| Field Hockey 2008 Summer Olympics  | ||||
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| Tournaments | ||||
| Men | Women | |||
| Compositions | ||||
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| Qualification | ||||
Beijing Hockey Arena Field Hockey Arena
The men's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was held for the 21st time in the history of the Summer Olympics. The tournament was from August 11 to 23, 12 teams participated in it. During the games, a special Arena for field hockey was built in Beijing Olympic Park , where all the matches were held.
The champion of the Olympic Games was the German national team, for which this title was the third in history. In the final, the Germans defeated Spain 1-0. The champions of past games - the Australian national team - won bronze medals, defeating the Netherlands 6-2. For the first time in the history of the Games, the regular team of India took part without participation.
Content
Qualification of participants
| Tournament | date | Location | Places | Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The host | - | - | one | China |
| Asian Games 2006 | December 2 - 14, 2006 | Doha | 2 | The Republic of Korea Pakistan |
| African Qualifiers 2007 | July 14 - 22, 2007 | Nairobi | one | South Africa |
| Pan American Games 2007 | July 14 - 29, 2007 | Rio de Janeiro | one | Canada |
| European Championship 2007 | August 18 - 25, 2007 | Manchester | 3 | Belgium Spain Netherlands |
| Oceania Championship 2007 | September 11 - 17, 2007 | Australia | one | Australia |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 | February 2 - 10, 2008 | Auckland | one | New Zealand |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 | March 1 - 9, 2008 | Santiago | one | Great Britain |
| Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 | April 5 - 13, 2008 | Kakamigahara | one | Germany |
| Total | 12 | |||
Compositions
Group Stage
Group A
| A place | Team | AT | N | P | MH | MP | Mr | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Spain | four | 0 | one | 9 | five | +4 | 12 |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 6 | +6 | eleven |
| 3 | The Republic of Korea | 2 | one | 2 | 13 | eleven | +2 | 7 |
| four | New Zealand | 2 | one | 2 | ten | 9 | +1 | 7 |
| five | Belgium | one | one | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | four |
| 6 | China | 0 | one | four | 7 | sixteen | −9 | one |
| August 11, 2008 08:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 11, 2008 18:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 11, 2008 20:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 13, 2008 10:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 13, 2008 18:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 13, 2008 20:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 15, 2008 08:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 15, 2008 18:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 15, 2008 9 p.m. |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 17, 2008 10:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 17, 2008 18:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 17, 2008 9 p.m. |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 19, 2008 10:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 19, 2008 18:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 19, 2008 9 p.m. |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
Group B
| A place | Team | AT | N | P | MH | MP | Mr | Glasses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Netherlands | four | one | 0 | sixteen | 6 | +10 | 13 |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 7 | +17 | eleven |
| 3 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | one | ten | 7 | +3 | eight |
| four | Pakistan | 2 | 0 | 3 | eleven | 13 | −2 | 6 |
| five | Canada | one | one | 3 | ten | 17 | −7 | four |
| 6 | South Africa | 0 | 0 | five | four | 25 | −21 | 0 |
| August 11, 2008 10:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 11, 2008 18:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 11, 2008 9 p.m. |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 13, 2008 08:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 13, 2008 18:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 13, 2008 9 p.m. |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 15, 2008 10:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 15, 2008 18:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 15, 2008 9 p.m. |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 17, 2008 08:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 17, 2008 18:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 17, 2008 20:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 19, 2008 08:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 19, 2008 18:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 19, 2008 20:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
Consolation Tournament
11th Place Match
| August 23, 2008 08:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
9th Place Match
| August 21, 2008 08:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
7th Place Match
| August 21, 2008 11:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
5th Place Match
| August 23, 2008 11:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
Medal Round
Semifinal
| August 21, 2008 18:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
| August 21, 2008 20:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
3rd place match
| August 23, 2008 18:00 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |
Final
| August 23, 2008 20:30 |
| Stadium: Olympic Green Hockey Stadium , Beijing |