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Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's field hockey
at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryBrazil
CityRio de Janeiro
Dates6–19 August 2016
Teams12
Venue(s)Olympic Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (1st title)
Runner-up Netherlands
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played38
Goals scored129 (3.39 per match)
Top scorer(s)United Kingdom Alex Danson
Netherlands Maartje Paumen
United States Katie Bam (5 goals)
2012 (previous) (next) 2020

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the tenth edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 6 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 19 August. All games were played at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Great Britain won the gold medal for the first time after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 2–0 on a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw.[1] Germany won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 2–1.[2]

The medals for the tournament were presented by Barry Maister, New Zealand; Camiel Eurlings, Netherlands; and Nicole Hoevertsz, Aruba; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Pam Elgar and Marijke Fleuren, executive board members of the International Hockey Federation and Leandro Negre, president of the International Hockey Federation.

Competition schedule

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The match schedule of the women's tournament was unveiled on 27 April 2016.[3][4]

G Group stage ¼ Quarter-finals ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Final
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 19
G G G G G G G ¼ ½ B F

Competition format

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The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. 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 confederations receive an automatic berth. The host nation didn't qualify as they didn't place higher than fortieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 nor finished no worse than seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games (they didn't even qualify for that tournament). This restriction was decided between the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to the standard of field hockey in Brazil. In addition to the seven highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, will compete in this tournament.[5]

Date Event Location Qualifier
20 September – 2 October 2014 2014 Asian Games South Korea Incheon, South Korea  South Korea
10–21 June 2015 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals Spain Valencia, Spain  China
 Germany
 Argentina
 Spain[a]
20 June – 5 July 2015 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium  Netherlands
 New Zealand
 India
 Japan
13–24 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games Canada Toronto, Canada  United States
22–30 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship England London, England  Great Britain[b]
21–25 October 2015 2015 Oceania Cup New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand  Australia
23 October – 1 November 2015 2015 African Qualifying Tournament South Africa Randburg, South Africa [a]
Total 12
  1. ^ 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.[6][7] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[8][9]
  2. ^ Competed as England

Squads

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Group stage

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All times are local (UTC−3).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 13 1 +12 13 Quarter-finals
2  New Zealand 5 3 1 1 11 5 +6 10
3  Germany 5 2 1 2 6 6 0 7
4  Spain 5 2 0 3 6 12 −6 6
5  China 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5
6  South Korea 5 0 1 4 3 13 −10 1
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[10]


7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
10:00
New Zealand  4–1  South Korea
Pearce field hockey ball 10'
Harrison field hockey ball 19'
Flynn field hockey ball 21'
Webster field hockey ball 34'
Report Kim H. field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
12:30
Netherlands  5–0  Spain
Welten field hockey ball 12'
Leurink field hockey ball 16'
Keetels field hockey ball 19'
Paumen field hockey ball 23'49'
Report
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Amber Church (NZL)
7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
13:30
China  1–1  Germany
Peng field hockey ball 28' Report Hahn field hockey ball 5'
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
13:30
New Zealand  1–2  Germany
Webster field hockey ball 10' Report Oldhafer field hockey ball 22'
Schröder field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG)
Miao Lin (CHN)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
17:00
Netherlands  4–0  South Korea
Jonker field hockey ball 9'30'42'
Dirkse van den Heuvel field hockey ball 46'
Report
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
19:30
Spain  0–2  China
Report Zhao field hockey ball 8'
Peng field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Michelle Meister (GER)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
10:00
Spain  1–2  New Zealand
Petchame field hockey ball 60' Report Smith field hockey ball 22'51'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
12:30
Germany  2–0  South Korea
Krüger field hockey ball 55'
Hahn field hockey ball 59'
Report
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
18:00
China  0–1  Netherlands
Report Van Male field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
17:00
Germany  1–2  Spain
Schütze field hockey ball 21' Report Guinea field hockey ball 9'
Salvatella field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
Miao Lin (CHN)

12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
10:00
South Korea  0–0  China
Report
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
12 August 2016 (2016-08-12)
11:00
New Zealand  1–1  Netherlands
Whitelock field hockey ball 59' Report Paumen field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
12:30
Netherlands  2–0  Germany
De Waard field hockey ball 5'
Van Male field hockey ball 44'
Report
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
17:00
South Korea  2–3  Spain
Cheon field hockey ball 18'
Kim field hockey ball 55'
Report Garcia field hockey ball 39'
Riera field hockey ball 41'
Comerma field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
20:30
China  0–3  New Zealand
Report Merry field hockey ball 21'
Flynn field hockey ball 41'
McLaren field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Amy Baxter (USA)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain 5 5 0 0 12 4 +8 15 Quarter-finals
2  United States 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 12
3  Australia 5 3 0 2 11 5 +6 9
4  Argentina 5 2 0 3 12 6 +6 6
5  Japan 5 0 1 4 3 16 −13 1
6  India 5 0 1 4 3 19 −16 1
Source: Rio2016
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.[11]


6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
17:00
Argentina  1–2  United States
Merino field hockey ball 56' Report K. Reinprecht field hockey ball 35'
Kasold field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Michelle Meister (GER)
6 August 2016 (2016-08-06)
20:30
Great Britain  2–1  Australia
Owsley field hockey ball 26'
Danson field hockey ball 43'
Report Morgan field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)

7 August 2016 (2016-08-07)
11:00
Japan  2–2  India
Nishikori field hockey ball 15'
Nakashima field hockey ball 28'
Report Rani field hockey ball 31'
Minz field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
10:00
Australia  1–2  United States
Slattery field hockey ball 43' Report Vittese field hockey ball 25'
Van Sickle field hockey ball 41'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
18:00
India  0–3  Great Britain
Report Ansley field hockey ball 25'
White field hockey ball 27'
Danson field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Amy Baxter (USA)
8 August 2016 (2016-08-08)
20:30
Argentina  4–0  Japan
Barrionuevo field hockey ball 13'18'
Rebecchi field hockey ball 48'
Granatto field hockey ball 50'
Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
11:00
India  1–6  Australia
Thokchom field hockey ball 60' Report Slattery field hockey ball 5'
Morgan field hockey ball 9'
Claxton field hockey ball 35'
Parker field hockey ball 36'
Kenny field hockey ball 43'46'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
13:30
Great Britain  3–2  Argentina
H. Richardson-Walsh field hockey ball 23'25'
Bray field hockey ball 38'
Report F. Habif field hockey ball 41'42'
Umpires:
Michelle Meister (GER)
Miao Lin (CHN)
10 August 2016 (2016-08-10)
17:00
United States  6–1  Japan
González field hockey ball 1'
Bam field hockey ball 5'52'60'
Reinprecht field hockey ball 29'
Witmer field hockey ball 37'
Report Nakashima field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Fanneke Alkemade (NED)

11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
18:00
Australia  1–0  Argentina
Smith field hockey ball 33' Report
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Amy Baxter (USA)
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
19:30
United States  3–0  India
Bam field hockey ball 14'42'
González field hockey ball 52'
Report
Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
11 August 2016 (2016-08-11)
20:30
Japan  0–2  Great Britain
Report Owsley field hockey ball 5'
White field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Elena Eskina (RUS)

13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
10:00
Argentina  5–0  India
Cavallero field hockey ball 16'29'
Granatto field hockey ball 23'
Rebecchi field hockey ball 26'
Albertarrio field hockey ball 27'
Report
Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
18:00
Great Britain  2–1  United States
Bray field hockey ball 53'
Danson field hockey ball 56'
Report Vittese field hockey ball 39'
Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
13 August 2016 (2016-08-13)
19:30
Australia  2–0  Japan
Williams field hockey ball 17'
Smith field hockey ball 55'
Report
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsGold medal match
 
          
 
15 August
 
 
 Netherlands3
 
17 August
 
 Argentina2
 
 Netherlands (p.s.o.)1 (4)
 
15 August
 
 Germany1 (3)
 
 United States1
 
19 August
 
 Germany2
 
 Netherlands3 (0)
 
15 August
 
 Great Britain (p.s.o.)3 (2)
 
 New Zealand4
 
17 August
 
 Australia2
 
 New Zealand0
 
15 August
 
 Great Britain3 Bronze medal match
 
 Great Britain3
 
19 August
 
 Spain1
 
 Germany2
 
 
 New Zealand1
 

Quarter-finals

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15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
10:00
New Zealand  4–2  Australia
McLaren field hockey ball 7'
Smith field hockey ball 24'
Flynn field hockey ball 39'
Merry field hockey ball 44'
Report Slattery field hockey ball 33'59'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
12:30
United States  1–2  Germany
Falgowski field hockey ball 57' Report Mävers field hockey ball 8'
Hahn field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Miao Lin (CHN)

