2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

Tournament details
Host countries	India Spain
Dates	13–20 January
Teams	16 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	40
Goals scored	152 (3.8 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ambre Ballenghien (9 goals)
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The 2024 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers was the final stage of the qualification for the women's field hockey event at the 2024 Summer Olympics. It was held in Ranchi, India and Valencia, Spain between 13 and 20 January 2024. ^[1]

Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Japan, Spain and the United States qualified for the Olympics. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Format

Teams not qualifying from the continental qualification tournament were participating in this tournament according to the respective spots received by the FIH. The 16 teams were split into two eight-team tournaments. In each tournament the eight teams were divided into two four-team pools. After the round-robin stage the top two teams advanced to the semifinals. The top three teams of each tournament qualified for the Olympics. ^[5]

Qualified teams

Qualification	Date	Host	Berths	Qualified team
2023 EuroHockey Championship II	30 July – 5 August 2023	Prague	2	Czech Republic   Ukraine
2023 Oceania Cup	10–13 August 2023	Whangārei	1	New Zealand
2023 EuroHockey Championship	18–26 August 2023	Mönchengladbach	6	Belgium   Germany   Great Britain   Ireland   Spain   Italy
2022 Asian Games	25 September − 7 October 2023	Hangzhou	4	South Korea   India   Japan   Malaysia
2023 Pan American Games	26 October – 4 November 2023	Santiago	3	United States   Chile   Canada
Total			16

Squads

Main article: 2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers squads

Tournament 1

2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers India

Tournament details
Host country	India
City	Ranchi
Dates	13–19 January
Teams	8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)	Jaipal Singh Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Germany
Runner-up	United States
Third place	Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	63 (3.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Jette Fleschütz Charlotte Stapenhorst Sonja Zimmermann (4 goals)
Best player	Nike Lorenz
Best young player	Deepika
Best goalkeeper	Kelsey Bing

The tournament was held at the Jaipal Singh Stadium in Ranchi, India from 13 to 19 January 2024. ^[6] Germany defeated the United States 2–0 in the final as they both qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Japan defeated the hosts India 1–0 and sealed the third and last qualifying spot in Ranchi. ^[3]

Teams

•   Chile
•   Czech Republic
•   Germany
•   India
•   Italy
•   Japan
•   New Zealand
•   United States

All times are local (UTC+5:30).

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	3	2	1	0	14	1	+13	7	Semi-finals
2	Japan	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
3	Chile	3	1	0	2	6	5	+1	3	Classification round
4	Czech Republic	3	0	0	3	0	18	−18	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[7]

13 January 2024 12:00 Germany   3–0   Chile Oruz  7' Fleschütz  10' Nolte  38' Report Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

13 January 2024 14:30 Japan   2–0   Czech Republic Suzuki  4' Oikawa  40' Report Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Katrina Turner (NZL)

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14 January 2024 12:00 Chile   6–0   Czech Republic De las Heras  13' Urroz  36', 47' Caram  38' Morales  44' Maldonado  58' Report Umpires: Katrina Turner (NZL) Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

14 January 2024 14:30 Japan   1–1   Germany Hasegawa  45' Report Nolte  35' Umpires: Kristy Robertson (AUS) Amber Church (NZL)

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16 January 2024 12:00 Germany   10–0   Czech Republic Stapenhorst  19', 43' Fleschütz  22', 44' Lorenz  39' Zimmermann  42', 46', 52' Heinz  54' Oruz  55' Report Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

16 January 2024 14:30 Chile   0–2   Japan Report Urata  1' Hasegawa  23' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Amber Church (NZL)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	United States	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9	Semi-finals
2	India (H)	3	2	0	1	8	3	+5	6
3	New Zealand	3	1	0	2	4	4	0	3	Classification round
4	Italy	3	0	0	3	1	10	−9	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[7]
(H) Hosts

13 January 2024 17:00 New Zealand   3–0   Italy Davies  7', 51' Dickins  53' Report Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

13 January 2024 19:30 India   0–1   United States Report Tamer  16' Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Rebecca Edwards (ENG)

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14 January 2024 17:00 United States   2–0   Italy Sessa  20' Hoffman  48' Report Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

14 January 2024 19:30 New Zealand   1–3   India Hull  9' Report Sangita  1' Udita  12' Beauty  14' Umpires: Wanri Venter (RSA) Sophie Bockelmann (GER)

