Japan national field hockey team

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The Japan national field hockey team represents Japan in the international field hockey competitions. The team, ranked 10th in the world on June 30, 2008, participated in the first World Cup in 1971.

=Summer Olympics=

*1908 – "Did not compete"
*1920 – "Did not compete"
*1928 – "Did not compete"
*1932 – "Silver Medal"
*1936 – "Seventh place"
*1948 to 1956 – "Did not compete"
*1960 – "Fourteenth place"
*1964 – "Seventh place"
*1968 – "Thirteenth place"
*1972 to 2008 – "Did not compete"

=World Cup=

*1971 – "Ninth place"
*1973 – "Tenth place"
*1975 to 1998 – "Did not compete"
*2002 – "Twelfth place"
*2006 – "Ninth place"

Asian Games

* 1958 – "Fifth place"
* 1962 – "Fourth place"
* 1966 – "Bronze Medal"
* 1970 – "Bronze Medal"
* 1974 – "Fourth place"
* 1978 – "Fourth place"
* 1982 – "Fourth place"
* 1986 – "Fifth place"
* 1990 – "Fourth place"
* 1994 – "Fourth place"
* 1998 – "Fourth place"
* 2002 – "Sixth place"
* 2006 – "Fourth place"

=Asia Cup=

* 1982 – "Did not compete"
* 1985 – "Fourth place"
* 1989 – "Fourth place"
* 1994 – "Ninth place"
* 1999 – "Fifth place"
* 2003 – "Fourth place"

Champions Trophy

* 1978 to 2006 – "Did not compete"

Champions Challenge

* 2001 – "Fifth place"
* 2003 – "Did not compete"
* 2005 – "Did not compete"
* 2007 – "Fifth place"

See also

* Japan women's national field hockey team

References

* [http://in.rediff.com/sports/hockasiacup.htm Rediff]
* [http://www.bharatiyahockey.org/ Bharatiya Hockey]

External links

*jp icon [http://www.hockey.or.jp/ Japanese Hockey Federation]