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United States women's national field hockey team

The United States women's national field hockey team,[2][3] represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by David Passmore.[4] It 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 Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1994 World Cup.[5][6]

United States
AssociationUSA Field Hockey
ConfederationPAHF (Americas)
Head CoachDavid Passmore
Assistant coach(es)Tracey Fuchs
Javi Telechea
ManagerMaddie Hinch
CaptainAmanda Magadan
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Away
FIH ranking
Current 13 Steady (December 19, 2024)[1]
Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1984)
Best result Bronze (1984)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1983)
Best result Bronze (1994)
Pan American Games
Appearances9 (first in 1987)
Best result Gold (2011, 2015)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2001)
Best result Silver (2001, 2004, 2009, 2013)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1994 Dublin
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guadalajara Team
Gold medal – first place 2015 Toronto Team
Silver medal – second place 1987 Indianapolis Team
Silver medal – second place 1995 Mar del Plata Team
Silver medal – second place 1999 Winnipeg Team
Silver medal – second place 2003 Santo Domingo Team
Silver medal – second place 2007 Rio de Janeiro Team
Silver medal – second place 2023 Santiago Team
Bronze medal – third place 1991 Havana Team
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Lima Team
Pan American Cup
Silver medal – second place 2001 Kingston
Silver medal – second place 2004 Bridgetown
Silver medal – second place 2009 Hamilton
Silver medal – second place 2013 Mendoza
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Lancaster

Olympics

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Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

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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 Netherlands-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 U.S. won the shootout (10–5) to claim America's first Olympic medal in women's field hockey.[7]

Beijing 2008 Olympics

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The Olympic qualifying squad placed first in the second series of games during the 2008 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier. At the Olympics, the team finished fourth in pool B and lost the seventh/eight place play-off to Germany 2–4, finishing in eighth place.[8]

London 2012 Olympics

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The USWNT qualified for the London 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Argentina 4–2 at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. had high hopes of finishing their rocky 2012 Olympic campaign on a high note. Unfortunately, that did not happen for Team USA as the final match at Riverbank Arena in London's Olympic Park ended with a disappointing 2–1 loss to Belgium, leaving the U.S. with a last place finish in the tournament.

Rio 2016 Olympics

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The team in 2016

In similar fashion to qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics, the USWNT defeated Argentina at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada to punch their ticket to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In pool play the USWNT toppled both global hockey powerhouses Argentina (2nd FIH World Ranked) and Australia (3rd FIH World Ranked) with the same score of 2–1. Continuing in their preliminary schedule, the U.S. pushed past Japan (6–1) and India (3–0). The match in quarterfinal play with Great Britain blemished the undefeated record of USWNT and resulted in a loss, 2–1. They placed fifth.

Tournament history

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Olympic Games[9]
Year Host city Position
1980   Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984   Los Angeles, United States 3rd
1988   Seoul, South Korea 8th
1992   Barcelona, Spain DNP
1996   Atlanta, United States 5th
2000   Sydney, Australia DNP
2004   Athens, Greece DNP
2008   Beijing, China 8th
2012   London, United Kingdom 12th
2016   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th
2020   Tokyo, Japan DNQ
2024   Paris, France 9th
World Cup[9]
Year Host city Position
1981   Buenos Aires, Argentina DNP
1983   Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th
1986   Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th
1990   Sydney, Australia 12th
1994   Dublin, Ireland 3rd
1998   Utrecht, Netherlands 8th
2002   Perth, Australia 9th
2006   Madrid, Spain 6th
2010   Rosario, Argentina DNP
2014   The Hague, Netherlands 4th
2018   London, England 14th
2022   Terrassa /   Amstelveen DNP
World League[9]
Year Round Host city Position
2012–13 Round 2   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st
Semifinals   London, England 5th
2014–15 Semifinals   Valencia, Spain 5th
2016–17 Semifinals   Johannesburg, South Africa 1st
Final   Auckland, New Zealand 7th
Pan American Games[9]
Year Host city Position
1987   Indianapolis, United States 2nd
1991   Havana, Cuba 3rd
1995   Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd
1999   Winnipeg, Canada 2nd
2003   Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd
2007   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd
2011   Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
2015   Toronto, Canada 1st
2019   Lima, Peru 3rd
2023   Santiago, Chile 2nd
Pan American Cup[10]
Year Host city Position
2001   Kingston, Jamaica 2nd
2004   Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd
2009   Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd
2013   Mendoza, Argentina 2nd
2017   Lancaster, United States 3rd
2022   Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago 4th
Champions Trophy[9]
Year Host city Position
1987–1993 Did not participate
1995   Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd
1997   Berlin, Germany 6th
1999–2014 Did not participate
2016   London, United Kingdom 3rd
Pro League[11]
Year Finals Host city Position
2019   Amstelveen, Netherlands 9th
2020–21 N/A 9th
2021–22 N/A 9th
2022–23 N/A 9th
2023–24 N/A 9th (relegated)

