Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Field hockey
at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of Japan.svg Japan
City Tokyo
Dates11–23 October 1964
Teams15 (from 5 confederations)
Venue Komazawa Hockey Field
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of India.svg  India (7th title)
Runner-upFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Third placeFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played56
Goals scored179 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer Flag of India.svg Prithipal Singh (10 goals)
1960 (previous)(next) 1968
1964 Olympics fhockey stamp of Japan.jpg

The field hockey tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the 10th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 11 to 23 October 1964. All games were played at the Komazawa Hockey Field in Tokyo, Japan. [1]

Contents

Pakistan, the defending champions, lost 1–0 to India in the gold-medal match.

Australia won their first Olympic medal, claiming bronze in a 3–2 win over Spain in extra time.

Medalists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of India.svg  India
Haripal Kaushik
Mohinder Lal
Shankar Lakshman
Bandu Patil
John Peter
Ali Sayed
Udham Singh Kullar
Charanjit Singh
Darshan Singh
Dharam Singh
Gurbux Singh
Harbinder Singh
Jagjit Singh
Joginder Singh
Prithipal Singh
Balbir Singh Kullar
Rajendran Christie
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Abdul Hamid
Muhammad Asad Malik
Munir Dar
Mahmood Khalid
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Nawaz Khizar
Azam Khurshid
Muhammad Manna
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Mohammed Rashid
Motiullah
Tariq Niazi
Saeed Anwar
Aziz Tariq
Hayat Zafar
Uddin Zaka
Flag of Australia.svg  Australia
Mervyn Crossman
Paul Dearing
Raymond Evans
Brian Glencross
Robin Hodder
John McBryde
Donald McWatters
Patrick Nilan
Eric Pearce
Julian Pearce
Desmond Piper
Donald Smart
Anthony Waters
Graham Wood
Don Martin

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6600173+1412Advanced to Semi-finals
2Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 6402165+118
3Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 63127927
4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)63036606
5Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 620451274
6Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg  Rhodesia 6114416123
7Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 610561042
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result. [2]
(H) Hosts






Pool B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of India.svg  India 7520184+1412Advanced to Semi-finals
2Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 7430163+1311
3Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 7412204+169
4German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 725094+59
5Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 7223111326
6Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7223101336
7Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 7106525202
8Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 7016326231
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result. [2]






Classification round

 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
21 October 1964
 
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya (a.e.t.)3
 
22 October 1964
 
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 1
 
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 0
 
21 October 1964
 
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 3
 
German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 5
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 

Crossover


Fifth and sixth place

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
21 October 1964
 
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3
 
22 October 1964
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 0
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0
 
21 October 1964
 
Flag of India.svg  India 1
 
Flag of India.svg  India 3
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 1
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
22 October 1964
 
 
Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 2
 
 
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (a.e.t.)3

Semi-finals


Bronze-medal match

Gold-medal match

Final rankings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular 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 India.svg  India 9720225+1716Gold Medal
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 8701204+1614Silver Medal
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 85032010+1010Bronze Medal
4Flag of Spain (1945-1977).svg  Spain 9432189+911Fourth place
5German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  United Team of Germany 9450175+1213Fifth place
6Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 8413101339Sixth place
7Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 8413217+149Eliminated in
crossovers
8Flag of Japan.svg  Japan (H)730471146
9Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 7223111326Eliminated in
group stage
9Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain 620451274
11Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium 7223101336
11Flag of Rhodesia (1964-1968).svg  Rhodesia 6114416123
13Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 610561042
13Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 7106525202
15Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 7016326231
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 179 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. "Hockey at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 Regulations

Sources