Germany won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Defending championsAustralia won the bronze medal by defeating Netherlands 6–2. This was the only edition India has missed out in its Olympic history.[1]
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.
Qualificationedit
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]
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]
^XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations - Men's and Women's Hockey Competitions
External linksedit
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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 OlympicsOlympic Green Hockey FieldTournament detailsHost countryChinaCityBeijingDates11 23 AugustTeams12 from 5 confederations Venue s Olympic Green Hockey FieldFinal positionsChampions Germany 3rd title Runner up SpainThird place AustraliaTournament statisticsMatches played38Goals scored174 4 58 per match Top scorer s Taeke Taekema 11 goals 2004 previous next 2012 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 Contents 1 Competition format 2 Qualification 3 Umpires 4 Squads 5 Preliminary round 5 1 Pool A 5 2 Pool B 6 Classification round 6 1 Fifth to twelfth place classification 6 1 1 Eleventh and twelfth place 6 1 2 Ninth and tenth place 6 1 3 Seventh and eighth place 6 1 4 Fifth and sixth place 6 2 Medal round 6 2 1 Semi finals 6 2 2 Bronze medal match 6 2 3 Gold medal match 7 Statistics 7 1 Final standings 7 2 Goalscorers 8 References 9 External linksCompetition format editThe 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 editEach 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 QualifiersHosts 1 nbsp China 17 2 14 December 2006 2006 Asian Games Doha Qatar 2 nbsp South Korea 5 nbsp Pakistan 6 14 22 July 2007 2007 African Olympic Qualifier Nairobi Kenya 1 nbsp South Africa 13 14 29 July 2007 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro Brazil 1 nbsp Canada 15 18 25 August 2007 2007 EuroHockey Championship Manchester England 3 nbsp Netherlands 3 nbsp Spain 4 nbsp Belgium 12 11 17 September 2007 2007 Oceania Cup Buderim Australia 1 nbsp Australia 2 2 10 February 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 Auckland New Zealand 1 nbsp New Zealand 10 1 9 March 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 Santiago Chile 1 nbsp Great Britain 8 5 13 April 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 Kakamigahara Japan 1 nbsp Germany 1 Total 12Umpires editFifteen 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 nbsp Xavier Adell ESP nbsp Christian Blasch GER nbsp Chen Dekang CHN nbsp Henrik Ehlers DEN nbsp David Gentles AUS nbsp Murray Grime AUS nbsp Kim Hong lae KOR nbsp Satinder Kumar IND nbsp David Leiper GBR nbsp Andy Mair GBR nbsp Gary Simmonds RSA nbsp Amarjit Singh MAS nbsp Rob ten Cate NED nbsp Roel van Eert NED nbsp John Wright RSA Squads editMain article Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics Men s team squadsPreliminary round editAll times are China Standard Time UTC 08 00 Pool A edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Spain 5 4 0 1 9 5 4 12 Semi finals2 nbsp Germany 5 3 2 0 12 6 6 113 nbsp South Korea 5 2 1 2 13 11 2 7 Fifth place game4 nbsp New Zealand 5 2 1 2 10 9 1 7 Seventh place game5 nbsp Belgium 5 1 1 3 9 13 4 4 Ninth