Hockey
Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...
(known as
field hockey
Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a round hockey ball by hitting it with a hockey stick towards the rival team's shooting ...
in Canada) is one of the sports at the quadrennial
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...
competition. It has been a
Commonwealth Games sport
The Commonwealth Games sports comprise all the sports officially recognised and approved by the Commonwealth Games Federation (CGF). There are a total of 16 core sports and a further 4 core para-sports that are competed at every games. In addition ...
since 1998. Hockey is a core sport and must be included in the sporting program of each edition of the Games.
Men's tournament
Results
Summary
:
* = ''host nation''
Team appearances
Women's tournament
Results
Summary
:
* = ''host nation''
Team appearances
Medal table
Total
Men
Women
References
{{Commonwealth Games women's field hockey tournament winners
Sports at the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...