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PAHF announces teams qualified for 2019 Pan American Games

September 10, 2018

PAHF announces teams qualified for 2019 Pan American Games

Following the conclusion of the South American (ODESUR) Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) can announce the teams qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games, to be held in Lima, Peru, from July 26 to August 11 2019.

In accordance with the Qualification Procedure published in November 2015, eight teams qualified for the men’s competition and eight teams qualified for the women’s competition.

The Teams that qualified for the men’s competition are:
- Peru (host)
- Argentina (1st at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)
- Chile (2nd at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)
- Cuba (1st at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)
- Mexico (2nd at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)
- Canada (2nd at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)
- USA (3rd at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)
- Trinidad & Tobago (4th at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

First reserve for the men’s competition is Brazil (5th at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

The Teams that qualified for the women’s competition are:
- Peru (host)
- Argentina (1st at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)
- Uruguay (2nd at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)
- Cuba (1st at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)
- Mexico (2nd at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)
- Chile (2nd 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)
- USA (3rd At the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)
- Canada (4th At the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

First reserve for the women’s competition is Brazil (7th at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

The hockey competitions of the 2019 Pan American Games will be played on the new pitches at the Centro Deportivo de Villa Maria del Triunfo to be inaugurated later this year.
 
In both competitions, the winners will earn an automatic berth for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. It should be noted that only the respective winner can qualify through the Pan American Games: If the winner also qualifies for the Olympic Games through another channel (World Series, Pro League), the runner up in the Pan American Games does not automatically inherit the qualification berth.

PAHF is now finalizing the list of Technical Officials appointed for the 2019 Pan American Games. They will be announced by December 2018.


For more information on the PAHF competitions and programs, please visit the Pan American Hockey Federation web site at www.panamhockey.org

The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) is recognized by the FIH as the governing continental federation for all field hockey in the Pan American region. There are 29 member Nations of the PAHF.  For more information please contact info@panamhockey.org

Following the conclusion of the South American (ODESUR) Games in Cochabamba, Bolivia, and of the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia, the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) can announce the teams qualified for the 2019 Pan American Games, to be held in Lima, Peru, from July 26 to August 11 2019.

 

In accordance with the Qualification Procedure published in November 2015, eight teams qualified for the men’s competition and eight teams qualified for the women’s competition.

 

The Teams that qualified for the men’s competition are:

-      Peru (host)

-      Argentina (1st at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)

-      Chile (2nd at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)

-      Cuba (1st at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)

-      Mexico (2nd at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)

-      Canada (2nd at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

-      USA (3rd at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

-      Trinidad & Tobago (4th at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

 

First reserve for the men’s competition is Brazil (5th at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

 

The Teams that qualified for the women’s competition are:

-      Peru (host)

-      Argentina (1st at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)

-      Uruguay (2nd at the 2018 South American Games in Cochabamba)

-      Cuba (1st at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)

-      Mexico (2nd at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla)

-      Chile (2nd 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

-      USA (3rd At the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

-      Canada (4th At the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

 

 

 

First reserve for the women’s competition is Brazil (7th at the 2017 Pan American Cup in Lancaster)

 

The hockey competitions of the 2019 Pan American Games will be played on the new pitches at the Centro Deportivo de Villa Maria del Triunfo to be inaugurated later this year.

 

In both competitions, the winners will earn an automatic berth for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan. It should be noted that only the respective winner can qualify through the Pan American Games: If the winner also qualifies for the Olympic Games through another channel (World Series, Pro League), the runner up in the Pan American Games does not automatically inherit the qualification berth.

 

PAHF is now finalizing the list of Technical Officials appointed for the 2019 Pan American Games. They will be announced by December 2018.

 

 

For more information on the PAHF competitions and programs, please visit the Pan American Hockey Federation web site at www.panamhockey.org

 

The Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF) is recognized by the FIH as the governing continental federation for all field hockey in the Pan American region. There are 29 member Nations of the PAHF.  For more information please contact info@panamhockey.org

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