Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's field hockey
at the 2008 Summer Olympics

250px Olympic Green Hockey Field
Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Beijing
Dates	10 – 22 August
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Olympic Green Hockey Field
Top three teams
Champions	Netherlands (2nd title)
Runner-up	China
Third place	Argentina
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	149 (3.92 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Maartje Paumen (11 goals)
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Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Squads
men  women

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the 8th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 10 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 22 August. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China.

The Netherlands won the gold medal for the second time after defeating China 2–0 in the final. Argentina won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–1.

Competition format

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six, 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 advance to the semifinals. All other teams play classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.

Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five federations and host received an automatic berth. The European federation received two extra quotas, while Oceanian received one extra quota, based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2006 World Cup. In addition to the three teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.

Dates	Event	Location	Qualifier(s)
Host nation			China (5)
2–14 December 2006	2006 Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	Japan (6)
14–22 July 2007	2007 African Olympic Qualifier	Nairobi, Kenya	South Africa (12)
14–29 July 2007	2007 Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	Argentina (2)
18–25 August 2007	2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship	Manchester, England	Germany (3) Netherlands (1) Great Britain (10)
10–17 September 2007	2007 Oceania Cup	Buderim, Australia	New Zealand (7) Australia (4)
12–20 April 2008	Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1	Baku, Azerbaijan	Spain (8)
19–27 April 2008	Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2	Kazan, Russia	United States (11)
26 April – 4 May 2008	Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3	Victoria, Canada	South Korea (9)

^1 – China qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was given to the Asian federation allowing Japan to qualify directly to the 2008 Summer Olympics as the second placed team at the 2006 Asian Games .

Umpires

Fifteen umpires for the women's event were appointed by the FIH. During each match, a video umpire was used to assist the on-field umpires in determining if a goal had been legally scored.

• Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
• Stella Bartlema (NED)
• Ute Conen (GER)
• Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
• Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

• Sarah Garnett (NZL)
• Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
• Lee Keum-Ju (KOR)
• Anne McRae (GBR)
• Carol Metchette (IRL)

• Miao Lin (CHN)
• Lisa Roach (AUS)
• Chieko Soma (JPN)
• Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
• Minka Woolley (AUS)

Squads

Main article: Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Results

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

First round

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	5	0	0	14	3	+11	15
China	5	3	1	1	14	4	+10	10
Australia	5	3	1	1	17	9	+8	10
Spain	5	2	0	3	4	12	−8	6
South Korea	5	1	0	4	13	18	−5	3
South Africa	5	0	0	5	2	18	−16	0

     Advanced to semifinals

10 August 2008 10:30 China 3 – 0 Spain Fu Baorong Template:Fhgoal Li Hongxia Template:Fhgoal Gao Lihua Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Marelize de Clerk (RSA)

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10 August 2008 18:00 Australia 5 – 4 South Korea Liddelow Template:Fhgoal Hudson Template:Fhgoal Young Template:Fhgoal Eastham Template:Fhgoal Report Kim Mi-Seon Template:Fhgoal Kim Darae Template:Fhgoal Gim Sung-Hee Template:Fhgoal Park Mi-Hyun Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG) Stella Bartlema (NED)

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10 August 2008 20:30 Netherlands 6 – 0 South Africa Mulder Template:Fhgoal Agliotti Template:Fhgoal Paumen Template:Fhgoal Booij Template:Fhgoal Dijkstra Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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12 August 2008 10:30 Australia 6 – 1 Spain Lambert Template:Fhgoal Hudson Template:Fhgoal Eastham Template:Fhgoal Halliday Template:Fhgoal Rivers Template:Fhgoal Report Muñoz Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Miao Lin (CHN)

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12 August 2008 18:30 China 3 – 0 South Africa Tang Chunling Template:Fhgoal Fu Baorong Template:Fhgoal Zhao Yudiao Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Minka Woolley (AUS)

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12 August 2008 20:30 Netherlands 3 – 2 South Korea Paumen Template:Fhgoal Schopman Template:Fhgoal Report Lee Seon-Ok Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)

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14 August 2008 08:30 China 0 – 1 Netherlands Report Paumen Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG)

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14 August 2008 18:00 Spain 2 – 1 South Korea Camón Template:Fhgoal Sanchez Template:Fhgoal Report Kim Jong-eun Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Anne McRae (GBR) Sarah Garnett (NZL)

