Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 19 August at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro. The competition had instituted several changes in the format and structure from the 2012 Summer Olympics. Twenty-four teams (twelve each for men and women) competed in the tournament.[1]
On 20 March 2014, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) instituted the changes to the match format, reducing from two 35-minute halves to four 15-minute quarters, with 2 minutes' rest after each period, and 15 at halftime.[4] The purpose of the changes aims to improve the flow and intensity of the competition, and reinforce fan experience and opportunity for game presentation and analysis. Other changes include the implementation of 40-second time outs following both penalty corner awards and the scoring of a goal. Both interruptions and time outs must assure that the 60-minute game time is escalated for actual tournament and not depleted with a penalty corner set up, especially when the ball is not in play.[5] Games ending in ties in knockout rounds are decided by penalty shootouts, as overtime was abolished in 2013.
According to Leandro Negre, president of FIH, “The decision today demonstrates our commitment to fan engagement. With the additional breaks, fans will have the opportunity to enjoy more replays and be more engaged with the event, whether in the stadium or watching from afar, while hockey commentators will be allowed more time to provide sport analysis between plays. In addition, coaches and players will see improvement in their performance with the additional opportunities to re-hydrate and re-strategize.”[5]
Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Brazil, as the host nation, qualified automatically but with a rider: due to the relatively low standard of field hockey in Brazil, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) required Brazil to place higher than thirtieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 or finish no worse than sixth at the 2015 Pan American Games in order to qualify as host nation. They achieved this by beating the United States on a penalty shoot-out in their quarterfinal, thus ensuring a top four finish.
^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.[8][9] As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[10][11]
Each of the continental champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. The host nation did not qualify as they failed to place higher than fortieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 nor finished or seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games, failing to even qualify for that tournament: this restriction was decided between the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to the relatively low standard of field hockey in Brazil. In addition, the seven highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified received the remaining berths in this tournament.[12]
^ abSouth 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.[13][14] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[15][16]
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stageedit
Teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.
The competition consisted of two stages; a group stage followed by a knockout stage.
Group stageedit
Teams were divided into two groups of six nations, playing every team in their group once. Three points were awarded for a victory, one for a draw. The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter-finals.
^"Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey schedules confirmed". fih.ch. 27 April 2016.
^"Exclusive: Hockey quarters format for Rio 2016 Games here to stay, says FIH chief executive". Inside the Games. 1 June 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^ ab"FIH announces format change set to improve hockey experience". FIH. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^"Rio 2016 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
^"Brazil Men confirm their place in the hockey event at Rio 2016". FIH. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
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Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 6 to 19 August at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro The competition had instituted several changes in the format and structure from the 2012 Summer Olympics Twenty four teams twelve each for men and women competed in the tournament 1 Field hockeyat the Games of the XXXI OlympiadVenueOlympic Hockey CentreDates6 19 August 2016No of events2 20122020 Contents 1 Competition schedule 2 Format changes 3 Qualification 3 1 Men s qualification 3 2 Women s qualification 4 Men s competition 4 1 Group stage 4 1 1 Group A 4 1 2 Group B 4 2 Knockout stage 5 Women s competition 5 1 Group stage 5 1 1 Group A 5 1 2 Group B 5 2 Knockout stage 6 Medal summary 6 1 Medal table 6 2 Medalists 7 References 8 External linksCompetition schedule