Field hockey at the Summer Olympics

IOC Code| HOC
Governing body| FIH
Events| 2 (men: 1; women: 1)
Summer Olympics

* 1896
* 1900
* 1904
* 1908
* 1912
* 1920

* 1924
* 1928
* 1932
* 1936
* 1948
* 1952

* 1956
* 1960
* 1964
* 1968
* 1972
* 1976

* 1980
* 1984
* 1988
* 1992
* 1996
* 2000

* 2004
* 2008
* 2012
* 2016
* 2020
* 2024

* 2028

* * *

* Medalists

Field hockey made its debut at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition in the 1908 Games in London. It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games and was reintroduced in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.

The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in 1924 and governs the hockey events. Until the 1988 Olympics, the tournament was invitational but a qualification system was introduced since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The last edition at Paris was the 25th occurrence of the men's event and 12th consecutive occurrence of women's event in the Olympics.

India holds the record for the most appearances in the Olympic men's competitions (22) while Australia and Netherlands hold the same record in women's competitions (11). India leads the medal tally for the men's events with 13 medals while the Netherlands heads the women's events with 10 medals.

Great Britain won the first two editions of the men's event in 1908 and 1920. India won the gold medal in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964 with Pakistan winning three gold and silver medals each between the 1956 and 1984 Games. The matches are played on artificial turf since 1976. Since the late 1980s, European nations have dominated the hockey events with Germany and Netherlands having won three gold medals each in the men's event. In the women's event, Netherlands and Australia have been dominant, having won five and three gold medals respectively since its introduction in 1980.

## History

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Field hockey was introduced at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London. Great Britain won the first two editions in 1908 (as England) and 1920.[1] It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games because of the lack of an international sporting structure. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in Paris that year as a response to the same.[2] Men's field hockey was added to the Olympics for the next Olympic Games in 1928 Games held at Amsterdam.[1][3]

Indian team that won the gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

Starting in 1928, India won the gold medal in seven out of eight Olympics till 1964 including six consecutive gold medals from the 1928 Olympics to 1956.[4][5] Pakistan won its first gold medal in 1960 and won three gold and silver medals each in a run lasting from 1956 to 1984.[6] West Germany won the gold medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics, for the first gold medal by a non-Asian country since 1928. Olympic field hockey games were first played on artificial turf at the 1976 Montreal Games and was won by New Zealand.[1][7] The domination of both the Asian countries came to an end in the late 1980s with India winning its last gold medal in the competition in 1980 and Pakistan in 1984.[5][6]

Though the International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations (IFWHA) was founded way back in 1927, Women's field hockey made its debut at the Summer Olympics only at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and was won by Zimbabwe. On 23 April 1983, women’s hockey programme was taken over by FIH and the IFWHA was dissolved.[3] Great Britain won its first gold medal in the men's event since 1920 in the 1988 Seoul Olympics.[1]

Netherlands women's team after winning gold at the 2012 Olympics

Until the 1988 Olympics, the tournament was invitational but FIH introduced a qualification system starting from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Since the 1990s, European countries have been dominant in the men's sport with the only exceptions being the wins by Australia in 2004 and Argentina in 2016. Both Germany and Netherlands have won three gold medals each, with the only other European winner being Belgium in 2020.[1] In the women's events, Netherlands and Australia have been dominant, having won five and three gold medals respectively since its introduction to the Olympic programme in 1980. The only other winners of the women's event were Spain in 1992, Germany in 2004, and Great Britain in 2016.[1]

The last edition of both the men's and women's events were held as a part of the 2024 Paris Olympics with Netherlands winning both the events.[8][9] India holds the record for the most appearances in the Olympic men's competitions (22) and Spain has appeared in the most Olympic men's competitions (19) without winning the men's gold medal with the best place finishes being the silver medal won in 1980, 1996, and 2008.[5][10] Australia and Netherlands hold the record for the most appearances in the Olympic women's competitions (11).[3] India leads the medal tally for the men's events with 13 medals including eight gold medals. Netherlands heads the women's events with 10 medals including five gold medals and also leads the overall medal tally with 20 medals (eight gold, six silver and six bronze).[11][3]

## Men

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### Results

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Year  | Host  |  | Gold medal match  |  | Bronze medal match  |  | Number of teams

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Gold medal  | Score  | Silver medal  | Bronze medal  | Score  | Fourth place
1908
Details | London, Great Britain  |
Great Britain
(England)  | 8–1 |
Great Britain
(Ireland)  |
Great Britain
(Scotland)

Great Britain
(Wales)  | [a] |  | 6
1912  | Stockholm, Sweden  | No tournament | No tournament |
1920
Details | Antwerp, Belgium  |
Great Britain | [b] |
Denmark |
Belgium | [b] |
France | 4
1924  | Paris, France  | No tournament | No tournament |
1928
Details | Amsterdam, Netherlands  |
India | 3–0 |
Netherlands |
Germany | 3–0 |
Belgium | 9
1932
Details | Los Angeles, United States  |
India | [c] |
Japan |
United States | [c] |  | 3
1936
Details | Berlin, Germany  |
India | 8–1 |
Germany |
Netherlands | 4–3 |
France | 11
1948
Details | London, Great Britain  |
India | 4–0 |
Great Britain |
Netherlands | 1–1
4–1
(Replay)  |
Pakistan | 13
1952
Details | Helsinki, Finland  |
India | 6–1 |
Netherlands |
Great Britain | 2–1 |
Pakistan | 12
1956
Details | Melbourne, Australia  |
India | 1–0 |
Pakistan |
United Team of Germany[d] | 3–1 |
Great Britain | 12
1960
Details | Rome, Italy  |
Pakistan | 1–0 |
India |
Spain | 2–1 |
Great Britain | 16
1964
Details | Tokyo, Japan  |
India | 1–0 |
Pakistan |
Australia | 3–2
after extra time |
Spain | 15
1968
Details | Mexico City, Mexico  |
Pakistan | 2–1 |
Australia |
India | 2–1 |
West Germany | 16
1972
Details | Munich, West Germany  |
West Germany | 1–0 |
Pakistan |
India | 2–1 |
Netherlands | 16
1976
Details | Montreal, Canada  |
New Zealand | 1–0 |
Australia |
Pakistan | 3–2 |
Netherlands | 11
1980
Details | Moscow, Soviet Union  |
India | 4–3 |
Spain |
Soviet Union | 2–1 |
Poland | 6
1984
Details | Los Angeles, United States  |
Pakistan | 2–1
after extra time |
West Germany |
Great Britain | 3–2 |
Australia | 12
1988
Details | Seoul, South Korea  |
Great Britain | 3–1 |
West Germany |
Netherlands | 2–1 |
Australia | 12
1992
Details | Barcelona, Spain  |
Germany | 2–1 |
Australia |
Pakistan | 4–3 |
Netherlands | 12
1996
Details | Atlanta, United States  |
Netherlands | 3–1 |
Spain |
Australia | 3–2 |
Germany | 12
2000
Details | Sydney, Australia  |
Netherlands | 3–3
after extra time
(5–4)
Penalty strokes |
South Korea |
Australia | 6–3 |
Pakistan | 12
2004
Details | Athens, Greece  |
Australia | 2–1
after extra time |
Netherlands |
Germany | 4–3
after extra time |
Spain | 12
2008
Details | Beijing, China  |
Germany | 1–0 |
Spain |
Australia | 6–2 |
Netherlands | 12
2012
Details | London, Great Britain  |
Germany | 2–1 |
Netherlands |
Australia | 3–1 |
Great Britain | 12
2016
Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  |
Argentina | 4–2 |
Belgium |
Germany | 1–1
(4–3)
Penalty shootout |
Netherlands | 12
2020
Details | Tokyo, Japan  |
Belgium | 1–1
(3–2)
Penalty shootout |
Australia |
India | 5–4 |
Germany | 12
2024
Details | Paris, France  |
Netherlands | 1–1
(3–1)
Penalty shootout |
Germany |
India | 2–1 |
Spain | 12

### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  India[e]| 8| 1| 4| 13
2|  Netherlands| 3| 4| 3| 10
3|  Pakistan| 3| 3| 2| 8
4|  Great Britain| 3| 2| 4| 9
5|  Germany| 3| 2| 3| 8
6|  Australia| 1| 4| 5| 10
7|  West Germany| 1| 2| 0| 3
8|  Belgium| 1| 1| 1| 3
9|  Argentina| 1| 0| 0| 1
New Zealand| 1| 0| 0| 1
11|  Spain| 0| 3| 1| 4
12|  Denmark| 0| 1| 0| 1
Japan| 0| 1| 0| 1
South Korea| 0| 1| 0| 1
15|  Soviet Union| 0| 0| 1| 1
United States| 0| 0| 1| 1
United Team of Germany| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (17 entries)| 25| 25| 26| 76

