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

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing was held over a thirteen day period beginning on August 11, and culminating with the medal finals on August 23. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green. The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six teams 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 advanced to the semifinals. All other teams played classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semifinal winners met for the gold medal match, while the semifinal losers played in the bronze medal match. Germany beat Spain in the gold medal game, while Australia claimed third place over the Netherlands in the bronze medal match.

Qualification

The twelve teams in the men's Olympic hockey tournaments qualified through a series of tournaments. China was given an automatic entry as the Olympic host nation. Five continental championships were used to determine eight other qualifiers. Teams who did not qualify through these tournaments were invited to attend three Olympic qualification tournaments to determine the final three entrants.

:colorbox|#ccffcc Qualified for semifinals

hockeybox
date=11 August 2008
time=10:30
team1=fh-rt|PAK
score=2 – 4
team2=fh|GBR
goals1= Abbasi fhg|FG|45
Waqas fhg|FG|59
goals2= Tindall fhg|FG|2
Moore fhg|FG|14
Jackson fhg|PC|29
Daly fhg|PC|62
discipline1= Waqas fhcard|G|27
Bilgrami One match suspensionCite web|url=http://www.fiholympics2008.sportcentric.com/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,5193-190425-19728-45264-288177-18193-5239-layout75-207648-news-item,00.html|title=TD Decision: Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami|publisher=Worldhockey.org|accessdate=2008-08-12]
discipline2= Kirkham fhcard|G|24
Hawes fhcard|Y|47
umpires= John Wright (RSA)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)----hockeybox
date=11 August 2008
time=18:30
team1=fh-rt|AUS
score=6 – 1
team2=fh|CAN
goals1= Abbott fhg|FG|15 fhg|FG|16 fhg|FG|54
Kavanagh fhg|FG|22
Ockenden fhg|FG|48
Schubert fhg|FG|57
goals2= P. Short fhg|FG|38
discipline1= Hammond fhcard|G|69
umpires= Christian Blasch (GER)
Chen Dekang (CHN)----hockeybox
date=11 August 2008
time=21:00
team1=fh-rt|NED
score=5 – 0
team2=fh|RSA
goals1= Taekema fhg|PC|4 fhg|PC|35
Docherty fhg|FG|44
Hertzberger fhg|FG|47
M. Brouwer fhg|FG|66
goals2=
discipline1= Boerma fhcard|G|23
Hoyng fhcard|G|69
discipline2= Jacobs fhcard|G|14
umpires= Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Xavier Adell (ESP)----hockeybox
date=13 August 2008
time=08:30
team1=fh-rt|RSA
score=0 – 10
team2=fh|AUS
goals1=
goals2= Dwyer fhg|FG|2 fhg|FG|42
Matheson fhg|FG|14 fhg|FG|29 fhg|FG|57
Schubert fhg|FG|27
Guest fhg|PC|35+ fhg|PC|38
Kavanagh fhg|FG|47
Abbott fhg|FG|67
discipline1= Abrahams fhcard|G|7
Hammond fhcard|Y|11
Rose-Innes fhcard|G|14
umpires= Andy Mair (GBR)
Roel van Eert (NED)----hockeybox
date=13 August 2008
time=18:00
team1=fh-rt|CAN
score=1 – 3
team2=fh|PAK
goals1= Kullar fhg|PC|35
goals2= Imran fhg|PC|39
Rasool fhg|FG|39
Waqas fhg|FG|57
discipline1= Grimes fhcard|G|20
Singh fhcard|G|50
discipline2= Imran fhcard|G|55
umpires= Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)----hockeybox
date=13 August 2008
time=21:00
team1=fh-rt|NED
score=1 – 0
team2=fh|GBR
goals1= Taekema fhg|PC|63
goals2=
discipline1= Van der Weide fhcard|G|25 fhcard|Y|61
discipline2= Tindall fhcard|Y|62
umpires= Murray Grime (AUS)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)----hockeybox
date=15 August 2008
time=10:30
team1=fh-rt|NED
score=4 – 2
team2=fh|CAN
goals1= Taekema fhg|PC|4 fhg|PS|8 fhg|PC|33
Weusthof fhg|PC|49
goals2= Deol fhg|FG|12
Kahlon fhg|FG|64
discipline1= Taekema fhcard|G|6
Van der Weide fhcard|G|35
discipline2= Pereira fhcard|G|27
Sandison fhcard|G|42
Wright fhcard|Y|56
umpires= Murray Grime (AUS)
Chen Dekang (CHN)----hockeybox
date=15 August 2008
time=18:30
team1=fh-rt|PAK
score=1 – 3
team2=fh|AUS
goals1= Abbasi fhg|FG|16
goals2= Schubert fhg|FG|20
Dwyer fhg|PC|41
Brooks fhg|FG|59
discipline1= Saqlain fhcard|G|34 fhcard|Y|67
Waqas fhcard|Y|17
W. Akbar fhcard|Y|68
discipline2= Hammond fhcard|G|26
umpires= Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)----hockeybox
date=15 August 2008
time=21:00
team1=fh-rt|RSA
score=0 – 2
team2=fh|GBR
goals1=
goals2= Tindall fhg|FG|20
Daly fhg|FG|66
discipline1= Smith fhcard|Y|12
discipline2= Jackson fhcard|G|20
Tindall fhcard|G|32
umpires= Christian Blasch (GER)
Rob ten Cate (NED)----hockeybox
date=17 August 2008
time=08:30
team1=fh-rt|GBR
score=1 – 1
team2=fh|CAN
goals1= Daly fhg|FG|67
goals2= Pereira fhg|FG|47
discipline1= Daly fhcard|Y|30
Wilson fhcard|G|31
Tindall fhcard|Y|41 Tindall Official reprimandCite web|url=http://www.worldhockey.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,5193-190425-19728-45264-288547-18193-5239-layout75-207648-news-item,00.html|title=TD Decision: James Tindall|publisher=Worldhockey.org|accessdate=2008-08-18]
discipline2= R. Short fhcard|G|26
Singh fhcard|Y|28 Singh One match suspensionCite web|url=http://www.worldhockey.org/vsite/vcontent/content/news/0,10869,5193-190427-207650-45264-288655-news-item,00.html|title=Appeal Jury - Sukhwinder Singh|publisher=Worldhockey.org|accessdate=2008-08-19]
umpires= Roel van Eert (NED)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)----hockeybox
date=17 August 2008
time=18:00
team1=fh-rt|PAK
score=3 – 1
team2=fh|RSA
goals1= Javed fhg|FG|9
Abbasi fhg|FG|44
Saqlain fhg|PS|60
goals2= Smith fhg|PC|31
discipline1= Abbasi fhcard|Y|60
discipline2= Cronje fhcard|G|7
Jacobs fhcard|G|60
Rose-Innes fhcard|Y|68
umpires= Amarjit Singh (MAS)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)----hockeybox
date=17 August 2008
time=20:30
team1=fh-rt|AUS
score=2 – 2
team2=fh|NED
goals1= Ockenden fhg|FG|58
Doerner fhg|PC|61
goals2= Taekema fhg|PC|55 fhg|PC|70
discipline2= Taekema fhcard|G|52
umpires= Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)----hockeybox
date=19 August 2008
time=08:30
team1=fh-rt|NED
score=4 – 2
team2=fh|PAK
goals1= Brouwer fhg|FG|41
Taekema fhg|PC|46 fhg|PC|58
Hertzberger fhg|FG|69
goals2= Imran fhg|PC|28
Maqsood fhg|PC|65
discipline1= Derikx fhcard|G|38
Vogels fhcard|G|65
discipline2= Javed fhcard|G|49
Ashraf fhcard|G|51
umpires= David Leiper (GBR)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)----hockeybox
date=19 August 2008
time=18:00
team1=fh-rt|CAN
score=5 – 3
team2=fh|RSA
goals1= R. Short fhg|PC|15
Fernandes fhg|PC|31 fhg|PC|46
Grimes fhg|FG|38 fhg|FG|70
goals2= Smith fhg|PC|4 fhg|PC|51
Tsolekile fhg|FG|28
discipline1= Deol fhcard|G|6
Wright fhcard|Y|19
Kullar fhcard|Y|62
Tupper fhcard|Y|64
discipline2= McDade fhcard|G|23
Smith fhcard|Y|28 fhcard|Y|62
Abrahams fhcard|R|60
umpires= Roel van Eert (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)----hockeybox
date=19 August 2008
time=20:30
team1=fh-rt|AUS
score=3 – 3
team2=fh|GBR
goals1= George fhg|PC|40
Dwyer fhg|FG|45
Ockenden fhg|FG|68
goals2= Middleton fhg|FG|34
R. Mantell fhg|PC|47
Moore fhg|FG|55
discipline1= Wilson fhcard|G|32
umpires= Christian Blasch (GER)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

