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Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

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Men's field hockey
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic Green Hockey Field
Tournament details
Host countryChina
CityBeijing
Dates11 – 23 August
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Olympic Green Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored174 (4.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Taeke Taekema (11 goals)
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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.

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]

Competition format

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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.

Qualification

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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]

Date Event Location Quotas Qualifiers
Hosts 1  China (17)
2–14 December 2006 2006 Asian Games Doha, Qatar 2  South Korea (5)
 Pakistan (6)
14–22 July 2007 2007 African Olympic Qualifier Nairobi, Kenya 1  South Africa (13)
14–29 July 2007 2007 Pan American Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1  Canada (15)
18–25 August 2007 2007 EuroHockey Championship Manchester, England 3  Netherlands (3)
 Spain (4)
 Belgium (12)
11–17 September 2007 2007 Oceania Cup Buderim, Australia 1  Australia (2)
2–10 February 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 Auckland, New Zealand 1  New Zealand (10)
1–9 March 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 Santiago, Chile 1  Great Britain (8)
5–13 April 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 Kakamigahara, Japan 1  Germany (1)
Total 12

Umpires

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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]

  •  Xavier Adell (ESP)
  •  Christian Blasch (GER)
  •  Chen Dekang (CHN)
  •  Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
  •  David Gentles (AUS)
  •  Murray Grime (AUS)
  •  Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
  •  Satinder Kumar (IND)
  •  David Leiper (GBR)
  •  Andy Mair (GBR)
  •  Gary Simmonds (RSA)
  •  Amarjit Singh (MAS)
  •  Rob ten Cate (NED)
  •  Roel van Eert (NED)
  •  John Wright (RSA)

Squads

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Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Preliminary round

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All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 9 5 +4 12 Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 2 0 12 6 +6 11
3  South Korea 5 2 1 2 13 11 +2 7 Fifth place game
4  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 10 9 +1 7 Seventh place game
5  Belgium 5 1 1 3 9 13 −4 4 Ninth place game
6  China (H) 5 0 1 4 7 16 −9 1 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts


11 August 2008
08:30
Germany  4–1  China
C. Zeller field hockey ball 21'
Keller field hockey ball 43', 54'
Nevado field hockey ball 68' 		Report Na Yubo field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
11 August 2008
18:00
South Korea  1–3  New Zealand
Lee Nam-yong field hockey ball 12' Report H. Shaw field hockey ball 43', 57', 64'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)
11 August 2008
20:30
Spain  4–2  Belgium
Amat field hockey ball 8'
Freixa field hockey ball 20'
Ribas field hockey ball 41'
Sojo field hockey ball 49' 		Report Truyens field hockey ball 26'
Dekeyser field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)
13 August 2008
10:30
China  2–5  South Korea
Na Yubo field hockey ball 6'
Song Yi field hockey ball 8' 		Report Seo Jong-ho field hockey ball 13'
Jang Jong-hyun field hockey ball 35+', 55', 57'
Kang Seong-jung field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
13 August 2008
18:30
Belgium  1–1  Germany
Charlier field hockey ball 22' Report Witthaus field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
David Gentles (AUS)
13 August 2008
20:30
New Zealand  0–1  Spain
Report Freixa field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)
15 August 2008
08:30
Spain  2–1  China
Ribas field hockey ball 17'
Amat field hockey ball 67' 		Report Na Yubo field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
15 August 2008
18:00
Belgium  2–4  New Zealand
Dekeyser field hockey ball 43'
Gucassoff field hockey ball 69' 		Report Child field hockey ball 19', 20'
Brooks field hockey ball 30'
McAleese field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
15 August 2008
20:30
South Korea  3–3  Germany
Yeo Woon-kon field hockey ball 5'
Jang Jong-hyun field hockey ball 46'
Seo Jong-ho field hockey ball 52' 		Report Witte field hockey ball 17'
Witthaus field hockey ball 40'
C. Zeller field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
17 August 2008
10:30
South Korea  3–1  Belgium
You Hyo-sik field hockey ball 46', 51'
Jang Jong-hyun field hockey ball 50' 		Report Dekeyser field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
17 August 2008
18:30
New Zealand  2–2  China
Child field hockey ball 34'
McAleese field hockey ball 54' 		Report Song Yi field hockey ball 3', 17'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)
17 August 2008
21:00
Germany  1–0  Spain
Fürste field hockey ball 34' Report
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
David Gentles (AUS)
19 August 2008
10:30
Germany  3–1  New Zealand
T. Weß field hockey ball 5'
Witthaus field hockey ball 9'
Keller field hockey ball 55' 		Report H. Shaw field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
Andy Mair (GBR)
19 August 2008
18:30
South Korea  1–2  Spain
Yoon Sung-hoon field hockey ball 69' Report Freixa field hockey ball 12', 53'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
John Wright (USA)
19 August 2008
21:00
China  1–3  Belgium
Song Yi field hockey ball 4' Report Reckinger field hockey ball 28'
Truyens field hockey ball 32'
Dohmen field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 16 6 +10 13 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 2 0 24 7 +17 11
3  Great Britain 5 2 2 1 10 7 +3 8 Fifth place game
4  Pakistan 5 2 0 3 11 13 −2 6 Seventh place game
5  Canada 5 1 1 3 10 17 −7 4 Ninth place game
6  South Africa 5 0 0 5 4 25 −21 0 Eleventh place game
Source: FIH