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14 August 2008 20:30 South Africa 0 – 3 Australia Report Hudson Template:Fhgoal Lambert Template:Fhgoal Eastham Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Ute Conen (GER)

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16 August 2008 10:30 Australia 1 – 2 Netherlands Young Template:Fhgoal Report Paumen Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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16 August 2008 18:30 South Korea 1 – 6 China Lee Seon-Ok Template:Fhgoal Report Tang Chunling Template:Fhgoal Fu Baorong Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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16 August 2008 21:00 Spain 1 – 0 South Africa Romagosa Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Lee Keum-Ju (KOR) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

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18 August 2008 10:30 South Korea 5 – 2 South Africa Gim Sung-Hee Template:Fhgoal Lee Seon-Ok Template:Fhgoal Park Mi-Hyun Template:Fhgoal Kim Eun-Sil Template:Fhgoal Report Hector Template:Fhgoal Vida Ryan Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Carol Metchette (IRL)

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18 August 2008 18:30 Netherlands 2 – 0 Spain Paumen Template:Fhgoal Hoog Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Minka Woolley (AUS)

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18 August 2008 21:00 China 2 – 2 Australia Li Hongxia Template:Fhgoal Report Eastham Template:Fhgoal Young Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Germany	5	4	0	1	12	8	+4	12
Argentina	5	3	2	0	13	7	+6	11
Great Britain	5	2	2	1	7	9	−2	8
United States	5	1	3	1	9	8	+1	6
Japan	5	1	1	3	5	7	−2	4
New Zealand	5	0	0	5	6	13	−7	0

     Advanced to semifinals

10 August 2008 08:30 Japan 2 – 1 New Zealand Morimoto Template:Fhgoal Tsukui Template:Fhgoal Report Claxton Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Lee Keum-Ju (KOR) Minka Woolley (AUS)

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10 August 2008 18:30 Argentina 2 – 2 United States Rebecchi Template:Fhgoal Report Smith Template:Fhgoal Loy Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carol Metchette (IRL)

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10 August 2008 21:00 Germany 5 – 1 Great Britain Rinne Template:Fhgoal Hoffmann Template:Fhgoal Rodewald Template:Fhgoal Report Cullen Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Miao Lin (CHN)

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12 August 2008 08:30 Argentina 2 – 2 Great Britain García Template:Fhgoal Gulla Template:Fhgoal Report Thomas Template:Fhgoal Clewlow Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Stella Bartlema (NED)

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12 August 2008 18:00 United States 1 – 1 Japan Barber Template:Fhgoal Report Chiba Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lisa Roach (AUS)

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12 August 2008 21:00 Germany 2 – 1 New Zealand Scholz Template:Fhgoal Kühn Template:Fhgoal Report Forgesson Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Anne McRae (GBR) Soledad Iparruguirre (ARG)

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14 August 2008 10:30 United States 2 – 4 Germany Snow Template:Fhgoal Loy Template:Fhgoal Report Keller Template:Fhgoal Rinne Template:Fhgoal Rodewald Template:Fhgoal Kühn Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Lee Keum-Ju (KOR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

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14 August 2008 18:30 Japan 1 – 2 Argentina Miura Template:Fhgoal Report Gulla Template:Fhgoal Burkart Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

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14 August 2008 21:00 New Zealand 1 – 2 Great Britain Flynn Template:Fhgoal Report Danson Template:Fhgoal Cullen Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

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16 August 2008 08:30 New Zealand 1 – 4 United States Galletly Template:Fhgoal Report Smith Template:Fhgoal Loy Template:Fhgoal Bashore Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Anne McRae (GBR)

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16 August 2008 18:00 Germany 0 – 4 Argentina Report Burkart Template:Fhgoal Gulla Template:Fhgoal Aymar Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Chieko Soma (JPN)

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16 August 2008 20:30 Great Britain 2 – 1 Japan Panter Template:Fhgoal Cullen Template:Fhgoal Report Miura Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Carol Metchette (IRL)

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18 August 2008 08:30 Germany 1 – 0 Japan Beermann Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)

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18 August 2008 18:00 Great Britain 0 – 0 United States Report Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Lisa Roach (AUS)

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18 August 2008 20:30 Argentina 3 – 2 New Zealand Rebecchi Template:Fhgoal García Template:Fhgoal Hernández Template:Fhgoal Report Roberts Template:Fhgoal Igasan Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Fifth to twelfth place classification

