Field hockey at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games will be held from 23 June to 8 July 2023 at Estadio Del Parque El Este in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Due to infrastructure and calendar issues, the field hockey event was relocated from San Salvador, El Salvador to Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic.[1]
The host country, the top five teams from the previous edition of the Central American and Caribbean Games and the top two teams from the qualifying competition qualified for the 2023 edition.[3]
Mexico(MEX) Alexander Sandoval Juan Sosa Erick Hernandez Jorge Estrada Miguel Leon Luis Villegas Andre Benedith Guillermo Gonzalez Kevin Amador Daniel Castillo Alberto Rangel Jorge Gomez Matias Guzman Pablo Munoz Oscar Copado Luis Ortiz
Trinidad and Tobago(TTO) Teague Marcano Ethan Reynos Akim Toussaint Andrey Rocke Shaquille Daniel Mickell Pierre Dylan Francis Aidan De Gannes Lyndell Byer Caleb Guiseppi Joel Daniel Tariq Marcano Jovan Wren Jordan Vieira Nicholas Grant Jordan Reynos
Cuba(CUB) Yasmany Gutierrez Freddy Duany Liodisbel Cervante Moise Torres Pedro Viera Carlos Consuegra Dairon Luis Denis Rodriguez Richard Somonte Marcos Martinez Jeanny Vera Felix Mena Geovanny Neninger Iraidys Calderon Ignacio Aroche Darian Valero
Mexico won their second title by defeating Trinidad and Tobago 5–1 in the final. The defending champions Cuba won the bronze medal by defeating Barbados 4–2.
Mexico won their first gold medal in women's field hockey at the Central American and Caribbean Games by defeating the defending champions Cuba 3–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 1–1. Barbados won the bronze medal by defeating the hosts the Dominican Republic 4–2 in a shoot-out after the match finished 2–2.