Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Field hockey

at the Games of the XXX Olympiad

Venue| Riverbank Arena
Dates| 29 July – 11 August 2012
No. of events| 2
Competitors| 15 from 387 nations

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Field hockey at the
2012 Summer Olympics

Tournament
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Squads
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Field hockey at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park.

On 13 November 2010 the International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided to allocate 12 teams for each men and women events respectively.[1]

Germany won the men's tournament for the fourth time, and the women's tournament was won by the Netherlands — their third Olympic women's hockey title.

## Competition schedule

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P | Preliminaries  | ½ | Semifinals  | F | Final

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Women | P |  | P |  | P |  | P |  | P |  | ½ |  | F |

## Qualification

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Each of the continental champions received a berth alongside the host, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales compete separately in most competitions, but send a combined team to the Olympics and selected friendly tournaments, which is managed by England Hockey),[2][3] while another three spots were decided in qualifying tournaments.

The Riverbank Arena hosted the field hockey tournaments.

For the men's tournament, Europe received two extra quota places, and Oceania one extra. While for the women's, Asia, Oceania and Europe each received one extra quota place. All were based on FIH world rankings.[1]

However, South Africa as African champion for both tournaments gave up the automatic berth on the premise that they should play a qualifier having deemed the African tournament as sub-standard even though they won the African qualifier tournament. Instead they played in the men's and women's Olympic qualification tournament and made the cut. Their automatic berth was awarded to Spain in the men's tournament and Argentina in the women's.[4][5][6]

### Men's qualification

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Date  | Event  | Location  | Quotas  | Qualifier(s)

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Host nation  | 1  |  Great Britain (4)
15–25 November 2010  | 2010 Asian Games[7] | Guangzhou, China  | 1  |  Pakistan (8)
20–28 August 2011  | 2011 EuroHockey Championship | Mönchengladbach, Germany  | 3  |  Germany (2)
Netherlands (3)
Belgium1 (11)
2–11 September 2011  | 2011 African Olympic Qualifier | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  | 0  | —2
6–9 October 2011  | 2011 Oceania Cup | Hobart, Australia  | 2  |  Australia (1)
New Zealand (7)
14–30 October 2011  | 2011 Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico  | 1  |  Argentina (9)
18–26 February 2012  | Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 | New Delhi, India  | 1  |  India (10)
10–18 March 2012  | Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 | Dublin, Ireland  | 1  |  South Korea (6)
26 April – 6 May 2012  | Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 | Kakamigahara, Japan  | 1  |  South Africa (12)
Invitational  | 1  |  Spain2 (5)
Total  | 12  |

^1 – Great Britain automatically qualified as host nation, therefore the berth obtained by England as third placed team at the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship was given to fourth placed team Belgium.
^2 – South Africa won the African qualifier tournament but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that they should play a qualifier having deemed the African tournament as sub-standard. Eventually they won the Qualification Tournament 3. Instead, Spain was invited as the highest ranked team not already qualified after the conclusion of the continental championships.[8]

### Women's qualification

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Dates  | Event  | Location  | Quotas  | Qualifier(s)

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Host nation  | 1  |  Great Britain (4)
13–24 November 2010  | 2010 Asian Games | Guangzhou, China  | 2  |  China (5)
South Korea (8)
20–27 August 2011  | 2011 EuroHockey Championship | Mönchengladbach, Germany  | 2  |  Netherlands (1)
Germany (3)
2–11 September 2011  | 2011 African Olympic Qualifier | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe  | 0  | —1
6–9 October 2011  | 2011 Oceania Cup | Hobart, Australia  | 2  |  New Zealand (6)
Australia (7)
14–30 October 2011  | 2011 Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico  | 1  |  United States (10)
18–25 February 2012  | Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 | New Delhi, India  | 1  |  South Africa (12)
17–25 March 2012  | Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 | Kontich, Belgium  | 1  |  Belgium (16)
25 April – 5 May 2012  | Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 | Kakamigahara, Japan  | 1  |  Japan (9)
Invitational  | 1  |  Argentina1 (2)
Total  | 12  |

