The women's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the 8th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 10 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 22 August. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China.
 Olympic Green Hockey Field | |||
| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | China | ||
| City | Beijing | ||
| Dates | 10 – 22 August | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Olympic Green Hockey Field | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Netherlands (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  China | ||
| Third place |  Argentina | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 149 (3.92 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Maartje Paumen (11 goals) | ||
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The Netherlands won the gold medal for the second time after defeating the hosts China 2–0 in the final. Argentina won the bronze medal by defeating the defending champions Germany 3–1.[1]
Competition format
editThe twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within its respective pool. Following the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams from each pool advanced to the semifinals. All other teams played classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semi-final winners met for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers played in the bronze medal match.
Qualification
editEach of the continental champions from five federations and the hosts China received an automatic berth. The European federation received two extra quotas, while Oceanian received one extra quota, 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]
| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host nation | 1 | China (5) | ||
| 2–14 December 2006 | 2006 Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 1 | Japan1 (6) |
| 14–22 July 2007 | 2007 African Olympic Qualifier | Nairobi, Kenya | 1 | South Africa (12) |
| 14–29 July 2007 | 2007 Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1 | Argentina (2) |
| 18–25 August 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Manchester, England | 3 | Germany (3) Netherlands (1) Great Britain (10) |
| 10–17 September 2007 | 2007 Oceania Cup | Buderim, Australia | 2 | New Zealand (7) Australia (4) |
| 12–20 April 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 | Baku, Azerbaijan | 1 | Spain (8) |
| 19–27 April 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 | Kazan, Russia | 1 | United States (11) |
| 26 April – 4 May 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 | Victoria, Canada | 1 | South Korea (9) |
| Total | 8 | |||
- ^1 – China qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was given to the Asian federation allowing Japan to qualify directly to the 2008 Summer Olympics as the second-placed team at the 2006 Asian Games.
Umpires
editFifteen umpires for the women'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]
- Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
- Stella Bartlema (NED)
- Ute Conen (GER)
- Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
- Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
- Sarah Garnett (NZL)
- Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
- Lee Keum-ju (KOR)
- Anne McRae (GBR)
- Carol Metchette (IRL)
- Miao Lin (CHN)
- Lisa Roach (AUS)
- Chieko Soma (JPN)
- Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
- Minka Woolley (AUS)
Squads
editResults
editAll times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
First round
editPool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 15 | Advanced to semifinals |
| China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | +10 | 10 | |
| Australia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 10 | |
| Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 6 | |
| South Korea | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 3 | |
| South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 | 0 |
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Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 12 | Advanced to semifinals |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 11 | |
| Great Britain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 8 | |
| United States | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | |
| Japan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
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Fifth to twelfth place classification
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Medal round
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| Germany | 2 | |||||
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| China | 3 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| Netherlands | 5 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
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| Germany | 1 | |||||
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Semi-finals
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Final 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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| Netherlands | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 5 | +16 | 21 | Gold Medal | |
| China (H) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 13 | Silver Medal | |
| Argentina | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 13 | +5 | 14 | Bronze Medal | |
| 4 | Germany | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 14 | +1 | 12 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Australia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 13 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Great Britain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 8 | |
| 7 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 9 | |
| 8 | United States | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | |
| 9 | South Korea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 6 | |
| 10 | Japan | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 4 | |
| 11 | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 19 | −13 | 3 | |
| 12 | New Zealand | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 17 | −10 | 0 |
Goalscorers
editThere were 149 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 3.92 goals per match.
11 goals
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- Luciana Aymar
- Noel Barrionuevo
- Rosario Luchetti
- Madonna Blyth
- Emily Halliday
- Hope Munro
- Megan Rivers
- Ma Yibo
- Song Qingling
- Zhao Yudiao
- Melanie Clewlow
- Alexandra Danson
- Anne Panter
- Sarah Thomas
- Katharina Scholz
- Kaori Chiba
- Rika Komazawa
- Sakae Morimoto
- Toshie Tsukui
- Kim Da-rae
- Kim Eun-sil
- Kim Jong-eun
- Kim Mi-sun
- Naomi van As
- Minke Booij
- Wieke Dijkstra
- Maartje Goderie
- Eefke Mulder
- Janneke Schopman
- Jaimee Claxton
- Krystal Forgesson
- Joanne Galletly
- Elizabeth Igasan
- Niniwa Roberts
- Cindy Brown
- Kate Hector
- Marsha Marescia
- Jennifer Wilson
- Núria Camón
- Raquel Huertas
- Silvia Muñoz
- María Romagosa
- Pilar Sánchez
- Esther Termens
- Rocío Ybarra
- Kate Barber
- Kayla Bashore
- Dana Sensenig
- Tiffany Snow
Source: FIH
References
edit- ^ "Hockey at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Qualification System - Games of the XXIX Olympiad" (PDF). FIH. February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- ^ "FIH releases pools for Women's Olympic Hockey Tournament". FIH. 2008-05-05. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
- ^ FIH Outdoor Appointments 2008
- ^ XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations - Men's and Women's Hockey Competitions