Field hockey at the 1979 Pan American Games
Start date	6 July 1979
End date	14 July 1979
Teams	10
Medalists
Argentina (4th title)     Canada     Mexico
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The field hockey tournament at the 1979 Pan American Games was the fourth edition of the field hockey event at the Pan American Games. It took place in San Juan, Puerto Rico from 6 to 14 July 1979.

The three-time defending champions Argentina won their fourth gold medal in a row by defeating Canada 3–0 in the final. Mexico took the bronze medal by defeating Cuba 5–3 after extra time.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's field hockey	Argentina	Canada	Mexico

Results

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	4	4	0	0	26	2	+24	8	Semi-finals
2	Cuba	4	2	1	1	6	12	−6	5
3	United States	4	2	1	1	7	9	−2	5	5–8th place semi-finals
4	Jamaica	4	0	1	3	3	9	−6	1
5	Trinidad and Tobago	4	0	1	3	1	11	−10	1	Ninth place game

5 July 1979 United States  2–1   Jamaica

5 July 1979 Cuba  2–0   Trinidad and Tobago

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6 July 1979 Jamaica  1–1   Trinidad and Tobago

6 July 1979 Argentina  5–1   United States

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7 July 1979 Cuba  1–0   Jamaica

7 July 1979 Argentina  7–0   Trinidad and Tobago

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9 July 1979 United States  1–0   Trinidad and Tobago

9 July 1979 Argentina  9–0   Cuba

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10 July 1979 Cuba  3–3   United States

10 July 1979 Argentina  5–1   Jamaica

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	24	2	+22	8	Semi-finals
2	Mexico	4	3	0	1	15	11	+4	6
3	Chile	4	1	1	2	7	8	−1	3	5–8th place semi-finals
4	Barbados	4	1	1	2	7	9	−2	3
5	Puerto Rico (H)	4	0	0	4	2	25	−23	0	Ninth place game

5 July 1979 Mexico  2–1   Barbados

5 July 1979 Canada  4–1   Chile

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6 July 1979 Chile  1–1   Barbados

6 July 1979 Mexico  10–1   Puerto Rico

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7 July 1979 Chile  3–0   Puerto Rico

7 July 1979 Canada  5–1   Barbados

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9 July 1979 Mexico  3–2   Chile

9 July 1979 Canada  8–0   Puerto Rico

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10 July 1979 Barbados  4–1   Puerto Rico

10 July 1979 Canada  7–0   Mexico

Ninth to tenth place classification

13 July 1979 Trinidad and Tobago  3–1   Puerto Rico

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	12 July
	Chile	1
					14 July
	Jamaica	0
					Chile ( a.e.t.)	3
	12 July
					United States	2
	United States	3
	Barbados	2
					Seventh place
					13 July
					Barbados	3
					Jamaica	2

5–8th place semi-finals

12 July 1979 Chile  1–0   Jamaica

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12 July 1979 United States  3–2   Barbados

Seventh place game

13 July 1979 Barbados  3–2   Jamaica

Fifth place game

14 July 1979 Chile  3–2 ( a.e.t.)   United States

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	12 July
	Argentina	? [a]
					14 July
	Mexico	?
					Argentina	3
	12 July
					Canada	0
	Canada	9
	Cuba	1
					Bronze medal match
					14 July
					Mexico ( a.e.t.)	5
					Cuba	3

Semi-finals

12 July 1979 Argentina  ?–? [a]   Mexico

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12 July 1979 Canada  9–1   Cuba

Bronze medal match

14 July 1979 Mexico  5–3 ( a.e.t.)   Cuba

Gold medal match

14 July 1979 Argentina  3–0   Canada

Final standings

1.   Argentina
2.   Canada
3.   Mexico
4.   Cuba
5.   Chile
6.   United States
7.   Barbados
8.   Jamaica
9.   Trinidad and Tobago
10.   Puerto Rico

Notes

References

• Pan American Games field hockey medalists on HickokSports