# Major achievements in field hockey by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international field hockey and indoor field hockey tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

## Results

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:
| Form | Governing body | Tournament | Edition | Edition | Edition |
| Form | Governing body | Tournament | First | Latest | Next |
| Field hockey | FIH & IOC | Field hockey at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) | 1908 | 2024 | 2028 |
| Field hockey | FIH | Men's Hockey World Cup (quadrennially) | 1971 | 2023 | 2026 |
| Field hockey | FIH | Women's Hockey World Cup (quadrennially) | 1974 | 2022 | 2026 |
| Field hockey | FIH | Hockey Champions Trophy (biennially) | 1978 | 2018 | Defunct |
| Field hockey | FIH | Men's FIH Pro League (annually) | 2019 | 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 |
| Field hockey | FIH | Women's FIH Pro League (annually) | 2019 | 2023–2024 | 2024–2025 |
| Field hockey | FIH | Men's FIH Hockey World League (biennially, replaced by the men's FIH Pro League) | 2012–2013 | 2016–2017 | Defunct |
| Field hockey | FIH | Women's FIH Hockey World League (biennially, replaced by the women's FIH Pro League) | 2012–2013 | 2016–2017 | Defunct |
| Indoor field hockey | FIH & IWGA | Indoor hockey at the World Games | 2005 | 2005 | Defunct |
| Indoor field hockey | FIH | Indoor Hockey World Cup (quadrennially) | 2003 | 2023 | 2025 |
* FIH: International Hockey Federation
* IOC: International Olympic Committee
* IWGA: International World Games Association
Medals for the demonstration events are NOT counted. Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.
The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, then most first-place results, second-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

### Field hockey and indoor field hockey
#### Men and women

Last updated after the 2024 Olympic Games (As of 9 August 2024) :
| | | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Cup | Champions Trophy | Champions Trophy | Pro League / World League | Pro League / World League | World Games | World Games | World Cup | World Cup | | Number of | Number of | Number of |
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | | | | Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 2 | Netherlands | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 3 | Australia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 4 | Argentina | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 5 | Spain | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | West Germany$^*$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 7 | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 8 | South Korea | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | England$^†$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | India | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Belgium | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | New Zealand | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Pakistan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | China | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Czech Republic | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Soviet Union$^*$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | Belarus | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 20 | France | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 21 | Zimbabwe | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Canada | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Czechoslovakia$^*$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Denmark | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Ireland | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Japan | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Poland | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 22 | Switzerland | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 29 | Iran | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Ukraine | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | United Team of Germany$^*$ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
$^*$Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic. $^†$Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

#### Men

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | Olympic Games | World Cup | Champions Trophy | Pro League / World League | World Games | World Cup | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | Men | | | | Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 1 | Netherlands | | | | | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Australia | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | India | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | Spain | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 | Argentina | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Pakistan | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | West Germany$^*$ | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Belgium | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | England$^†$ | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Britain | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | New Zealand | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | South Korea | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Austria | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Denmark | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Japan | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Poland | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Switzerland | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Czech Republic | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | France | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Iran | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Soviet Union$^*$ | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | United States | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | United Team of Germany$^*$ | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
$^*$Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic. $^†$Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

#### Women

Last updated after the 2019 Women's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | Olympic Games | World Cup | Champions Trophy | Pro League / World League | World Games | World Cup | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | Women | | | | Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | | | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | Netherlands | | | | | | | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Argentina | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Australia | | | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | South Korea | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | China | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Spain | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | West Germany$^*$ | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | England$^†$ | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | United States | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Britain | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Belarus | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | New Zealand | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Soviet Union$^*$ | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Canada | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Czechoslovakia$^*$ | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | Ireland | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | Belgium | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | France | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | India | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Ukraine | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
$^*$Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic. $^†$Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

### Field hockey
#### Men and women

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | Olympic Games | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Cup | Champions Trophy | Champions Trophy | Pro League / World League | Pro League / World League | | Number of | Number of | Number of |
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | Women | | | | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2 | Australia | | | | | | | | | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 3 | Argentina | | | | | | | | | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Germany | | | | | | | | | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 5 | West Germany$^*$ | | | | | | | | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 6 | South Korea | | | | | | | | | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 7 | England$^†$ | | | | | | | | | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Spain | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | India | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 10 | Great Britain | | | | | | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Belgium | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | New Zealand | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | United States | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 | Pakistan | | | | | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 15 | China | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16 | Soviet Union$^*$ | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Canada | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia$^*$ | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Denmark | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Ireland | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Japan | | | | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | United Team of Germany$^*$ | | | | | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
$^*$Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic. $^†$Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

#### Men

Last updated after the 2019 Men's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | Olympic Games | World Cup | Champions Trophy | Pro League / World League | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | Men | | | | Total |
| 1 | Australia | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Netherlands | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | India | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Argentina | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | Germany | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Pakistan | | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | West Germany$^*$ | | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Belgium | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | Spain | | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | England$^†$ | | | | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Great Britain | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | New Zealand | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | South Korea | | | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Denmark | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Japan | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Soviet Union$^*$ | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | United States | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | United Team of Germany$^*$ | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
$^*$Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic. $^†$Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

#### Women

Last updated after the 2019 Women's FIH Pro League (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | Olympic Games | World Cup | Champions Trophy | Pro League / World League | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | Women | Women | | | | Total |
| 1 | Netherlands | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Argentina | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Australia | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Germany | | | | | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | South Korea | | | | | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | China | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | West Germany$^*$ | | | | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 8 | England$^†$ | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | United States | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10 | Great Britain | | | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Spain | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | New Zealand | | | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 | Soviet Union$^*$ | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Canada | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia$^*$ | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Ireland | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Belgium | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | India | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
$^*$Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic. $^†$Non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

### Indoor field hockey
#### Men and women

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | World Games | World Games | World Cup | World Cup | | Number of | Number of | Number of |
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | Men | Women | | | | Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Czech Republic | | | | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands | | | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Belarus | | | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Spain | | | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | France | | | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Austria | | | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Poland | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Switzerland | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Iran | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Ukraine | | | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

#### Men

Last updated after the 2018 Men's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | World Games | World Cup | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | | | | Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Austria | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | Netherlands | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Switzerland | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Czech Republic | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | France | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Iran | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Spain | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

#### Women

Last updated after the 2018 Women's Indoor Hockey World Cup (As of 16 July 2019) :
| | | Indoor field hockey | Indoor field hockey | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| | | World Games | World Cup | Number of | Number of | Number of | |
| Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | | | | Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Belarus | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Czech Republic | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Netherlands | | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Spain | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | France | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | Ukraine | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |