The men's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the 21st edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 11 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 23 August. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China.
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | China | ||
| City | Beijing | ||
| Dates | 11 – 23 August | ||
| Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Olympic Green Hockey Field | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Spain | ||
| Third place |  Australia | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 174 (4.58 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  Taeke Taekema (11 goals) | ||
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Germany won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Defending champions Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Netherlands 6–2. This was the only edition India has missed out in its Olympic history.[1]
Competition format edit
The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their pool. Following the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals. All other teams play classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.
Qualification edit
Each of the continental champions from five federations and host received an automatic berth. The European and Asian federations received two and one extra quotas respectively based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2006 World Cup. In addition to the three teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.[2][3]
| Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifiers |
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| Hosts | 1 |  China (17)
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| 2–14 December 2006 | 2006 Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 2 |  South Korea (5) Pakistan (6)
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| 14–22 July 2007 | 2007 African Olympic Qualifier | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 |  South Africa (13)
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| 14–29 July 2007 | 2007 Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1 |  Canada (15)
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| 18–25 August 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Championship | Manchester, England | 3 | Netherlands (3) Spain (4) Belgium (12)
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| 11–17 September 2007 | 2007 Oceania Cup | Buderim, Australia | 1 | Australia (2)
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| 2–10 February 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 | Auckland, New Zealand | 1 |  New Zealand (10)
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| 1–9 March 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 | Santiago, Chile | 1 |  Great Britain (8)
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| 5–13 April 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 | Kakamigahara, Japan | 1 | Germany (1)
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| Total | 12 | |||
Umpires edit
Fifteen umpires for the men's event were appointed by the FIH.[4] During each match, a video umpire was used to assist the on-field umpires in determining if a goal had been legally scored.[5]
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Christian Blasch (GER)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
David Gentles (AUS)- Murray Grime (AUS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
David Leiper (GBR)- Andy Mair (GBR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Rob ten Cate (NED)- Roel van Eert (NED)
- John Wright (RSA)
Squads edit
Preliminary round edit
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
Pool A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Spain
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 11 | |
| 3 | South Korea
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | +2 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | New Zealand
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 7 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Belgium
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | China (H)
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
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Pool B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 11 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Pakistan
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 13 | −2 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Canada
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | South Africa
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5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 25 | −21 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
Source: FIH
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Classification round edit
Fifth to twelfth place classification edit
Eleventh and twelfth place edit
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Ninth and tenth place edit
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Seventh and eighth place edit
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Fifth and sixth place edit
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Medal round edit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| Netherlands | 1 (3) | |||||
| 23 August | ||||||
| Germany (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | |||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||
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| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Spain | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
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| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 6 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Bronze medal match edit
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Gold medal match edit
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Statistics edit
Final standings edit
- Germany
- Spain
- Australia
- Netherlands
- Great Britain
- South Korea
New Zealand
Pakistan
Belgium
Canada- China
- South Africa
Goalscorers edit
There were 174 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 4.58 goals per match.
11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
- Luke Doerner
- David Guest
- Fergus Kavanagh
- John-John Dohmen
- Jérôme Truyens
- Wayne Fernandes
- Connor Grimes
- Jonty Clarke
- Ashley Jackson
- Barry Middleton
- Rob Moore
- James Tindall
- Matthijs Brouwer
- Jeroen Hertzberger
- Gareth Brooks
- Shea McAleese
- Muhammad Imran
- Muhammad Waqas
- Lungile Tsolekile
- Seo Jong-ho
- You Hyo-sik
- Pol Amat
- Xavier Ribas
- Eduard Tubau
1 goal
- Travis Brooks
- Bevan George
- Robert Hammond
- Cédric Charlier
- Gregory Gucassoff
- Xavier Reckinger
- Ranjeev Deol
- Bindi Kullar
- Ken Pereira
- Peter Short
- Rob Short
- Moritz Fürste
- Carlos Nevado
- Timo Weß
- Philip Witte
- Philipp Zeller
- Glenn Kirkham
- Richard Mantell
- Teun de Nooijer
- Laurence Docherty
- Timme Hoyng
- Roderick Weusthof
- Rehan Butt
- Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
- Muhammad Javed
- Adnan Maqsood
- Shafqat Rasool
- Muhammad Saqlain
- Ian Symons
- Hyun Hye-sung
- Kang Seong-jung
- Lee Nam-yong
- Yeo Woon-kon
- Yoon Sung-hoon
- Víctor Sojo
Source: FIH
References edit
- ^ "Hockey at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXIX Olympiad" (PDF). FIH. February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "FIH releases pools for Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament". FIH. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ FIH Outdoor Appointments 2008
- ^ XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations - Men's and Women's Hockey Competitions