

Following the completion of the pool games, teams placing first and second in each pool advanced to a single elimination round consisting of two semifinal games, and the bronze and gold medal games. Remaining teams competed in classification matches to determine their ranking in the tournament. During these matches, extra time of 7½ minutes per half was played if teams were tied at the end of regulation time. During extra time, play followed golden goal

Golden goal

The golden goal is a method used in association football, field hockey, ice hockey and korfball to decide the winner of games in elimination matches which end in a draw after the end of regulation time. It is a type of sudden death. Golden goal rules allow the team that scores the first goal during...

 rules with the first team to score declared the winner. If no goals were scored during extra time, a penalty stroke

Penalty shootout

The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...

 competition took place.

Participating nations

Pools were based on the current world rankings (January 4, 2011). Teams ranked 1, 4, 5 and 8 would be in Pool A, while teams ranked 2, 3, 6 and 7 would be in Pool B.
Pool A

Pool B

Participating nations

Pools were based on the current world rankings (January 4, 2011). Teams ranked 1, 4, 5 and 8 would be in Pool A, while teams ranked 2, 3, 6 and 7 would be in Pool B.
Pool A

Pool B

Schedule

The competition will be spread out across ten days, with the men and women competing on alternating dates.

Preliminary round

Semifinals

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Event finals

October	19th Wed	20th Thu	21st Fri	22nd Sat	23rd Sun	24th Mon	25th Tue	26th Wed	27th Thu	28th Fri	29th Sat	Gold medals
Men Field hockey at the 2011 Pan American Games – Men's tournament The men's field hockey tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Pan American Hockey Stadium from October 20–29....											M	1
Women Field hockey at the 2011 Pan American Games – Women's tournament The women's field hockey tournament at the 2011 Pan American Games will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico at the Pan American Hockey Stadium from October 19–28, 2011....										M		1