Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 5 to 14 April.[1] The hockey competition was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre.[2] This is the sixth time that the hockey competition was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games.

Field hockey
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Hockey Centre
Dates5–14 April 2018
Competitors360 from 11 nations

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the hockey competitions:[1]

PPool stage CMClassification matches ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match GGold medal match
Event↓/Date →Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14
MenPPPPPPCM½BG
WomenPPPPPPPCM½CMBG

Qualification

A total of ten men's and women's team qualified to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36 athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017, qualified for the games.[3]

Men's qualification

Event Date Teams Qualified
Host Nation N/A 1  Australia
FIH World Rankings[4] 31 October 2017 9  India
 England
 New Zealand
 Canada
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Scotland
 Wales
Total10

Women's qualification

Event Date Teams Qualified
Host Nation N/A 1  Australia
FIH World Rankings[5] 31 October 2017 9  England
 New Zealand
 India
 South Africa
 Scotland
 Canada
 Malaysia
 Wales
 Ghana
Total10

Men's competition

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group qualified for the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 4 0 0 16 2 +14 12 Advance to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 3 0 1 18 6 +12 9
3  Scotland 4 1 0 3 7 14 7 3 5th–6th place match
4  Canada 4 1 0 3 3 12 9 3 7th–8th place match
5  South Africa 4 1 0 3 4 14 10 3 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  India 4 3 1 0 12 9 +3 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2  England 4 2 1 1 15 8 +7 7
3  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 5 10 5 4 5th–6th place match
4  Pakistan 4 0 4 0 6 6 0 4 7th–8th place match
5  Wales 4 0 1 3 6 11 5 1 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
13 April 2018
 
 
 Australia2
 
14 April 2018
 
 England1
 
 Australia2
 
13 April 2018
 
 New Zealand0
 
 New Zealand3
 
 
 India2
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
14 April 2018
 
 
 England2
 
 
 India1

Women's competition

The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.

Group stage

Teams were divided into two groups of five nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top two teams per group qualified for the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  England 4 3 0 1 11 3 +8 9 Advance to Semi-finals
2  India 4 3 0 1 9 5 +4 9
3  South Africa 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 4 5th–6th place match
4  Malaysia 4 1 1 2 3 8 5 4 7th–8th place match
5  Wales 4 1 0 3 4 10 6 3 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia (H) 4 3 1 0 8 0 +8 10 Advance to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 2 2 0 18 1 +17 8
3  Canada 4 1 2 1 5 2 +3 5 5th–6th place match
4  Scotland 4 1 1 2 6 8 2 4 7th–8th place match
5  Ghana 4 0 0 4 1 27 26 0 9th–10th place match
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Host.

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
12 April 2018
 
 
 England0 (1)
 
14 April 2018
 
 New Zealand (p.s.o)0 (2)
 
 New Zealand4
 
12 April 2018
 
 Australia1
 
 Australia1
 
 
 India0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
14 April 2018
 
 
 England6
 
 
 India0

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia*1102
 New Zealand1102
3 England0022
Totals (3 nations)2226

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men[6]
 Australia (AUS)
Lachlan Sharp
Tom Craig
Jake Harvie
Tom Wickham
Matthew Dawson
Jeremy Edwards
Mark Knowles
Eddie Ockenden
Jacob Whetton
Aaron Kleinschmidt
Aran Zalewski
Flynn Ogilvie
Daniel Beale
Tyler Lovell
Trent Mitton
Dylan Wotherspoon
Andrew Charter
Jeremy Hayward
 New Zealand (NZL)
Cory Bennett
Dane Lett
Harry Miskimmin
Nick Ross
Richard Joyce
Marcus Child
Jared Panchia
Aidan Sarikaya
Nic Woods
Devon Manchester
Kane Russell
Arun Panchia
Shea McAleese
Stephen Jenness
Dominic Newman
Hugo Inglis
George Muir
Hayden Phillips
 England (ENG)
George Pinner
Harry Gibson
Ollie Willars
Henry Weir
Harry Martin
Chris Griffiths
Ian Sloan
Sam Ward
Mark Gleghorne
Phil Roper
Adam Dixon
Barry Middleton
Brendan Creed
David Goodfield
Liam Ansell
David Condon
James Gall
Liam Sanford
Women[7]
 New Zealand (NZL)
Tarryn Davey
Sam Harrison
Olivia Merry
Frances Davies
Amy Robinson
Sally Rutherford
Brooke Neal
Ella Gunson
Sam Charlton
Grace O'Hanlon
Liz Thompson
Rose Keddell
Kelsey Smith
Pippa Hayward
Shiloh Gloyn
Madison Doar
Stacey Michelsen
Anita McLaren
 Australia (AUS)
Gabrielle Nance
Brooke Peris
Emily Hurtz
Jodie Kenny
Karri McMahon
Edwina Bone
Stephanie Kershaw
Kaitlin Nobbs
Jordyn Holzberger
Jane Claxton
Jocelyn Bartram
Renee Taylor
Madi Ratcliffe
Ashlea Fey
Emily Smith
Rachael Lynch
Grace Stewart
Savannah Fitzpatrick
 England (ENG)
Maddie Hinch
Kathryn Lane
Laura Unsworth
Sarah Haycroft
Anna Toman
Hannah Martin
Susannah Townsend
Suzy Petty
Ellie Rayer
Alex Danson
Emily Defroand
Giselle Ansley
Sophie Bray
Hollie Pearne-Webb
Ellie Watton
Amy Tennant
Jo Hunter
Grace Balsdon

Participating nations

There are 11 participating nations at the hockey competitions with a total of 360 athletes.[3] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

References

  1. "Hockey Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Venues". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. "FIH Rankings Outdoor Men" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. "FIH Rankings Outdoor Women" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  6. "Medallists of the men's hockey tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 14 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2018.
  7. "Medallists of the women's hockey tournament at the 2018 Commonwealth Games" (PDF). Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. 14 April 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2018.
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