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The World Hockey Cup was first held in 1971. Until then the only major international field hockey tournament available for teams from all over the world was held at the Olympic Games.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided a biennial tournament called the World Hockey Cup should be instituted, with qualifying tournaments being held in countries other than the venue of the cup that year.
Later, the FIH decided the World Hockey Cup would be held every four years, beginning in 1982 to ensure all future cups would be held midway between Olympic years. World Hockey Cup competitions are also held for junior men and women as well, one year before the main World Hockey Cup.
The next men’s World Hockey Cup will be held in 2006 in the new National Hockey Stadium in Munchengladbach, Germany , and the women’s, in 2006 in Madrid, Spain. The men’s junior World Hockey Cup will be held in August 2005 in The Netherlands, and the women’s junior World Hockey Cup will be held in November 2005 in Santiago, Chile.
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Venue |
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| 2002 | Germany | Australia | Pakistan | Argentina | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 1998 | The Netherlands | Spain | Australia | Germany | Galgenwaard Stadium, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
| 1994 | Pakistan | The Netherlands | Australia | Germany | Homebush Stadium, Sydney, AustraliaAustralia is the sixth-largest country in the world (geographically), the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia. Australia includes the island of Tasmania, which is an Australian State. Its neighbouring count. |
| 1990 | The Netherlands | Pakistan | Australia | West Germany | Gaddafi Stadium, LahoreLahore is a major city in Pakistan that is the capital of the province of Punjab. It is located near the river Ravi and the Indian border. Lahore has 6. 5 million inhabitants and thus is the second largest city in Pakistan ( Karachi being the largest)., PakistanIslami Jamhuria Pakistan ( In Detail) ( In Detail) National motto: Iman, Ittehad, Nazm( Urdu: "Faith, Unity, Discipline" Official Language(s) Urdu, English Capital Islamabad Largest City Karachi President General Pervez Musharraf Prime Minister Shaukat Az,. |
| 1986 | Australia | England | West Germany | USSR | Willesden, LondonLondon is the capital of the United Kingdom and of England, and with over seven million inhabitants in the Greater London area, is the second-most populous conurbation in Europe (after Moscow). From being Londinium the capital of the Roman province of Bri, EnglandEngland is the largest, the most populous, and the most densely populated of the four " Home Nations" which make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK). Occupying the south-eastern portion of the island of Great Britain, England. |
| 1982 | Pakistan | West Germany | Australia | The Netherlands | BHA Stadium, Bombay, IndiaThe Republic of India is a large multicultural country in South Asia, with a population of over one billion. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world, in terms of purchasing power parity, and is the world's second-fastest growing economy.. |
| 1978 | Pakistan | The Netherlands | Australia | West Germany | Campo del Polo, Buenos AiresBuenos Aires (BWEH-naus EYE-ress, meaning "Good Winds" in Spanish) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest in South America. The city proper has a population of close to 3 million, while the Greater Buenos, Argentina. |
| 1975 | India | Pakistan | West Germany | Malaysia | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 1973 | The Netherlands | India | West Germany | Pakistan | Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. |
| 1971 | Pakistan | Spain | India | Kenya | Real Polo Grounds, Barcelona, Spain. |