The Men's Pan American Cup is a men's international
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 ci ...
competition organised by the
Pan American Hockey Federation
The Pan American Hockey Federation is the field and Indoor hockey federation for the Americas. It consists of 30 Members. It is associated with the International Hockey Federation and hosts several continental competitions for national teams.
Me ...
. The winning team becomes the champion of the
Americas
The Americas, which are sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World.
Along with th ...
and qualifies for the
FIH Hockey World Cup.
Argentina
Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th ...
has won the tournament four times.
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
and
Cuba
Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...
have both won the tournament once.
The hosts together with six highest-ranked teams from the previous edition are qualified directly for the tournament, they are joined by the top team from the
Men's Pan American Challenge
The Men's Pan American Challenge is a quadrennial international men's field hockey competition in the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament serves as the qualification tournament for the next Men's Pan American C ...
or the top two teams if the host is already qualified.
Results
Summary
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* = ''hosts''
Team appearances
See also
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Field hockey at the Pan American Games
The winner of the field hockey event of the Pan American Games qualifies for the Summer Olympics in the following year.
Women's field hockey was introduced at the 1987 edition, and has served as the Olympics qualifying event since 1999.
Men's ...
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Men's Indoor Pan American Cup
The Men's Indoor Pan American Cup is an international indoor hockey competition for men and women organised by the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF). The tournament started in the year 2002 for both men's and women's competition.
Apart from ...
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Men's Pan American Challenge
The Men's Pan American Challenge is a quadrennial international men's field hockey competition in the Americas organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament serves as the qualification tournament for the next Men's Pan American C ...
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Men's Pan American Junior Championship
The Men's Pan American Junior Championship is a men's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1978 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Junior ...
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Women's Pan American Cup
The Women's Pan American Cup is a women's international field hockey tournament organized by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of the Americas and qualifies for the FIH Hockey World Cup.
Argentina are the d ...
References
External links
Pan American Cup on PAHF
{{Panamerican Championships
Pan American Cup
Pan American Cup
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 ci ...