The Chilean Field Hockey Federation () is the governing body of

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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

. It is based in

Santiago Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile (), is the capital and largest city of Chile and one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is located in the country's central valley and is the center of the Santiago Metropolitan Regi ...

, was founded in 1981 by Rodolfo Westendarp, however, since 1962 field hockey in Chile was practiced at events in the city of

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by British immigrants. The president is Andrés De Witt Hepp. It also runs the Chilean national teams for

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and

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Federación Chilena Hockey Sobre Céspedhttps://web.archive.org/web/20111023005626/http://2011.chilehockey.cl/institucion/directorio/
{{DEFAULTSORT:Federacion Chilena de Hockey Sobre Cesped Sports governing bodies in Chile Field hockey in Chile National members of the Pan American Hockey Federation

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