Pan American Junior Championship

Pan American Junior Championship

Sport	Field hockey
Founded	M: 1978 W: 1988
Continent	PAHF (Americas)
Most recent champion(s)	M:  Argentina (10th title) W:  Argentina (7th title)
Most titles	M:  Argentina (10 titles) W:  Argentina (7 titles)
Official website	panamhockey.org

The Pan American Junior Championship is an international field hockey competition for men and women organised by the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF). The tournament started in the year 1978 for men's teams and in 1988 for women's. Both tournaments serve as the qualifiers for the Hockey Junior World Cup and the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, respectively.

Only one country has dominated both event's history. Argentina's men have won every single tournament, while the women's team has failed to win only one edition.

Men

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth place
1978	Mexico City, Mexico		Argentina		Chile		Canada		Mexico
1981	Santiago, Chile		Argentina		Canada		Chile		United States
1985	Orlando, United States		Argentina		Canada		Chile		United States
1988	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		Argentina		Cuba		Canada		Chile
1992	Havana, Cuba		Argentina		Cuba		Canada		United States
1996	Bridgetown, Barbados		Argentina	2–1	Cuba		Canada	8–1	Chile
2000	Santiago, Chile		Argentina	1–0	Chile		Canada	4–1	United States
2005	Havana, Cuba		Argentina	7–0	Chile		Mexico	4–0	United States
2008	Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago		Argentina	3–0	Chile		United States	2–2 (6–5) Penalty strokes	Canada
2012	Guadalajara, Mexico		Argentina	3–2	Canada		Chile	3–2 after extra time	United States
2016	Toronto, Canada		Argentina	5–0	Canada		Chile	4–1	United States

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third Places	Fourth Places
Argentina	11 (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Canada		4 (1981, 1985, 2012, 2016)	5 (1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000)	1 (2008
Chile		4 (1978, 2000*, 2005, 2008)	4 (1981*, 1985, 2012, 2016)	2 (1988, 1996)
Cuba		3 (1988, 1992*, 1996)
United States			1 (2008)	7 (1981, 1985*, 1992, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016)
Mexico			1 (2005)	1 (1978*)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1978	1981	1985	1988	1992	1996	2000	2005	2008	2012	2016	Total
Argentina	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	12
Barbados	-	-	-	-	-	7th	5th	7th	6th	7th	-	5
Brazil	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	9th	-	2
Canada	3rd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	3rd	3rd	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	11
Chile	2nd	3rd	3rd	4th	5th	4th	2nd	2nd	2nd	3rd	3rd	11
Cuba	5th	-	-	2nd	2nd	2nd	-	6th	-	-	-	5
Guatemala	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	13th	-	1
Guyana	-	-	-	6th	-	10th	-	-	11th	-	7th	4
Jamaica	6th	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	10th	11th	-	4
Mexico	4th	5th	6th	-	6th	5th	6th	3rd	5th	6th	6th	10
Paraguay	-	-	-	-	-	-	9th	-	-	-	-	1
Puerto Rico	-	-	-	-	-	-	10th	10th	8th	12th	8th	5
Trinidad and Tobago	-	6th	5th	-	-	6th	7th	8th	7th	5th	5th	8
United States	-	4th	4th	5th	4th	9th	4th	4th	3rd	4th	4th	10
Uruguay	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	8th	-	1
Venezuela	-	-	-	-	-	8th	8th	11th	-	10th	-	4
Total	6	6	6	6	6	10	10	11	11	13	8	93

Women

Summaries

Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth place
1988	Buenos Aires, Argentina		Argentina		United States		Chile		Uruguay
1992	Caracas, Venezuela		Argentina		Trinidad and Tobago		Canada		United States
1997	Santiago, Chile		Argentina	7–1	Canada		United States	3–0	Chile
2000	Bridgetown, Barbados		Argentina	5–0	United States		Canada	0–0 (3–2) Penalty strokes	Chile
2005	San Juan, Puerto Rico		Argentina	3–1	United States		Chile	2–1	Canada
2008	Mexico City, Mexico		United States	2–1 after extra time	Chile		Argentina	8–0	Mexico
2012	Guadalajara, Mexico		Argentina	2–1	Canada		United States	2–1	Chile
2016	Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago		Argentina	6–0	United States		Chile	3–0	Canada

Successful national teams

Team	Titles	Runners-up	Third Places	Fourth Places
Argentina	7 (1988*, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016)		1 (2008)
United States	1 (2008)	4 (1988, 2000, 2005, 2016)	2 (1997, 2012)	1 (1992)
Canada		2 (1997, 2012)	2 (1992, 2000)	4 (2005, 2016)
Chile		1 (2008)	3 (1988, 2005, 2016)	3 (1997*, 2000, 2012)
Trinidad and Tobago		1 (1992)
Uruguay				1 (1988)
Mexico				1 (2008*)

* = host nation

Team appearances

Team	1988	1992	1997	2000	2005	2008	2012	2016	Total
Argentina	1st	1st	1st	1st	1st	3rd	1st	1st	8
Barbados	-	-	6th	5th	7th	7th	-	8th	5
Bermuda	-	-	7th	8th	10th	8th	-	-	4
Brazil	-	-	-	-	-	-	11th	-	1
Canada	-	3rd	2nd	3rd	4th	-	2nd	4th	6
Chile	3rd	-	4th	4th	3rd	2nd	4th	3rd	7
Cuba	5th	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1
Dominican Republic	-	-	-	-	12th	-	-	-	1
Jamaica	-	-	-	-	8th	-	10th	-	2
Mexico	-	-	10th	9th	5th	4th	7th	7th	6
Paraguay	6th	-	8th	-	-	-	9th	-	3
Puerto Rico	-	-	-	-	11th	-	-	-	1
Trinidad and Tobago	-	2nd	-	6th	9th	6th	8th	6th	6
United States	2nd	4th	3rd	2nd	2nd	1st	3rd	2nd	8
Uruguay	4th	-	5th	-	6th	5th	5th	5th	6
Venezuela	-	-	9th	7th	-	-	6th	-	3
Total	6	4	10	9	12	8	11	8	68