Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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The women's field hockey
tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics
in Beijing
was held over a thirteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22. 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. The Netherlands
beat China
in the gold medal game, while Argentina claimed third place over Germany
in the bronze medal match.
. During each match, a video umpire was used to assist the on-field umpires in determining if a goal had been legally scored.
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Field hockey
Field Hockey, or Hockey, is a team sport in which a team of players attempts to score goals by hitting, pushing or flicking a ball into an opposing team's goal using sticks...
tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
was held over a thirteen day period beginning on August 10, and culminating with the medal finals on August 22. All games were played at the hockey field
Olympic Green Hockey Field
The Olympic Green Hockey Field was one of nine temporary venues used for the 2008 Summer Olympics. It hosted the field hockey competitions during those games....
constructed on the Olympic Green
Olympic Green
The Olympic Green is an Olympic Park in Beijing, China constructed for the 2008 Summer Olympics. Since then, the streets around the park have been used for an exhibition street race of the FIA GT1 World Championship in 2011, after a race at Goldenport Park Circuit in the vicinity.- Beijing...
. The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six teams with each team initially playing round-robin
Round-robin
The term round-robin was originally used to describe a document signed by multiple parties in a circle to make it more difficult to determine the order in which it was signed, thus preventing a ringleader from being identified...
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. The Netherlands
Netherlands women's national field hockey team
The Netherlands' national women's field hockey team is currently number two on the FIH world rankings and they are the 2006 world champions and reigning Olympic champions...
beat China
China women's national field hockey team
The China women's national field hockey team is the national women's field hockey team of the People's Republic of China that participates in international matches and tournaments...
in the gold medal game, while Argentina claimed third place over Germany
Germany women's national field hockey team
The Germany women's national field hockey team represents the unified Germany since 1991 in the international field hockey competitions. The team, coached for three years by Markus Weise , made history when it surprisingly won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by...
in the bronze medal match.
Qualification
The twelve teams in the women'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.| Date | Event | Location | Qualifier |
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| 2–14 December 2006 | 2006 Asian Games Hockey at the 2006 Asian Games The field hockey tournament at the 2006 Asian Games was held from December 2, 2006 to December 14, 2006 in Al-Rayyan Hockey Field.In this event, 10 teams participated in men's events and 7 teams participated in women's events.-Medal table:... |
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| 14–22 July 2007 | 2007 African Olympic Qualifier |  NairobiNairobi Nairobi is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The city and its surrounding area also forms the Nairobi County. The name "Nairobi" comes from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nyirobi, which translates to "the place of cool waters". However, it is popularly known as the "Green City in the Sun" and is... , Kenya Kenya Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east... |
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| 14–29 July 2007 | 2007 Pan American Games Field hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games Field Hockey at the 2007 Pan American Games took place at the Field Hockey Centre at the Círculo Militar Deodoro. The field was adapted from a football field specially for the Games.... |
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| 18–25 August 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship 2007 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship The 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship for women is the 8th edition of the EuroHockey Nations Championship for women. It was held in Manchester, England from August 18 to August 25, 2007.In the final, Germany upset Netherlands to clinch the first title... |
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| 10–17 September 2007 | 2007 Oceania Cup 2007 Oceania Cup The 2007 Oceania Cup is the 5th tournament of Oceania Cup field hockey tournament. It was held in Buderim, Queensland, Australia from 11 September to 16 September 2007. The champions of the tournament, as well as the second placed women's team, will also awarded a place in the 2008 Beijing Olympic... |
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| 12–20 April 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1 |  BakuBaku Baku , sometimes spelled as Baki or Bakou, is the capital and largest city of Azerbaijan, as well as the largest city on the Caspian Sea and of the Caucasus region. It is located on the southern shore of the Absheron Peninsula, which projects into the Caspian Sea. The city consists of two principal... , Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to... |
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| 19–27 April 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2 |  KazanKazan Kazan is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia. With a population of 1,143,546 , it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Kazan lies at the confluence of the Volga and Kazanka Rivers in European Russia. In April 2009, the Russian Patent Office granted Kazan the... , Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| 26 April - 4 May 2008 | Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3 |  VictoriaVictoria, British Columbia Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian... , Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Umpires
Fifteen umpires for the women's event were appointed by the FIHInternational Hockey Federation
The International Field Hockey Federation is the global governing body of field hockey...
. During each match, a video umpire was used to assist the on-field umpires in determining if a goal had been legally scored.
Pool A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 12 | −8 | |
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 13 | 18 | −5 | |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 18 | −16 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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Pool B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 8 | ||
| 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | −2 | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | −2 | |
| 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 |
- Qualified for semifinals
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