Field hockey at the 1983 Pan American Games
Start date	15 August 1983
End date	26 August 1983
Teams	9
Medalists
Canada (1st title)    Argentina    Chile
«1979 1987»

The field hockey tournament at the 1983 Pan American Games was the fifth edition of the field hockey event at the Pan American Games. It took place in Caracas, Venezuela from 15 to 26 August 1983.

Canada won their first gold medal by defeating the defending champions Argentina 3–1 in the final. Chile won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 1–0.

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's field hockey	Canada	Argentina	Chile

Results

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	4	4	0	0	19	3	+16	8	Semi-finals
2	United States	4	3	0	1	8	6	+2	6
3	Cuba	4	1	1	2	6	9	−3	3	Fifth place game
4	Trinidad and Tobago	4	1	1	2	5	12	−7	3	Seventh place game
5	Barbados	4	0	0	4	3	11	−8	0

15 August 1983 Trinidad and Tobago  2–1  Barbados

15 August 1983 Canada  3–0  United States

16 August 1983 Canada  4–0  Barbados

17 August 1983 Cuba  1–1  Trinidad and Tobago

18 August 1983 Cuba  2–1  Barbados

18 August 1983 United States  3–1  Trinidad and Tobago

19 August 1983 United States  3–1  Barbados

19 August 1983 Canada  5–2  Cuba

22 August 1983 United States  2–1  Cuba

22 August 1983 Canada  7–1  Trinidad and Tobago

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Argentina	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	6	Semi-finals
2	Chile	3	2	0	1	10	6	+4	4
3	Mexico	3	1	0	2	5	5	0	2	Fifth place game
4	Venezuela (H)	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0	Seventh place game

15 August 1983 Argentina  5–0  Chile

16 August 1983 Mexico  4–0  Venezuela

18 August 1983 Chile  2–0  Mexico

19 August 1983 Argentina  5–0  Venezuela

22 August 1983 Argentina  3–1  Mexico

22 August 1983 Chile  8–1  Venezuela

Fifth to eighth place classification

Seventh and eighth place

25 August 1983 Trinidad and Tobago  1–0  Venezuela

Fifth and sixth place

25 August 1983 Mexico  3–1  Cuba

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	24 August
	Canada	3
					26 August
	Chile	0
					Canada	3
	24 August
					Argentina	1
	Argentina	4
	United States	0
					Bronze medal match
					26 August
					Chile	1
					United States	0

Semi-finals

24 August 1983 Canada  3–0  Chile

24 August 1983 Argentina  4–0  United States

Bronze medal match

26 August 1983 Chile  1–0  United States

Gold medal match

26 August 1983 Canada  3–1  Argentina

Final standings

1.  Canada
2.  Argentina
3.  Chile
4.  United States
5.  Mexico
6.  Cuba
7.  Trinidad and Tobago
8.  Venezuela
9.  Barbados