### Top four statistics

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Team  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Third place  | Fourth place

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India[e] | 8 (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980)  | 1 (1960)  | 4 (1968, 1972, 2020, 2024)  |
Germany[f] | 4 (1972*, 1992, 2008, 2012)  | 4 (1936*, 1984, 1988, 2024)  | 4 (1928, 1956, 2004, 2016)  | 3 (1968, 1996, 2020)
Netherlands | 3 (1996, 2000, 2024)  | 4 (1928*, 1952, 2004, 2012)  | 3 (1936, 1948, 1988)  | 5 (1972, 1976, 1992, 2008, 2016)
Pakistan | 3 (1960, 1968, 1984)  | 3 (1956, 1964, 1972)  | 2 (1976, 1992)  | 3 (1948, 1952, 2000)
Great Britain | 3 (1908*, 1920, 1988)  | 2 (1908*, 1948*)  | 4 (1908*, 1908*, 1952, 1984)  | 3 (1956, 1960, 2012*)
Australia | 1 (2004)  | 4 (1968, 1976, 1992, 2020)  | 5 (1964, 1996, 2000*, 2008, 2012)  | 2 (1984, 1988)
Belgium | 1 (2020)  | 1 (2016)  | 1 (1920*)  | 1 (1928)
New Zealand | 1 (1976)  |  |  |
Argentina | 1 (2016)  |  |  |
Spain |  | 3 (1980, 1996, 2008)  | 1 (1960)  | 3 (1964, 2004, 2024)
Denmark |  | 1 (1920)  |  |
Japan |  | 1 (1932)  |  |
South Korea |  | 1 (2000)  |  |
United States |  |  | 1 (1932*)  |
Soviet Union |  |  | 1 (1980*)  |
France |  |  |  | 2 (1920, 1936)
Poland |  |  |  | 1 (1980)

* = host nation

### Team appearances

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Since the debut of the hockey programme in 1908, 45 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.

Team  |
1908 |
1920 |
1928 |
1932 |
1936 |
1948 |
1952 |
1956 |
1960 |
1964 |
1968 |
1972 |
1976 |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 | Total

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Afghanistan | – | – | – | – | 6th | 8th | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3
Argentina | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 14th | 14th | 11th | – | – | 8th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | 1st | 7th | 8th | 13
Australia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | – | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 17
Austria | – | – | 9th | – | – | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3
Belgium | – | 3rd | 4th | – | 9th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 16
Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 1
Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 10th | – | 12th | 11th | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | – | 11th | 12th | – | 8
China | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | 1
CIS | – | 10th | Defunct | 1
Cuba | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Denmark | – | 2nd | 5th | – | 10th | 11th | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5
East Germany | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 1
Egypt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 2
England | 1st | Part of Great Britain | 1
Finland | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
France | 6th | 4th | 5th | – | 4th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | – | 10th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 10
Germany | 5th | – | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | 5th | – | 1st | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 13
Great Britain | – | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 9th | 12th | 6th | – | – | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 19
Hong Kong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Hungary | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
India | – | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 1st | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | – | 12th | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 22
Ireland | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | 3
Italy | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2
Japan | – | – | – | 2nd | 7th | – | – | – | 14th | 7th | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 6
Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 13th | – | – | 9th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7
Malaysia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 9th | 15th | 8th | 8th | – | 10th | – | 9th | 11th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9
Mexico | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2
Netherlands | – | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | – | 9th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 4th | – | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 1st | 20
New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 5th | 13th | 7th | 9th | 1st | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 12th | 14
Pakistan | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | – | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | 16
Poland | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 12th | – | – | 11th | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5
Rhodesia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | Defunct | 1
Scotland | 3rd | Part of Great Britain | 1
Singapore | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | 12th | 11th | – | 10th | 9th | 6
South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 5th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 6
Soviet Union#  | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 7th | Defunct | 2
Spain | – | – | 7th | – | – | 11th | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 19
Switzerland | – | – | 7th | – | 5th | 5th | 7th | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5
Tanzania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Uganda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
United States | – | – | – | 3rd | 11th | 11th | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6
United Team of Germany | – | 3rd | 7th | 5th | Defunct | 3
Wales | 3rd | Part of Great Britain | 1
West Germany | – | 4th | 1st | 5th | – | 2nd | 2nd | Defunct | 5
Total | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

