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

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

Form	Governing body	Tournament	Edition
			First	Latest	Next
Field hockey	FIH & IOC	Field hockey at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially)	1908	2024	2028
	FIH	Men's Hockey World Cup (quadrennially)	1971	2023	2026
		Women's Hockey World Cup (quadrennially)	1974	2022	2026
		Hockey Champions Trophy (biennially)	1978	2018	Defunct
		Men's FIH Pro League (annually)	2019	2023–2024	2024–2025
		Women's FIH Pro League (annually)	2019	2023–2024	2024–2025
		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	2023	2025

• FIH: International Hockey Federation
• IOC: International Olympic Committee
• IWGA: International World Games Association

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

Men and women

Last updated after the 2024 Olympic Games (As of 9 August 2024 [update] )
		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	1	2	12
2	Netherlands													10	0	0	10
3	Australia													7	1	0	8
4	Argentina													4	2	2	8
5	Spain													2	3	3	8
6	West Germany *													3	2	1	6
7	Great Britain													2	3	1	6
8	South Korea													1	3	2	6
9	England †													0	2	4	6
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	Austria													1	1	0	2
19	Belarus													0	1	1	2
20	France													0	0	2	2
21	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

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

Last updated after the 2019 Women's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

Men and women

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

Last updated after the 2019 Women's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

Men and women

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

Last updated after the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019 [update] )
		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

• FIH World Rankings
• List of major achievements in sports by nation

References

General

Official results

• Field hockey
  • Olympic tournament: Event homepage
    • Men's: 1908 1920 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
    • Women's: 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
  • World Cup: Event homepage
    • Men's: 1971 1973 1975 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
    • Women's: 1974 1976 1978 1981 1983 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018
  • Hockey Champions Trophy: Event homepage
    • Men's: 1978 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2016 2018
    • Women's: 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2014 2016 2018
  • FIH Pro League: Event homepage
  • FIH Hockey World League: Event homepage
    • Men's: 2012–13 2014–15 2016–17
    • Women's: 2012–13 2014–15 2016–17
• Indoor field hockey
  • Indoor Hockey World Cup: Event homepage
    • Men's: 2003 2007 2011 2015 2018
    • Women's: 2003 2007 2011 2015 2018

Specific

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

External links

• International Hockey Federation (FIH) – official website