editThe match schedule of the men s tournament was unveiled on 27 April 2016 2 3 G Group stage Quarter finals Semi finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal matchDateEvent 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 19Men G G G G G G G B FWomen G G G G G G G B FFormat changes editOn 20 March 2014 the International Hockey Federation FIH instituted the changes to the match format reducing from two 35 minute halves to four 15 minute quarters with 2 minutes rest after each period and 15 at halftime 4 The purpose of the changes aims to improve the flow and intensity of the competition and reinforce fan experience and opportunity for game presentation and analysis Other changes include the implementation of 40 second time outs following both penalty corner awards and the scoring of a goal Both interruptions and time outs must assure that the 60 minute game time is escalated for actual tournament and not depleted with a penalty corner set up especially when the ball is not in play 5 Games ending in ties in knockout rounds are decided by penalty shootouts as overtime was abolished in 2013 According to Leandro Negre president of FIH The decision today demonstrates our commitment to fan engagement With the additional breaks fans will have the opportunity to enjoy more replays and be more engaged with the event whether in the stadium or watching from afar while hockey commentators will be allowed more time to provide sport analysis between plays In addition coaches and players will see improvement in their performance with the additional opportunities to re hydrate and re strategize 5 Qualification editMen s qualification edit Main article Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics Men s qualification Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth Brazil as the host nation qualified automatically but with a rider due to the relatively low standard of field hockey in Brazil the International Hockey Federation FIH and the International Olympic Committee IOC required Brazil to place higher than thirtieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 or finish no worse than sixth at the 2015 Pan American Games in order to qualify as host nation They achieved this by beating the United States on a penalty shoot out in their quarterfinal thus ensuring a top four finish In addition the six highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2014 15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified received the remaining berths in this tournament 6 7 Dates Event Location Qualifier20 September 2 October 2014 2014 Asian Games nbsp Incheon South Korea nbsp India3 14 June 2015 2014 15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals nbsp Buenos Aires Argentina nbsp Germany nbsp Canada nbsp Spain nbsp New Zealand20 June 5 July 2015 nbsp Antwerp Belgium nbsp Belgium nbsp Great Britain nbsp Ireland21 July 2015 Host nation nbsp Toronto Canada nbsp Brazil14 25 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games nbsp Toronto Canada nbsp Argentina21 29 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship nbsp London England nbsp Netherlands21 25 October 2015 2015 Oceania Cup nbsp Stratford New Zealand nbsp Australia23 October 1 November 2015 2015 African Qualifying Tournament nbsp Randburg South Africa a Total 12 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 8 9 As a result New Zealand as the highest ranked team from the 2014 15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified participated instead 10 11 Women s qualification edit Main article Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics Women s qualification Each of the continental champions from five confederations received an automatic berth The host nation did not qualify as they failed to place higher than fortieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 nor finished or seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games failing to even qualify for that tournament this restriction was decided between the International Hockey Federation FIH and the International Olympic Committee IOC due to the relatively low standard of field hockey in Brazil In addition the seven highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2014 15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified received the remaining berths in this tournament 12 Date Event Location Qualifier20 September 2 October 2014 2014 Asian Games nbsp Incheon South Korea nbsp South Korea10 21 June 2015 2014 15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals nbsp Valencia Spain nbsp China nbsp Germany nbsp Argentina nbsp Spain a 20 June 5 July 2015 nbsp Antwerp Belgium nbsp Netherlands nbsp New Zealand nbsp India nbsp Japan13 24 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games nbsp Toronto Canada nbsp United States22 30 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship nbsp London England nbsp Great Britain b 21 25 October 2015 2015 Oceania Cup nbsp Stratford New Zealand nbsp