The practice of sports in Argentina is varied due to the population's diverse European origins and the mostly mild climate. Association football is the most popular discipline and other sports played both professionally and recreatively athletics, auto racing, basketball, boxing, cycling, field hockey, fishing, golf, handball, mountaineering, mountain biking, padel tennis, polo, roller hockey, rowing, rugby union, sailing, skiing, swimming, tennis, and volleyball. Argentine achievements can be found in team sports such as association football, basketball, field hockey and rugby union, and individual sports such as boxing, golf, tennis and rowing. Pato, the national sport, is not very popular.
The Argentina women's national field hockey team is governed by the Argentine Hockey Confederation (CAH). The current coach is Fernando Ferrara, who was appointed after Carlos Retegui let go in late 2021. The team is currently second in the FIH Women's World Ranking.
Carlos José Retegui is an Argentine retired field hockey player, who is nicknamed Chapa. He was a member of the National squad from 1989 to 2006 and competed in three Summer Olympics. In 2006 he was dismissed from the national team by his former teammate and head coach, Sergio Vigil.
María Magdalena Aicega Amicarelli is an Argentine retired field hockey, who won the silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece and at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China with the Argentina national team.
María Cecilia Rognoni is a retired Argentine field hockey player, who won the 2002 World Cup in Perth, Australia where she was elected as the best woman hockey player in the world by the FIH.
Field hockey at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park.
Rocío Sánchez Moccia is an Argentine field hockey player. She competed for the Argentina national team winning the silver medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics and at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The 2018 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 23rd and last edition of the Hockey Champions Trophy for women. It was held between 17 and 25 November 2018 in Changzhou, China.
Agustina Albertario is an Argentine field hockey player. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Julia Mailén Gomes Fantasia is an Argentine field hockey player.
María Pilar Campoy is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team.
Gabriela Aguirre is an Argentine field hockey midfielder and part of the Argentina national team. She was part of the Argentine team at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. On club level she plays for Banco Provincia in Argentina.
María José Granatto is an Argentine field hockey player who plays as a forward for Argentine club Santa Bárbara Hockey Club and the Argentina national team. She is the younger sister of Argentina's hockey player and teammate Victoria Granatto.
Julieta Jankunas is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
María Eugenia Trinchinetti is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Agostina Alonso is an Argentine field hockey player and part of the Argentina national team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Valentina Raposo Ruiz de los Llanos is an Argentine field hockey player. She plays with the Argentina national field hockey team, winning silver medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
Juana Castellaro Morello is an Argentine field hockey player.
Lara Casas is a field hockey player from Argentina.
Zoe María Díaz de Armas is an Argentine field hockey player.