11 August 2008
10:30
Pakistan  2–4  Great Britain
Abbasi field hockey ball 45'
Waqas field hockey ball 59' 		Report Tindall field hockey ball 2'
Moore field hockey ball 14'
Jackson field hockey ball 29'
Daly field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
11 August 2008
18:30
Australia  6–1  Canada
Abbott field hockey ball 15', 16', 54'
Kavanagh field hockey ball 22'
Ockenden field hockey ball 48'
Schubert field hockey ball 57' 		Report P. Short field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
11 August 2008
21:00
Netherlands  5–0  South Africa
Taekema field hockey ball 4', 35'
Docherty field hockey ball 44'
Hertzberger field hockey ball 47'
M. Brouwer field hockey ball 66' 		Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Xavier Adell (ESP)
13 August 2008
08:30
South Africa  0–10  Australia
Report Dwyer field hockey ball 2', 42'
Matheson field hockey ball 14', 29', 57'
Schubert field hockey ball 27'
Guest field hockey ball 35+', 38'
Kavanagh field hockey ball 47'
Abbott field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Andy Mair (GBR)
Roel van Eert (NED)
13 August 2008
18:00
Canada  1–3  Pakistan
Kullar field hockey ball 35' Report Imran field hockey ball 39'
Rasool field hockey ball 39'
Waqas field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)
13 August 2008
21:00
Netherlands  1–0  Great Britain
Taekema field hockey ball 63' Report
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
15 August 2008
10:30
Netherlands  4–2  Canada
Taekema field hockey ball 4', 8', 33'
Weusthof field hockey ball 49' 		Report Deol field hockey ball 12'
Kahlon field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Chen Dekang (CHN)
15 August 2008
18:30
Pakistan  1–3  Australia
Abbasi field hockey ball 16' Report Schubert field hockey ball 20'
Dwyer field hockey ball 41'
Brooks field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
15 August 2008
21:00
South Africa  0–2  Great Britain
Report Tindall field hockey ball 20'
Daly field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Rob ten Cate (NED)
17 August 2008
08:30
Great Britain  1–1  Canada
Daly field hockey ball 67' Report Pereira field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)
17 August 2008
18:00
Pakistan  3–1  South Africa
Javed field hockey ball 9'
Abbasi field hockey ball 44'
Saqlain field hockey ball 60' 		Report Smith field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
17 August 2008
20:30
Australia  2–2  Netherlands
Ockenden field hockey ball 58'
Doerner field hockey ball 61' 		Report Taekema field hockey ball 55', 70'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)
19 August 2008
08:30
Netherlands  4–2  Pakistan
Brouwer field hockey ball 41'
Taekema field hockey ball 46', 58'
Hertzberger field hockey ball 69' 		Report Imran field hockey ball 28'
Maqsood field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
19 August 2008
18:00
Canada  5–3  South Africa
R. Short field hockey ball 15'
Fernandes field hockey ball 31', 46'
Grimes field hockey ball 38', 70' 		Report Smith field hockey ball 4', 51'
Tsolekile field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Roel van Eert (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
19 August 2008
20:30
Australia  3–3  Great Britain
George field hockey ball 40'
Dwyer field hockey ball 45'
Ockenden field hockey ball 68' 		Report Middleton field hockey ball 34'
R. Mantell field hockey ball 47'
Moore field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Christian Blasch (GER)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Classification round

