The 2011 Women's Pan American Challenge was the first edition of the Women's Pan American Challenge. It was held between 31 July and 7 August 2011 in

Rio de Janeiro Rio de Janeiro ( , , ; literally 'River of January'), or simply Rio, is the capital of the state of the same name, Brazil's third-most populous state, and the second-most populous city in Brazil, after São Paulo. Listed by the GaWC as a ...

, Brazil, simultaneously with the men's tournament.

Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...

won the tournament for the first time by defeating Guyana 6–0 in the final.

Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 217 million people, Brazil is the world's fifth-largest country by area ...

won the bronze medal by defeating

Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=si), is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the south and southwest, Brazil to th ...

2–1 in the third place playoff.

Participating nations

A total of five teams competed for the title: * * (host nation) * * *

Results

Preliminary round

Fixtures

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Classification round

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

{{Women's Pan American Challenge Women's Pan American Challenge Pan American Challenge International women's field hockey competitions hosted by Brazil Pan American Challenge Women Pan American Challenge Women Pan American Challenge Women International sports competitions in Rio de Janeiro (city)