Well, the countries that i know that have been most successful in Field Hockey have been, Australia, India and Pakistan. I actually think that field hockey is a really cool sport! but awesome question.
Field hockey was removed from the 1924 Games because there was no single international governing body for the sport. It was replaced to the Olpympics in 1928 when the FIH had been founded.
From 1928 Amsterdam Olympics to 1956 Melbourne Olympics India won six consecutive gold medals at hockey. The two other gold medals for India came in the 1964 Tokyo Olympics and the 1980 Moscow Olympics
Udham Singh - field hockey - was born in 1928.
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Hockey was removed from the Olympic schedule in 1924, for lack of an single international governing body. It was reinstated at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics.
United India(India-Pakistan-Bangladesh) won 3 olympics(1928-1936) 5 gold medals to india 3 gold medals to pakistan and Britain.
India men's national field hockey team was created in 1928.
Through the 2008 Games in Beijing, 8: 1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980
Pakistan won gold medals in 1960, 1968 and 1984.
Major Dhyan Chand scored total 33 goals in 12 matches of the 3 Olympics: 1928- 14 goals, 1932- 11 goals and in 1936- 8 goals.
Field hockey debuted at the 1908 Games in London.
India has won 9 gold medals since the country first started participating in the Olympics in 1900. The country has won 8 gold medals in Field Hockey, and 1 gold medal in Shooting. India won its first gold medal at the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics for Field Hockey. India's most recent gold medal was won at the 2008 China Olympics for Shooting.