Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament
Women's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.[1][2]
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Host country | Australia | ||
City | Melbourne | ||
Dates | 7 – 26 March | ||
Teams | 10 | ||
Venue(s) | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
Final positions | |||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 27 | ||
Goals scored | 136 (5.04 per match) | ||
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The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.[3]
Squads
editResults
editPreliminary round
editPool A
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Australia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | +25 | 12 | Semi-finals |
2 | India | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 7 | |
3 | Malaysia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | |
4 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
5 | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28 | −27 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Pool B
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | New Zealand | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 12 | Semi-finals |
2 | England | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 9 | |
3 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 6 | |
4 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 3 | |
5 | Barbados | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | −33 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
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Classification round
editFifth to tenth place classification
editNinth and tenth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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First to fourth place classification
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23 March 2006 | ||||||
Australia | 3 | |||||
25 March 2006 | ||||||
England | 0 | |||||
Australia | 1 | |||||
23 March 2006 | ||||||
India | 0 | |||||
New Zealand | 0 | |||||
India | 1 | |||||
Bronze-medal match | ||||||
35 March 2006 | ||||||
England (pen.) | 0 (3) | |||||
New Zealand | 0 (1) |
Semi-finals
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Bronze-medal match
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Gold-medal match
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Statistics
editFinal standings
editAs 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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 2 | +29 | 18 | Gold Medal | |
India | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 10 | Silver Medal | |
England | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 10 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 13 | Fourth place |
5 | Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 18 | −11 | 6 | |
7 | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 | |
8 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 3 | |
9 | Barbados | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 34 | −30 | 3 | |
10 | Nigeria | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 32 | −30 | 0 |
Goalscorers
editThere were 136 goals scored in 27 matches, for an average of 5.04 goals per match.
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- Sarah Taylor
- Joanna Davis
- Allison Haynes
- Kimberley Buker
- Stephanie Hume
- Alexandra Danson
- Rebecca Herbert
- Helen Richardson
- Sanggai Chanu
- Surinder Kaur
- Kannagi Arumugam
- Norfarhara Hashim
- Nadia Rahman
- Siti Ruhani
- Michelle Hollands
- Suzanne Muirhead
- Frances Kreft
- Jane Maley
- Christine Agbo
- Christine Bulus
- Emma Rochlin
- Rhona Simpson
- Tarryn Bright
- Katherine Hector
- Marsha Marescia
- Kathleen Taylor
References
edit- ^ "2006 Commonwealth Games". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2014-11-17. Retrieved 2016-03-26.
- ^ "Hockey Schedule and Results". Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games Corporation.
- ^ "Hockey Schedule and Results". 2006 Commonwealth Games. Archived from the original on 13 October 2009. Retrieved 9 October 2012.