Major achievements in field hockey by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international field hockey and indoor field hockey tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

Results edit

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Form Governing
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Tournament Edition
First Latest Next
Field hockey FIH & IOC Field hockey at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1908 2016 2020
FIH Men's Hockey World Cup (quadrennially) 1971 2018 2022
Women's Hockey World Cup (quadrennially) 1974 2018 2022
Hockey Champions Trophy (biennially) 1978 2018 Defunct
Men's FIH Pro League (annually) 2019 2019 2020
Women's FIH Pro League (annually) 2019 2019 2020
Men's FIH Hockey World League (biennially, replaced by the men's FIH Pro League) 2012–2013 2016–2017 Defunct
Women's FIH Hockey World League (biennially, replaced by the women's FIH Pro League) 2012–2013 2016–2017 Defunct
Indoor field hockey FIH & IWGA Indoor hockey at the World Games 2005 2005 Defunct
FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup (quadrennially) 2003 2018 2022

Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1]

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Field hockey and indoor field hockey edit

Men and women edit

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019)
Field hockey Indoor field hockey Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Champions Trophy Pro League / World League World Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women       Total
1   Germany                         9 0 3 12
2   Netherlands                     10 0 0 10
3   Australia                 7 1 0 8
4   Argentina                 4 2 2 8
5   Spain               2 3 2 7
6   West Germany*             3 2 1 6
7   South Korea             1 3 2 6
8   England             0 2 4 6
9   Great Britain         2 2 0 4
10   India           2 1 2 5
11   Belgium         2 2 1 5
11   New Zealand         1 2 1 4
13   United States         0 0 4 4
14   Pakistan       3 0 0 3
15   China       1 1 1 3
16   Czech Republic       0 0 3 3
16   Soviet Union*       0 0 3 3
18   Belarus     0 1 1 2
19   France     0 0 2 2
20   Austria   1 0 0 1
20   Zimbabwe   1 0 0 1
22   Canada   0 1 0 1
22   Czechoslovakia*   0 1 0 1
22   Denmark   0 1 0 1
22   Ireland   0 1 0 1
22   Japan   0 1 0 1
22   Poland   0 1 0 1
22   Switzerland   0 1 0 1
29   Iran   0 0 1 1
29   Ukraine   0 0 1 1
29   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Men edit

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019)
Field hockey Indoor field hockey Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Champions Trophy Pro League / World League World Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men       Total
1   Germany           5 0 0 5
1   Netherlands           5 0 0 5
3   Australia         4 0 0 4
4   India         2 1 1 4
5   Spain         1 2 1 4
6   Argentina         1 1 2 4
7   Pakistan       3 0 0 3
8   West Germany*       2 1 0 3
9   Belgium       1 2 0 3
10   England       0 2 1 3
11   Great Britain     1 1 0 2
11   New Zealand     1 1 0 2
13   South Korea     0 2 0 2
14   Austria   1 0 0 1
15   Denmark   0 1 0 1
15   Japan   0 1 0 1
15   Poland   0 1 0 1
15   Switzerland   0 1 0 1
19   Czech Republic   0 0 1 1
19   France   0 0 1 1
19   Iran   0 0 1 1
19   Soviet Union*   0 0 1 1
19   United States   0 0 1 1
19   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Women edit

Last updated after the 2019 Women's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019)
Field hockey Indoor field hockey Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Champions Trophy Pro League / World League World Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women Women Women       Total
1   Germany             4 0 2 6
2   Netherlands           5 0 0 5
3   Argentina         3 1 0 4
3   Australia         3 1 0 4
5   South Korea         1 1 2 4
6   China       1 1 1 3
6   Spain       1 1 1 3
6   West Germany*       1 1 1 3
9   England       0 0 3 3
9   United States       0 0 3 3
11   Great Britain     1 1 0 2
12   Belarus     0 1 1 2
12   New Zealand     0 1 1 2
14   Czech Republic     0 0 2 2
14   Soviet Union*     0 0 2 2
16   Zimbabwe   1 0 0 1
17   Canada   0 1 0 1
17   Czechoslovakia*   0 1 0 1
17   Ireland   0 1 0 1
20   Belgium   0 0 1 1
20   France   0 0 1 1
20   India   0 0 1 1
20   Ukraine   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Field hockey edit

