- Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics
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The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics were qualification tournaments to determined the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, were held in New Zealand, Chile and Japan, at different times in 2008. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earnt a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Contents
Teams
Below is the list of 18 teams who participated in these qualifying tournament:[1]
Zone Tournament Qualifier(s) Asia 2006 Asian Games Japan
India
Malaysia
BangladeshAfrica 2007 African Olympic Qualifier Egypt Americas 2007 Pan American Games Argentina
Chile
Trinidad and Tobago
CubaEurope 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship Germany
Great Britain
France
Ireland
Czech Republic2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy Switzerland
Austria
PolandOceania 2007 Oceania Cup New Zealand In addition, International Hockey Federation also named four reserve teams after four of the above teams are failed to make it in this qualifying tournament, two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list:[2][3]
- United States (replace Cuba in Qualifying 1)
- Mexico (replace Egypt in Qualifying 2)
- Russia (replace Bangladesh in Qualifying 2)[4]
- Italy (replace Czech Republic in Qualifying 3)[5]
Qualifying 1
Qualifying 1 was held from February 2 to February 10, 2008 in North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand.[6]
Venue
- Crown Relocations Stadium, Albany
Pool
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD New Zealand 12 5 4 0 1 22 4 +18 Argentina 12 5 4 0 1 23 6 +17 Ireland 12 5 4 0 1 21 5 +16 France 6 5 2 0 3 14 16 −2 United States 3 5 1 0 4 9 30 −21 Trinidad and Tobago 0 5 0 0 5 7 35 −28 All times are New Zealand Summer Time (UTC+13)
February 2, 2008
12:00France 0 – 4 Ireland Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
David Leiper (GBR)Gleghorne 7'
Jermyn 40'
Watt 55', 69'Genestet 28' ≪ Discipline ≫ Shaw 16'
Brown 33'
February 2, 2008
14:00New Zealand 12 – 0 Trinidad and Tobago Umpires:
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Daniel Lopez (URU)H. Shaw 9'
Kosoof 11', 22', 32', 49'
Child 14', 34', 61', 64'
Burrows 28', 69'
Archibald 57'
February 2, 2008
16:00Argentina 9 – 1 United States Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Nigel Iggo (NZL)L. Vila 1', 25', 39'
Garreta 16'
Almada 33', 64'
M. Vila 35'
Rossi 40'
Zylberberg 70'Coolidge 70' ≪ Discipline ≫ Danielson 14'
Harris 50'
February 3, 2008
13:15New Zealand 3 – 1 Ireland Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
Rob ten Cate (NED)Kosoof 25'
Collier 26', 45'Gleghorne 16' Edwards 30'
Shaw 43'≪ Discipline ≫ Butler 24'
Gleghorne 43'
February 3, 2008
15:15United States 4 – 7 France Umpires:
Chris Wilson (CAN)
Xavier Adell (ESP)Martin 1'
Harris 6'
Coolidge 37'
Sheridan 43'Soyez 24', 26', 41', 48', 52'
Branquard 51'
Gouedard Comte 70'Sheridan 64' ≪ Discipline ≫
February 3, 2008
17:15Argentina 7 – 1 Trinidad and Tobago Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)R. Vila 3'
M. Vila 21', 68'
Rossi 27'
L. Vila 31', 43'
Zylberberg 59'Toussaint 62' Argento Innocente 40' ≪ Discipline ≫
February 5, 2008
14:00Ireland 7 – 2 Trinidad and Tobago Umpires:
Rob ten Cate (NED)
Xavier Adell (ESP)Maguire 8'
Gleghorne 14', 37'
Magee 18'
Jermyn 48'
Hobbs 65'
Gormley 68'James 35'
Wren 36'
February 5, 2008
16:00France 2 – 4 Argentina Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Chris Wilson (CAN)Gaillard 4'
Soyez 58'L. Vila 14'
R. Vila 18'
Garreta 32'
Cammareri 59'Branquard 36' ≪ Discipline ≫ Rossi 53'
February 5, 2008
18:00United States 0 – 4 New Zealand Umpires:
Daniel Lopez (URU)
Tim Pullman (AUS)Burrows 9', 51'
Child 35'
H. Shaw 47'
February 6, 2008
16:00New Zealand 1 – 3 Argentina Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)Collier 63' Cammareri 16'
R. Vila 23', 58'≪ Discipline ≫ M. Vila 51'
February 6, 2008
18:00Ireland 8 – 0 United States Umpires:
Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)
Tim Pullman (AUS)Magee 8'
Gleghorne 15', 28', 40', 43', 70'
Barbour 37'
Gormley 46'Hobbs 61' ≪ Discipline ≫
February 9, 2008
10:15Trinidad and Tobago 2 – 4 United States Umpires:
Nigel Iggo (NZL)
Zulfiqar Haider (PAK)Toussaint 14'
Browne 19'Harris 29'
Sheridan 42', 48'
Martin 66'Browne 30'
Rocke 34'≪ Discipline ≫
February 9, 2008
12:15Argentina 0 – 1 Ireland Umpires:
Tim Pullman (AUS)
David Leiper (GBR)Gormley 55' Argento Innocente 15'
Almada 25'
Rey 45'≪ Discipline ≫ Shaw 44'
February 9, 2008
14:15France 0 – 2 New Zealand Umpires:
Daniel Lopez (URU)
Rob ten Cate (NED)Archibald 13' (PS)
Burrows 14'Durchon 22'
Musgens 32'
Branquard 38'≪ Discipline ≫ Classification
Fifth and sixth place
February 10, 2008
09:45United States 2 – 3 Trinidad and Tobago Umpires:
Daniel Lopez (URU)
Tim Pullman (AUS)Harris 29'
Martin 32'Legerton 21' (PS)
Whittington 41'
Quan Chan 68'Coolidge 43'
Bhamber 46'
Cunningham 64'≪ Discipline ≫ Baptiste 22'
Browne 48'
Legerton 51'
Third and fourth place
February 10, 2008
12:15Ireland 1 – 2 France Umpires:
Chris Wilson (CAN)
Rob ten Cate (NED)Barbour 43' Durchon 64'
Soyez 69'Lewers 15'
Magee 39'
Jermyn 58'≪ Discipline ≫ Lanos 56'
Final
February 10, 2008
14:45New Zealand 3 – 2
(AET)Argentina Umpires:
David Leiper (GBR)
Xavier Adell (ESP)Kosoof 49'
H. Shaw 65'
B. Shaw 85' (GG)L. Vila 24'
M. Vila 65'≪ Discipline ≫ Argento Innocente 65' Awards
Fair Play Trophy Best Goalkeeper Top Goalscorer Best Player France Juan Manuel Vivaldi Mark Gleghorne Blair Hopping Qualifying 2
Qualifying 2 was held from March 1 to March 9 in Santiago, Chile.[7]
Venue
- Prince of Wales Country Club
Pool
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Great Britain 15 5 5 0 0 30 3 +27 India 12 5 4 0 1 39 8 +31 Austria 9 5 3 0 2 15 19 −4 Russia 6 5 2 0 3 15 23 −8 Chile 3 5 1 0 4 10 14 −4 Mexico 0 5 0 0 5 3 45 −42 All times are Chile Summer Time (UTC-3)
March 1, 2008
14:30Great Britain 11 – 0 Mexico Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Gus Soteriades (USA)S. Mantell 13', 51'
R. Mantell 23'
Dick 47'
Alexander 50'
Middleton 54'
Daly 57', 68'
Moore 61'
Jackson 63'
Tindall 70'Mantell 49'
Hawes 54'≪ Discipline ≫ Rios Benites 6'
March 1, 2008
16:30India 8 – 0 Russia Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Marc Knulle (FRA)D. Tirkey 14'
P. Singh 19', 29', 65'
S. Singh 30'
Khandekar 36'
S. Singh 45'
Raghunath 54'
March 2, 2008
16:00[8]Great Britain 8 – 0 Russia Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)Middleton 7', 37'
Kirkham 11', 65'
Daly 25', 46'
Ralph 31'
Tindall 41'Jackson 69'
Clarke 70'≪ Discipline ≫ Cherenkov 23'
Korolyov 34'
Platonov 43'
Azarov 61'
March 2, 2008
18:00[8]Mexico 0 – 4 Chile Umpires:
Raghu Prasad (IND)
Marc Knulle (FRA)Montegu 29', 46', 70'
Amoroso 68'Rosales Marie 23'
Garcia Miranda 45'
Chaves Mares 60'
Rios Benites 67'≪ Discipline ≫ Krainz 47'
Krussig 54'
March 2, 2008
20:00[8]Austria 3 – 7 India Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Richmond Attipoe (GHA)Buchta 2'
Minar 28', 60'D. Tirkey 9', 23'
I. Tirkey 41'
S. Singh 51', 55'
Bharath 53'
R. Singh 53'≪ Discipline ≫ P. Tirkey 19'
I. Tirkey 27'
Raghunath 42'
March 4, 2008
15:30Mexico 1 – 18 India Umpires:
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
Richard Attipoe (GHA)Moreno Quiroz 70' P. Singh 9', 50', 60', 61'
R. Singh 11, 21', 30', 39', 69'
S. Singh 16', 24'
Khandekar 19'
Raghunath 29', 37', 54', 57', 62'
S. Singh 65'Moreno Quiroz 18' ≪ Discipline ≫ P. Singh 22'
Bharath 48'
March 4, 2008
19:30Chile 1 – 4 Great Britain Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)Krainz 47' R. Mantell 42'
Middleton 50'
Tindall 56', 66'Casanova 14' 57'
Kapsch 17' 22'
Stein 39'≪ Discipline ≫ Middleton 29'
Bleby 40'
Moore 57'
March 6, 2008
14:00India 2 – 3 Great Britain Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)Raghunath 3', 64' R. Mantell 15'
Clarke 45'
Moore 69'Kanth 6'
S. Singh 23'≪ Discipline ≫ Jackson 33'
Marsden 64'
March 8, 2008
15:00Great Britain 4 – 0 Austria Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Gus Soteriades (USA)Tindall 5'
Jackson 12'
R. Mantell 22'
Moore 69'≪ Discipline ≫ Minar 18'
Netal 41'
Buchta 52'
Kõrper 57'
March 8, 2008
19:00Chile 1 – 4 India Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Colin Hutchinson (IRL)Montegu 64' P. Singh 9'
Raghunath 23', 61'
Bharath 24'Koppenberger 54' ≪ Discipline ≫ Lakra 14'
I. Tirkey 28'
Roy 57'Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
March 9, 2008
18:00Great Britain 2 – 0 India Umpires:
John Wright (RSA)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)Middleton 4'
R. Mantell 10'Tindall 8'
Marsden 17'≪ Discipline ≫ S. Sardar 8' 26'
G. Singh 17'
P. Singh 43'Awards
Best Player Best Goalkeeper Top Goalscorer Fair Play Trophy Prabjot Singh Moises Alejandro Vargas Garcia Felipe Montegu Austria Qualifying 3
Qualifying 3 was held from April 5 to April 13, 2008 in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan.[9]
Venue
- Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
Pool
Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Germany 15 5 5 0 0 30 0 +30 Japan 10 5 3 1 1 16 10 +6 Malaysia 8 5 2 2 1 13 14 −1 Poland 6 5 2 0 3 11 15 −4 Switzerland 3 5 1 0 1 10 19 −9 Italy 1 5 0 1 4 5 27 −22 All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
April 5, 2008
12:05[10]Germany 8 – 0 Italy Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Chen Dekang (CHN)Draguhn 11', 30'
C. Zeller 24', 25', 38'
Witthaus 40', 55'
B. Wess 68'Korn 47' ≪ Discipline ≫
April 5, 2008
14:05[10]Malaysia 2 – 1 Poland Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)Tg Abdul Jalil 39', 58' Rachwalski 20' Charun Singh 21' ≪ Discipline ≫ Dutkiewicz 22'
Matuszak 23'
April 5, 2008
16:05[10]Switzerland 1 – 2 Japan Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Deon Nel (RSA)Kloter 40' Katayama 42'
Yamabori 61'≪ Discipline ≫ Ozawa 38'
April 6, 2008
13:05[10]Switzerland 0 – 10 Germany Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Murray Grime (AUS)Witthaus 8', 31'
T. Wess 9', 38', 65'
B. Wess 14'
Witte 32'
Keller 42', 45', 59'T. Bergmann 42' ≪ Discipline ≫
April 6, 2008
15:05[10]Japan 6 – 1 Poland Umpires:
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)
Deon Nel (RSA)A. Ito 23'
Yoshida 35'
Katayama 45'
Anai 52'
Yamabori 60' (PS)
Sakamoto 63'Dutkiewicz 11' (PS) Yoshida 47'
Yamabori 57'≪ Discipline ≫ Strykowski 47'
April 6, 2008
17:05[10]Italy 4 – 4 Malaysia Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Chen Dekang (CHN)Nanni 23'
Lunetta 44'
Malta 64'
Lanzano 66'Abdullah 35', 70'
Rahim 45' (PS)
Mohan 58'≪ Discipline ≫ Charun Singh 7' 53'
Mohd Nor 64'
April 8, 2008
13:00Poland 3 – 2 Switzerland Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)Strykowski 38'
Dutkiewicz 51' (PS)
T. Choczaj 67'Keller 11'
Gähwiler 20'≪ Discipline ≫ T. Bergmann 69'
April 8, 2008
15:00Japan 5 – 1 Italy Umpires:
Deon Nel (RSA)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)Yamabori 12', 21', 31'
Katayama 57'
Furusato 65'Lanzano 28' M. Ito 63' ≪ Discipline ≫
April 8, 2008
17:00Germany 3 – 0 Malaysia Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)C. Zeller 23'
Korn 43'
T. Wess 58'Weissenborn 41' ≪ Discipline ≫
April 10, 2008
12:00Malaysia 4 – 3 Switzerland Umpires:
Murray Grime (AUS)
Chen Dekang (CHN)Abd Rahim 15', 67'
Chua Boon Huat 35'
Makbul Singh 41'Gähwiler 15', 64'
Keller 70+'Chua 35' ≪ Discipline ≫ M. Kloter 58'
Lessert 65'
April 10, 2008
14:00Italy 0 – 6 Poland Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)T. Choczaj 16'
Górny 26'
Strykowski 33', 67'
Marcinkowski 37'
Grotowski 63'
April 10, 2008
16:00Germany 4 – 0 Japan Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
German Montes de Oca (ARG)P. Zeller 21'
Fuerste 49'
C. Zeller 62', 65'
April 12, 2008
13:05[10]Poland 0 – 5 Germany Umpires:
German Montes de Oca (ARG)
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)T. Wess 11'
Korn 29'
C. Zeller 35'
Fuerste 64'
Witthaus 67'
April 12, 2008
15:05[10]Japan 3 – 3 Malaysia Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Murray Grime (AUS)A. Ito 21'
Ono 35'
Katayama 69'Chua Boon Huat 10'
Mohan 28' (PS)
Makbul Singh 33'Ozawa 26' ≪ Discipline ≫ TG Abdul Jalil 38'
Mohan 50'
Abd Rahim 70'
April 12, 2008
17:05[10]Switzerland 4 – 0 Italy Umpires:
Chen Dekang (CHN)
Kim Hong-Lae (KOR)Spörri 25', 33', 69'
Gähwiler 44'≪ Discipline ≫ Cirina 52' Classification
Fifth and sixth place
April 13, 2008
09:00Switzerland 2 – 3 Italy Umpires:
Satoshi Kondo (JPN)
Deon Nel (RSA)Keller 50'
Spörri 58'Lanzano 25', 60'
Nunez 48'≪ Discipline ≫ Lanzano 51'
Congiu 70'
Third and fourth place
April 13, 2008
11:30Malaysia 3 – 0 Poland Umpires:
Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
Kim Hong-Lee (KOR)Tg Abdul Jalil 26', 69'
Rahim 53'Chua 68' ≪ Discipline ≫ Marcinkowski 42'
Dutkiewicz 53'
S. Choczaj 67'
Final
April 13, 2008
14:00Germany 4 – 0 Japan Umpires:
Hamish Jamson (GBR)
Murray Grime (AUS)Keller 16'
C. Zeller 39', 47'
Draguhn 68'≪ Discipline ≫ Ono 35'
Yamabori 46'Awards
Top Goalscorer Best Player Best Goalkeeper Fair Play Trophy Christopher Zeller Timo Wess Kumar Subramaniam Italy References
- ^ Allocation of Teams for Olympic Qualification Tournaments
- ^ FIH nominates reserve countries for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers
- ^ Allocation of Teams For Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, 2008
- ^ Russia replaces Bangladesh at WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier
- ^ Italy completes WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers
- ^ FIH releases match schedule for Men’s WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier in New Zealand
- ^ "WorldHockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Men, 01/09 March 2008, Santiago (Chile)". http://www.sportcentric.com/vmgmt/vfilemgmt/page/filedownload/1,8202,1181-44154-131284-0-file,00.pdf. Retrieved 2008-01-24.
- ^ a b c "Match schedule for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier in Chile modified". http://worldhockey.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,1181-18543-19728-15688-282860-14316-5039-layout169-19693-news-item,00.html. Retrieved 2007-02-28.
- ^ WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier, Men, Kakamigahara (JPN) – 05/13 April 2008
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Tournament Schedule – Minor Changes Announced
External links
Categories:- Qualification for the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
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