| Times held | 12 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 1246 |
| Total countries | 23 |
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 91 | 6 |
| 1984 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 96 | 6 |
| 1988 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 124 | 8 |
| 1992 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 125 | 8 |
| 1996 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 128 | 8 |
| 2000 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 159 | 10 |
| 2004 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 160 | 10 |
| 2008 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 191 | 12 |
| 2012 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 191 | 12 |
| 2016 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 194 | 12 |
| 2020 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 209 | 12 |
| 2024 | Hockey, Women | Olympic | 203 | 12 |
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Zimbabwe | Czechoslovakia | Soviet Union | |||
| 1984 | Netherlands | West Germany | United States | |||
| 1988 | Australia | Republic of Korea | Netherlands | |||
| 1992 | Spain | Germany | Great Britain | |||
| 1996 | Australia | Republic of Korea | Netherlands | |||
| 2000 | Australia | Argentina | Netherlands | |||
| 2004 | Germany | Netherlands | Argentina | |||
| 2008 | Netherlands | People's Republic of China | Argentina | |||
| 2012 | Netherlands | Argentina | Great Britain | |||
| 2016 | Great Britain | Netherlands | Germany | |||
| 2020 | Netherlands | Argentina | Great Britain | |||
| 2024 | Netherlands | People's Republic of China | Argentina |
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | |
| Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | |
| Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Argentina | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| People's Republic of China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Republic of Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lied Welten | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Eva de Goede | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Rechelle Hawkes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Maartje Paumen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Naomi van As | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Ellen Hoog | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Margot van Geffen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Caia van Maasakker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Maria Verschoor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Xan de Waard | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| Laura Nunnink | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Country | # | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 9 | — | — | 7 | — | 7 | Silver | Bronze | Bronze | Silver | 7 | Silver | Bronze | |
| Australia | 11 | — | 4 | Gold | 5 | Gold | Gold | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
| Austria | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Belgium | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | 4 | |
| Canada | 3 | — | 5 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Czechoslovakia | 1 | Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| France | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| Germany | 9 | — | — | — | Silver | 6 | 7 | Gold | 4 | 7 | Bronze | 6 | 6 | |
| Great Britain | 9 | — | — | 4 | Bronze | 4 | 8 | — | 6 | Bronze | Gold | Bronze | 8 | |
| India | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 4 | — | |
| Ireland | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | |
| Japan | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
| Netherlands | 11 | — | Gold | Bronze | 6 | Bronze | Bronze | Silver | Gold | Gold | Silver | Gold | Gold | |
| New Zealand | 8 | — | 6 | — | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | |
| People's Republic of China | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | Silver | 6 | 9 | 9 | Silver | |
| Poland | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Republic of Korea | 8 | — | — | Silver | 4 | Silver | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 11 | — | — | |
| South Africa | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 11 | 10 | — | 12 | 11 | |
| Soviet Union | 1 | Bronze | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Spain | 8 | — | — | — | Gold | 8 | 4 | 10 | 7 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
| United States | 7 | — | Bronze | 8 | — | 5 | — | — | 8 | 12 | 5 | — | 9 | |
| West Germany | 2 | — | Silver | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | Gold | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |