| Women's field hockey at the Games of XXIV Olympiad | |||
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | South Korea | ||
| City | Seoul | ||
| Dates | 21–30 September | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Seongnam Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | |||
| Runner-up | |||
| Third place | |||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 72 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | | ||
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The women's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 3rd edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 21 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 30 September. All games were played at the Seongnam Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. [1]
Australia won the gold medal for the first time after defeating South Korea 2–0 in the final. Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 3–1. [2]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 | Semi-finals | |
| 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification | |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
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| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
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| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
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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 | Final result |
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| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | Gold Medal | ||
| 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | Silver Medal | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | Bronze Medal | ||
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage | |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 |
There were 72 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH