Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games

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Field hockey
at the 1966 Asian Games
Field hockey pictogram.svg
Venue Thephasadin Stadium
Location Bangkok, Thailand
Dates12–19 December
Teams8
Medalists
Gold medal icon.svg  
Silver medal icon.svg  
Bronze medal icon.svg  
  1962
1970  

Field hockey was contested for men only at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.

Contents

India won its first gold medal by defeating the two-time defending champions Pakistan 1–0 after extra time in the final. Japan won its first medal by defeating Malaysia 1–0 in the bronze medal match.

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men
details
Flag of India.svg  India
A. L. Frank
Balbir Singh Grewal
Haripal Kaushik
Balbir Singh Kular
Balbir Singh Kullar
Mohinder Lal
Shankar Lakshman
John Peter
Dharam Singh
Gurbux Singh
Harbinder Singh
Harmik Singh
Inder Singh
Jagdeep Singh
Jagjit Singh
Prithipal Singh
Tarsem Singh
Noel Toppo
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
Muhammad Ashfaq
Laeeq Ahmed
Muhammad Akhtar
Saeed Anwar
Tariq Aziz
Khizer Nawaz Bajwa
Jahangir Butt
Munir Dar
Abdul Hamid
Jahangir Khan
Khalid Mahmood
Muhammad Asad Malik
Riazuddin Moghal
Tariq Niazi
Fazal-ur-Rehman
Muhammad Rashid
Abdul Waheed
Khwaja Zakauddin
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
Hiroshi Fujishima
Seiji Hashimoto
Yukitoshi Hata
Nobuo Ide
Yukio Kamimura
Shigeo Kaoku
Akio Kudo
Norihiko Matsumoto
Shozo Nishimura
Satokazu Otsuka
Katsumi Shirato
Takashi Sugiura
Hiroyuki Takagi
Akio Takashima
Akihito Wada
Minoru Yoshimura
Katsuhiro Yuzaki
Tsuneya Yuzaki

Draw

The draw for hockey competition was held on 5 December 1966. [1]

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 3210180+185 Semi-finals
2Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 321050+55
3Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 31022642
4Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)3003019190
Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
12 December 1966
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
12 December 1966
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg2–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

13 December 1966
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg5–0Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
13 December 1966
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg4–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

15 December 1966
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg13–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
15 December 1966
Japan  Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg1–0Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of India.svg  India 330090+96 Semi-finals
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 311121+13
3Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 31021762
4Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 30120441
Source: [ citation needed ]
12 December 1966
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg1–0Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon
12 December 1966
India  Flag of India.svg1–0Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

13 December 1966
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg2–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
13 December 1966
India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon

14 December 1966
India  Flag of India.svg5–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
14 December 1966
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–0Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon

Consolation round

 
5–8th place semi-finals5th place
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong 1
 
17 December
 
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 3
 
Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon 1
 
16 December
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 0
 
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea 1
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
 

5–8th place semi-finals

16 December 1966
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg1–3Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon

16 December 1966
South Korea  Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg1–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

5th place match

17 December 1966
Ceylon  Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg1–0Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
16 December
 
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 5
 
19 December
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
 
Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 0
 
16 December
 
Flag of India.svg  India (a.e.t.)1
 
Flag of India.svg  India 3
 
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 0
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
19 December
 
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0
 
 
Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan 1

Semi-finals

16 December 1966
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg5–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia

16 December 1966
India  Flag of India.svg3–0Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Bronze medal match

19 December 1966
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg0–1Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan

Gold medal match

19 December 1966
Pakistan  Flag of Pakistan.svg0–1 (a.e.t.)Flag of India.svg  India
Report Balbir Singh Field hockey ball.svg 90'

Final standings

  1. Flag of India.svg  India
  2. Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan
  3. Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg  Japan
  4. Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
  5. Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg  Ceylon
  6. Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg  South Korea
  7. Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg  Hong Kong
  8. Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

References

  1. "Top-form Malaysia meet India in first tie". The Straits Times. 6 December 1966. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.