The field hockey tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was held in the Parque del Este Hockey Stadium, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic from August 1–17, 2003. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. First place received a ticket for the Olympic tournament. The men competed for the tenth time at the Pan Americans, the women for the fifth time.
Medal summary
Medal table
Events Men Women
Qualification A total of eight men's and eight women's teams qualified to compete at the games. The eight quotas in both the men's and women's tournaments were the same, consisting of the following:
Host nation. Defending champions. Top two placed teams at the Central American and Caribbean Games. Highest placed team at the men's and women's South American Championship, not already qualified. The three remaining quotas were awarded to the highest placed teams from the men's and women's Pan American Cups.
Each nation was entitled to enter 16 athletes per team, for a total of 256 athletes across both competitions.
Men's qualification The qualification route for the men's tournament is as follows. DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation24 July – 4 August 19991999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada22 June – 2 July 20002000 Pan American Cup Havana, Cuba23 November – 3 December 20022002 CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador16–23 March 20032003 South American Championship Santiago, Chile
Women's qualification The qualification route for the women's tournament is as follows. DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation24 July – 4 August 19991999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada8–18 March 20012001 Pan American Cup Kingston, Jamaica23 November – 3 December 20022002 CAC Games San Salvador, El Salvador16–23 March 20032003 South American Championship Santiago, Chile
Men's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a classification round.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Medal round
Women's competition
The competition consisted of two stages; a preliminary round followed by a classification round.
Preliminary round
Pool A
Pool B
Medal round
References
External links Official website (women)