Men and women edit

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019)
Field hockey Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Champions Trophy Pro League / World League
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Women Men Women       Total
1   Netherlands                 8 0 0 8
2   Australia                 7 1 0 8
3   Argentina                 4 2 2 8
4   Germany               5 0 2 7
5   West Germany*             3 2 1 6
6   South Korea             1 3 2 6
7   England             0 2 4 6
8   Spain           2 2 1 5
9   India           2 1 2 5
10   Great Britain         2 2 0 4
11   Belgium         1 2 1 4
11   New Zealand         1 2 1 4
13   United States         0 0 4 4
14   Pakistan       3 0 0 3
15   China       1 1 1 3
16   Soviet Union*       0 0 3 3
17   Zimbabwe   1 0 0 1
18   Canada   0 1 0 1
18   Czechoslovakia*   0 1 0 1
18   Denmark   0 1 0 1
18   Ireland   0 1 0 1
18   Japan   0 1 0 1
23   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Men edit

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019)
Field hockey Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Champions Trophy Pro League / World League
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men       Total
1   Australia         4 0 0 4
1   Netherlands         4 0 0 4
3   India         2 1 1 4
4   Argentina         1 1 2 4
5   Germany       3 0 0 3
5   Pakistan       3 0 0 3
7   West Germany*       2 1 0 3
8   Belgium       1 2 0 3
8   Spain       1 2 0 3
10   England       0 2 1 3
11   Great Britain     1 1 0 2
11   New Zealand     1 1 0 2
13   South Korea     0 2 0 2
14   Denmark   0 1 0 1
14   Japan   0 1 0 1
16   Soviet Union*   0 0 1 1
16   United States   0 0 1 1
16   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Women edit

Last updated after the 2019 Women's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019)
Field hockey Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Champions Trophy Pro League / World League
Rk. Nation Women Women Women Women       Total
1   Netherlands         4 0 0 4
2   Argentina         3 1 0 4
2   Australia         3 1 0 4
4   Germany         2 0 2 4
5   South Korea         1 1 2 4
6   China       1 1 1 3
6   West Germany*       1 1 1 3
8   England       0 0 3 3
8   United States       0 0 3 3
10   Great Britain     1 1 0 2
11   Spain     1 0 1 2
12   New Zealand     0 1 1 2
13   Soviet Union*     0 0 2 2
14   Zimbabwe   1 0 0 1
15   Canada   0 1 0 1
15   Czechoslovakia*   0 1 0 1
15   Ireland   0 1 0 1
18   Belgium   0 0 1 1
18   India   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Indoor field hockey edit

Men and women edit

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019)
Indoor field hockey Number of
World Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women       Total
1   Germany         4 0 0 4
2   Czech Republic       0 0 3 3
3   Netherlands     2 0 0 2
4   Belarus     0 1 1 2
5   Spain     0 1 1 2
6   France     0 0 2 2
7   Austria   1 0 0 1
8   Poland   0 1 0 1
9   Switzerland   0 1 0 1
10   Iran   0 0 1 1
11   Ukraine   0 0 1 1

Men edit

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019)
Indoor field hockey Number of
World Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men       Total
1   Germany     2 0 0 2
2   Austria   1 0 0 1
2   Netherlands   1 0 0 1
4   Poland   0 1 0 1
4   Switzerland   0 1 0 1
6   Czech Republic   0 0 1 1
6   France   0 0 1 1
6   Iran   0 0 1 1
6   Spain   0 0 1 1

Women edit

Last updated after the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019)
Indoor field hockey Number of
World Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Women Women       Total
1   Germany     2 0 0 2
2   Belarus     0 1 1 2
3   Czech Republic     0 0 2 2
4   Netherlands   1 0 0 1
5   Spain   0 1 0 1
6   France   0 0 1 1
6   Ukraine   0 0 1 1

See also edit

References edit

General edit

Official results

Specific edit

  1. ^ "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 1 December 2018.

External links edit