The 2000 Men's Pan American Cup was the first edition of the
Men's Pan American Cup Men's Pan American Cup may refer to
* Men's Pan American Cup (field hockey)
The Men's Pan American Cup is a men's international field hockey competition organised by the Pan American Hockey Federation. The winning team becomes the champion of t ...
, the quadrennial men's international
field hockey
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championship of the
Americas
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organized by the
Pan American Hockey Federation
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. It was held from 22 June to 2 July 2000 in
Havana
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Kuala Lumpur
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, Malaysia. The winner would qualify directly while the teams ranked between 2nd and 5th would have the chance to obtain one of seven berths at the
World Cup Qualifier
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Qualifying tournaments ar ...
in
Edinburgh
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, Scotland.
Cuba
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won the tournament for the first time after defeating
Canada
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2002 World Cup
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