Women's IFWHA World Conference

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IFWHA World Conference
Sport field hockey
Founded1930;93 years ago (1930)
Ceased1979 (1979)
Replaced by FIH Hockey World Cup
Organising body IFWHA
ContinentInternational

The IFWHA World Conference is the field hockey World Cup competition for women, whose format for qualification and the final tournament is similar to the men's. It has been held since 1930. The tournament has been organized by the Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA). [1]

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Results

Summaries

YearHostFinalThird place matchNumber of teams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird placeScoreFourth place
1930 [1] Geneva, Switzerland
1933 [2] Copenhagen, DenmarkFlag of England.svg
England
Round-robin Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
Round-robin Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg
Ireland
8
1936 [3] Philadelphia, USAFlag of England.svg
England
Round-robin Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
South Africa
Round-robin Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
8
1948 [4] Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of England.svg
England
1–0Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Flag of Scotland.svg
Scotland
2–2 [1] Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg
Ireland
11
1950 [5] Johannesburg, South AfricaFlag of England.svg
England
Round-robin Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
South Africa
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
6
1953 [6] Folkestone, EnglandFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg
Ireland
Round-robin Flag of England.svg  England Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia [2] 16
1956 [7] Sydney, AustraliaFlag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
South Africa
Round-robin Flag of England.svg
England
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Round-robin Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
9
1959 [8] Amsterdam, NetherlandsFlag of England.svg
England
Round-robin Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
South Africa
Round-robin Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
15
1963 [9] Towson,Maryland, USAFlag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
Round-robin Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
South Africa
Round-robin Flag of England.svg
England
16
1967 [10] Leverkusen, West GermanyFlag of England.svg
England
Round-robin Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
South Africa
Round-robin Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
16
1971 [11] Auckland, New ZealandFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
Round-robin Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
Australia
Round-robin Flag of England.svg
England
16
1975 [12] Edinburgh, ScotlandFlag of England.svg
England
2–0Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg
Wales
Flag of New Zealand.svg
New Zealand
1–1
(3–2)
Penalty strokes
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
22
1979 [13] Vancouver, USAFlag of the Netherlands.svg
Netherlands
4–1Flag of Germany.svg
West Germany
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
1–0Flag of Austria.svg
Austria
18
^[1] –Scotland declared winner for having more penalty corners.
[2] – Ireland did not play against England, South Africa and Australia.

Successful national teams

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird places
Flag of England.svg  England 7 (1933, 1936, 1948, 1950, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1975)1 (1953‡)
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2 (1971, 1979)1 (1948*)
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa 1 (1956)2 (1950*, 1953‡)4 (1936, 1959, 1963, 1967)
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 1 (1963)2 (1956, 1975)
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 1 (1953)
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 3 (1953‡, 1959, 1963)1 (1971)
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2 (1933, 1936*)2 (1950, 1979*)
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 2 (1967, 1975)
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany^2 (1971, 1979)
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 2 (1933, 1948)
* = host country
^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990
= Ireland did not play against England, South Africa and Australia.

Team appearances

Team Flag of Denmark.svg
1933
Flag of the United States.svg
1936
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1948
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg
1950
Flag of England.svg
1953
Flag of Australia (converted).svg
1956
Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1959
Flag of the United States.svg
1963
Flag of Germany.svg
1967
Flag of New Zealand.svg
1971
Flag of Scotland.svg
1975
Flag of the United States.svg
1979
Total
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina ------12th14th14th-6th10th5
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia -5th--2nd4th2nd2nd9th3rd5th4th9
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria --10th-16th---15th-19th-4
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium --7th-8th-8th-5th13th11th-6
Flag of Bermuda.svg  Bermuda ----------17th-1
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada -----9th13th11th11th10th15th8th7
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7th-8th-14th-----22nd-4
Flag of England.svg  England 1st1st1st1st2nd2nd1st4th1st4th1st6th12
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji ---------16th-14th2
Flag of France.svg  France --6th-10th-14th15th12th---2
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong -----------16th1
Flag of India.svg  India ----10th9th---14th8th13th5
Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland 4th6th4th5th1st5th9th12th7th12th7th11th12
Great Britain and Ireland (U23)----------13th-1
Flag of Jamaica.svg  Jamaica -------8th19th-16th-2
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan ---------11th14th12th3
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia ---------15th17th-2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8th-2nd-5th5th4th5th10th1st4th1st10
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand ----6th3rd11th1st8th5th3rd9th8
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand (U23)---------7th--1
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 3rd3rd3rd4th7th8th10th13th6th6th9th7th12
Flag of South Africa (1928-1994).svg  South Africa -3rd-2nd2nd1st3rd3rd3rd---7
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain --11th-----17th-12th-3
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Switzerland ----14th-15th16th16th---4
Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg  Trinidad and Tobago -------10th13th-18th15th4
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 2nd2nd5th3rd10th5th6th7th17th8th10th3rd12
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 5th8th8th-10th-5th9th2nd9th2nd5th10
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany^6th---10th-7th6th4th2nd-2nd7
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia ----------21th18th2
Total88116169151616162218
^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1974 and 1990

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