Field hockey at the Summer Olympics | |
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IOC Code | HOC |
Governing body | FIH |
Events | 2 (men: 1; women: 1) |
Summer Olympics | |
Field hockey made its debut at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition in the 1908 Games in London. It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games and was reintroduced in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in 1924 and governs the hockey events. Until the 1988 Olympics, the tournament was invitational but a qualification system was introduced since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The last edition at Paris was the 25th occurrence of the men's event and 12th consecutive occurrence of women's event in the Olympics.
Field hockey was introduced at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London. Great Britain won the first two editions in 1908 (as England) and 1920. [1] It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games because of the lack of an international sporting structure. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in Paris that year as a response to the same. [2] Men's field hockey was added to the Olympics for the next Olympic Games in 1928 Games held at Amsterdam. [1] [3]
Starting in 1928, India won the gold medal in seven out of eight Olympics till 1964 including six consecutive gold medals from the 1928 Olympics to 1956. [4] [5] Pakistan won its first gold medal in 1960 and won three gold and silver medals each in a run lasting from 1956 to 1984. [6] West Germany won the gold medal in the 1972 Munich Olympics, for the first gold medal by a non-Asian country since 1928. Olympic field hockey games were first played on artificial turf at the 1976 Montreal Games and was won by New Zealand. [1] [7] The domination of both the Asian countries came to an end in the late 1980s with India winning its last gold medal in the competition in 1980 and Pakistan in 1984. [5] [6]
Though the International Federation of Women’s Hockey Associations (IFWHA) was founded way back in 1927, Women's field hockey made its debut at the Summer Olympics only at the 1980 Moscow Olympics and was won by Zimbabwe. On 23 April 1983, women’s hockey programme was taken over by FIH and the IFWHA was dissolved. [3] Great Britain won its first gold medal in the men's event since 1920 in the 1988 Seoul Olympics. [1]
Until the 1988 Olympics, the tournament was invitational but FIH introduced a qualification system starting from the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. Since the 1990s, European countries have been dominant in the men's sport with the only exceptions being the wins by Australia in 2004 and Argentina in 2016. Both Germany and Netherlands have won three gold medals each, with the only other European winner being Belgium in 2020. [1] In the women's events, Netherlands and Australia have been dominant, having won five and three gold medals respectively since its introduction to the Olympic programme in 1980. The only other winners of the women's event were Spain in 1992, Germany in 2004, and Great Britain in 2016. [1]
The last edition of both the men's and women's events were held as a part of the 2024 Paris Olympics with Netherlands winning both the events. [8] [9] India holds the record for the most appearances in the Olympic men's competitions (22) and Spain has appeared in the most Olympic men's competitions (19) without winning the men's gold medal with the best place finishes being the silver medal won in 1980, 1996, and 2008. [5] [10] Australia and Netherlands hold the record for the most appearances in the Olympic women's competitions (11). [3] India leads the medal tally for the men's events with 13 medals including eight gold medals. Netherlands heads the women's events with 10 medals including five gold medals and also leads the overall medal tally with 20 medals (eight gold, six silver and six bronze). [11] [3]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India [lower-alpha 5] | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
2 | Netherlands | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
3 | Pakistan | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
4 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
5 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
6 | Australia | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
7 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
8 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
11 | Spain | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
12 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Japan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United Team of Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 25 | 25 | 26 | 76 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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India [lower-alpha 5] | 8 (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) | 1 (1960) | 4 (1968, 1972, 2020, 2024) | |
Germany [lower-alpha 6] | 4 (1972*, 1992, 2008, 2012) | 4 (1936*, 1984, 1988, 2024) | 4 (1928, 1956, 2004, 2016) | 3 (1968, 1996, 2020) |
Netherlands | 3 (1996, 2000, 2024) | 4 (1928*, 1952, 2004, 2012) | 3 (1936, 1948, 1988) | 5 (1972, 1976, 1992, 2008, 2016) |
Pakistan | 3 (1960, 1968, 1984) | 3 (1956, 1964, 1972) | 2 (1976, 1992) | 3 (1948, 1952, 2000) |
Great Britain | 3 (1908*, 1920, 1988) | 2 (1908*, 1948*) | 4 (1908*, 1908*, 1952, 1984) | 3 (1956, 1960, 2012*) |
Australia | 1 (2004) | 4 (1968, 1976, 1992, 2020) | 5 (1964, 1996, 2000*, 2008, 2012) | 2 (1984, 1988) |
Belgium | 1 (2020) | 1 (2016) | 1 (1920*) | 1 (1928) |
New Zealand | 1 (1976) | |||
Argentina | 1 (2016) | |||
Spain | 3 (1980, 1996, 2008) | 1 (1960) | 3 (1964, 2004, 2024) | |
Denmark | 1 (1920) | |||
Japan | 1 (1932) | |||
South Korea | 1 (2000) | |||
United States | 1 (1932*) | |||
Soviet Union | 1 (1980*) | |||
France | 2 (1920, 1936) | |||
Poland | 1 (1980) |
Since the debut of the hockey programme in 1908, 45 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.
