United States women's national field hockey team
The United States women's national field hockey team represents the United States in international field hockey competitions.[1][2]
The team, coached by Craig Parnham since 2013, made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached by Constance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances in the early 20th Century, leading to the United States hosting the eighth International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations Tournament in 1963. Once the IFWHA merged with its counterpart on the men's side, the United States' first appearance at an FIH-sanctioned tournament was the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Americans ended up in sixth place. They have won bronze at the 1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1994 World Cup.[3][4]
Olympics
1984 Summer Olympics
During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the team won their first international prize, a bronze medal. This happened after the Netherlands defeated Australia (2–0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament and Australia and the United States were left tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded. Following the Holland-Australia match, the United States players came down from the stands and competed with the Australians in a penalty shoot-out to decide the bronze medal. The US won the shootout (10–5) to claim America's first Olympic medal in women's field hockey.[5]
2008 Summer Olympics
The Olympic qualifying squad placed first in the second series of games during the 2008 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier. The team finished in eighth place in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Tournament history
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The team in 2016
A red box around indicates tournaments played in the United States
Summer Olympics
| Year |
Position |
| Los Angeles 1984 | 3rd place |
| Seoul 1988 | 8th place |
| Atlanta 1996 | 5th place |
| Beijing 2008 | 8th place |
| London 2012 | 12th place |
| Rio de Janeiro 2016 | 5th place |
| Total | 6/10 |
World Cup
| Year |
Position |
| Malaysia 1983 | 6th place |
| Netherlands 1986 | 9th place |
| Australia 1990 | 12th place |
| Ireland 1994 | 3rd place |
| Netherlands 1998 | 8th place |
| Australia 2002 | 9th place |
| Spain 2006 | 6th place |
| Netherlands 2014 | 4th place |
| Total | 8/13 |
World League
| Year |
Position |
| Argentina 2012–13 | 10th place |
| Argentina 2014–15 | 9th place |
Pan American Games
| Year |
Position |
| United States 1987 | 2nd place |
| Cuba 1991 | 3rd place |
| Argentina 1995 | 2nd place |
| Canada 1999 | 2nd place |
| Dominican Republic 2003 | 2nd place |
| Brazil 2007 | 2nd place |
| Mexico 2011 | 1st place |
| Canada 2015 | 1st place |
| Total | 8/8 |
Pan American Cup
| Year |
Position |
| Jamaica 2001 | 2nd place |
| Barbados 2004 | 2nd place |
| Bermuda 2009 | 2nd place |
| Argentina 2013 | 2nd place |
| Total | 4/4 |
Champions Trophy
| Year |
Position |
| Argentina 1995 | 3rd place |
| Germany 1997 | 6th place |
| England 2016 | 3rd place |
| Total | 3/21 |
Champions Challenge
| Year |
Position |
| South Africa 2002 | 5th place |
| Italy 2003 | 5th place |
| United States 2005 | 5th place |
| Azerbaijan 2007 | 4th place |
| Ireland 2011 | 2nd place |
| Ireland 2012 | 2nd place |
| Scotland 2014 | 1st place |
| Total | 7/8 |
Team
Current squad
The following is the United States roster in the women's field hockey tournament of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[6]
Head coach: Craig Parnham
Reserves:
- Paige Selenski
- Alesha Widdall (GK)
Notable players
See also
References
External links
| United States Squads – International Tournaments |
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Template:United States FHW Squad 1983 World Cup
Template:United States FHW Squad 1994 World Cup
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