The women's field hockey tournament at the 2003 Pan American Games was the 5th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Pan American Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 3 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 13 August. All games were played at the Santo Domingo Stadium in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Argentina won the gold medal for a record fifth time after defeating the United States 3–1 in the final. Uruguay won the bronze medal by defeating Chile 5–4 in penalties after the match finished a 2–2 draw.
The tournament served as the Pan American qualifier for the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Qualification Alongside the host nation, who received an automatic berth, eight teams participated in the tournament.
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
Officials The following umpires were appointed by the PAHF and FIH to officiate the tournament.
Mercedes Sánchez (ARG) Emma Simmons (BER) Keely Dunn (CAN) Ann van Dyk (CAN) Claudia Videla (CHL) Alison Hill (ENG) Alicia Takeda (MEX) Sarah Garnett (NZL) Susan Gomes (TTO) Jun Kentwell (USA) Rosario Ardanaz (URU)
Results Preliminary round Pool A
Pool B
Classification round Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Gold medal match
GK 4 Margaret Storrar DF 5 Tara Jelley DF 15 Jill Reeve MF 3 Kristen McCann MF 7 Tracey Larson MF 8 Kelli Gannon MF 9 Tracey Fuchs MF 17 Carrie Lingo MF 11 Katie Kauffman (c) FW 13 Keli Smith FW 22 Kate Barber Substitutions: MF 14 Abbey Woolley 24 Dina Rizzo Coach: Beth Anders
GK 1 Mariela Antoniska DF 6 Ayelén Stepnik DF 3 Magdalena Aicega (c) DF 14 Mercedes Margalot DF 16 Cecilia Rognoni MF 12 Mariana González Oliva MF 8 Luciana Aymar FW 4 María Paz Ferrari FW 7 Alejandra Gulla FW 10 Soledad García FW 23 Natalí DoreskiSubstitutions: MF 5 María Di Giácomo FW 11 Cecilia Del Carril FW 15 María P. Hernández DF 24 Claudia Burkart Manager: Sergio Vigil
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official Site