2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament

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Athens International Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryGreece
City Athens
Dates4–8 February
Teams4 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s) Hellinikon Olympic Hockey Centre
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Runner-upFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Third placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored24 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Pietie Coetzee (5 goals)
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The 2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Athens, Greece, from 4 to 8 February 2008. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics. [1] The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey. [2]

Contents

South Africa won the tournament after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating Great Britain 2–0 in the third place playoff. [3]

Competition format

The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.

CountryDecember 2003 FIH Ranking [4] Best World Cup finishBest Olympic Games finish
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2Champions (1994, 1998)Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain*5Fourth Place (1990)Third Place (1992)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 12Seventh Place (1998)Tenth Place (2000)
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 7Fifth place (1990)Champions (1992)

* includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales.

Results

All times are local (EET).

Preliminary round

Pool

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 330084+49Advanced to Final
2Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 31113304
3Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 302157−22
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 301257−21
Source: Hockey Australia
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result. [5]

Fixtures

4 February 2004
13:30
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg0–1Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Report Tellería Field hockey ball.svg 37'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Jean Duncan (SCO)
4 February 2004
19:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg1–3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Bennett Field hockey ball.svg 63' Report Coetzee Field hockey ball.svg 19'
Webber Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Carlisle Field hockey ball.svg 67'
Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
5 February 2004
13:30
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg2–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Clement Field hockey ball.svg 31', 47' Report Faulkner Field hockey ball.svg 6'
Gallagher Field hockey ball.svg 54'
Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Heike Malina (GER)
5 February 2004
17:30
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report Wilson Field hockey ball.svg 15'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Jean Duncan (SCO)
7 February 2004
12:00
Spain  Flag of Spain.svg2–2Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Rueda Field hockey ball.svg 45'
Camón Field hockey ball.svg 57'		 Report Simpson Field hockey ball.svg 2'
Clement Field hockey ball.svg 49'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
7 February 2004
14:00
Australia  Flag of Australia (converted).svg3–4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Faulkner Field hockey ball.svg 1'
Dobson Field hockey ball.svg 7'
Powell Field hockey ball.svg 35'		 Report Marescia Field hockey ball.svg 9'
Coetzee Field hockey ball.svg 19', 60', 63'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (SCO)
Magdalena Martos (ESP)

Classification round

Third and fourth place

8 February 2004
12:00
Great Britain  Flag of the United Kingdom.svg0–2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Report Dobson Field hockey ball.svg 35'
Powell Field hockey ball.svg 59'
Umpires:
Magdalena Martos (ESP)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Final

8 February 2004
17:00
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg1–0Flag of Spain.svg  Spain
Coetzee Field hockey ball.svg 37' Report
Umpires:
Heike Malina (GER)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Statistics

Final standings

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.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsFinal Result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 440094+512Tournament Champion
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Spain.svg  Spain 411234−14
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 41127704
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 402259−42

Goalscorers

There were 24 goals scored in 8 matches, for an average of 3 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

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References

  1. ↑ "ATHENS: SUCCESS OF "TEST EVENTS"". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  2. ↑ "Athens International Hockey Tournament". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Women's International Results 2004". planetfieldhockey.com. Planet Field Hockey. Archived from the original on 11 June 2004. Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "OFFICIAL FIH WOMEN'S WORLD RANKING LIST" (PDF). fih.ch. International Hockey Federation . Retrieved 8 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Regulations
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