The June 2010 edition of Fun with Numbers is on gender equality in hockey. How often has the same country won the same tournament in both the men's and women's categories?
By B. G. Joshi
This has never happened in the Olympics, but occurred once in the World Cup, and 3 times in the Champions Trophy. This has happened most often at the continental level events, as can be seen by the tables below:
FIH Top Properties
|
Tournament |
Country |
Year |
Men's Captain |
Women's Captain |
|
World Cup |
Netherlands |
1990 |
Marc Delissen |
C. Beninga |
|
Champions Trophy |
Australia |
1993 |
Warren Birmingham |
Rachelle Hawks |
|
|
Australia |
1999 |
Michael York |
Renita Garrard |
|
|
Netherlands |
2000 |
Stephen Veen |
D.v.d. Boogaard |
Continental Championships
|
Tournament |
Country |
Year |
Men's Captain |
Women's Captain |
|
Asian Games |
South Korea |
1986 |
Ji Jae Kwan |
Hong Kim Sook |
|
|
South Korea |
1994 |
Park Shin Heum |
Nu Young Mi |
|
Asia Cup |
South Korea |
1993 |
Park Shin Heum |
Lim Kye Sook |
|
|
India |
2003/04 |
Dhanraj Pillai |
Surajlata Devi |
|
European Nations Cup |
Netherlands |
1987 |
Tom van’t Hek |
M. Bolhuis |
|
All-African Games |
South Africa |
1999 |
Craig Jackson |
K. Roberts |
|
|
South Africa |
2007 |
Bruce Jacobs |
Marsha Marescia |
|
Africa Cup of Nations |
South Africa |
2005 |
Bruce Jacobs |
Marsha Marescia |
|
|
South Africa |
2009 |
Austin Smith |
Marsha Marescia |
|
Pan Am Games |
Argentina |
1991 |
Marcelo Garrafo |
Marisa Lopez |
|
|
Argentina |
1995 |
A. Doherty |
Gabrila Sanchez |
|
|
Argentina |
2003 |
Pablo Moreira |
Magdalena Aicega |
|
America Cup |
Argentina |
2004 |
Pablo Moreira |
Magdalena Aicega |
|
Oceania Cup |
Australia |
1999 |
Michael York |
Rachelle Hawkes |
|
|
Australia |
2003 |
Paul Gaudoin |
Katrina Powell |
|
|
Australia |
2005 |
Brent Livermore |
Nikki Hudson |
Other tournaments
|
Tournament |
Country |
Year |
Men's Captain |
Women's Captain |
|
Commonwealth Games |
Australia |
1998 |
Michael York |
Rechelle Hawks |
|
|
Australia |
2006 |
Brent Livermore |
Nikki Hudson |
|
Afro-Asian Games |
India |
2003 |
Dileep Tirkey |
Surajlata Devi |
|
Champions Challenge I |
New Zealand |
2009 |
Phillip Burrows |
Naylor Emily |