# = states or teams that have since split into two or more independent teams

### Debut of teams

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Year  | Debuting teams  | No. | CT | Successor or
renamed teams

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1908 |  England,  France,  Germany,  Ireland,  Scotland,  Wales | 6  | 6  |
1920 |  Belgium,  Denmark | 2  | 8  |  Great Britain
1928 |  Austria,  India,  Netherlands,  Spain,  Switzerland | 5  | 13  |
1932 |  Japan,  United States | 2  | 15  |
1936 |  Afghanistan,  Hungary | 2  | 17  |
1948 |  Argentina,  Pakistan | 2  | 19  |
1952 |  Finland,  Italy,  Poland | 3  | 22  |
1956 |  Australia,  Kenya,  Malaya,  New Zealand,  Singapore | 5  | 27  |  United Team of Germany
1960 | No debut | 0  | 27  |
1964 |  Canada,  Hong Kong,  Rhodesia | 3  | 30  |  Malaysia
1968 |  East Germany,  Mexico | 2  | 32  |  West Germany
1972 |  Uganda | 1  | 33  |
1976 | None | 0  | 33  |
1980 |  Cuba,  Soviet Union,  Tanzania | 3  | 36  |
1984 | None | 0  | 36  |
1988 |  South Korea | 1  | 37  |
1992 |  Egypt | 1  | 38  |  Germany,  CIS
1996 |  South Africa | 1  | 39  |
2000 | None | 0  | 39  |
2004 | None | 0  | 39  |
2008 |  China | 1  | 40  |
2012 | None | 0  | 40  |
2016 |  Brazil | 1  | 41  |
2020 | None | 0  | 41  |
2024 | None | 0  | 41  |

## Women

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### Results

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Year  | Host  |  | Gold medal match  |  | Bronze medal match  |  | Number of teams

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Gold medal  | Score  | Silver medal  | Bronze medal  | Score  | Fourth place
1980
Details | Moscow, Soviet Union  |
Zimbabwe | [g] |
Czechoslovakia |
Soviet Union | [g] |
India | 6
1984
Details | Los Angeles, United States  |
Netherlands | [h] |
West Germany |
United States | (10–5)
Penalty strokes[i] |
Australia | 6
1988
Details | Seoul, South Korea  |
Australia | 2–0 |
South Korea |
Netherlands | 3–1 |
Great Britain | 8
1992
Details | Barcelona, Spain  |
Spain | 2–1
after extra time |
Germany |
Great Britain | 4–3 |
South Korea | 8
1996
Details | Atlanta, United States  |
Australia | 3–1 |
South Korea |
Netherlands | 0–0
after extra time
(4–3)
Penalty strokes |
Great Britain | 8
2000
Details | Sydney, Australia  |
Australia | 3–1 |
Argentina |
Netherlands | 2–0 |
Spain | 10
2004
Details | Athens, Greece  |
Germany | 2–1 |
Netherlands |
Argentina | 1–0 |
China | 10
2008
Details | Beijing, China  |
Netherlands | 2–0 |
China |
Argentina | 3–1 |
Germany | 12
2012
Details | London, Great Britain  |
Netherlands | 2–0 |
Argentina |
Great Britain | 3–1 |
New Zealand | 12
2016
Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil  |
Great Britain | 3–3
(2–0)
Penalty shootout |
Netherlands |
Germany | 2–1 |
New Zealand | 12
2020
Details | Tokyo, Japan  |
Netherlands | 3–1 |
Argentina |
Great Britain | 4–3 |
India | 12
2024
Details | Paris, France  |
Netherlands | 1–1
(3–1)
Penalty shootout |
China |
Argentina | 2–2
(3–1)
Penalty shootout |
Belgium | 12

### Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  Netherlands| 5| 2| 3| 10
2|  Australia| 3| 0| 0| 3
3|  Germany| 1| 1| 1| 3
4|  Great Britain| 1| 0| 3| 4
5|  Spain| 1| 0| 0| 1
Zimbabwe| 1| 0| 0| 1
7|  Argentina| 0| 3| 3| 6
8|  China| 0| 2| 0| 2
South Korea| 0| 2| 0| 2
10|  Czechoslovakia| 0| 1| 0| 1
West Germany| 0| 1| 0| 1
12|  Soviet Union| 0| 0| 1| 1
United States| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (13 entries)| 12| 12| 12| 36

### Top four statistics

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Team  | Winners  | Runners-up  | Third place  | Fourth place

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Netherlands | 5 (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024)  | 2 (2004, 2016)  | 3 (1988, 1996, 2000)  |
Australia | 3 (1988, 1996, 2000*)  |  |  | 1 (1984)
Germany[j] | 1 (2004)  | 2 (1984, 1992)  | 1 (2016)  | 1 (2008)
Great Britain | 1 (2016)  |  | 3 (1992, 2012*, 2020)  | 2 (1988, 1996)
Spain | 1 (1992*)  |  |  | 1 (2000)
Zimbabwe | 1 (1980)  |  |  |
Argentina |  | 3 (2000, 2012, 2020)  | 3 (2004, 2008, 2024)  |
South Korea |  | 2 (1988*, 1996)  |  | 1 (1992)
China |  | 2 (2008*, 2024)  |  | 1 (2004)
Czechoslovakia |  | 1 (1980)  |  |
Soviet Union |  |  | 1 (1980*)  |
United States |  |  | 1 (1984*)  |
India |  |  |  | 2 (1980, 2020)
New Zealand |  |  |  | 2 (2012, 2016)
Belgium |  |  |  | 1 (2024)

* = host nation

### Team appearances

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Since its debut at the 1980 Games, 23 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.

Team  |
1980 |
1984 |
1988 |
1992 |
1996 |
2000 |
2004 |
2008 |
2012 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 | Total

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Argentina | – | – | 7th | – | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 9
Australia | – | 4th | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 11
Austria | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Belgium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | 4th | 2
Canada | – | 5th | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3
China | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 7
Czechoslovakia#  | 2nd | – | – | – | Defunct | 1
France | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 1
Germany | – | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 9
Great Britain | – | – | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | – | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 8th | 9
India | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 4th | – | 3
Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 1
Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 6
Netherlands | – | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 11
New Zealand | – | 6th | – | 8th | – | 6th | 6th | 12th | 4th | 4th | 8th | – | 8
Poland | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 9th | 11th | 10th | – | 12th | 11th | 6
South Korea | – | – | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 9th | 7th | 9th | 8th | 11th | – | – | 8
Soviet Union#  | 3rd | – | – | Defunct | 1
Spain | – | – | – | 1st | 8th | 4th | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8
United States | – | 3rd | 8th | – | 5th | – | – | 8th | 12th | 5th | – | 9th | 7
West Germany | – | 2nd | 5th | Defunct | 2
Zimbabwe | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1
Total | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |

# = states or teams that have since split into two or more independent teams

### Debut of teams

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Year  | Debuting teams  | No. | CT | Successor or
renamed teams

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1980 |  Austria,  Czechoslovakia *,  India,  Poland,  Soviet Union *,  Zimbabwe | 6  | 6  |
1984 |  Australia,  Canada,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  United States,  West Germany *  | 6  | 12  |
1988 |  Argentina,  Great Britain,  South Korea | 3  | 15  |
1992 |  Spain | 1  | 16  |  Germany
1996 | No debuts | 0  | 16  |
2000 |  China,  South Africa | 2  | 18  |
2004 | No debuts | 0  | 18  |
2008 |  Japan | 1  | 19  |
2012 |  Belgium | 1  | 20  |
2016 | No debuts | 0  | 20  |
2020 |  Ireland | 1  | 21  |
2024 |  France | 1  | 22  |

* = Defunct Team

## Medal table

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The medal ceremony of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

Source:[12]

Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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|
|