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Fifth to twelfth place classification

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Eleventh and twelfth place

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23 August 2008
08:30
China  4–3 (a.e.t.)  South Africa
Na Yubo field hockey ball 32'
Song Yi field hockey ball 53', 58', 85' 		Report Tsolekile field hockey ball 3'
Symons field hockey ball 63'
Smith field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Ninth and tenth place

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21 August 2008
08:30
Belgium  3–0  Canada
Dekeyser field hockey ball 2', 70'
Dohmen field hockey ball 23' 		Report
Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Seventh and eighth place

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21 August 2008
11:00
New Zealand  4–2  Pakistan
Child field hockey ball 26'
H. Shaw field hockey ball 39', 53'
Brooks field hockey ball 43' 		Report Bilgrami field hockey ball 46'
Butt field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Fifth and sixth place

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23 August 2008
11:00
South Korea  2–5  Great Britain
Jang Jong-hyun field hockey ball 48'
Hyun Hye-sung field hockey ball 67' 		Report Middleton field hockey ball 44'
Jackson field hockey ball 49'
Clarke field hockey ball 54', 63'
Kirkham field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Medal round

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
21 August
 
 
 Netherlands1 (3)
 
23 August
 
 Germany (p.s.o.)1 (4)
 
 Germany1
 
21 August
 
 Spain0
 
 Spain3
 
 
 Australia2
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
23 August
 
 
 Netherlands2
 
 
 Australia6

Semi-finals

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21 August 2008
18:00
Netherlands  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Hoyng field hockey ball 66' Report P. Zeller field hockey ball 68'
Penalties
Taekema Penalty shoot-out scored
R. Brouwer Penalty shoot-out scored
Reckers Penalty shoot-out missed
Weusthof Penalty shoot-out missed
De Nooijer Penalty shoot-out scored
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Taekema Penalty shoot-out missed 		3–4 Penalty shoot-out scored C. Zeller
Penalty shoot-out missed Keller
Penalty shoot-out scored Meinert
Penalty shoot-out missed P. Zeller
Penalty shoot-out scored Weißenborn
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Penalty shoot-out scored C. Zeller
Umpires:
David Gentles (AUS)
John Wright (RSA)
21 August 2008
20:30
Spain  3−2  Australia
Tubau field hockey ball 39', 44'
Freixa field hockey ball 68' 		Report Abbott field hockey ball 1'
Ockenden field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Bronze medal match

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23 August 2008
18:00
Netherlands  2–6  Australia 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Taekema field hockey ball 12'
De Nooijer field hockey ball 27' 		Report Ockenden field hockey ball 5', 6'
Abbott field hockey ball 9'
Matheson field hockey ball 28'
Hammond field hockey ball 42'
Doerner field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Andy Mair (GBR)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Gold medal match

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23 August 2008
20:30
1st place, gold medalist(s) Germany  1–0  Spain 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
C. Zeller field hockey ball 16' Report
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
David Gentles (AUS)

Statistics

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Final standings

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  1.  Germany
  2.  Spain
  3.  Australia
  4.  Netherlands
  5.  Great Britain
  6.  South Korea
  7.  New Zealand
  8.  Pakistan
  9.  Belgium
  10.  Canada
  11.  China
  12.  South Africa

Goalscorers

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There were 174 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 4.58 goals per match.

11 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Qualification System – Games of the XXIX Olympiad" (PDF). FIH. February 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2009-04-28. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  3. ^ "FIH releases pools for Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament". FIH. 2008-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-27.
  4. ^ FIH Outdoor Appointments 2008
  5. ^ XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations - Men's and Women's Hockey Competitions
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