Pan American Junior Championship
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded |
M: 1978 W: 1988 |
| Continent | PAHF (Americas) |
| Most recent champion(s) |
M:  Argentina (10th title) W: Argentina (7th title) |
| Most titles |
M: Argentina (10 titles) W: Argentina (7 titles) |
| Official website | panamhockey.org |
The Pan American Junior Championship is an international field hockey competition for men and women organised by the Pan American Hockey Federation (PAHF). The tournament started in the year 1978 for men's teams and in 1988 for women's. Both tournaments serve as the qualifiers for the Hockey Junior World Cup and the Women's Hockey Junior World Cup, respectively.
Only one country has dominated both event's history. Argentina's men have won every single tournament, while the women's team has failed to win only one edition.
Men
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1978 | Mexico City, Mexico | Argentina |
 Chile |
 Canada |
 Mexico | ||||
| 1981 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina |
Canada |
Chile |
 United States | ||||
| 1985 | Orlando, United States | Argentina |
Canada |
Chile |
United States | ||||
| 1988 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina |
 Cuba |
Canada |
Chile | ||||
| 1992 | Havana, Cuba | Argentina |
Cuba |
Canada |
United States | ||||
| 1996 | Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina |
2–1 | Cuba |
Canada |
8–1 | Chile | ||
| 2000 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina |
1–0 | Chile |
Canada |
4–1 | United States | ||
| 2005 | Havana, Cuba | Argentina |
7–0 | Chile |
Mexico |
4–0 | United States | ||
| 2008 | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina |
3–0 | Chile |
United States |
2–2 (6–5) Penalty strokes |
Canada | ||
| 2012 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Argentina |
3–2 | Canada |
Chile |
3–2 after extra time |
United States | ||
| 2016 | Toronto, Canada | ||||||||
Successful national teams
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third Places | Fourth Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
10 (1978, 1981, 1985, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2005, 2008, 2012) | |||
| Chile |
4 (1978, 2000*, 2005, 2008) | 3 (1981*, 1985, 2012) | 2 (1988, 1996) | |
| Canada |
3 (1981, 1985, 2012) | 5 (1978, 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000) | 1 (2008 | |
| Cuba |
3 (1988, 1992*, 1996) | |||
| United States |
1 (2008) | 6 (1981, 1985*, 1992, 2000, 2005, 2012) | ||
| Mexico |
1 (2005) | 1 (1978*) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
| Team | 1978 | 1981 | 1985 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | Q | 11 |
 Barbados |
- | - | - | - | - | 7th | 5th | 7th | 6th | 7th | - | 5 |
 Brazil |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 9th | - | 2 |
| Canada |
3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 2nd | Q | 11 |
| Chile |
2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 3rd | Q | 11 |
| Cuba |
5th | - | - | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | - | 6th | - | - | - | 5 |
 Guatemala |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 13th | - | 1 |
 Guyana |
- | - | - | 6th | - | 10th | - | - | 11th | - | Q | 4 |
 Jamaica |
6th | - | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | 10th | 11th | - | 4 |
| Mexico |
4th | 5th | 6th | - | 6th | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 5th | 6th | Q | 10 |
 Paraguay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 9th | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Puerto Rico |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | 10th | 8th | 12th | Q | 5 |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
- | 6th | 5th | - | - | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 5th | Q | 8 |
| United States |
- | 4th | 4th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 4th | Q | 10 |
 Uruguay |
- | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | - | 1 |
 Venezuela |
- | - | - | - | - | 8th | 8th | 11th | - | 10th | - | 4 |
| Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 93 |
Women
Summaries
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1988 | Buenos Aires, Argentina | Argentina |
United States |
Chile |
Uruguay | ||||
| 1992 | Caracas, Venezuela | Argentina |
Trinidad and Tobago |
Canada |
United States | ||||
| 1997 | Santiago, Chile | Argentina |
7–1 | Canada |
United States |
3–0 | Chile | ||
| 2000 | Bridgetown, Barbados | Argentina |
5–0 | United States |
Canada |
0–0 (3–2) Penalty strokes |
Chile | ||
| 2005 | San Juan, Puerto Rico | Argentina |
3–1 | United States |
Chile |
2–1 | Canada | ||
| 2008 | Mexico City, Mexico | United States |
2–1 after extra time |
Chile |
Argentina |
8–0 | Mexico | ||
| 2012 | Guadalajara, Mexico | Argentina |
2–1 | Canada |
United States |
2–1 | Chile | ||
| 2016 | Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago | Argentina |
6–0 | United States |
Chile |
3–0 | Canada | ||
Successful national teams
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third Places | Fourth Places |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
7 (1988*, 1992, 1997, 2000, 2005, 2012, 2016) | 1 (2008) | ||
| United States |
1 (2008) | 4 (1988, 2000, 2005, 2016) | 2 (1997, 2012) | 1 (1992) |
| Canada |
2 (1997, 2012) | 2 (1992, 2000) | 4 (2005, 2016) | |
| Chile |
1 (2008) | 3 (1988, 2005, 2016) | 3 (1997*, 2000, 2012) | |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
1 (1992) | |||
| Uruguay |
1 (1988) | |||
| Mexico |
1 (2008*) |
- * = host nation
Team appearances
| Team | 1988 | 1992 | 1997 | 2000 | 2005 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina |
1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 8 |
| Barbados |
- | - | 6th | 5th | 7th | 7th | - | 8th | 5 |
 Bermuda |
- | - | 7th | 8th | 10th | 8th | - | - | 4 |
| Brazil |
- | - | - | - | - | - | 11th | - | 1 |
| Canada |
- | 3rd | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | - | 2nd | 4th | 6 |
| Chile |
3rd | - | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 7 |
| Cuba |
5th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
 Dominican Republic |
- | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | 1 |
| Jamaica |
- | - | - | - | 8th | - | 10th | - | 2 |
| Mexico |
- | - | 10th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 7th | 7th | 6 |
| Paraguay |
6th | - | 8th | - | - | - | 9th | - | 3 |
| Puerto Rico |
- | - | - | - | 11th | - | - | - | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago |
- | 2nd | - | 6th | 9th | 6th | 8th | 6th | 6 |
| United States |
2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 2nd | 8 |
| Uruguay |
4th | - | 5th | - | 6th | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6 |
| Venezuela |
- | - | 9th | 7th | - | - | 6th | - | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 68 |
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