Team | 1908 | 1920 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Total |
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Afghanistan | – | – | – | – | 6th | 8th | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Argentina | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 14th | 14th | 11th | – | – | 8th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | 1st | 7th | 8th | 13 |
Australia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 6th | 3rd | 2nd | 5th | 2nd | – | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | 2nd | 6th | 17 |
Austria | – | – | 9th | – | – | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Belgium | – | 3rd | 4th | – | 9th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 16 |
Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 1 |
Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 10th | – | 12th | 11th | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | – | 11th | 12th | – | 8 |
China | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | 1 |
CIS | – | 10th | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Cuba | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Denmark | – | 2nd | 5th | – | 10th | 11th | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
East Germany | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Egypt | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
England | 1st | Part of Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Finland | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
France | 6th | 4th | 5th | – | 4th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | – | 10th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 10 |
Germany | 5th | – | 3rd | – | 2nd | – | 5th | – | 1st | 4th | 5th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 13 | ||||||||
Great Britain | – | 1st | – | – | – | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 9th | 12th | 6th | – | – | 3rd | 1st | 6th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 19 |
Hong Kong | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Hungary | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
India | – | – | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | 1st | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | – | 12th | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 22 |
Ireland | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | 3 |
Italy | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Japan | – | – | – | 2nd | 7th | – | – | – | 14th | 7th | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 6 |
Kenya | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 13th | – | – | 9th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 |
Malaysia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 9th | 15th | 8th | 8th | – | 10th | – | 9th | 11th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
Mexico | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Netherlands | – | – | 2nd | – | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | – | 9th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 4th | – | 6th | 3rd | 4th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 1st | 20 |
New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 5th | 13th | 7th | 9th | 1st | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 12th | 14 |
Pakistan | – | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | – | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | 16 |
Poland | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 12th | – | – | 11th | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Rhodesia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Scotland | 3rd | Part of Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Singapore | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | 12th | 11th | – | 10th | 9th | 6 |
South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 5th | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 6 |
Soviet Union# | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 7th | Defunct | 2 | ||||||||
Spain | – | – | 7th | – | – | 11th | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th | 6th | 2nd | 8th | 9th | 5th | 2nd | 9th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 19 |
Switzerland | – | – | 7th | – | 5th | 5th | 7th | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Tanzania | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Uganda | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
United States | – | – | – | 3rd | 11th | 11th | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
United Team of Germany | – | 3rd | 7th | 5th | Defunct | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wales | 3rd | Part of Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
West Germany | – | 4th | 1st | 5th | – | 2nd | 2nd | Defunct | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Total | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Year | Debuting teams | No. | CT | Successor or renamed teams |
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1908 | England, France, Germany, Ireland, Scotland, Wales | 6 | 6 | |
1920 | Belgium, Denmark | 2 | 8 | Great Britain |
1928 | Austria, India, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland | 5 | 13 | |
1932 | Japan, United States | 2 | 15 | |
1936 | Afghanistan, Hungary | 2 | 17 | |
1948 | Argentina, Pakistan | 2 | 19 | |
1952 | Finland, Italy, Poland | 3 | 22 | |
1956 | Australia, Kenya, Malaya, New Zealand, Singapore | 5 | 27 | United Team of Germany |
1960 | No debut | 0 | 27 | |
1964 | Canada, Hong Kong, Rhodesia | 3 | 30 | Malaysia |
1968 | East Germany, Mexico | 2 | 32 | West Germany |
1972 | Uganda | 1 | 33 | |
1976 | None | 0 | 33 | |
1980 | Cuba, Soviet Union, Tanzania | 3 | 36 | |
1984 | None | 0 | 36 | |
1988 | South Korea | 1 | 37 | |
1992 | Egypt | 1 | 38 | Germany, CIS |
1996 | South Africa | 1 | 39 | |
2000 | None | 0 | 39 | |
2004 | None | 0 | 39 | |
2008 | China | 1 | 40 | |
2012 | None | 0 | 40 | |
2016 | Brazil | 1 | 41 | |
2020 | None | 0 | 41 | |
2024 | None | 0 | 41 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 |
2 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
3 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
4 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
5 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
7 | Argentina | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
8 | China | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
South Korea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
10 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
12 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (13 entries) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 36 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Netherlands | 5 (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024) | 2 (2004, 2016) | 3 (1988, 1996, 2000) | |
Australia | 3 (1988, 1996, 2000*) | 1 (1984) | ||
Germany [lower-alpha 10] | 1 (2004) | 2 (1984, 1992) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2008) |
Great Britain | 1 (2016) | 3 (1992, 2012*, 2020) | 2 (1988, 1996) | |
Spain | 1 (1992*) | 1 (2000) | ||
Zimbabwe | 1 (1980) | |||
Argentina | 3 (2000, 2012, 2020) | 3 (2004, 2008, 2024) | ||
South Korea | 2 (1988*, 1996) | 1 (1992) | ||
China | 2 (2008*, 2024) | 1 (2004) | ||
Czechoslovakia | 1 (1980) | |||
Soviet Union | 1 (1980*) | |||
United States | 1 (1984*) | |||
India | 2 (1980, 2020) | |||
New Zealand | 2 (2012, 2016) | |||
Belgium | 1 (2024) |
Since its debut at the 1980 Games, 23 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.
Team | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Total |
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Argentina | – | – | 7th | – | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 9 |
Australia | – | 4th | 1st | 5th | 1st | 1st | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 11 |
Austria | 5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Belgium | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | 4th | 2 |
Canada | – | 5th | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
China | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 9th | 2nd | 7 |
Czechoslovakia# | 2nd | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | |||||||
France | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 1 |
Germany | – | 2nd | 6th | 7th | 1st | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 9 | ||
Great Britain | – | – | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | – | 6th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 8th | 9 |
India | 4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 4th | – | 3 |
Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 1 |
Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 6 |
Netherlands | – | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 11 |
New Zealand | – | 6th | – | 8th | – | 6th | 6th | 12th | 4th | 4th | 8th | – | 8 |
Poland | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
South Africa | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 9th | 11th | 10th | – | 12th | 11th | 6 |
South Korea | – | – | 2nd | 4th | 2nd | 9th | 7th | 9th | 8th | 11th | – | – | 8 |
Soviet Union# | 3rd | – | – | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||
Spain | – | – | – | 1st | 8th | 4th | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8 |
United States | – | 3rd | 8th | – | 5th | – | – | 8th | 12th | 5th | – | 9th | 7 |
West Germany | – | 2nd | 5th | Defunct | 2 | ||||||||
Zimbabwe | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Year | Debuting teams | No. | CT | Successor or renamed teams |
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1980 | Austria, Czechoslovakia *, India, Poland, Soviet Union *, Zimbabwe | 6 | 6 | |
1984 | Australia, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand, United States, West Germany * | 6 | 12 | |
1988 | Argentina, Great Britain, South Korea | 3 | 15 | |
1992 | Spain | 1 | 16 | Germany |
1996 | No debuts | 0 | 16 | |
2000 | China, South Africa | 2 | 18 | |
2004 | No debuts | 0 | 18 | |
2008 | Japan | 1 | 19 | |
2012 | Belgium | 1 | 20 | |
2016 | No debuts | 0 | 20 | |
2020 | Ireland | 1 | 21 | |
2024 | France | 1 | 22 |
Source: [12]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Netherlands (NED) | 8 | 6 | 6 | 20 |
2 | India (IND) [lower-alpha 5] | 8 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
3 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
4 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
5 | Great Britain (GBR) | 4 | 2 | 7 | 13 |
6 | Pakistan (PAK) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
7 | Argentina (ARG) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
8 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
9 | West Germany (FRG)* | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
10 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
11 | New Zealand (NZL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
14 | China (CHN) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
15 | Czechoslovakia (TCH)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Denmark (DEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
18 | Soviet Union (URS)* | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
20 | United Team of Germany (EUA)* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (20 entries) | 37 | 37 | 38 | 112 |
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Harmanpreet Singh is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a defender for and captains the Indian national team. He is a penalty corner specialist and is regarded as one of the best drag flickers in the world. He was the captain of the Indian field hockey team that won the bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. This was his second bronze medal in three appearances at the Olympics.
The women's field hockey tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a six-day period beginning on 25 July, and culminating on 31 July 1980. Games were played across two venues in Moscow, at the Minor Arena at Dynamo Stadium and Young Pioneers Stadium.
The men's field hockey tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating on 29 July 1980. Games were played across two venues in Moscow, at the Minor Arena at Dynamo Stadium and Young Pioneers Stadium.