Final rounds

Classification

Eleventh and twelfth place

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date=23 August 2008
time=08:30
team1=fh-rt|CHN
score=4 – 3 (AET)
team2=fh|RSA
goals1= Na Yubo fhg|FG|32
Song Yi fhg|PC|53 fhg|PC|58 fhg|PC|85 (GG)
goals2= Tsolekile fhg|FG|3
Symons fhg|PS|63
Smith fhg|PC|70
discipline1= Song Yi fhcard|G|16 fhcard|Y|20
Meng Jun fhcard|G|25
discipline2= Bam fhcard|G|12
Symons fhcard|G|16
Blake fhcard|Y|20
umpires= Rob ten Cate (NED)
Satinder Kumar (IND)

Ninth and tenth place

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date=21 August 2008
time=08:30
team1=fh-rt|BEL
score=3 – 0
team2=fh|CAN
goals1= Dekeyser fhg|FG|2 fhg|FG|70
Dohmen fhg|FG|23
goals2=
umpires= David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)

eventh and eighth place

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date=21 August 2008
time=11:00
team1=fh-rt|NZL
score=4 – 2
team2=fh|PAK
goals1= Child fhg|FG|26
H. Shaw fhg|PC|39 fhg|PC|53
Brooks fhg|FG|43
goals2= Bilgrami fhg|FG|46
Butt fhg|FG|56
discipline2= Maqsood fhcard|G|6
umpires=Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)
Gary Simmonds (RSA)

Fifth and sixth place

hockeybox
date=23 August 2008
time=11:00
team1=fh-rt|KOR
score=2 – 5
team2=fh|GBR
goals1= Jang Jong-Hyun fhg|PC|48
Hyun Hye-Sung fhg|PC|67
goals2= Middleton fhg|FG|44
Jackson fhg|PS|49
Clarke fhg|FG|54 fhg|FG|63
Kirkham fhg|FG|70
discipline1= Jang Jong-Hyun fhcard|Y|63
discipline2= Tindall fhcard|G|30
Wilson fhcard|G|37
umpires= Murray Grime (AUS)
Roel van Eert (NED)

Medal Round

Round4-with third
RD1=Semifinals
RD2=Gold Medal Match
Consol=Bronze Medal Match
21 August 2008 - Beijing|fh|NED|1 (3)|fh|GER (PSO)|1 (4)
21 August 2008 - Beijing|fh|ESP|3|fh|AUS|2
23 August 2008 - Beijing|fh|GER|1|fh|ESP|0
23 August 2008 - Beijing|fh|NED|2|fh|AUS|6

emi-finals

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date=21 August 2008
time=18:00
team1=fh-rt|NED
score=1 – 1 (AET)
(3 – 4 PSO)
team2=fh|GER
goals1= Hoyng fhg|PC|66
goals2= P. Zeller fhg|FG|68
discipline1= M. Brouwer fhcard|G|45
discipline2= B. Weß fhcard|G|29
Biederlack fhcard|G|61
umpires= David Gentles (AUS)
John Wright (RSA)

----hockeybox
date=21 August 2008
time=20:30
team1=fh-rt|ESP
score=3 − 2
team2=fh|AUS
goals1= Tubau fhg|FG|39 fhg|PC|44
Freixa fhg|PC|68
goals2= Abbott fhg|FG|1
Ockenden fhg|FG|37
discipline1= Fábregas fhcard|G|21
Tubau fhcard|G|42
discipline2= Hammond fhcard|G|42
Wells fhcard|G|61
umpires= Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Bronze medal match

hockeybox
date=23 August 2008
time=18:00
team1=fh-rt|NED
score=2 – 6
team2=fh|AUS
goals1= Taekema fhg|PC|12
De Nooijer fhg|FG|27
goals2= Ockenden fhg|PC|5 fhg|FG|6
Abbott fhg|FG|9
Matheson fhg|FG|28
Hammond fhg|FG|42
Doerner fhg|PC|62
discipline1= Derikx fhcard|G|53
discipline2= Knowles fhcard|G|49
Ockenden fhcard|G|53
umpires= Andy Mair (GBR)
Christian Blasch (GER)

Gold medal match

hockeybox
date=23 August 2008
time=20:30
team1=fh-rt|GER
score=1 – 0
team2=fh|ESP
goals1= C. Zeller fhg|PC|16
goals2=
discipline1= Mueller fhcard|G|19
Nevado fhcard|G|44
discipline2= Enrique fhcard|Y|63
umpires= Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
David Gentles (AUS)

References