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
18:00
Great Britain  3–1  Spain
Twigg field hockey ball 8'
H. Richardson-Walsh field hockey ball 13'
Owsley field hockey ball 27'
Report Oliva field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

15 August 2016 (2016-08-15)
20:30
Netherlands  3–2  Argentina
Welten field hockey ball 5'
Leurink field hockey ball 25'
Jonker field hockey ball 47'
Report F. Habif field hockey ball 41'
Merino field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

Semi-finals

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17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
12:00
Netherlands  1–1  Germany
Paumen field hockey ball 16' Report Schütze field hockey ball 11'
Penalties
Bos Penalty shoot-out scored
Hoog Penalty shoot-out missed
Keetels Penalty shoot-out missed
Van Geffen Penalty shoot-out scored
Jonker Penalty shoot-out missed
Bos Penalty shoot-out scored
Hoog Penalty shoot-out scored
4–3 Penalty shoot-out scored Müller-Wieland
Penalty shoot-out scored Mävers
Penalty shoot-out missed Hahn
Penalty shoot-out missed Teschke
Penalty shoot-out missed Hauke
Penalty shoot-out scored Müller-Wieland
Penalty shoot-out missed Mävers
Umpires:
Laurine Delforge (BEL)
Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG)

17 August 2016 (2016-08-17)
17:00
New Zealand  0–3  Great Britain
Report Danson field hockey ball 22'52'
H. Richardson-Walsh field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

Bronze medal match

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19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
12:00
Germany  2–1  New Zealand
Stapenhorst field hockey ball 34'
Schütze field hockey ball 38'
Report Merry field hockey ball 45+'
Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Sarah Wilson (GBR)

Gold medal match

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19 August 2016 (2016-08-19)
17:00
Netherlands  3–3  Great Britain
Van Male field hockey ball 16'37'
Paumen field hockey ball 25'
Report Owsley field hockey ball 10'
Cullen field hockey ball 26'
White field hockey ball 52'
Penalties
Bos Penalty shoot-out missed
Hoog Penalty shoot-out missed
Leurink Penalty shoot-out missed
Van Geffen Penalty shoot-out missed
0–2 Penalty shoot-out missed H. Richardson-Walsh
Penalty shoot-out missed Danson
Penalty shoot-out scored Bray
Penalty shoot-out missed Unsworth
Penalty shoot-out scored Webb
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Laurine Delforge (BEL)

Final ranking

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As 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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Great Britain 8 7 1 0 21 8 +13 22 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Netherlands 8 5 3 0 20 7 +13 18 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 8 4 2 2 11 9 +2 14 Bronze medal
4  New Zealand 8 4 1 3 16 12 +4 13 Fourth place
5  United States 6 4 0 2 15 7 +8 12 Eliminated in
quarter-finals
6  Australia 6 3 0 3 13 9 +4 9
7  Argentina 6 2 0 4 14 9 +5 6
8  Spain 6 2 0 4 7 15 −8 6
9  China 5 1 2 2 3 5 −2 5 Eliminated in
group stage
10  Japan 5 0 1 4 3 16 −13 1
11  South Korea 5 0 1 4 3 13 −10 1
12  India 5 0 1 4 3 19 −16 1
Source: Rio2016

The medallists were:

Medal Name
 Gold Great Britain women's field hockey team
 Silver Netherlands women's national field hockey team
 Bronze Germany women's national field hockey team

Goalscorers

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There were 129 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Great Britain win historic Olympic hockey gold in dramatic penalty shoot out against Netherlands". The Telegraph. 19 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Rio Olympics 2016: Black Sticks women fall to Germany, miss out on bronze medal". stuff.co.nz. 19 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Hockey giants set to renew rivalries as match schedule unveiled for Rio 2016 Olympic Games". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. 27 April 2016. Archived from the original on 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey schedules confirmed". fih.ch. 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ "Rio 2016 – FIH Hockey Qualification System" (PDF). FIH. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  6. ^ "Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  7. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  8. ^ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
  9. ^ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
  10. ^ Rio 2016 Regulations
  11. ^ Rio 2016 Regulations
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