United States women's national field hockey team

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United States
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Association USA Field Hockey
Confederation PAHF (Americas)
Head Coach David Passmore
Assistant coach(es) Tracey Fuchs
Javi Telechea
Manager Maddie Hinch
Captain Amanda Magadan
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FIH ranking
Current 13 Steady2.svg (June 8, 2024) [1]
Olympic Games
Appearances7 (first in 1984 )
Best result Bronze medal.svg Bronze (1984)
World Cup
Appearances9 (first in 1983 )
Best result Bronze medal world centered-2.svg Bronze (1994)
Pan American Games
Appearances9 (first in 1987 )
Best result Gold medal america.svg Gold (2011, 2015)
Pan American Cup
Appearances6 (first in 2001 )
Best result Silver medal america.svg Silver (2001, 2004, 2009, 2013)

The United States women's national field hockey team, [2] [3] represents the United States in international field hockey. The team is currently coached by David Passmore. [4] It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached by Constance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances in the early 20th century, leading to the United States hosting the eighth International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations Tournament in 1963. Once the IFWHA merged with its counterpart on the men's side, the United States' first appearance at an FIH-sanctioned tournament was the 1983 Women's Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Americans ended up in sixth place. They have won bronze at the Los Angeles 1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the 1994 World Cup. [5] [6]

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Olympics

Los Angeles 1984 Olympics

During the 1984 Summer Olympics, the team won their first international prize, a bronze medal. This happened after the Netherlands defeated Australia (2–0) in the final match of the round-robin tournament and Australia and the United States were left tied for third place with identical records: two wins, two losses, one draw, and nine goals scored and seven goals conceded. Following the Netherlands-Australia match, the United States players came down from the stands and competed with the Australians in a penalty shoot-out to decide the bronze medal. The U.S. won the shootout (10–5) to claim America's first Olympic medal in women's field hockey. [7]

Beijing 2008 Olympics

The Olympic qualifying squad placed first in the second series of games during the 2008 Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier. At the Olympics, the team finished fourth in pool B and lost the seventh/eight place play-off to Germany 2–4, finishing in eighth place. [8]

London 2012 Olympics

The USWNT qualified for the London 2012 Summer Olympics after defeating Argentina 4–2 at the Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. The U.S. had high hopes of finishing their rocky 2012 Olympic campaign on a high note. Unfortunately, that did not happen for Team USA as the final match at Riverbank Arena in London's Olympic Park ended with a disappointing 2–1 loss to Belgium, leaving the U.S. with a last place finish in the tournament.

Rio 2016 Olympics

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The team in 2016

In similar fashion to qualifying for the London 2012 Olympics, the USWNT defeated Argentina at the Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada to punch their ticket to the Rio 2016 Summer Olympics. In pool play the USWNT toppled both global hockey powerhouses Argentina (2nd FIH World Ranked) and Australia (3rd FIH World Ranked) with the same score of 2–1. Continuing in their preliminary schedule, the U.S. pushed past Japan (6–1) and India (3–0). The match in quarterfinal play with Great Britain blemished the undefeated record of USWNT and resulted in a loss, 2–1. They placed fifth.

