The 2010 Women's Hockey South American Championship was the fourth edition of the Women's South American Hockey Championship. It was held between 3–10 April 2010 in

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, Brazil.

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won the tournament for the fourth time after defeating

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4–0 in the final.

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won the bronze medal after defeating

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5–0 in the third place match.

Umpires

The following umpires were appointed by the

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to officiate the tournament: * Miskamalia Ariffin ( SGP) * Amber Church ( NZL) * Maggie Giddens (

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) * Meghan McLennan ( CAN) * Catalina Montesino Wenzel ( CHL) * Maricel Sanchez ( ARG) * Suzzie Sutton (

)

Results

Preliminary round

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Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Statistics

Awards

Final standings

External links

References

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South American Championship A South American Championship is a top level international sports competition between South American athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of South American championships * Basketball ...

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