place game6 nbsp China H 5 0 1 4 7 16 9 1 Eleventh place gameSource FIH H Hosts 11 August 2008 08 30Germany nbsp 4 1 nbsp ChinaC Zeller nbsp 21 Keller nbsp 43 54 Nevado nbsp 68 Report Na Yubo nbsp 7 Umpires David Leiper GBR Satinder Kumar IND 11 August 2008 18 00South Korea nbsp 1 3 nbsp New ZealandLee Nam yong nbsp 12 Report H Shaw nbsp 43 57 64 Umpires David Gentles AUS Andy Mair GBR 11 August 2008 20 30Spain nbsp 4 2 nbsp BelgiumAmat nbsp 8 Freixa nbsp 20 Ribas nbsp 41 Sojo nbsp 49 Report Truyens nbsp 26 Dekeyser nbsp 63 Umpires Murray Grime AUS Roel van Eert NED 13 August 2008 10 30China nbsp 2 5 nbsp South KoreaNa Yubo nbsp 6 Song Yi nbsp 8 Report Seo Jong ho nbsp 13 Jang Jong hyun nbsp 35 55 57 Kang Seong jung nbsp 67 Umpires Amarjit Singh MAS Henrik Ehlers DEN 13 August 2008 18 30Belgium nbsp 1 1 nbsp GermanyCharlier nbsp 22 Report Witthaus nbsp 19 Umpires Rob ten Cate NED David Gentles AUS 13 August 2008 20 30New Zealand nbsp 0 1 nbsp SpainReport Freixa nbsp 70 Umpires John Wright RSA Christian Blasch GER 15 August 2008 08 30Spain nbsp 2 1 nbsp ChinaRibas nbsp 17 Amat nbsp 67 Report Na Yubo nbsp 6 Umpires David Gentles AUS Kim Hong lae KOR 15 August 2008 18 00Belgium nbsp 2 4 nbsp New ZealandDekeyser nbsp 43 Gucassoff nbsp 69 Report Child nbsp 19 20 Brooks nbsp 30 McAleese nbsp 60 Umpires David Leiper GBR Xavier Adell ESP 15 August 2008 20 30South Korea nbsp 3 3 nbsp GermanyYeo Woon kon nbsp 5 Jang Jong hyun nbsp 46 Seo Jong ho nbsp 52 Report Witte nbsp 17 Witthaus nbsp 40 C Zeller nbsp 47 Umpires John Wright RSA Satinder Kumar IND 17 August 2008 10 30South Korea nbsp 3 1 nbsp BelgiumYou Hyo sik nbsp 46 51 Jang Jong hyun nbsp 50 Report Dekeyser nbsp 20 Umpires Rob ten Cate NED Satinder Kumar IND 17 August 2008 18 30New Zealand nbsp 2 2 nbsp ChinaChild nbsp 34 McAleese nbsp 54 Report Song Yi nbsp 3 17 Umpires Murray Grime AUS Andy Mair GBR 17 August 2008 21 00Germany nbsp 1 0 nbsp SpainFurste nbsp 34 ReportUmpires John Wright RSA David Gentles AUS 19 August 2008 10 30Germany nbsp 3 1 nbsp New ZealandT Wess nbsp 5 Witthaus nbsp 9 Keller nbsp 55 Report H Shaw nbsp 46 Umpires David Gentles AUS Andy Mair GBR 19 August 2008 18 30South Korea nbsp 1 2 nbsp SpainYoon Sung hoon nbsp 69 Report Freixa nbsp 12 53 Umpires Henrik Ehlers DEN John Wright USA 19 August 2008 21 00China nbsp 1 3 nbsp BelgiumSong Yi nbsp 4 Report Reckinger nbsp 28 Truyens nbsp 32 Dohmen nbsp 48 Umpires Murray Grime AUS Gary Simmonds RSA Pool B edit Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Netherlands 5 4 1 0 16 6 10 13 Semi finals2 nbsp Australia 5 3 2 0 24 7 17 113 nbsp Great Britain 5 2 2 1 10 7 3 8 Fifth place game4 nbsp Pakistan 5 2 0 3 11 13 2 6 Seventh place game5 nbsp Canada 5 1 1 3 10 17 7 4 Ninth place game6 nbsp South Africa 5 0 0 5 4 25 21 0 Eleventh place gameSource FIH 11 August 2008 10 30Pakistan nbsp 2 4 nbsp Great BritainAbbasi nbsp 45 Waqas nbsp 59 Report Tindall nbsp 2 Moore nbsp 14 Jackson nbsp 29 Daly nbsp 62 Umpires John Wright RSA Amarjit Singh MAS 11 August 2008 18 30Australia nbsp 6 1 nbsp CanadaAbbott nbsp 15 16 54 Kavanagh nbsp 22 Ockenden nbsp 48 Schubert nbsp 57 Report P Short nbsp 38 Umpires Christian Blasch GER Chen Dekang CHN 11 August 2008 21 00Netherlands nbsp 5 0 nbsp South AfricaTaekema nbsp 4 35 Docherty nbsp 44 Hertzberger