Team

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Current squad

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Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

The squad was announced on 12 June 2024.[12]

Head coach:   David Passmore[13]

No. Pos. Player Date of birth (age) Caps Goals Club
1 FW Abigail Tamer (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 21) 31 10   Pinnacle
2 MF Meredith Sholder (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 25) 49 2   Firestyx
3 FW Ashley Sessa (2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 20) 50 13   WC Eagles
6 FW Megan Valzonis (1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (aged 25) 35 4   RUSH Field Hockey
8 MF Brooke DeBerdine (1999-05-19)19 May 1999 (aged 25) 50 1   Nook Hockey
9 DF Madeleine Zimmer (2001-09-28)28 September 2001 (aged 22) 53 2   Alley Cats
12 MF Amanda Golini (Captain) (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 29) 154 14   Rapid Fire Elite
13 DF Ashley Hoffman (Captain) (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 27) 123 26   X–Calibur
17 FW Elizabeth Yeager (2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (aged 21) 53 11   WC Eagles
20 DF Leah Crouse (2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (aged 24) 48 3   TCOYO
21 DF Alexandra Hammel (1996-06-16)16 June 1996 (aged 28) 69 1   HTC Field Hockey
23 FW Sophia Gladieux (2002-06-14)14 June 2002 (aged 22) 5 1   X–Calibur
24 DF Kelee Lepage (1997-10-04)4 October 1997 (aged 26) 42 0   X–Calibur
25 MF Karlie Kisha (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 28) 68 1   Highstyx
27 MF Emma DeBerdine (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 23) 44 0   Nook Hockey
31 GK Kelsey Bing (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 23) 86 0   Texas Pride

Notable players

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. December 19, 2024. Retrieved December 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "USA Field Hockey – Features, Events, Results – Team USA". Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "Field Hockey USA". Retrieved December 14, 2014.
  4. ^ Farry named head coach of USWNT teamusa.org
  5. ^ "Olympics 2016 – New-look U.S. field hockey team can go from worst to first". August 15, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  6. ^ "Why USA Olympic field hockey suddenly isn't terrible". August 13, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  7. ^ Chappell, Bill (August 15, 2016). "U.S. Women's Field Hockey Team Exits Olympics With Quarterfinal Loss To Germany". NPR. Retrieved August 17, 2016.
  8. ^ Mifflin, Lawrie (August 13, 2008). "Final Score: Women's Field Hockey USA 2–4 Germany". Rings Blog. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d e "Fédération Internationale de Hockey | Official Website". International Hockey Federation.
  10. ^ "Oceania Cup". Hockey Australia.
  11. ^ "FIH confirms Spain men and Belgium women join Hockey Pro League". FIH.
  12. ^ "2024 U.S. Olympic Women's Field Hockey Team Named". usafieldhockey.com. USA Field Hockey. June 12, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
  13. ^ "Team roster: United States" (PDF). Olympics.com. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
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