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16 January 2024 17:00 United States   1–0   New Zealand Yeager  17' Report Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Wanri Venter (RSA)

16 January 2024 19:30 India   5–1   Italy Udita  1', 56' Deepika  41' Salima  45' Navneet  53' Report Machín  60+' Umpires: Annelize Rostron (RSA) Ayanna McClean (TTO)

Classification round

	Crossover				Fifth place
	18 January
	Chile	2 (1)
					19 January
	Italy (pen.)	2 (2)
					Italy	1
	18 January
					New Zealand	3
	New Zealand	2
	Czech Republic	0
					Seventh place
					19 January
					Chile	1
					Czech Republic	0

Crossover

18 January 2024 10:30 Chile   2–2   Italy Tala  13' Valdivia  53' Report Bruni  20' Carta  24' Penalties Tala De las Heras Ananías Avelli Khamis 1–2 Machín Inaudi Moras Carta Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Katrina Turner (NZL)

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18 January 2024 13:30 New Zealand   2–0   Czech Republic Doar  57' Child  60' Report Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

Seventh and eighth place

19 January 2024 10:30 Chile   1–0   Czech Republic Villagrán  27' Report Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Katrina Turner (NZL)

Fifth and sixth place

19 January 2024 13:30 Italy   1–3   New Zealand Pessina  21' Report Tynan  7' Merry  10' Cotter  31' Umpires: Cookie Tan (SGP) Wanri Venter (RSA)

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 January
	Germany (pen.)	2 (4)
					19 January
	India	2 (3)
					Germany	2
	18 January
					United States	0
	United States	2
	Japan	1
					Third place
					19 January
					India	0
					Japan	1

Semi-finals

18 January 2024 16:30 United States   2–1   Japan Hoffman  52' Tamer  55' Report Shimada  38' Umpires: Sophie Bockelmann (GER) Cookie Tan (SGP)

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18 January 2024 19:30 Germany   2–2   India Stapenhorst  27', 57' Report Deepika  15' Ishika  59' Penalties Weidemann Zimmermann Schröder Lorenz Nolte Zimmermann Nolte 4–3 Sangita Sonika Navneet Neha Lalremsiami Sangita Sonika Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Wanri Venter (RSA)

Third and fourth place

19 January 2024 18:30 India   0–1   Japan Report Urata  6' Umpires: Ayanna McClean (TTO) Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Final

19 January 2024 19:30 Germany   2–0   United States Fleschütz  3' Zimmerman  20' Report Umpires: Rebecca Edwards (ENG) Kristy Robertson (AUS)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Germany	2024 Summer Olympics
2	United States
3	Japan
4	India (H)
5	New Zealand
6	Italy
7	Chile
8	Czech Republic

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ^[3]

Award	Player
Best player	Nike Lorenz
Top scorers	Charlotte Stapenhorst Sonja Zimmermann Jette Fleschütz
Best goalkeeper	Kelsey Bing
Best junior player	Deepika

Goalscorers

There were 63 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.15 goals per match.

4 goals

• Jette Fleschütz
• Charlotte Stapenhorst
• Sonja Zimmermann

3 goals

• Udita Duhan

2 goals

• Manuela Urroz
• Lisa Nolte
• Selin Oruz
• Deepika Kumari
• Miyu Hasegawa
• Kana Urata
• Frances Davies
• Ashley Hoffman
• Abigail Tamer

1 goal

• Camila Caram
• Consuelo de las Heras
• María Maldonado
• Antonia Morales
• Francisca Tala
• Paula Valdivia
• Fernanda Villagrán
• Pauline Heinz
• Nike Lorenz
• Ishika Chaudhary
• Beauty Dungdung
• Navneet Kaur
• Sangita Kumari
• Salima Tete
• Antonella Bruni
• Federica Carta
• Camila Machín
• Ivanna Pessina
• Shihori Oikawa
• Amiru Shimada
• Miyu Suzuki
• Samantha Child
• Hannah Cotter
• Stephanie Dickins
• Katie Doar
• Megan Hull
• Olivia Merry
• Rose Tynan
• Ashley Sessa
• Elizabeth Yeager

