It was held from 14–26 May 2001 across two venues in Argentina; the Estadio Nacional de Hockey in Quilmes, and the CeNARD in Buenos Aires.

South Korea won the tournament for the first time, defeating Argentina 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the gold medal match finished as a 2–2 draw.

The Netherlands were the defending champions, however they lost 2–0 to Australia in the bronze medal match.

Alongside the host nation, 15 teams competed in the tournament.

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.