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Host country | United States | ||
City | Atlanta | ||
Dates | 20 July – 2 August | ||
Teams | 12 | ||
Venue(s) | Herndon Stadium Panther Stadium | ||
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Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 42 | ||
Goals scored | 173 (4.12 per match) | ||
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The men's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 18th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 2 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta, United States.
The Netherlands won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Spain 3–1 in the final. Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2. [1]
Each of the continental champions from five federations, the previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Alongside the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, twelve teams competed in this tournament.
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26 July – 6 August 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics | Barcelona, Spain | ![]() |
4–15 October 1994 | 1994 Asian Games | Hiroshima, Japan | ![]() |
23 November – 4 December 1994 | 1994 Hockey World Cup | Sydney, Australia | ![]() |
12–25 March 1995 | 1995 Pan American Games | Mar del Plata, Argentina | ![]() |
22–27 May 1995 | 1995 Oceania Qualifying Tournament | Auckland, New Zealand | ![]() |
August 1995 | 1995 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Dublin, Ireland | — 1 |
13–23 September 1995 | 1995 All-Africa Games | Harare, Zimbabwe | ![]() |
19–28 January 1996 | Olympic Qualification Tournament | Barcelona, Spain | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 8 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 6 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 5 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 | −20 | 0 |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 | Advanced to Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 7 | |
3 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
4 | ![]() | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 13 | −1 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 3 | |
6 | ![]() | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 2 |
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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.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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![]() | ![]() | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 19 | Gold Medal |
![]() | ![]() | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 15 | Silver Medal |
![]() | ![]() | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | +6 | 13 | Bronze Medal |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 9 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 10 | |
7 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | |
8 | ![]() | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 9 | |
9 | ![]() | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | −3 | 10 | |
10 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | −3 | 6 | |
11 | ![]() | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 20 | −5 | 6 | |
12 | ![]() | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 30 | −26 | 0 |
There were 173 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
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