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For other hockey World Cups, see World Cup (hockey) for disambiguation
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 Mönchengladbach, Germany , and the women’s, in 2006 in Madrid, Spain. The men’s junior World Hockey Cup will be held in July 2005 in The Netherlands, and the women’s junior World Hockey Cup will be held in September 2005 in Santiago, Chile.
Women's winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Venue
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| 2002 | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Peoples Republic of China.svg People's Republic of China | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Perth, Australia.
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| 1998 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Utrecht, Netherlands.
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| 1994 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Image:Flag of the United States.svg United States | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Dublin, Ireland.
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| 1990 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | Image:ENG.PNG England | Sydney, Australia.
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| 1986 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | Image:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | Amstelveen, The Netherlands.
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| 1983 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Canada.svg Canada | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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| 1981 | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.png USSR | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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| 1978 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Madrid, Spain.
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| 1976 | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Belgium.svg Belgium | Berlin, West-Germany.
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| 1974 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of India.svg India | Mandelieu, France.
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Men’s winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Fourth | Venue
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| 2002 | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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| 1998 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Galgenwaard Stadium, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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| 1994 | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | Homebush Stadium, Sydney, Australia.
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| 1990 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan,.
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| 1986 | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:ENG.PNG England | Image:Germany flag large.pngWest Germany | Image:Flag of the Soviet Union.png USSR | Willesden, London, England.
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| 1982 | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | BHA Stadium, Bombay, India.
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| 1978 | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of Australia.svg Australia | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Campo del Polo, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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| 1975 | Image:Flag of India.svg India | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | Merdeka Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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| 1973 | Image:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | Image:Flag of India.svg India | Image:Germany flag large.png West Germany | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Wagener Stadium, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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| 1971 | Image:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | Image:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | Image:Flag of India.svg India | Image:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | Real Polo Grounds, Barcelona, Spain.
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