Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the tenth edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 6 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 19 August. All games were played at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Host country | Brazil | ||
City | Rio de Janeiro | ||
Dates | 6–19 August 2016 | ||
Teams | 12 | ||
Venue(s) | Olympic Hockey Centre | ||
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Matches played | 38 | ||
Goals scored | 129 (3.39 per match) | ||
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Great Britain won the gold medal for the first time after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 2–0 on a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw.[1] Germany won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 2–1.[2]
The medals for the tournament were presented by Barry Maister, New Zealand; Camiel Eurlings, Netherlands; and Nicole Hoevertsz, Aruba; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Pam Elgar and Marijke Fleuren, executive board members of the International Hockey Federation and Leandro Negre, president of the International Hockey Federation.
Competition schedule
The match schedule of the women's tournament was unveiled on 27 April 2016.[3][4]
G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | |
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G | G | G | G | G | G | G | ¼ | ½ | B | F |
Competition format
The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. 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 confederations receive an automatic berth. The host nation didn't qualify as they didn't place higher than fortieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 nor finished no worse than seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games (they didn't even qualify for that tournament). This restriction was decided between the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to the standard of field hockey in Brazil. In addition to the seven highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, will compete in this tournament.[5]
Date | Event | Location | Qualifier |
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20 September – 2 October 2014 | 2014 Asian Games | ![]() |
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10–21 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | ![]() |
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20 June – 5 July 2015 | ![]() |
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13–24 July 2015 | 2015 Pan American Games | ![]() |
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22–30 August 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship | ![]() |
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21–25 October 2015 | 2015 Oceania Cup | ![]() |
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23 October – 1 November 2015 | 2015 African Qualifying Tournament | ![]() |
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Total | 12 |
- ^1 – Competed as England
- ^2 – South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.[6][7] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[8][9]
Squads
Group stage
All times are local (UTC−3).
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | |
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5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[10]
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Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Quarter-finals |
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | |
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[11]
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Knockout stage
Bracket
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Quarter-finals
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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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8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 22 | Gold Medal |
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8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 18 | Silver Medal |
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8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 14 | Bronze Medal |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | Fourth place |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | |
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6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | |
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | Eliminated in group stage |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 |
Goalscorers
There were 129 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
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4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Agustina Albertario
Jane Claxton
Georgie Parker
Mariah Williams
Zhao Yudiao
Hannah Krüger
Marie Mävers
Pia-Sophie Oldhafer
Anne Schröder
Charlotte Stapenhorst
Giselle Ansley
Crista Cullen
Georgie Twigg
Lilima Minz
Rani Rampal
Anuradha Thokchom
Emi Nishikori
Xan de Waard
Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
Marloes Keetels
Charlotte Harrison
Kirsten Pearce
Kayla Whitelock
Cheon Eun-bi
Kim Bo-mi
Kim Hyun-ji
Gloria Comerma
Begoña García
Cristina Guinea
Georgina Oliva
Carlota Petchamé
Lola Riera
Carola Salvatella
Katelyn Falgowski
Michelle Kasold
Caitlin Van Sickle
Jill Witmer
References
- "Great Britain win historic Olympic hockey gold in dramatic penalty shoot out against Netherlands". telegraph.co.uk. 19 August 2016.
- "Rio Olympics 2016: Black Sticks women fall to Germany, miss out on bronze medal". stuff.co.nz. 19 August 2016.
- "Hockey giants set to renew rivalries as match schedule unveiled for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". rio2016.com. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016.
- "Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey schedules confirmed". fih.ch. 27 April 2016.
- "Rio 2016 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
- Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
- "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
- "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
- Rio 2016 Regulations
- Rio 2016 Regulations
External links
- Field hockey at Rio2016.com