Hockey at the Commonwealth Games
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Field hockey
Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...

 became a permanent sport in the Commonwealth Games
Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games is an international, multi-sport event involving athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930 and takes place every four years....

 with its introduction in 1998 Games
1998 Commonwealth Games
The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...

 in Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

.

Summaries

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
1998
Details
Men's Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
*Thursday 10 September 1998*Saturday 12 September 1998*Monday 14 September 1998*Tuesday 15 September 1998*Wednesday 16 September 1998*Thursday 17 September 1998-Pool B:All times local *Wednesday 9 September 1998...

Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia
4–0 1–1
(4–2)
Penalty strokes
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...

2002
Details
Men's Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
*Sunday 2002-07-28*Tuesday 2002-07-30-Pool 2:*Saturday 2002-07-27*Sunday 2002-07-28*Tuesday 2002-07-30-Play-offs:*Wednesday 2002-07-31*Friday 2002-08-02*Sunday 2002-08-04-Final ranking:-References:*...

Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

5–2 10–2
2006
Details
Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March for women and for men, between 17 March and 26 March. Both competitions consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.All matches...

Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

3–0 2–0
2010
Details
Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The field hockey event for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium from 4 October to 14 October 2010.- Medalists :- Umpires :Twelve umpires for the men's event were appointed by the Commonwealth Games Federation.- Pool A :...

Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

8–0 3–3
(5–3)
Penalty strokes
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...


Medalists

Team Gold Silver Bronze
4 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
1 (1998) 1 (2006)
1 (2006) 1 (2002)
1 (2002) 1 (2010)
1 (2010)
1 (1998)

Summaries

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Gold Medal Score Silver Medal Bronze Medal Score Fourth Place
1998
Details
Women's Hockey at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
*Thursday 1998-09-10*Saturday 1998-09-12*Monday 1998-09-14*Tuesday 1998-09-15*Wednesday 1998-09-16*Thursday 1998-09-17-Pool B:All times local *Wednesday 1998-09-09*Thursday 1998-09-10*Saturday 1998-09-12...

Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million...

, Malaysia
8–1 3–0
2002
Details
Women's Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
*Saturday 2002-07-27*Monday 2002-07-29-Pool 2:*Friday 2002-07-26*Sunday 2002-07-28*Monday 2002-07-29-Play-offs:*Wednesday 2002-07-31*Thursday 2002-08-01*Saturday 2002-08-03-Final ranking:-References:*...

Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...

, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

3–2
after extra time
4–3
2006
Details
Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games
Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March for women and for men, between 17 March and 26 March. Both competitions consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals.All matches...

Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

1–0 0–0
(3–1)
Penalty strokes
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...

2010
Details
Hockey at the 2010 Commonwealth Games
The field hockey event for the 2010 Commonwealth Games was held at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium from 4 October to 14 October 2010.- Medalists :- Umpires :Twelve umpires for the men's event were appointed by the Commonwealth Games Federation.- Pool A :...

Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...

, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

2–2
(4–2)
Penalty strokes
Penalty shootout
The shootout is a method of determining a winner in sports matches that would have otherwise been drawn or tied. The rules for penalty shootouts vary between sports and even different competitions; however, the usual form is similar to penalty shots in that a single player takes one shot on goal...

1–0

Medalists

Team Gold Silver Bronze
3 (1998, 2006*, 2010) 1 (2002)
1 (2002) 1 (2006)
2 (1998, 2002*) 2 (2006, 2010)
1 (2010) 1 (1998)
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