Source: FIH

Tournament 2

2024 Women's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers Spain

Tournament details
Host country	Spain
City	Valencia
Dates	13–20 January
Teams	8 (from 3 confederations)
Venue(s)	Estadio Beteró
Final positions
Champions	Belgium
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	89 (4.45 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Ambre Ballenghien (9 goals)
Best player	Barbara Nelen
Best young player	Camille Belis
Best goalkeeper	Ayeisha McFerran

The tournament was held at the Estadio Beteró in Valencia, Spain from 13 to 20 January 2024. ^[6] Belgium defeated the hosts Spain 2–1 in the final as they both qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. Great Britain defeated Ireland 2–1 and sealed the last qualifying spot in Valencia. ^[4]

Teams

•   Belgium
•   Canada
•   Great Britain
•   Ireland
•   Malaysia
•   South Korea
•   Spain
•   Ukraine

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	3	2	1	0	23	1	+22	7	Semi-finals
2	Ireland	3	2	1	0	11	1	+10	7
3	South Korea	3	1	0	2	5	13	−8	3	Classification round
4	Ukraine	3	0	0	3	0	24	−24	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[7]

All times are local (UTC+1).

13 January 2024 18:30 Belgium   0–0   Ireland Report Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Maggie Giddens (USA)

13 January 2024 20:45 South Korea   3–0   Ukraine Cheon  27', 36' Park  48' Report Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Rachel Williams (ENG)

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15 January 2024 12:00 Ireland   8–0   Ukraine Torrans  19', 50' N. Carey  27' McLoughlin  33' Duke  36' Upton  47' Harper  49' Mullan  55' Report Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Maggie Giddens (USA)

15 January 2024 14:15 South Korea   1–10   Belgium Kim J.  52' Report Ballenghien  6', 15', 38', 60' Versavel  16', 56' Vanden Borre  17' Marien  24', 57' Hillewaert  54' Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Chen Jianjun (CHN)

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16 January 2024 17:00 Belgium   13–0   Ukraine Ballenghien  4', 30', 30', 46', 47' Gerniers  23' Vanden Borre  26', 45' Struijk  31' Puvrez  33' Englebert  48' Marien  56' Blockmans  60+' Report Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Rachel Williams (ENG)

16 January 2024 19:15 Ireland   3–1   South Korea Hawkshaw  34' Duke  45' Upton  54' Report Cho H.  48' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Ivona Makar (CRO)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain (H)	3	3	0	0	13	1	+12	9	Semi-finals
2	Great Britain	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
3	Canada	3	1	0	2	4	7	−3	3	Classification round
4	Malaysia	3	0	0	3	1	18	−17	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for. ^[7]
(H) Hosts

13 January 2024 09:30 Great Britain   2–0   Canada Howard  18' Toman  36' Report Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Ivona Makar (CRO)

13 January 2024 11:45 Spain   7–0   Malaysia Álvarez  30', 56' Iglesias  37', 52' López  41' S. Barrios  57' Pérez  60' Report Umpires: Chen Jianjun (CHN) Michelle Meister (GER)

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14 January 2024 09:30 Canada   3–0   Malaysia McManus  3', 45' Rae  22' Report Umpires: Rachel Williams (ENG) Ivona Makar (CRO)

14 January 2024 11:45 Spain   1–0   Great Britain Álvarez  51' Report Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Emi Yamada (JPN)

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16 January 2024 12:00 Canada   1–5   Spain Mollenhauer  14' Report Jiménez  47' S. Barrios  51' L. Barrios  52' Iglesias  54' Álvarez  60' Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Michelle Meister (GER)

16 January 2024 14:15 Great Britain   8–1   Malaysia French  17', 59' Petter  19' Howard  24', 30' Ansley  27', 43' Jones  29' Report Azhar  56' Umpires: Chen Jianjun (CHN) Maggie Giddens (USA)

Classification round

	Crossover				Fifth place
	18 January
	South Korea	3
					20 January
	Malaysia	0
					South Korea	2
	18 January
					Canada	1
	Canada	2
	Ukraine	0
					Seventh place
					20 January
					Malaysia	1
					Ukraine	2

Crossover

18 January 2024 10:00 South Korea   3–0   Malaysia Cho H.  33' Lee Yu-r.  46' Park  54' Report Umpires: Chen Jianjun (CHN) Rachel Williams (ENG)

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18 January 2024 18:00 Canada   2–0   Ukraine Johansen  45' Sawers  54' Report Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Ilanggo Kanabathu (MAS)

