Field hockey at the 1979 Pan American Games

Field hockey at the 1979 Pan American Games
Start date6 July 1979
End date14 July 1979
Teams10
Medalists
Gold medal  Argentina (4th title)
Silver medal  Canada
Bronze medal  Mexico
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The field hockey tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games was the fourth edition of the field hockey event at the Pan American Games. It took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 6 to 14 July 1979.

The three-time defending champions Argentina won their fourth gold medal in a row by defeating Canada 3–0 in the final. Mexico took the bronze medal by defeating Cuba 5–3 after extra time.

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

Results

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Argentina 4 4 0 0 26 2 +24 8 Semi-finals
2  Cuba 4 2 1 1 6 12 −6 5
3  United States 4 2 1 1 7 9 −2 5 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Jamaica 4 0 1 3 3 9 −6 1
5  Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 1 3 1 11 −10 1 Ninth place game
Source: todor66.com
5 July 1979
United States  2–1  Jamaica
5 July 1979
Cuba  2–0  Trinidad and Tobago
6 July 1979
Jamaica  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago
6 July 1979
Argentina  5–1  United States
7 July 1979
Cuba  1–0  Jamaica
7 July 1979
Argentina  7–0  Trinidad and Tobago
9 July 1979
United States  1–0  Trinidad and Tobago
9 July 1979
Argentina  9–0  Cuba
10 July 1979
Cuba  3–3  United States
10 July 1979
Argentina  5–1  Jamaica

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Canada 4 4 0 0 24 2 +22 8 Semi-finals
2  Mexico 4 3 0 1 15 11 +4 6
3  Chile 4 1 1 2 7 8 −1 3 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Barbados 4 1 1 2 7 9 −2 3
5  Puerto Rico (H) 4 0 0 4 2 25 −23 0 Ninth place game
Source: todor66.com
(H) Hosts
5 July 1979
Mexico  2–1  Barbados
5 July 1979
Canada  4–1  Chile
6 July 1979
Chile  1–1  Barbados
6 July 1979
Mexico  10–1  Puerto Rico
7 July 1979
Chile  3–0  Puerto Rico
7 July 1979
Canada  5–1  Barbados
9 July 1979
Mexico  3–2  Chile
9 July 1979
Canada  8–0  Puerto Rico
10 July 1979
Barbados  4–1  Puerto Rico
10 July 1979
Canada  7–0  Mexico

Ninth to tenth place classification

13 July 1979
Trinidad and Tobago  3–1  Puerto Rico

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
12 July
 
 
 Chile1
 
14 July
 
 Jamaica0
 
 Chile (a.e.t.)3
 
12 July
 
 United States2
 
 United States3
 
 
 Barbados2
 
Seventh place
 
 
13 July
 
 
 Barbados3
 
 
 Jamaica2

5–8th place semi-finals

12 July 1979
Chile  1–0  Jamaica
12 July 1979
United States  3–2  Barbados

Seventh place game

13 July 1979
Barbados  3–2  Jamaica

Fifth place game

14 July 1979
Chile  3–2 (a.e.t.)  United States

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
12 July
 
 
 Argentina?[a]
 
14 July
 
 Mexico?
 
 Argentina3
 
12 July
 
 Canada0
 
 Canada9
 
 
 Cuba1
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
14 July
 
 
 Mexico (a.e.t.)5
 
 
 Cuba3

Semi-finals

12 July 1979
Argentina  ?–?[a]  Mexico
12 July 1979
Canada  9–1  Cuba

Bronze medal match

14 July 1979
Mexico  5–3 (a.e.t.)  Cuba

Gold medal match

14 July 1979
Argentina  3–0  Canada

Final standings

  1.  Argentina
  2.  Canada
  3.  Mexico
  4.  Cuba
  5.  Chile
  6.  United States
  7.  Barbados
  8.  Jamaica
  9.  Trinidad and Tobago
  10.  Puerto Rico

Notes

  1. ^ a b Unknown score but Argentina advanced

References


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