^1 – South Africa won the African qualifier tournament but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that they should play a qualifier having deemed the African tournament as sub-standard. Eventually they won the Qualification Tournament 1. Instead, Argentina was invited as the highest ranked team not already qualified after the conclusion of the continental championships.[9][10]

## Men's tournament

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

### Pool A

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1  |  Australia | 5  | 3  | 2  | 0  | 23  | 5  | +18  | 11  | Semi-finals
2  |  Great Britain (H) | 5  | 2  | 3  | 0  | 14  | 8  | +6  | 9
3  |  Spain | 5  | 2  | 2  | 1  | 8  | 10  | −2  | 8  | Fifth place game
4  |  Pakistan | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 9  | 16  | −7  | 7  | Seventh place game
5  |  Argentina | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 10  | 14  | −4  | 4  | Ninth place game
6  |  South Africa | 5  | 0  | 1  | 4  | 11  | 22  | −11  | 1  | Eleventh place game

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

### Pool B

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1  |  Netherlands | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 18  | 7  | +11  | 15  | Semi-finals
2  |  Germany | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 14  | 11  | +3  | 10
3  |  Belgium | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 7  | Fifth place game
4  |  South Korea | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 8  | +1  | 6  | Seventh place game
5  |  New Zealand | 5  | 1  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 14  | −4  | 5  | Ninth place game
6  |  India | 5  | 0  | 0  | 5  | 6  | 18  | −12  | 0  | Eleventh place game

Source: FIH

### Medal round

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| Semi-finals| | Gold medal match

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| 9 August| |

|  Australia| 2

| 11 August

|  Germany| 4 |

|  Germany| 2

| 9 August

| |  Netherlands| 1

|  Netherlands| 9

|  Great Britain| 2 |

| Bronze medal match

| 11 August

|  Australia| 3

|  Great Britain| 1

### Final standings

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1. Germany
2. Netherlands
3. Australia
4. Great Britain
5. Belgium
6. Spain
7. Pakistan
8. South Korea
9. New Zealand
10. Argentina
11. South Africa
12. India

## Women's tournament

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

### Pool A

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1  |  Netherlands | 5  | 5  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 5  | +7  | 15  | Semi-finals
2  |  Great Britain (H) | 5  | 3  | 0  | 2  | 14  | 7  | +7  | 9
3  |  China | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 3  | +3  | 7  |
4  |  South Korea | 5  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 9  | 13  | −4  | 6
5  |  Japan | 5  | 1  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 9  | −5  | 4
6  |  Belgium | 5  | 0  | 2  | 3  | 2  | 10  | −8  | 2

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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### Pool B

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1  |  Argentina | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 10  | Semi-finals
2  |  New Zealand | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 9  | 5  | +4  | 10
3  |  Australia | 5  | 3  | 1  | 1  | 5  | 2  | +3  | 10  |
4  |  Germany | 5  | 2  | 1  | 2  | 6  | 7  | −1  | 7
5  |  South Africa | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 9  | 14  | −5  | 3
6  |  United States | 5  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 4  | 13  | −9  | 3

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.

### Medal round

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| Semi-finals| | Gold medal match

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|  Netherlands (p.s.o.)| 2 (3)

| 10 August

|  New Zealand| 2 (1) |

|  Netherlands| 2

| 8 August

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|  Argentina| 2

|  Great Britain| 1 |

| Bronze medal match

| 10 August

|  New Zealand| 1

|  Great Britain| 3

### Final standings

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1. Netherlands
2. Argentina
3. Great Britain
4. New Zealand
5. Australia
6. China
7. Germany
8. South Korea
9. Japan
10. South Africa
11. Belgium
12. United States

## Medal summary

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### Medal table

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* Host nation (Great Britain)

