Field hockey is an Asian Games event since the 1958 Games in Tokyo, Japan. The women's competition has been held since the 1982 Games in New Delhi, India. The Games have a qualification since 2006 / 2010 for men and women. India men's and India women's teams are the defending champions of the men's and women's disciplines, respectively. 2026 Aichi-Nagoya marked the first time India had won both events in a single edition.

Since the 1990 Asian Games, the men's field hockey tournament has served as a direct qualification pathway for the Olympic Games, with the Asian Games champion earning an Olympic berth and since the 1998 Asian Games, the women's field hockey tournament has served as a direct qualification pathway for the Olympics, with the Asian Games champion earning an Olympic berth.

Men's tournament

Results #YearHostGold medal matchBronze medal matchTeamsGold medalScoreSilver medalBronze medalScoreFourth place1 1958 Tokyo, JapanNo playoffsNo playoffs52 1962 Jakarta, Indonesia2–02–093 1966 Bangkok, Thailand1–0 (a.e.t.)1–084 1970 Bangkok, Thailand1–0 (a.e.t.)1–085 1974 Tehran, Iran2–03–166 1978 Bangkok, Thailand1–02–187 1982 New Delhi, India7–13–098 1986 Seoul, South Korea2–14–199 1990 Beijing, ChinaNo playoffsNo playoffs710 1994 Hiroshima, Japan3–26–0911 1998 Bangkok, Thailand3–01012 2002 Busan, South Korea4–3813 2006 Doha, Qatar3–14–21014 2010 Guangzhou, China2–01–01015 2014 Incheon, South Korea1–1(4–2 p.s.o.)3–21016 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia6–6(3–1 p.s.o.)2–11217 2022 Hangzhou, China5–12–11218 2026 Nagoya, Japan5–15–312

Summary TeamGold medalSilver medalBronze medalFourth place8 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 2010)3 (1966, 1986, 2014)4 (1994, 1998, 2006, 2026)2 (2002, 2018)5 (1966, 1998, 2014, 2022, 2026)9 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982*, 1990, 1994, 2002)3 (1986, 2010, 2018)4 (1986*, 1994, 2002*, 2006)1 (1998)3 (1958, 2014*, 2022)3 (1990, 2010, 2026)1 (2018)1 (2022)2 (1966, 1970)7 (1962, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1994*, 1998, 2006)3 (2010, 2018, 2026)6 (1962, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1990, 2002)5 (1958, 1966, 1970, 1986, 2014)1 (2006)1 (2022*) * = hosts

Team appearances Team195819621966197019741978198219861990199419982002200620102014201820222026Total part of – 6th 9th 7th – 7th 9th 7th 7th 8th 8th 6th 8th 7th 12 – – – – – – 6th – 5th 8th 6th 5th 2nd 5th 5th – 4th 6th 10 – – – – – – – – – – – – 8th – – – ––1 – 6th 7th 7th – 5th 8th 6th 7th – 8th 8th 9th 9th – 12th – – 12 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd 2nd 1st 2nd 5th 3rd 1st 3rd1st1st18 – 9th – – – – – – – – – – – – – 10th 9th12th4 – – – – 6th – – – – – – – – – – – – – 1 5th 4th 3rd 3rd 4th 4th 4th 5th 6th 4th 4th 6th 4th 6th 6th 1st 2nd 5th 18 part of 6th – – – – – 11th – – 2 4th 3rd 4th 4th 3rd 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 5th 5th 3rd 6th 2nd 4th2nd 6th2nd 18 – – – – – – 7th 8th – 9th – – 10th 7th 7th 7th 7th11th 9 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 4th 3rd 1st 2nd 4th5th3rd18 – 5th – 5th – – – – – – 7th – – 10th 9th – 12th – 6 3rd 8th 6th – – – 5th 1st 4th 1st 2nd 1st 1st 4th 3rd 5th3rd 4th 15 – 7th 5th 6th 5th 7th – – – – – – – – 10th 8th – 9th 8 – – 8th 8th – 8th – 9th – – 10th – – – – 9th 11th 8th 8 part of – – – – – – – 10th10th2 Total (17) 5 9 8 8 6 8 9 9 7 9 10 8 10 10 10 12 12 12 _