nbsp 47 M Brouwer nbsp 66 ReportUmpires Henrik Ehlers DEN Xavier Adell ESP 13 August 2008 08 30South Africa nbsp 0 10 nbsp AustraliaReport Dwyer nbsp 2 42 Matheson nbsp 14 29 57 Schubert nbsp 27 Guest nbsp 35 38 Kavanagh nbsp 47 Abbott nbsp 67 Umpires Andy Mair GBR Roel van Eert NED 13 August 2008 18 00Canada nbsp 1 3 nbsp PakistanKullar nbsp 35 Report Imran nbsp 39 Rasool nbsp 39 Waqas nbsp 57 Umpires Kim Hong lae KOR David Leiper GBR 13 August 2008 21 00Netherlands nbsp 1 0 nbsp Great BritainTaekema nbsp 63 ReportUmpires Murray Grime AUS Gary Simmonds RSA 15 August 2008 10 30Netherlands nbsp 4 2 nbsp CanadaTaekema nbsp 4 8 33 Weusthof nbsp 49 Report Deol nbsp 12 Kahlon nbsp 64 Umpires Murray Grime AUS Chen Dekang CHN 15 August 2008 18 30Pakistan nbsp 1 3 nbsp AustraliaAbbasi nbsp 16 Report Schubert nbsp 20 Dwyer nbsp 41 Brooks nbsp 59 Umpires Henrik Ehlers DEN Gary Simmonds RSA 15 August 2008 21 00South Africa nbsp 0 2 nbsp Great BritainReport Tindall nbsp 20 Daly nbsp 66 Umpires Christian Blasch GER Rob ten Cate NED 17 August 2008 08 30Great Britain nbsp 1 1 nbsp CanadaDaly nbsp 67 Report Pereira nbsp 47 Umpires Roel van Eert NED Gary Simmonds RSA 17 August 2008 18 00Pakistan nbsp 3 1 nbsp South AfricaJaved nbsp 9 Abbasi nbsp 44 Saqlain nbsp 60 Report Smith nbsp 31 Umpires Amarjit Singh MAS Kim Hong lae KOR 17 August 2008 20 30Australia nbsp 2 2 nbsp NetherlandsOckenden nbsp 58 Doerner nbsp 61 Report Taekema nbsp 55 70 Umpires Henrik Ehlers DEN Christian Blasch GER 19 August 2008 08 30Netherlands nbsp 4 2 nbsp PakistanBrouwer nbsp 41 Taekema nbsp 46 58 Hertzberger nbsp 69 Report Imran nbsp 28 Maqsood nbsp 65 Umpires David Leiper GBR Kim Hong lae KOR 19 August 2008 18 00Canada nbsp 5 3 nbsp South AfricaR Short nbsp 15 Fernandes nbsp 31 46 Grimes nbsp 38 70 Report Smith nbsp 4 51 Tsolekile nbsp 28 Umpires Roel van Eert NED Satinder Kumar IND 19 August 2008 20 30Australia nbsp 3 3 nbsp Great BritainGeorge nbsp 40 Dwyer nbsp 45 Ockenden nbsp 68 Report Middleton nbsp 34 R Mantell nbsp 47 Moore nbsp 55 Umpires Christian Blasch GER Xavier Adell ESP Classification round editFifth to twelfth place classification edit Eleventh and twelfth place edit 23 August 2008 08 30China nbsp 4 3 a e t nbsp South AfricaNa Yubo nbsp 32 Song Yi nbsp 53 58 85 Report Tsolekile nbsp 3 Symons nbsp 63 Smith nbsp 70 Umpires Rob ten Cate NED Satinder Kumar IND Ninth and tenth place edit 21 August 2008 08 30Belgium nbsp 3 0 nbsp CanadaDekeyser nbsp 2 70 Dohmen nbsp 23 ReportUmpires David Leiper GBR Xavier Adell ESP Seventh and eighth place edit 21 August 2008 11 00New Zealand nbsp 4 2 nbsp PakistanChild nbsp 26 H Shaw nbsp 39 53 Brooks nbsp 43 Report Bilgrami nbsp 46 Butt nbsp 56 Umpires Kim Hong lae KOR Gary Simmonds RSA Fifth and sixth place edit 23 August 2008 11 00South Korea nbsp 2 5 nbsp Great BritainJang Jong hyun nbsp 48 Hyun Hye sung nbsp 67 Report Middleton nbsp 44 Jackson nbsp 49 Clarke nbsp 54 63 Kirkham nbsp 70 Umpires Murray Grime AUS Roel van Eert NED Medal round edit Semi finalsGold medal match 21 August nbsp Netherlands1 3 23 August nbsp Germany p s o 1 4 nbsp Germany1 21 August nbsp Spain0 nbsp Spain3 nbsp Australia2 Bronze medal match 23 August nbsp Netherlands2 nbsp Australia6Semi finals edit 21 August 2008 18 00Netherlands nbsp 1 1 a e t nbsp