| Field Hockey at the II Summer Youth Olympic Games | |
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| Venue | Youth Olympic Sports Park |
| Dates | 17–27 August |
| No. of events | 2 (1 boys, 1 girls) |
| Field hockey at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| boys | girls | |
The tournament of field hockey at the 2014 Summer Youth Olympics was held from 17 to 27 August at the Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China. This Youth Olympics marked the debut of Hockey 5s, a 5-a-side tournament that is played on a smaller field size. [1]
A total of 10 teams will participate in each gender. Each National Olympic Committee (NOC) can enter a maximum of 2 teams of 9 athletes, 1 per each gender. Each of the five continents hosted a qualification tournament where the top two teams qualified. As hosts, China chose to compete in the girls' tournament and therefore took one of the two available Asian spots. [2]
To be eligible to participate at the Youth Olympics, athletes must have been born between 1 January 1996 and 31 December 1999. [2]
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation [3] | - | - | 0 |  China |
| 2013 Under 16 Asian Cup [3] |  Singapore | 4–7 April 2013 | 2 |  Bangladesh  Pakistan |
| 2013 Youth European Championship [3] |  Vienna | 22–28 July 2013 | 2 |  Germany  Spain |
| 2014 Youth American Championship [3] |  San Juan | 4–8 February 2014 | 2 |  Argentina  Canada  Mexico |
| Oceanian Qualification Tournament [3] |  Port Villa | 8–11 March 2014 | 2 |  Australia  New Zealand |
| African Qualification Tournament [3] |  Lusaka | 10–15 March 2014 | 2 |  South Africa  Zambia |
| TOTAL | 10 |
| Event | Location | Date | Total Places | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host Nation [3] | - | - | 1 | China |
| 2013 Youth European Championship [3] |  Dublin | 29 Jul–4 Aug 2013 | 2 | Germany  Netherlands |
| 2013 Under 16 Asian Cup [3] |  Bangkok | 2–6 October 2013 | 1 |  Japan |
| 2014 Pan American Youth Championship [3] |  Montevideo | 11–15 February 2014 | 2 | Argentina  Uruguay |
| Oceanian Qualification Tournament [3] | Port Villa | 8–11 March 2014 | 2 |  Fiji New Zealand |
| African Qualification Tournament [3] | Lusaka | 10–15 March 2014 | 2 | South Africa Zambia |
| TOTAL | 10 |
The schedule was released by the Nanjing Youth Olympic Games Organizing Committee. [4] Each day during the group stage contained four boys' matches and four girls' matches.
| Event Date | Event Day | Starting Time | Event Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 17 | Sunday | 16:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 18 | Monday | 16:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 19 | Tuesday | 16:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 20 | Wednesday | 16:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 21 | Thursday | 16:00 | Boys' Group Stage Girls' Group Stage |
| August 23 | Saturday | 16:00 | Boys' Quarterfinals Girls' Quarterfinals |
| August 24 | Sunday | 16:00 | Girls' 9-10 Place Match Girls' 5-8 Semifinals Girls' Semifinals |
| August 25 | Monday | 16:00 | Boys' 9-10 Place Match Boys' 5-8 Semifinals Boys' Semifinals |
| August 26 | Tuesday | 16:00 | Girls' Placement Matches |
| August 27 | Wednesday | 16:00 | Boys' Placement Matches |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 China (CHN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Argentina (ARG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' | Australia | Canada | Spain |
| Girls' | China | Netherlands | Argentina |
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