Field hockey at the 1971 Pan American Games

The field hockey tournament at the 1971 Pan American Games was the second edition of the field hockey event at the Pan American Games. It took place in Cali, Colombia from 1 to 12 August 1971.

Field hockey at the 1971 Pan American Games
Dates	1–12 August 1971
Teams	8
Medalists
Argentina (2nd title)    Mexico    Canada
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The defending champions Argentina won their second title in a row by defeating Mexico 1–0 in the final. Canada took the bronze medal by defeating Chile 1–0.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's field hockey	Argentina	Mexico	Canada

Results

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	7	5	2	0	17	1	+16	12	Semi-finals
2	Canada	7	5	0	2	14	3	+11	10
3	Mexico	7	3	2	2	5	5	0	8
4	Chile[a]	7	3	1	3	7	7	0	7
5	United States[a]	7	3	1	3	10	15	−5	7
6	Jamaica	7	1	3	3	3	6	−3	5
7	Trinidad and Tobago	7	1	2	4	7	12	−5	4
8	Guyana	7	1	1	5	5	19	−14	3

Source: TheSports.org
Notes:

1. Chile and the United States finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in an extra match to determine fourth place in the pool, which Chile won 2–1.

1 August 1971 Jamaica  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago

1 August 1971 Mexico  2–1  United States

1 August 1971 Argentina  3–1  Chile

1 August 1971 Canada  5–0  Guyana

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2 August 1971 United States  0–0  Trinidad and Tobago

2 August 1971 Jamaica  1–0  Chile

2 August 1971 Canada  1–0  Mexico

2 August 1971 Argentina  4–0  Guyana

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3 August 1971 Argentina  0–0  Jamaica

3 August 1971 Chile  2–0  Mexico

3 August 1971 Trinidad and Tobago  5–2  Guyana

3 August 1971 Canada  5–1  United States

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5 August 1971 Mexico  1–0  Guyana

5 August 1971 Canada  1–0  Jamaica

5 August 1971 Chile  1–0  Trinidad and Tobago

5 August 1971 Argentina  5–0  United States

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6 August 1971 Argentina  1–0  Canada

6 August 1971 Chile  1–1  Guyana

6 August 1971 Mexico  2–1  Trinidad and Tobago

6 August 1971 United States  3–1  Jamaica

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7 August 1971 Chile  1–0  Canada

7 August 1971 United States  3–1  Guyana

7 August 1971 Argentina  4–0  Trinidad and Tobago

7 August 1971 Mexico  0–0  Jamaica

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8 August 1971 Argentina  0–0  Mexico

8 August 1971 Guyana  1–0  Jamaica

8 August 1971 United States  2–1  Chile

8 August 1971 Canada  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago

Fourth place play-off

9 August 1971 Chile  2–1  United States

First to fourth place classification

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	10 August
	Argentina	3
					12 August
	Chile	0
					Argentina	1
	10 August
					Mexico	0
	Mexico	2
	Canada	1
					Bronze medal match
					12 August
					Canada	1
					Chile	0

Semi-finals

10 August 1971 Argentina  3–0  Chile

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10 August 1971 Mexico  2–1  Canada

Bronze medal match

12 August 1971 Canada  1–0  Chile

Gold medal match

12 August 1971 Argentina  1–0  Mexico

Final standings

1.  Argentina
2.  Mexico
3.  Canada
4.  Chile
5.  United States
6.  Jamaica
7.  Trinidad and Tobago
8.  Guyana

References

• Pan American Games field hockey medalists on HickokSports