| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country |  New Zealand | ||
| City | Auckland | ||
| Dates | 12–26 October | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue | Lloyd Elsmore Hockey Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Germany | ||
| Runner-up | New Zealand | ||
| Third place |  Canada | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 42 | ||
| Goals scored | 125 (2.98 per match) | ||
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The 1991 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier was held in Auckland, New Zealand with twelve teams took part in the competition.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand (H) | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 8 | |
| 3 |  South Korea | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 |  France | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 | |
| 6 |  United States | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
| 2 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 |  China | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 |  Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 5 |  Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | −6 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Italy | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 18 | −13 | 1 |
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| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 October 1991 | ||||||
| France | 3 | |||||
| 24 October 1991 | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| France | 1 | |||||
| 23 October 1991 | ||||||
| United States | 6 | |||||
| Ireland | – | |||||
| United States | – | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 24 October 1991 | ||||||
| Italy | 1 | |||||
| Ireland | 3 | |||||
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 October 1991 | ||||||
| South Korea | 4 | |||||
| 24 October 1991 | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
| 22 October 1991 | ||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| China | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 24 October 1991 | ||||||
| Argentina | 1 (1) | |||||
| China (pen.) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Crossover | Fifth Place | |||||
| 23 October 1991 | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| 26 October 1991 | ||||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 (2) | |||||
| 23 October 1991 | ||||||
| Germany (pen.) | 1 (5) | |||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||
| Seventh Place | ||||||
| 26 October 1991 | ||||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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 | Germany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 11 | Qualified for 1992 Summer Olympics |
 | New Zealand (H) | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 11 | |
 | Canada | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 7 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 10 | |
| 6 | Japan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 6 | |
| 7 | China | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 8 | |
| 8 | Argentina | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 7 | |
| 9 | United States | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 5 | |
| 10 | France | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 5 | |
| 11 | Ireland | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | |
| 12 | Italy | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | −17 | 1 |