TheUnited States women's national field hockey team[2][3] represents theUnited States in internationalfield hockey. The team is currently coached byDavid Passmore.[4] It made its first international appearance in 1920 when a touring team visited England, coached byConstance M.K. Applebee. The team made several international appearances in the early 20th century, leading to the United States hosting the 8th 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 1983Women's Hockey World Cup inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where the Americans ended up in sixth place. They have won bronze at the Los Angeles1984 Summer Olympics and bronze at the1994 World Cup.[5][6]
During the1984 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]
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.
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.
1 (November 5, 2025)[1]
Bronze (1984)
Bronze (1994)
Gold (2011,2015)
Silver (2001,2004,2009,2013,2025).jpg)
Moscow,Soviet Union
Los Angeles,United States
Seoul,South Korea
Beijing,China
London,United Kingdom
Rio de Janeiro,Brazil
Paris,France
Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Amsterdam,Netherlands
Sydney,Australia
Dublin,Ireland
Madrid,Spain
London,England
Wavre,Belgium/
Johannesburg,South Africa
Auckland,New Zealand
Havana,Cuba
Mar del Plata,Argentina
Winnipeg,Canada
Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
Guadalajara,Mexico
Lima,Peru
Santiago,Chile
Kingston,Jamaica
Bridgetown,Barbados
Hamilton,Bermuda
Montevideo,Uruguay
Berlin,Germany
