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Host country | Japan | ||
City | Tokyo | ||
Dates | 24 July – 6 August 2021 | ||
Teams | 12 (from 5 confederations) | ||
Venue(s) | Oi Hockey Stadium | ||
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Champions | Netherlands (4th title) | ||
Runner-up | Argentina | ||
Third place | Great Britain | ||
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Matches played | 38 | ||
Goals scored | 142 (3.74 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Frédérique Matla (9 goals) | ||
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The women's field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the eleventh edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 24 July to 6 August 2021. All games were played at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.
It was originally scheduled to be held from 25 July to 7 August 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [1] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors. [2]
Competing in their fifth final in a row (wins in 2008 and 2012; losses in 2004 and 2016), the Netherlands won their fourth title, after winning the final 3–1 over Argentina. [3] The defending champions Great Britain won the bronze medal after defeating India 4–3 in the bronze medal game. [4]
The medals for the competition were presented by Gerardo Werthein, Argentina; IOC Executive Board Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Dr. Narinder Dhruv Batra, India; FIH President.
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The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advanced to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners met for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers played in the bronze medal match.
Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation qualified automatically. The other teams qualified through the 2019 Women's FIH Olympic Qualifiers. [5]
Event | Dates | Location(s) | Quota | Qualifier(s) |
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Host nation | — | — | 1 | Japan |
2018 Asian Games | 19 August – 1 September 2018 | Jakarta | – | – 1 |
2019 Pan American Games | 29 July – 9 August 2019 | Lima | 1 | Argentina |
2019 African Olympic Qualifier | 12 – 18 August 2019 | Stellenbosch | 1 | South Africa |
2019 EuroHockey Championship | 17 – 25 August 2019 | Antwerp | 1 | Netherlands |
2019 Oceania Cup | 5 – 8 September 2019 | Rockhampton | 1 | New Zealand |
2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers | 25 October – 3 November 2019 | Various | 7 | Australia China Germany Great Britain India Ireland Spain |
Total | 12 |
On 11 September 2019, 14 umpires were appointed by the FIH. [6]
The pools were announced on 23 November 2019. [7]
All times are local (UTC+9). [8] [9]
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Germany | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 12 | |
3 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | |
4 | India | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 | |
5 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 |
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1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 15 | Quarterfinals |
2 | Spain | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 9 | |
3 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 9 | |
4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 6 | |
5 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | |
6 | Japan (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
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There were 142 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 3.74 goals per match.
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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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1 | Netherlands | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 24 | Gold Medal |
2 | Argentina | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 15 | Silver Medal |
3 | Great Britain | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 15 | +3 | 13 | Bronze Medal |
4 | India | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 9 | Fourth place |
5 | Australia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 15 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
6 | Germany | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 12 | |
7 | Spain | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 10 | |
8 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
9 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
10 | Ireland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 3 | |
11 | Japan (H) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 | |
12 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 0 |
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