GermanyHoyng nbsp 66 Report P Zeller nbsp 68 PenaltiesTaekema nbsp R Brouwer nbsp Reckers nbsp Weusthof nbsp De Nooijer nbsp Taekema nbsp 3 4 nbsp C Zeller nbsp Keller nbsp Meinert nbsp P Zeller nbsp Weissenborn nbsp C ZellerUmpires David Gentles AUS John Wright RSA 21 August 2008 20 30Spain nbsp 3 2 nbsp AustraliaTubau nbsp 39 44 Freixa nbsp 68 Report Abbott nbsp 1 Ockenden nbsp 37 Umpires Henrik Ehlers DEN Christian Blasch GER Bronze medal match edit 23 August 2008 18 00Netherlands nbsp 2 6 nbsp Australia nbsp Taekema nbsp 12 De Nooijer nbsp 27 Report Ockenden nbsp 5 6 Abbott nbsp 9 Matheson nbsp 28 Hammond nbsp 42 Doerner nbsp 62 Umpires Andy Mair GBR Christian Blasch GER Gold medal match edit 23 August 2008 20 30 nbsp Germany nbsp 1 0 nbsp Spain nbsp C Zeller nbsp 16 ReportUmpires Henrik Ehlers DEN David Gentles AUS Statistics editFinal standings edit nbsp Germany nbsp Spain nbsp Australia nbsp Netherlands nbsp Great Britain nbsp South Korea nbsp New Zealand nbsp Pakistan nbsp Belgium nbsp Canada nbsp China nbsp South AfricaGoalscorers edit There were 174 goals scored in 38 matches for an average of 4 58 goals per match 11 goals nbsp Taeke Taekema 7 goals nbsp Song Yi nbsp Hayden Shaw 6 goals nbsp Des Abbott nbsp Eddie Ockenden nbsp Jang Jong hyun 5 goals nbsp Jerome Dekeyser nbsp Santi Freixa 4 goals nbsp Jamie Dwyer nbsp Eli Matheson nbsp Na Yubo nbsp Simon Child nbsp Austin Smith 3 goals nbsp Grant Schubert nbsp Florian Keller nbsp Matthias Witthaus nbsp Christopher Zeller nbsp Matt Daly nbsp Shakeel Abbasi 2 goals nbsp Luke Doerner nbsp David Guest nbsp Fergus Kavanagh nbsp John John Dohmen nbsp Jerome Truyens nbsp Wayne Fernandes nbsp Connor Grimes nbsp Jonty Clarke nbsp Ashley Jackson nbsp Barry Middleton nbsp Rob Moore nbsp James Tindall nbsp Matthijs Brouwer nbsp Jeroen Hertzberger nbsp Gareth Brooks nbsp Shea McAleese nbsp Muhammad Imran nbsp Muhammad Waqas nbsp Lungile Tsolekile nbsp Seo Jong ho nbsp You Hyo sik nbsp Pol Amat nbsp Xavier Ribas nbsp Eduard Tubau 1 goal nbsp Travis Brooks nbsp Bevan George nbsp Robert Hammond nbsp Cedric Charlier nbsp Gregory Gucassoff nbsp Xavier Reckinger nbsp Ranjeev Deol nbsp Bindi Kullar nbsp Ken Pereira nbsp Peter Short nbsp Rob Short nbsp Moritz Furste nbsp Carlos Nevado nbsp Timo Wess nbsp Philip Witte nbsp Philipp Zeller nbsp Glenn Kirkham nbsp Richard Mantell nbsp Teun de Nooijer nbsp Laurence Docherty nbsp Timme Hoyng nbsp Roderick Weusthof nbsp Rehan Butt nbsp Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami nbsp Muhammad Javed nbsp Adnan Maqsood nbsp Shafqat Rasool nbsp Muhammad Saqlain nbsp Ian Symons nbsp Hyun Hye sung nbsp Kang Seong jung nbsp Lee Nam yong nbsp Yeo Woon kon nbsp Yoon Sung hoon nbsp Victor SojoSource FIHReferences edit Hockey at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games Men s Hockey Sports Reference Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 21 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 Men s Olympic Hockey Tournament FIH 2008 04 18 Retrieved 2014 01 27 FIH Outdoor Appointments 2008 XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations Men s and Women s Hockey CompetitionsExternal links editOfficial FIH website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 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