Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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.

Men's field hockey
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityBeijing
Dates11 – 23 August
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Olympic Green Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored174 (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

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

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
Hosts 1  China (17)
2–14 December 2006 2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2  South Korea (5)
 Pakistan (6)
14–22 July 2007 2007 African Olympic Qualifier Nairobi, Kenya 1  South Africa (13)
14–29 July 2007 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1  Canada (15)
18–25 August 2007 2007 EuroHockey Championship Manchester, England 3  Netherlands (3)
 Spain (4)
 Belgium (12)
11–17 September 2007 2007 Oceania Cup Buderim, Australia 1  Australia (2)
2–10 February 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 Auckland, New Zealand 1  New Zealand (10)
1–9 March 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 Santiago, Chile 1  Great Britain (8)
5–13 April 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 Kakamigahara, Japan 1  Germany (1)
Total 12

Umpires

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]

Squads
Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Preliminary round

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4 12 Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11
3  South Korea 5 2 1 2 13 11 +2 7 Fifth place game
4  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7 Seventh place game
5  Belgium 5 1 1 3 9 13 −4 4 Ninth place game
6  China (H) 5 0 1 4 7 16 −9 1 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
(H) Host.
11 August 2008
08:30
Germany  4–1  China
C. Zeller  21'
Keller  43', 54'
Nevado  68'		 Report Na Yubo  7'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
11 August 2008
18:00
South Korea  1–3  New Zealand
Lee Nam-yong  12' Report H. Shaw  43', 57', 64'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)
11 August 2008
20:30
Spain  4–2  Belgium
Amat  8'
Freixa  20'
Ribas  41'
Sojo  49'		 Report Truyens  26'
Dekeyser  63'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)
13 August 2008
10:30
China  2–5  South Korea
Na Yubo  6'
Song Yi  8'		 Report Seo Jong-ho  13'
Jang Jong-hyun  35+', 55', 57'
Kang Seong-jung  67'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
13 August 2008
18:30
Belgium  1–1  Germany
Charlier  22' Report Witthaus  19'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
David Gentles (AUS)
13 August 2008
20:30
New Zealand  0–1  Spain
Report Freixa  70'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)
15 August 2008
08:30
Spain  2–1  China
Ribas  17'
Amat  67'		 Report Na Yubo  6'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
15 August 2008
18:00
Belgium  2–4  New Zealand
Dekeyser  43'
Gucassoff  69'		 Report Child  19', 20'
Brooks  30'
McAleese  60'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
15 August 2008
20:30
South Korea  3–3  Germany
Yeo Woon-kon  5'
Jang Jong-hyun  46'
Seo Jong-ho  52'		 Report Witte  17'
Witthaus  40'
C. Zeller  47'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
17 August 2008
10:30
South Korea  3–1  Belgium
You Hyo-sik  46', 51'
Jang Jong-hyun  50'		 Report Dekeyser  20'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
17 August 2008
18:30
New Zealand  2–2  China
Child  34'
McAleese  54'		 Report Song Yi  3', 17'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)
17 August 2008
21:00
Germany  1–0  Spain
Fürste  34' Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
David Gentles (AUS)
19 August 2008
10:30
Germany  3–1  New Zealand
T. Weß  5'
Witthaus  9'
Keller  55'		 Report H. Shaw  46'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)
19 August 2008
18:30
South Korea  1–2  Spain
Yoon Sung-hoon  69' Report Freixa  12', 53'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
John Wright (USA)
19 August 2008
21:00
China  1–3  Belgium
Song Yi  4' Report Reckinger  28'
Truyens  32'
Dohmen  48'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 13 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 2 0 24 7 +17 11
3  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8 Fifth place game
4  Pakistan 5 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6 Seventh place game
5  Canada 5 1 1 3 10 17 −7 4 Ninth place game
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 4 25 −21 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
11 August 2008
10:30
Pakistan  2–4  Great Britain
Abbasi  45'
Waqas  59'		 Report Tindall  2'
Moore  14'
Jackson  29'
Daly  62'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
11 August 2008
18:30
Australia  6–1  Canada
Abbott  15', 16', 54'
Kavanagh  22'
Ockenden  48'
Schubert  57'		 Report P. Short  38'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
11 August 2008
21:00
Netherlands  5–0  South Africa
Taekema  4', 35'
Docherty  44'
Hertzberger  47'
M. Brouwer  66'		 Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
13 August 2008
08:30
South Africa  0–10  Australia
Report Dwyer  2', 42'
Matheson  14', 29', 57'
Schubert  27'
Guest  35+', 38'
Kavanagh  47'
Abbott  67'
Umpires:
Andy Mair (GBR)
Roel van Eert (NED)
13 August 2008
18:00
Canada  1–3  Pakistan
Kullar  35' Report Imran  39'
Rasool  39'
Waqas  57'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)
13 August 2008
21:00
Netherlands  1–0  Great Britain
Taekema  63' Report
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
15 August 2008
10:30
Netherlands  4–2  Canada
Taekema  4', 8', 33'
Weusthof  49'		 Report Deol  12'
Kahlon  64'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
15 August 2008
18:30
Pakistan  1–3  Australia
Abbasi  16' Report Schubert  20'
Dwyer  41'
Brooks  59'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
15 August 2008
21:00
South Africa  0–2  Great Britain
Report Tindall  20'
Daly  66'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
17 August 2008
08:30
Great Britain  1–1  Canada
Daly  67' Report Pereira  47'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
17 August 2008
18:00
Pakistan  3–1  South Africa
Javed  9'
Abbasi  44'
Saqlain  60'		 Report Smith  31'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
17 August 2008
20:30
Australia  2–2  Netherlands
Ockenden  58'
Doerner  61'		 Report Taekema  55', 70'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)
19 August 2008
08:30
Netherlands  4–2  Pakistan
Brouwer  41'
Taekema  46', 58'
Hertzberger  69'		 Report Imran  28'
Maqsood  65'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
19 August 2008
18:00
Canada  5–3  South Africa
R. Short  15'
Fernandes  31', 46'
Grimes  38', 70'		 Report Smith  4', 51'
Tsolekile  28'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
19 August 2008
20:30
Australia  3–3  Great Britain
George  40'
Dwyer  45'
Ockenden  68'		 Report Middleton  34'
R. Mantell  47'
Moore  55'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Classification round