Tournament history

Olympic Games [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1980 Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Moscow, Soviet Union N/A
1984 Flag of the United States.svg Los Angeles, United States 3rd
1988 Flag of South Korea.svg Seoul, South Korea 8th
1992 Flag of Spain.svg Barcelona, Spain DNP
1996 Flag of the United States.svg Atlanta, United States 5th
2000 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia DNP
2004 Flag of Greece.svg Athens, Greece DNP
2008 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Beijing, China 8th
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 12th
2016 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 5th
2020 Flag of Japan.svg Tokyo, Japan DNQ
2024 Flag of France.svg Paris, France 9th
World Cup [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1981 Flag of Argentina.svg Buenos Aires, Argentina DNP
1983 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6th
1986 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amsterdam, Netherlands 9th
1990 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Sydney, Australia 12th
1994 Flag of Ireland.svg Dublin, Ireland 3rd
1998 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Utrecht, Netherlands 8th
2002 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Perth, Australia 9th
2006 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid, Spain 6th
2010 Flag of Argentina.svg Rosario, Argentina DNP
2014 Flag of the Netherlands.svg The Hague, Netherlands 4th
2018 Flag of England.svg London, England 14th
2022 Flag of Spain.svg Terrassa / Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen DNP
World League [9]
YearRoundHost cityPosition
2012–13 Round 2 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1st
Semifinals Flag of England.svg London, England 5th
2014–15 Semifinals Flag of Spain.svg Valencia, Spain 5th
2016–17 Semifinals Flag of South Africa.svg Johannesburg, South Africa 1st
Final Flag of New Zealand.svg Auckland, New Zealand 7th
Pan American Games [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1987 Flag of the United States.svg Indianapolis, United States 2nd
1991 Flag of Cuba.svg Havana, Cuba 3rd
1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina 2nd
1999 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Winnipeg, Canada 2nd
2003 Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 2nd
2007 Flag of Brazil.svg Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2nd
2011 Flag of Mexico.svg Guadalajara, Mexico 1st
2015 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Toronto, Canada 1st
2019 Flag of Peru.svg Lima, Peru 3rd
2023 Flag of Chile.svg Santiago, Chile 2nd
Pan American Cup [10]
YearHost cityPosition
2001 Flag of Jamaica.svg Kingston, Jamaica 2nd
2004 Flag of Barbados.svg Bridgetown, Barbados 2nd
2009 Flag of Bermuda.svg Hamilton, Bermuda 2nd
2013 Flag of Argentina.svg Mendoza, Argentina 2nd
2017 Flag of the United States.svg Lancaster, United States 3rd
2022 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago 4th
Champions Trophy [9]
YearHost cityPosition
1987–1993 Did not participate
1995 Flag of Argentina.svg Mar del Plata, Argentina 3rd
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Berlin, Germany 6th
1999–2014 Did not participate
2016 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg London, United Kingdom 3rd
Pro League [11]
YearFinals Host cityPosition
2019 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Amstelveen, Netherlands 9th
2020–21 N/A9th
2021–22 N/A9th
2022–23 N/A9th
2023–24 N/A9th (relegated)

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics. The squad was announced on 12 June 2024. [12]

Head coach: Flag of Ireland.svg David Passmore [13]

No.Pos.PlayerDate of birth (age)CapsGoalsClub
1FW Abigail Tamer (2003-07-09)9 July 2003 (aged 21)3110 Flag of the United States.svg Pinnacle
2MF Meredith Sholder (1999-02-27)27 February 1999 (aged 25)492 Flag of the United States.svg Firestyx
3FW Ashley Sessa (2004-06-23)23 June 2004 (aged 20)5013 Flag of the United States.svg WC Eagles
6FW Megan Valzonis (1999-03-05)5 March 1999 (aged 25)354 Flag of the United States.svg RUSH Field Hockey
8MF Brooke DeBerdine (1999-05-19)19 May 1999 (aged 25)501 Flag of the United States.svg Nook Hockey
9DF Madeleine Zimmer (2001-09-28)28 September 2001 (aged 22)532 Flag of the United States.svg Alley Cats
12MF Amanda Golini (Captain) (1995-03-28)28 March 1995 (aged 29)15414 Flag of the United States.svg Rapid Fire Elite
13DF Ashley Hoffman (Captain) (1996-11-08)8 November 1996 (aged 27)12326 Flag of the United States.svg X–Calibur
17FW Elizabeth Yeager (2003-06-17)17 June 2003 (aged 21)5311 Flag of the United States.svg WC Eagles
20DF Leah Crouse (2000-02-22)22 February 2000 (aged 24)483 Flag of the United States.svg TCOYO
21DF Alexandra Hammel (1996-06-16)16 June 1996 (aged 28)691 Flag of the United States.svg HTC Field Hockey
23FW Sophia Gladieux (2002-06-14)14 June 2002 (aged 22)51 Flag of the United States.svg X–Calibur
24DF Kelee Lepage (1997-10-04)4 October 1997 (aged 26)420 Flag of the United States.svg X–Calibur
25MF Karlie Kisha (1995-09-25)25 September 1995 (aged 28)681 Flag of the United States.svg Highstyx
27MF Emma DeBerdine (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 23)440 Flag of the United States.svg Nook Hockey
31GK Kelsey Bing (2001-06-14)14 June 2001 (aged 23)860 Flag of the United States.svg Texas Pride

Notable players

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