Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 3rd edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 21 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 30 September. All games were played at the Seongnam Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
Tournament details | |||
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Host country | South Korea | ||
City | Seoul | ||
Dates | 21–30 September | ||
Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | ||
Venue(s) | Seongnam Stadium | ||
Final positions | |||
Champions | Australia (1st title) | ||
Runner-up | South Korea | ||
Third place | Netherlands | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 20 | ||
Goals scored | 72 (3.6 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Lisanne Lejeune (8 goals) | ||
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Australia won the gold medal for the first time after defeating South Korea 2–0 in the final. Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 3–1.[2]
Squads
Results
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification |
4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 | Semi-finals |
2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification |
4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
27 September | ||||||
United States | 1 | |||||
29 September | ||||||
West Germany | 2 | |||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||
27 September | ||||||
Canada | 2 | |||||
Argentina | 1 | |||||
Canada (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
Seventh place | ||||||
29 September | ||||||
United States | 1 | |||||
Argentina (a.e.t) | 3 |
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Medal round
Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
27 September | ||||||
Netherlands | 2 | |||||
30 September | ||||||
Australia | 3 | |||||
Australia | 2 | |||||
27 September | ||||||
South Korea | 0 | |||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||
Great Britain | 0 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
30 September | ||||||
Netherlands | 3 | |||||
Great Britain | 1 |
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Final ranking
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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | Gold Medal | |
South Korea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | Silver Medal | |
Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | Great Britain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | Fourth place |
5 | West Germany | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Canada | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
7 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
8 | United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 |
Goalscorers
There were 72 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References
- "Hockey at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- "Olympic Games Seoul 1988". FIH. Retrieved 24 July 2017.