Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer OlympicsTournament details |
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Dates | 2 February – 13 April 2008 |
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Teams | 18 (from 4 confederations) |
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Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 54 |
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Goals scored | 341 (6.31 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Felipe Montegu (11 goals) |
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The Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics were qualification tournaments to determine 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 earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Teams
Below is the list of 18 teams who participated in these qualifying tournaments:[1]
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
Olympic Qualifier New ZealandTournament details |
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Host country | New Zealand |
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City | North Shore City |
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Dates | 2–10 February 2008 |
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Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
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Venue(s) | Crown Relocations Stadium |
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Final positions |
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Champions | New Zealand |
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Runner-up | Argentina |
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Third place | France |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 18 |
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Goals scored | 109 (6.06 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Mark Gleghorne (9 goals) |
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Best player | Blair Hopping |
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Pool
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Results
All times are New Zealand Summer Time (UTC+13)
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) David Leiper (GBR) | |
Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Daniel Lopez (URU) | |
Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Nigel Iggo (NZL) | |
Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Rob ten Cate (NED) | |
United States | 4 – 7 | France | Martin 1' Harris 6' Coolidge 37' Sheridan 43' | | Soyez 24', 26', 41', 48', 52' Branquard 51' Gouedard Comte 70' | Umpires: Chris Wilson (CAN) Xavier Adell (ESP) | |
Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Zulfiqar Haider (PAK) | |
Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Xavier Adell (ESP) | |
Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Chris Wilson (CAN) | |
Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Tim Pullman (AUS) | |
Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Chris Wilson (CAN) | |
Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP) | |
Umpires: Zulfiqar Haider (PAK) Tim Pullman (AUS) | |
Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Zulfiqar Haider (PAK) | |
Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) David Leiper (GBR) | |
Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Rob ten Cate (NED) | |
Fifth and sixth
Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Tim Pullman (AUS) | |
Third and fourth
Umpires: Chris Wilson (CAN) Rob ten Cate (NED) | |
Final
Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP) | |
Awards
Final standings
Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualifying 2
Olympic Qualifier ChileTournament details |
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Host country | Chile |
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City | Santiago |
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Dates | 1–9 March 2008 |
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Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
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Venue(s) | Prince of Wales Country Club |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Great Britain |
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Runner-up | India |
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Third place | Russia |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 18 |
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Goals scored | 135 (7.5 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Felipe Montregu (11 goals) |
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Best player | Prabhjot Singh |
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Pool
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 15 | Final |
2 | India | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 8 | +31 | 12 |
3 | Austria | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 9 | Third place game |
4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 23 | −8 | 6 |
5 | Chile (H) | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | Fifth place game |
6 | Mexico | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 45 | −42 | 0 |
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
Results
All times are Chile Summer Time (UTC-3)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Gus Soteriades (USA) | |
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Marc Knulle (FRA) | |
Chile | 3 – 4 | Austria | Montegu 1', 46', 64' | Report | Jelinek 20' Tobias Hübner 32' Stremitzer 42' Stanzl 44' | Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Raghu Prasad (IND) | |
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Colin Hutchinson (IRL) | |
Mexico | 0 – 4 | Chile | | Report | Montegu 29', 46', 70' Amoroso 68' | Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Marc Knulle (FRA) | |
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) | |
Mexico | 1 – 18 | India | Moreno Quiroz 70' | Report | 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' | Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Richard Attipoe (GHA) | |
Umpires: Gus Soteriades (USA) Raghu Prasad (IND) | |
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) | |
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) | |
Austria | 3 – 1 | Mexico | Körper 6', 64' Stanzl 55' | Report | Aguilar Montoya 12' | Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Marc Knulle (FRA) | |
Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) Gus Soteriades (USA) | |
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Gus Soteriades (USA) | |
Russia | 9 – 1 | Mexico | Azarov 2', 26' Platonov 9' Mayorov 18' Nikolaev 32' Lykov 46' Korolyov 51' Spishkovsky 55' Volkov 62' | Report | Moreno Quiroz 39' | Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) | |
Chile | 1 – 4 | India | Montegu 64' | Report | P. Singh 9' Raghunath 23', 61' Bharath 24' | Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL) | |
Fifth and sixth
Chile | 9 – 3 | Mexico | Montegu 9', 16', 28', 58' Casanova 14' Krainz 21', 49' Stein 38' Krussig 52' | Report | Aguilar Montoya 10', 67' Borquez Silva 35' | Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Gus Soteriades (USA) | |
Third and fourth
Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) | |
Final
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) | |
Awards
Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Top Goalscorer | Fair Play Trophy |
Prabhjot Singh | Moises Alejandro Vargas Garcia | Felipe Montegu | Austria |
Final standings
Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Qualifying 3
Olympic Qualifier JapanTournament details |
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Host country | Japan |
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City | Kakamigahara |
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Dates | 5–13 April 2008 |
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Teams | 6 (from 2 confederations) |
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Venue(s) | Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium |
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Final positions |
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Champions | Germany |
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Runner-up | Japan |
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Third place | Malaysia |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 18 |
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Goals scored | 97 (5.39 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Christopher Zeller (9 goals) |
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Best player | Timo Weß |
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Pool
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 15 | Final |
2 | Japan (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | +6 | 10 |
3 | Malaysia | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 8 | Third place game |
4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 15 | −4 | 6 |
5 | Switzerland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | −9 | 3 | Fifth place game |
6 | Italy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Results
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Chen Dekang (CHN) | |
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Kim Hong-Lee (KOR) | |
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Deon Nel (RSA) | |
Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Murray Grime (AUS) | |
Japan | 6 – 1 | Poland | A. Ito 23' Yoshida 35' Katayama 45' Anai 52' Yamabori 60' Sakamoto 63' | | Dutkiewicz 11' | Umpires: Kim Hong-Lee (KOR) Deon Nel (RSA) | |
Italy | 4 – 4 | Malaysia | Nanni 23' Lunetta 44' Malta 64' Lanzano 66' | | Abdullah 35', 70' Rahim 45' Mohan 58' | Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Chen Dekang (CHN) | |
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Kim Hong-Lee (KOR) | |
Japan | 5 – 1 | Italy | Yamabori 12', 21', 31' Katayama 57' Furusato 65' | | Lanzano 28' | Umpires: Deon Nel (RSA) German Montes de Oca (ARG) | |
Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Satoshi Kondo (JPN) | |
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Chen Dekang (CHN) | |
Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Satoshi Kondo (JPN) | |
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) German Montes de Oca (ARG) | |
Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Marcelo Servetto (ESP) | |
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Murray Grime (AUS) | |
Umpires: Chen Dekang (CHN) Kim Hong-Lae (KOR) | |
Fifth and sixth
Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Deon Nel (RSA) | |
Third and fourth
Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Kim Hong-Lee (KOR) | |
Final
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Murray Grime (AUS) | |
Awards
Final standings
Qualified for the Summer Olympics
Notes
References
- ^ "Allocation of Teams for Olympic Qualification Tournaments". Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2007-09-23.
- ^ "FIH nominates reserve countries for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers". Archived from the original on 2008-06-21. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ "Allocation of Teams For Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, 2008" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-11-09. Retrieved 2007-11-17.
- ^ "Russia replaces Bangladesh at WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier". Archived from the original on 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^ Italy completes WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c "Match schedule for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier in Chile modified". Retrieved 2007-02-28.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Tournament Schedule – Minor Changes Announced