Eleventh and twelfth place

22 August 2008 08:30 South Africa 4 – 1 New Zealand Marescia Template:Fhgoal Wilson Template:Fhgoal Vida Ryan Template:Fhgoal Brown Template:Fhgoal Report Flynn Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Lee Keum-Ju (KOR) Carol Metchette (IRL)

Ninth and tenth place

20 August 2008 08:30 South Korea 2 – 1 Japan Park Jeong-Sook Template:Fhgoal Report Komazawa Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Lisa Roach (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

20 August 2008 11:00 Spain 3 – 2 (a.e.t.) United States Termens Template:Fhgoal Huertas Template:Fhgoal Ybarra Template:Fhgoal Report Sensenig Template:Fhgoal Loy Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)

Fifth and sixth place

22 August 2008 11:00 Australia 2 – 0 Great Britain Blyth Template:Fhgoal Munro Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Miao Lin (CHN)

Medal round

	Semifinals				Gold medal match
	20 August 2008
	Germany	2
	China	3
					22 August 2008
					China	0
					Netherlands	2
					Bronze medal match
	20 August 2008			22 August 2008
	Netherlands	5		Germany	1
	Argentina	2			Argentina	3

Semifinals

20 August 2008 18:00 Germany 2 – 3 China Keller Template:Fhgoal Beermann Template:Fhgoal Report Gao Lihua Template:Fhgoal Ma Yibo Template:Fhgoal Zhao Yudiao Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

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20 August 2008 20:30 Netherlands 5 – 2 Argentina Paumen Template:Fhgoal Agliotti Template:Fhgoal Hoog Template:Fhgoal Report Russo Template:Fhgoal Gulla Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Sarah Garnett (NZL)

Bronze medal match

22 August 2008 18:00 Germany 1 – 3 Argentina Kühn Template:Fhgoal Report Luchetti Template:Fhgoal Rebecchi Template:Fhgoal Barrionuevo Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Gold medal match

22 August 2008 20:30 China 0 – 2 Netherlands Report Van As Template:Fhgoal Goderie Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Statistics

Final ranking

1. Netherlands
2. China
3. Argentina
4. Germany
5. Australia
6. Great Britain

7. Spain
8. United States
9. South Korea
10. Japan
11. South Africa
12. New Zealand

Goalscorers

11 goals

• Maartje Paumen

5 goals

• Alejandra Gulla
• Fu Baorong
• Lee Seon-Ok

4 goals

• Carla Rebecchi
• Casey Eastham
• Tang Chunling
• Angie Loy

3 goals

• Nikki Hudson
• Angela Lambert
• Sarah Young
• Li Hongxia
• Crista Cullen
• Anke Kühn
• Fanny Rinne
• Keli Smith

2 goals

• Claudia Burkart
• Soledad García
• Mariné Russo
• Shelly Liddelow
• Gao Lihua
• Janine Beermann
• Eileen Hoffmann
• Natascha Keller
• Marion Rodewald
• Keiko Miura
• Gim Sung-Hee
• Park Jeong-Sook
• Park Mi-Hyun
• Marilyn Agliotti
• Ellen Hoog
• Gemma Flynn
• Vida Ryan

1 goal

• Luciana Aymar
• Noel Barrionuevo
• Rosario Luchetti
• Madonna Blyth
• Emily Halliday
• Hope Munro
• Megan Rivers
• Ma Yibo
• Song Qingling
• Zhao Yudiao
• Melanie Clewlow
• Alex Danson
• Anne Panter
• Sarah Thomas
• Katharina Scholz
• Kaori Chiba
• Rika Komazawa
• Sakae Morimoto
• Toshie Tsukui
• Kim Darae
• Kim Eun-Sil
• Kim Jong- Eun
• Kim Mi-Seon
• Minke Booij
• Wieke Dijkstra
• Maartje Goderie
• Eefke Mulder
• Janneke Schopman
• Naomi van As
• Jaimee Claxton
• Krystal Forgesson
• Jo Galletly
• Lizzy Igasan
• Niniwa Roberts
• Cindy Brown
• Kate Hector
• Marsha Marescia
• Jennifer Wilson
• Núria Camón
• Raquel Huertas
• Silvia Muñoz
• María Romagosa
• Pilar Sánchez
• Esther Termens
• Rocío Ybarra
• Kate Barber
• Kayla Bashore
• Dana Sensenig
• Tiffany Snow

External links

• Official FIH website