Australia23 October 1 November 2015 2015 African Qualifying Tournament nbsp Randburg South Africa a Total 12 a b 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 13 14 As a result Spain as the highest ranked team from the 2014 15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified participated instead 15 16 Competed as EnglandMen s competition editMain article Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics Men s tournament The competition consisted of two stages a group stage followed by a knockout stage Group stage edit Teams were divided into two groups of six nations playing every team in their group once Three points were awarded for a victory one for a draw The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter finals Group A edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Belgium 5 4 0 1 21 5 16 12 Quarter finals2 nbsp Spain 5 3 1 1 13 6 7 103 nbsp Australia 5 3 0 2 13 4 9 94 nbsp New Zealand 5 2 1 2 17 8 9 75 nbsp Great Britain 5 1 2 2 14 10 4 56 nbsp Brazil H 5 0 0 5 1 46 45 0Source Rio2016Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Matches won 3 Goal difference 4 Goals for 5 Head to head result 17 H Hosts Group B edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Germany 5 4 1 0 17 10 7 13 Quarter finals2 nbsp Netherlands 5 3 1 1 18 6 12 103 nbsp Argentina 5 2 2 1 14 12 2 84 nbsp India 5 2 1 2 9 9 0 75 nbsp Ireland 5 1 0 4 10 16 6 36 nbsp Canada 5 0 1 4 7 22 15 1Source Rio2016Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Matches won 3 Goal difference 4 Goals for 5 Head to head result 18 Knockout stage edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsGold medal match 14 August nbsp Belgium3 16 August nbsp India1 nbsp Belgium3 14 August nbsp Netherlands1 nbsp Netherlands4 18 August nbsp Australia0 nbsp Belgium2 14 August nbsp Argentina4 nbsp Spain1 16 August nbsp Argentina2 nbsp Argentina5 14 August nbsp Germany2Bronze medal match nbsp Germany3 18 August nbsp New Zealand2 nbsp Netherlands1 3 nbsp Germany p s o 1 4 Women s competition editMain article Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics Women s tournament The competition consisted of two stages a group stage followed by a knockout stage Group stage edit Teams were divided into two groups of six nations playing every team in their group once Three points were awarded for a victory one for a draw The top four teams per group qualified for the quarter finals Group A edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Netherlands 5 4 1 0 13 1 12 13 Quarter finals2 nbsp New Zealand 5 3 1 1 11 5 6 103 nbsp Germany 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 74 nbsp Spain 5 2 0 3 6 12 6 65 nbsp China 5 1 2 2 3 5 2 56 nbsp South Korea 5 0 1 4 3 13 10 1Source Rio2016Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Matches won 3 Goal difference 4 Goals for 5 Head to head result 19 Group B edit Pos Teamvte Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification1 nbsp Great Britain 5 5 0 0 12 4 8 15 Quarter finals2 nbsp United States 5 4 0 1 14 5 9 123 nbsp Australia 5 3 0 2 11 5 6 94 nbsp Argentina 5 2 0 3 12 6 6 65 nbsp Japan 5 0 1 4 3 16 13 16 nbsp India 5 0 1 4 3 19 16 1Source Rio2016Rules for classification 1 Points 2 Matches won 3 Goal difference 4 Goals for 5 Head to head result 20 Knockout stage edit Quarter finalsSemi finalsGold medal match 15 August nbsp Netherlands3 17 August nbsp Argentina2 nbsp Netherlands p s o 1 4 15 August nbsp Germany1 3 nbsp United States1 19 August nbsp Germany2 nbsp Netherlands3 0 15 August nbsp Great Britain p s o 3 2 nbsp New Zealand4 17 August nbsp Australia2 nbsp New Zealand0 15 August nbsp Great Britain3Bronze medal match nbsp Great Britain3 19 August nbsp Spain1 nbsp Germany2 nbsp New Zealand1 Medal summary editMedal table edit RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 nbsp Argentina ARG 1001 nbsp Great Britain GBR 10013 nbsp Belgium BEL 0101 nbsp Netherlands NED 01015 nbsp Germany GER 0022Totals 5 entries 2226Medalists edit Event Gold Silver BronzeMendetails nbsp Argentina ARG Juan Manuel VivaldiGonzalo PeillatJuan Ignacio GilardiPedro IbarraFacundo CallioniLucas ReyMatias ParedesJoaquin MeniniLucas VilaLuca MassoIgnacio OrtizJuan Martin LopezJuan Manuel SaladinoIsidoro IbarraMatias ReyManuel BrunetAgustin MazzilliLucas Rossi nbsp Belgium BEL Arthur Van DorenJohn John DohmenFlorent van AubelSebastien DockierCedric CharlierGauthier BoccardEmmanuel StockbroekxThomas BrielsFelix DenayerVincent VanaschSimon GougnardLoick LuypaertTom BoonJerome TruyensElliot Van StrydonckTanguy Cosyns0 0 nbsp Germany GER Nicolas JacobiMatthias MullerLinus ButtMartin HanerMoritz TrompertzMats GrambuschChristopher WesleyTimm HerzbruchTobias HaukeTom GrambuschChristopher RuhrMartin ZwickerMoritz FursteFlorian FuchsTimur OruzNiklas Wellen0 0Womendetails nbsp Great Britain GBR Maddie HinchLaura UnsworthCrista CullenHannah MacleodGeorgie TwiggHelen Richardson WalshSusannah TownsendKate 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