1|  Netherlands (NED)| 8| 6| 6| 20
2|  India (IND)[e]| 8| 1| 4| 13
3|  Australia (AUS)| 4| 4| 5| 13
4|  Germany (GER)| 4| 3| 4| 11
5|  Great Britain (GBR)| 4| 2| 7| 13
6|  Pakistan (PAK)| 3| 3| 2| 8
7|  Argentina (ARG)| 1| 3| 3| 7
8|  Spain (ESP)| 1| 3| 1| 5
9|  West Germany (FRG)*| 1| 3| 0| 4
10|  Belgium (BEL)| 1| 1| 1| 3
11|  New Zealand (NZL)| 1| 0| 0| 1
Zimbabwe (ZIM)| 1| 0| 0| 1
13|  South Korea (KOR)| 0| 3| 0| 3
14|  China (CHN)| 0| 2| 0| 2
15|  Czechoslovakia (TCH)*| 0| 1| 0| 1
Denmark (DEN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
Japan (JPN)| 0| 1| 0| 1
18|  Soviet Union (URS)*| 0| 0| 2| 2
United States (USA)| 0| 0| 2| 2
20|  United Team of Germany (EUA)*| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (20 entries)| 37| 37| 38| 112

* = Defunct Team

## Olympic records

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India against Great Britain in the final of the 1948 Olympics

### Men

[edit]

* Most appearances : India (22)[5][13]
* Most consecutive appearances : India (18, 1928 Amsterdam – 2004 Athens)[5][13]
* Most medals : India (13)[5][13]
* Most titles : India (8)[5][13]
* Longest winning streak : 30 matches (India, 1928 Amsterdam – 1960 Rome)[5]
* Most goals scored in a single tournament : India (43, 1980 Moscow)[14][13]
* Least goals conceded in a single tournament: India (nil, (1928 Amsterdam, 1956 Melbourne)[14][13]
* Biggest margin of victory : India 24–1 United States (1932 Los Angeles)[14]
* Biggest margin of victory at an Olympic final : India 8–1 Germany (1936 Berlin)[14]
* Most appearances by a player: Teun de Nooijer (Netherlands), Ric Charlesworth (Australia), David Alegre and Pol Amat (Spain) (5 appearances)[13]
* Most goals scored by a player in a match : Roop Singh (India, 10 goals vs United States at 1932 Los Angeles)[14]
* Most goals scored by a player in an Olympic final : Balbir Singh Sr. (India, 5 goals vs Netherlands at 1952 Helsinki)[15]

### Women

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* Most appearances : Australia and Netherlands (11)[16]
* Most consecutive appearances : Australia and Netherlands (11, 1980 Moscow – 2024 Paris)[16]
* Most medals : Netherlands (10)[16]
* Most titles : Netherlands (5)[16]
* Most goals scored : Netherlands (192)[16]
* Most goals scored in a single tournament : Netherlands (29, 2020 Tokyo)[16]
* Most appearances by a player: Natascha Keller (Germany, 5 appearances)[16]
* Most goals by a player: Maartje Paumen (Netherlands, 19 goals)[16]
* Most goals scored by a player in a single tournament: Maartje Paumen (Netherlands, 11 goals at 2008 Beijing)[16]

## See also

[edit]

* List of Olympic venues in field hockey

## Notes

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1. ^ There was no bronze medal match for the 1908 Games in London.
2. ^ a b The 1920 tournament was played in a round-robin format, so there were no gold medal or bronze medal matches.
3. ^ a b Three teams participated in the 1932 tournament, so they played a round-robin format.
4. ^ The United Team of Germany was the combined team from West Germany and East Germany that competed together at the Olympic Games from 1956 to 1964. Then each country sent independent teams from 1968 to 1988.
5. ^ a b c Includes three gold medals as British India
6. ^ Includes results representing the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964 and West Germany from 1968 to 1988
7. ^ a b Round-robin format play in 1980 for women's tournament
8. ^ Round Robin format use in 1984 women's tournament
9. ^ The final standings show both the United States and Australia were tied in points and had same margin in goal difference (both having scored 9 goals and conceded 7 goals), therefore a penalty stroke competition was played to decide the bronze medal winner, with the United States winning.
10. ^ Includes representing West Germany from 1984 to 1988

## References

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4. ^ "How Indian hockey cast a spell to win the 1928 Olympics gold". Olympics.com. 3 April 2021. Archived from the original on 21 August 2024. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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6. ^ a b "How many Olympic medals have Pakistan won". Olympics.com. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
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9. ^ "Netherlands men's team strike Olympic gold". International Hockey Federation. 10 August 2024. Archived from the original on 26 August 2024. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
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