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Netherlands (NED)| 1| 1| 0| 2
2|  Germany (GER)| 1| 0| 0| 1
3|  Argentina (ARG)| 0| 1| 0| 1
4|  Australia (AUS)| 0| 0| 1| 1
Great Britain (GBR)*| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (5 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

### Medalists

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Men's team
details |  Germany (GER)
Maximilian Müller
Martin Häner
Oskar Deecke
Christopher Wesley
Moritz Fürste
Tobias Hauke
Jan-Philipp Rabente
Benjamin Weß
Timo Weß
Oliver Korn
Christopher Zeller
Max Weinhold
Matthias Witthaus
Florian Fuchs
Philipp Zeller
Thilo Stralkowski |  Netherlands (NED)
Jaap Stockmann
Klaas Vermeulen
Marcel Balkestein
Wouter Jolie
Roderick Weusthof
Robbert Kempermann
Teun de Nooijer
Sander Baart
Floris Evers
Bob de Voogd
Sander de Wijn
Rogier Hofman
Robert van der Horst
Billy Bakker
Valentin Verga
Mink van der Weerden |  Australia (AUS)
Mark Knowles
Jamie Dwyer
Liam de Young
Simon Orchard
Glenn Turner
Chris Ciriello
Matthew Butturini
Russell Ford
Eddie Ockenden
Joel Carroll
Matthew Gohdes
Tim Deavin
Matthew Swann
Nathan Burgers
Kieran Govers
Fergus Kavanagh
Women's team
details |  Netherlands (NED)
Marilyn Agliotti
Merel de Blaeij
Eva de Goede
Maartje Goderie
Ellen Hoog
Kelly Jonker
Kim Lammers
Maartje Paumen
Sophie Polkamp
Joyce Sombroek
Naomi van As
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
Margot van Geffen
Kitty van Male
Caia van Maasakker
Lidewij Welten |  Argentina (ARG)
Luciana Aymar
Noel Barrionuevo
Martina Cavallero
Laura del Colle
Silvina D'Elía
Florencia Habif
Rosario Luchetti
Sofía Maccari
Delfina Merino
Maria Florencia Mutio
Carla Rebecchi
Macarena Rodríguez
Rocío Sánchez Moccia
Mariela Scarone
Daniela Sruoga
Maria Josefina Sruoga |  Great Britain (GBR)
Ashleigh Ball
Laura Bartlett
Crista Cullen
Alex Danson
Hannah Macleod
Emily Maguire
Anne Panter
Helen Richardson
Chloe Rogers
Beth Storry
Sarah Thomas
Georgie Twigg
Laura Unsworth
Kate Walsh
Sally Walton
Nicola White

## References

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1. ^ a b "FIH release 2012 Olympic Qualification quotas". 13 November 2010. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
2. ^ "Great Britain Hockey's London 2012 Olympic Games preparations and legacy". The Telegraph. 16 November 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
3. ^ "Great Britain hockey on course for 2012 – Mantell". BBC Sport. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
4. ^ "Agony for SA hockey men". Supersport.com. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
5. ^ "Argentina makes Olympics after S.Africa withdrawal". The China Post. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
6. ^ "Las Leonas estarán en Londres 2012". CAH. Retrieved 14 November 2011.
7. ^ "Hockey – Sport Related Information". gz2010.cn. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
8. ^ "Agony for SA hockey men". Supersport.com. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
9. ^ "Argentina makes Olympics after S.Africa withdrawal". The China Post. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
10. ^ "Las Leonas estarán en Londres 2012". CAH. Retrieved 14 November 2011.

## External links

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Media related to Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

* Hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics. London2012.com. at the UK Government Web Archive (archived 28 February 2013)
* Official results book – Hockey. London2012.com. at the Wayback Machine (archived 11 May 2013)
* London Olympic Games. International Hockey Federation. at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 February 2013)
* Hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics at SR/Olympics (archived)

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