Seventh and eighth place

20 January 2024 10:00 Malaysia   1–2   Ukraine Sukri  60' Report Voievoda  45' Rudychenko  52' Umpires: Chen Jianjun (CHN) Zeke Newman (AUS)

Fifth and sixth place

20 January 2024 12:30 South Korea   2–1   Canada An S.  26' Cheon  47' Report Husar  20' Umpires: Ivona Makar (CRO) Maggie Giddens (USA)

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	18 January
	Spain (pen.)	0 (3)
					20 January
	Ireland	0 (0)
					Spain	1
	18 January
					Belgium	2
	Belgium	3
	Great Britain	2
					Third place
					20 January
					Ireland	1
					Great Britain	2

Semi-finals

18 January 2024 12:30 Spain   0–0   Ireland Report Penalties Vidosa Jiménez Strappato López 3–0 Upton Hawkshaw McLoughlin Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Michelle Meister (GER)

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18 January 2024 15:30 Belgium   3–2   Great Britain Nelen  15' Vanden Borre  34' Rasir  55' Report Howard  19' Rayer  57' Umpires: Maggie Giddens (USA) Emi Yamada (JPN)

Third and fourth place

20 January 2024 15:30 Ireland   1–2   Great Britain McLoughlin  60+' Report Jones  18' K. Robertson  46' Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Michelle Meister (GER)

Final

20 January 2024 18:00 Spain   1–2   Belgium S. Barrios  29' Report Versavel  56' Englebert  56' Umpires: Emi Yamada (JPN) Rachel Williams (ENG)

Final standings

Pos	Team	Qualification
1	Belgium	2024 Summer Olympics
2	Spain (H)
3	Great Britain
4	Ireland
5	South Korea
6	Canada
7	Ukraine
8	Malaysia

Source: FIH
(H) Host

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament. ^[4]

Award	Player
Best player	Barbara Nelen
Top scorer	Ambre Ballenghien
Best goalkeeper	Ayeisha McFerran
Best junior player	Camille Belis

Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 4.45 goals per match.

9 goals

• Ambre Ballenghien

4 goals

• Stéphanie Vanden Borre
• Tessa Howard
• Patricia Álvarez

3 goals

• Delphine Marien
• Louise Versavel
• Cheon Eun-bi
• Sara Barrios
• Belén Iglesias

2 goals

• Charlotte Englebert
• Sara McManus
• Giselle Ansley
• Hannah French
• Sarah Jones
• Deirdre Duke
• Hannah McLoughlin
• Sarah Torrans
• Róisín Upton
• Cho Hye-jin
• Park Seung-ae

1 goal

• Vanessa Blockmans
• Alix Gerniers
• Lien Hillewaert
• Barbara Nelen
• Emma Puvrez
• Justine Rasir
• Michelle Struijk
• Danielle Husar
• Karli Johansen
• Anna Mollenhauer
• Thora Rae
• Audrey Sawers
• Isabelle Petter
• Elena Rayer
• Katie Robertson
• Anna Toman
• Niamh Carey
• Bethany Harper
• Sarah Hawkshaw
• Kathryn Mullan
• Nur Azhar
• Fatin Sukri
• An Su-jin
• Kim Jeong-ihn
• Lee Yu-ri
• Laura Barrios
• Lucía Jiménez
• María López García
• Beatriz Pérez
• Valeriia Rudychenko
• Anastasiia Voievoda

Source: FIH

See also

• 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers

References

1. McAlister, Sean (12 December 2022). "How to qualify for hockey at Paris 2024. The Olympics qualification system explained". International Olympic Committee . Retrieved 11 February 2023.
2. "USA, Spain, Germany and Belgium women book tickets to Paris at Olympic qualifiers". International Olympic Committee. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 18 January 2024.
3. "Defending Olympic champions Belgium qualify for Paris along with Spanish men and Japanese women". International Olympic Committee. 19 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
4. "World champions Germany and GB men & women achieve Olympic qualification". International Olympic Committee. 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
5. "FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024: Pools Revealed". fih.hockey. 5 November 2023. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
6. "FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers: who plays whom in the group stage?". fih.hockey. 7 November 2023. Retrieved 7 November 2023.
7. FIH General Tournament Regulations May 2022

External links

• Official website
  • India website
  • Spain website