Women's tournament

Results #YearHostGold medal matchBronze medal matchTeamsGold medalScoreSilver medalBronze medalScoreFourth place1 1982 New Delhi, IndiaNo playoffsNo playoffs62 1986 Seoul, South KoreaNo playoffsNo playoffs63 1990 Beijing, ChinaNo playoffsNo playoffs64 1994 Hiroshima, JapanNo playoffsNo playoffs65 1998 Bangkok, Thailand2–12–076 2002 Busan, South Korea2–12–047 2006 Doha, Qatar1–01–078 2010 Guangzhou, China0–0 (a.e.t.)(5–4 p.s.o.)1–0 (a.e.t.)79 2014 Incheon, South Korea1–02–1810 2018 Jakarta, Indonesia2–12–11011 2022 Hangzhou, China2–02–11012 2026 Nagoya, Japan1–00–0(4–2 p.s.o.)12

Summary TeamGold medalSilver medalBronze medalFourth place5 (1986*, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2014*)4 (1982, 2002*, 2010, 2022)3 (2006, 2018, 2026)4 (2002, 2006, 2010*, 2022*)3 (1990*, 2014, 2026)3 (1994, 1998, 2018)2 (1982*, 2026)2 (1998, 2018)4 (1986, 2006, 2014, 2022)4 (1990, 1994, 2002, 2010)1 (2018)3 (1986, 1994*, 2006)4 (1990, 2002, 2010, 2026*)4 (1982, 1998, 2014, 2022)1 (1982)1 (1986) * = hosts

Team appearances Team198219861990199419982002200620102014201820222026Total – – – – – – – – – – – 9th 1 – – 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 1st 1st 2nd 3rd 1st2nd 10 – – – – – – 6th – – 8th – 7th 3 6th 6th – – – – 7th – 8th 9th 9th – 6 1st 3rd 4th 4th 2nd 4th 3rd 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd1st12 – – – – – – – – – 7th 10th 8th 3 4th 2nd 3rd 2nd 4th 3rd 2nd 3rd 4th 1st 4th3rd12 – 6th – – 7th 6th 10th 8th 11th 6 3rd 4th – – – – 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 5th 8 – – 5th – – – – – – – – – 1 5th – 6th 6th – – – – – – 7th 10th 5 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 1st 4th 2nd 4th 12 – 5th – – 7th – – 6th 7th 6th 6th 6th 7 part of 5th 5th – – – – – – 12th 3 Total (14) 6 6 6 6 7 4 7 7 8 10 10 12 _

Medal tables

Total

Men

Women

List of medalists

Asian Games records

Men Most medals: India (17 medals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Most titles: Pakistan (8 titles) – Guangzhou 2010 Most goals scored: Pakistan (551 goals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Most goals scored in a single tournament: India (80 goals) – Jakarta 2018 Most goals scored by a player: Jang Jong-Hyun, South Korea (62 goals) – Hangzhoua 2022 Most goals scored by a player in a single tournament: Jang Jong-Hyun, South Korea (18 goals) – Hangzhoua 2022

Women Most medals: China (10 medals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Most titles: South Korea (5 titles) – Doha 2006 Most goals scored: India (301 goals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Most goals scored in a single tournament: India (69 goals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Most goals scored by a player: Deepika Sehrawat, India (26 goals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Most goals scored by a player in a single tournament: Deepika Sehrawat, India (21 goals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026 Most goals scored by a player in a single match: Deepika Sehrawat, India (9 goals) – Aichi–Nagoya 2026

See also Indoor hockey at the Asian Indoor and Martial Arts Games Men's Hockey Asia Cup Women's Hockey Asia Cup

References

Asian Games History http://www.todor66.com/hockey/field/Asia/index.html http://www.todor66.com/hockey/field/Asia/index_Men_AG.html http://www.todor66.com/hockey/field/Asia/index_Women_AG.html