Medal winners
Men
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Great Britain |  Germany |  Spain |
| 2013 |  Russia |  France | Germany |
Women
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 |  Netherlands |  China |  South Korea |
| 2013 | South Korea | Russia |  Japan |
Field hockey competitions were included in the Universiade in 1991 and 2013 as an optional sport.
| Event | 91 | 13 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's team | • | • | |||
| Women's team | • | • | |||
| Events | 2 | 2 | |||
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Great Britain | Germany | Spain |
| 2013 | Russia | France | Germany |
| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Netherlands | China | South Korea |
| 2013 | South Korea | Russia | Japan |
Last updated after the 2013 Summer Universiade.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| France (FRA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (9 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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