Eleventh and twelfth place
23 August 2008
08:30
China  4–3 (a.e.t.)  South Africa
Na Yubo  32'
Song Yi  53', 58', 85'		 Report Tsolekile  3'
Symons  63'
Smith  70'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Ninth and tenth place
21 August 2008
08:30
Belgium  3–0  Canada
Dekeyser  2', 70'
Dohmen  23'		 Report
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Seventh and eighth place
21 August 2008
11:00
New Zealand  4–2  Pakistan
Child  26'
H. Shaw  39', 53'
Brooks  43'		 Report Bilgrami  46'
Butt  56'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Fifth and sixth place
23 August 2008
11:00
South Korea  2–5  Great Britain
Jang Jong-hyun  48'
Hyun Hye-sung  67'		 Report Middleton  44'
Jackson  49'
Clarke  54', 63'
Kirkham  70'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Medal round
 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
21 August
 
 
 Netherlands1 (3)
 
23 August
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)1 (4)
 
 Germany1
 
21 August
 
 Spain0
 
 Spain3
 
 
 Australia2
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
23 August
 
 
 Netherlands2
 
 
 Australia6

Semi-finals
21 August 2008
18:00
Netherlands  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Hoyng  66' Report P. Zeller  68'
Penalties
Taekema
R. Brouwer
Reckers
Weusthof
De Nooijer
---
Taekema 		3–4 C. Zeller
Keller
Meinert
P. Zeller
Weißenborn
---
C. Zeller
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
John Wright (RSA)
21 August 2008
20:30
Spain  3−2  Australia
Tubau  39', 44'
Freixa  68'		 Report Abbott  1'
Ockenden  37'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Bronze medal match
23 August 2008
18:00
Netherlands  2–6  Australia
Taekema  12'
De Nooijer  27'		 Report Ockenden  5', 6'
Abbott  9'
Matheson  28'
Hammond  42'
Doerner  62'
Umpires:
Andy Mair (GBR)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Gold medal match
23 August 2008
20:30
Germany  1–0  Spain
C. Zeller  16' Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
David Gentles (AUS)

Statistics

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

Goalscorers

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

1 goal

Source: FIH

References
  1. "Hockey at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. "Qualification System - Games of the XXIX Olympiad" (PDF). FIH. February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  3. "FIH releases pools for Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament". FIH. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  4. FIH Outdoor Appointments 2008
  5. XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations - Men's and Women's Hockey Competitions
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