The Rink Hockey American Championship or CSP Copa America is a Rink Hockey competition with the national teams of American countries that happens every four years. It is organized by CSP, South American Federation of Rink Hockey.
 Copa America Logo-Tournament in 2010 | |
| Founded | 2006 |
|---|---|
| Region | Americas (CSP) |
| Number of teams | 8 (finals) |
| Current champions |  Argentina (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Argentina (2 titles) |
| Website | http://www.cspatin.org/ |
 Vic 2010 | |
The last "Copa America" was held in Vic, Catalonia, and for the first time both men's and women's tournaments were played at the same time and in the same city.[1]
The national teams to participate were:
| Men Teams | Women Teams |
|---|---|
 Catalonia |  Catalonia |
| Argentina | Argentina |
 Brazil | Brazil |
 Chile | Chile |
 USA | United States |
 Uruguay | Uruguay |
 Ecuador | DNP |
 Costa Rica | DNP |
 Germany | Germany |
 South Africa | South Africa |
Men's Results
Tournaments
| Year | Host city |  Gold |  Silver |  Bronze | 4th Place | 5th place | 6th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | | ||||||
| 2010 |  Vic | Catalonia | Argentina | Brazil | Chile | Germany | Uruguay |
| 2008 | Buenos Aires | Argentina | Catalonia | Chile | Brazil |  Colombia | United States |
| 2007 | Recife | Argentina | Catalonia | Brazil | Chile | Colombia | South Africa |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Catalonia (CAT) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 4 | Chile (CHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Colombia (COL) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Women Results
Tournaments
| Year | Host city | Gold | Silver | Bronze | 4th Place | 5th place | 6th place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Punta del Este | ||||||
| 2011 | Sertãozinho | Catalonia | Chile | Brazil | Uruguay | South Africa | |
| 2010 | Vic | Argentina | Catalonia | Chile | Germany | Brazil | United States |
| 2007 | Santiago | Chile | Catalonia | Brazil | United States | Colombia | |
| 2006 | Santiago | Argentina | Chile | Catalonia | Colombia |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina (ARG) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Catalonia (CAT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Chile (CHI) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Brazil (BRA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Next tournaments
The celebration of the 2012 Men's Cup was originally designed to be played in Santiago de Chile, but in the end it was changed to be played in November in the Brazilian city of Recife. One month before the competition, the Catalan Federation announced that the team couldn't play in the Cup because the Catalan government decided not to support the team economically, and at the same time, the Argentinian Federation also announced that they won't be playing either as they were having internal problems. Seeing that the two bigger countries were not coming to the event, the 2012 Men's Cup was disbanded.
The Uruguayan city of Montevideo was selected as host for the 2013 Woman's Cup, but the celebration of that event was not possible for the same problems.
See also
External links
- Rink Hockey American Cup at HoqueiPatins.cat (in Catalan)
- American Federation of Rink Hockey
- Copa América 2010 official website
- Man American Championship in Recife
- Woman American Championship in Santiago do Chile
- FIRS Organizational chart[permanent dead link]
- Confederation Argentina de Patinage
- Confederação Brasileira de Hóquei e Patinação
- The Canadian In-Line & Roller Skating Association
- Federatión Chilena de Hockey y Patinaje
- Federatión Colombiana de Patinaje
- Hockey Mexico
- Federación Uruguaya de Patín y Hockey
- USA Roller Sports[permanent dead link]
- Roller Hockey links worldwide
- Mundook-World Roller Hockey
- Hardballhock-World Roller Hockey
- Inforoller World Roller Hockey
- World Roller Hockey Blog
- rink-hockey-news - World Roller Hockey
- SoloHockey World Roller Hockey
- Rink Hockey in the USA
- USARS Hardballhockey Blog