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Canadian field hockey facts and stats

Year	Location	Number of Medals				Field Hockey
		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total	Men	Women
1999	Winnipeg, Canada	64	52	80	196	1st (roster)	3rd (roster)
1995	Mar del Plata, Argentina	48	60	69	177	2nd (roster)	3rd (roster)
1991	Havana, Cuba	22	46	59	127	2nd (roster)	2nd (roster)
1987	Indianapolis, USA	30	57	75	162	1st (roster)	3rd (roster)
1983	Caracas, Venezuela	18	44	47	109	1st (roster)	n/a *
1979	San Juan, Puerto Rico	24	44	69	137	2nd (roster)	n/a
1975	Mexico City, Mexico	16	35	39	90	2nd (roster)	n/a
1971	Cali, Columbia	19	19	40	78	3rd (roster)	n/a
1967	Winnipeg, Canada	14	41	43	98	4th (roster)	n/a
1963	Sao Paulo, Brazil	11	27	22	60	n/a *	n/a
1959	Chicago, USA	5	18	23	46	n/a	n/a
1955	Mexico City, Mexico	4	5	2	11	n/a	n/a

*: field hockey was introduced in the Pan American Games
in 1967 (Winnipeg) for the Men and in 1987 (Indianapolis) for the Women.

Canadian Field Hockey Facts and Stats    Paul "Bubli" Chohan participated in 6 Pan American Games between 1975 and 1995, most certainly a Pan Am record! He has collected 2 Gold Medals (1983 in Caracas and 1987 in Indianapolis) and 4 Silver medals (1975 in Mexico, 1979 in San Juan, 1991 in Havana and 1995 in Mar del Plata). Bubli Chohan was selected as the Flag Bearer of the Canadian Delegation for the 1995 Pan Am Games in Mar del Plata; he is still the most capped Canadian player with 286 caps. Alan Hobkirk participated in 4 Pan American Games between 1971 and 1983, winning a full collection of medals: 1 Gold (1983 in Caracas), 2 Silver (1975 in Mexico, 1979 in San Juan) and 1 Bronze (1971 in Cali). With his selection for Winnipeg, Chris Gifford also earns his 4th trip to a Pan American Competition. He has already collected 1 Gold Medals (1987 in Indianapolis) and 2 Silver medals (1991 in Havana and 1995 in Mar del Plata). David Bissett, Fred Hoos and Reg Plummer played together in 3 Pan American Games and won 1 Gold Medals (1983 in Caracas) and 2 Silver medals (1975 in Mexico, 1979 in San Juan). Kelvin Woods also participated in 3 Pan American games: although he didn't stand on the higher step of the podium, he still collected 2 Silver medals (1975 in Mexico and 1979 in San Juan) and 1 Bronze Medal (1971 in Cali). With their selection for Winnipeg, Andrew Griffiths and Peter Milkovich also earn a 3rd trip to a Pan American Competition. They both have 2 Silver medals (1991 in Havana and 1995 in Mar del Plata). The 1971 Men's Team that won a bronze Medal in Cali was just a big family reunion: 3 pairs of brothers were playing: Mike and Robert Mouat, Diederick and Joost Wolsak, Lee and Jake Wright! at the 1987 Pan American Games in Indianapolis, two sisters played in the Canadian Team that won a Bronze Medal: Michelle and Maureen Conn (now Maureen Conn-Chopra). Two Canadian Athletes were chosen as the Flag Bearer for a Canadian Pan American Games Team: Nancy Charlton in 1987 (Indianapolis) Paul "Bubli" Chohan in 1995 (Mar del Plata) (Pictures: COA)

Pan Am 95 - Mar del Plata      Canada Men : Siver Medalists

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Athletes: Alan Brahmst, Patrick Burrows, Bubli Chohan, Robin D'Abreo, John DeSouza, Rob Edamura, Chris Gifford, Minder Gill, Andrew Griffiths, Doug Harris, Hari Kant, Peter Milkovich, Ken Pereira, Rick Roberts, Andre Rousseau, Rob Short Staff: Shiaz Virjee (Head Coach), Ehsan Ali (Assistant Coach), Benjamin Cartwright (Manager), Jack Taunton (Physician), Laurie Urban (Physiotherapist), Roger Friesen (Sport Psychologist)

Pan Am 95 - Mar del Plata      Canada Women : Bronze Medalists

Athletes: Dana Anderson, Michelle Bowyer, Nicole Colaco, Tara Croxford, Sian Davies, Lisa Faust, Sarah Hill, Chris Hunter, Amy MacFarlane, Karen MacNeill, Veronica Planella, Susan Reid Gillian Sewell, Carla Somerville, Krista Thompson, Deb Whitten Staff: Kathy Broderick (Assistant Coach), Marina van der Merwe (Coach), Bev Wolfert (Manager)

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Pan Am 91 - Havana      Canada Men : Silver Medalists

Pan Am 91 - Havana      Canada Women : Silver Medalists

Pan Am 87 - Indianapolis      Canada Men : Gold Medalist!

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Athletes: Rick Albert, Pat Burrows, Pat Caruso, Bubli Chohan, Ajay Dube, Chris Gifford, Ken Goodwin, Wayne Grimmer, Doug Harris, John Sacré, Cedric Vaz, Guy Manwaring, Trevor Porritt, Ross Rutledge (Captain), Nicki Sandhu, Jamie Wyatt Staff: Trevor Clarke (Coach), Dennis Crooks (Manager), Bruce Davidson (Video Operator), Ron Mattison (Physiotherapist)

Pan Am 87 - Indianapolis      Canada Women : Bronze Medalists

Pan Am 83 - Caracas      Canada Men : Gold Medalist!

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Athletes: Julian Austin, David Bissett, Patrick Burrows, Bubli Chohan, Ernie Cholakis, Sean Forzley, Kip Hladky, Alan Hobkirk, Fred Hoos, Reg Plummer, Trevor Porritt, Harbhajan Rai, Ross Rutledge, John Sacré, Hargurner "Nicki" Sandhu, Robert Smith Staff: Shiv Jagday (Coach), Shiaz Virjee (Team Manager), Dr Saul Miller (Sport Psychologist)

Shortly after this competition, Fred Hoos succumbed to cancer. A Bursary and Memorial Trophy has been established to honour and perpetuate his memory.

Pan Am 79 - San Juan      Canada Men : Silver Medalists

Athletes: Julian Austin, Paramjit Bahia, Dave Bissett, Bubli Chohan, Sarje Dusang, Bruce Eede, Alan Hobkirk, Fred Hoos, Hash Kanjee, Steve Lewis, Peter Motzek, Mike Paget, Mohinder Pal, Reg Plummer, Doug Pready, Kelvin Wood Staff: John McBryde, Victor Warren

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Pan Am 75 - Mexico City      Canada Men : Silver Medalist

Semi-final:Canada - Mexico: 3-1 (Canadian goals by Alan Hobkirk, Kelvin Wood and Reg Plummer)
Final: Argentina - Canada: 1-0

Pan Am 71 - Cali      Canada Men : Bronze Medalist

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Athletes: Warren Bell, Doug Harrison, Alan Hobkirk, Bruce Hogson, Don McFarland, Mike Mouat, Robert Mouat, Doug Pready, Harry Preston, Bryan Rattray, Glen Talling, Diederick Wolsak, Joost Wolsak, Kelvin Wood, Jake Wright, Lee Wright Staff: Erroll Hartley (Coach), John McBryde (Manager)

Semi-final: Mexico - Canada: 2-1 (Canadian goal by Glen Talling)
Bronze: Canada - Chile: 1-0 (Canadian goal by Lee Wright)

Pan Am 67 - Winnipeg      Canada Men : 4th place

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Athletes: Warren Bell, Richard Chopping, Carl Heldt, Bruce Hodgson, Ian Johnson, Jurgen Lankau, Glen McCannel, Paul McMillen Bruce Pears, Harry Preston, Alan Raphael, Gerard Ronan, Jeff Stringer, Joost Wolsak, James Wright, Lee Wright Staff: Eric Broom (Coach), Eric O. Greenius (Manager)

Semi-final: Trinidad & Tobago - Canada: 2-0
Bronze: USA - Canada: 1-0

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