2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier

The fourth Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier was held at National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, England, from 23 March until 2 April 2000. Ten nations took part and played a round robin. The top five teams joined hosts and defending champions Australia (also Oceania Cup winner), Argentina (Pan American Games winner), South Korea (Asian Games winner), the Netherlands (European Nations Cup winner) and South Africa (All-Africa Games winner).

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:

  • Michelle Arnold (AUS)
  • Jean Buchanan (RSA)
  • Renée Chatas (USA)
  • Gillian Clarke (GBR)
  • Renée Cohen (NED)
  • Ute Conen (GER)
  • Lyn Farrell (NZL)
  • Angela Larío (ESP)
  • Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
  • Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Team rosters
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 Germany

( 1.) Julia Zwehl (gk), (2.) Birgit Beyer (gk), (3.) Denise Klecker, (4.) Tanja Dickenscheid, (5.) Nadine Ernsting-Krienke, (6.) Inga Möller, (7.) Natascha Keller, (8.) Melanie Cremer, (9.) Friederike Barth, (11.) Cornelia Reiter, (12.) Britta Becker, (13.) Marion Rodewald, (15.) Heike Lätzsch, (16.) Katrin Kauschke (c), (22.) Simone Grässer, (24.) Fanny Rinne, (25.) Caroline Casaretto, and (32.) Franziska Gude. Head Coach: Berti Rauth.

 Great Britain

( 1.) Carolyn Reid (gk), ( 2.) Hilary Rose (gk), ( 3.) Kristy Bowden, ( 4.) Jane Smith, ( 5.) Sue Chandler (c), ( 6.) Melanie Clewlow, ( 7.) Tina Cullen, ( 8.) Kathryn Johnson, (9.) Mandy Nicholson, (10.) Jane Sixsmith, (11.) Purdy Miller, (12.) Denise Marston-Smith, (13.) Helen Richardson, (14.) Fiona Greenham, (15.) Janet Jack, (16.) Kate Walsh, (17.) Sarah Blanks, and (18.) Lucilla Wright. Head Coach: Jon Royce.

 New Zealand

(1.) Skippy McGregor, (2.) Moira Senior, (3.) Kylie Foy, (4.) Sandy Bennett, (5.) Rachel Sutherland, (6.) Rachel Petrie, (7.) Anna Lawrence (c), (8.) Robyn Matthews, (10.) Kate Trolove, (12.) Mandy Smith, (13.) Lisa Walton, (14.) Suzie Pearce, (15.) Anne-Marie Irving (gk), (16.) Helen Clarke (gk), (17.) Caryn Paewai, (18.) Diana Weavers, and (31.) Tina Bell-Kake, Head Coach: Jan Borren.

 India

Tingonleima Chanu (gk and (c)), Helen Mary (gk), Amandeep Kaur, Marystella Tirkey, Kanti Baa, Sunita Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi, Sumrai Tete, Neha Singh, Kamala Dalal, Jyoti Sunita Kullu, Ferdina Ekka, Mamta Kharab, Surinder Kaur, Ngasepam Pakpi Devi, and Manorama Goswami. Head Coach: Gurdial Singh Banghu.

 United States

Kate Barber, Margaret Storrar (gk), Tracey Fuchs (c), Kelli James, Chris DeBow, Kris Fillat, Kristen Holmes, Katie Kauffman, Antoinette Lucas, Eleanor Race, Jill Reeve, Cindy Werley, Jana Toepel, Michelle Vizzuso, Tracey Larson, Tara Jelley, and Nancy Pelligreen. Head Coach: Tracey Belbin.

Results

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Spain 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
3  United States 4 1 2 1 6 8 −2 5
4  Ireland 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
5  India 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source: USA Field Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
24 March 2000
12:05
India  1–3  Spain
Mamta  70' Report Barrio  24', 62'
De Ignacio-Simo  34'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
24 March 2000
14:05
Germany  4–1  United States
Möller  15'
Reiter  42'
Keller  62'
Ernsting-Krienke  65'		 Report Vizzuso  9'
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Renée Cohen (NED)
25 March 2000
12:05
Ireland  1–0  India
Kohler  28' Report
Umpires:
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
25 March 2000
14:05
Spain  1–1  Germany
Camón  11' Report Keller  59'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Gillian Clarke (GBR)
26 March 2000
14:05
United States  1–1  Ireland
Werley  4' Report Mills  69'
27 March 2000
14:05
India  0–4  Germany
Report Becker  39'
Ernsting-Krienke  47'
Kauschke  56', 66'
28 March 2000
12:05
Spain  2–2  United States
De Ignacio-Simo  53'
Tellería  65'		 Report Race  38'
Werley  69'
28 March 2000
14:05
Germany  2–1  Ireland
Becker  7', 46' Report O'Brien  31'
29 March 2000
12:05
United States  2–1  India
Werley  48'
Fuchs  66'		 Report Jyoti  31'
29 March 2000
14:05
Ireland  0–2  Spain
Report

Pool B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain (H) 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
3  China 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7
4  Japan 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3 6
5  Russia 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source: USA Field Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Host.
24 March 2000
16:05
Russia  1–3  China
Report
24 March 2000
18:05
New Zealand  0–4  Japan
Report
25 March 2000
16:05
Great Britain  5–0  Russia
Report
25 March 2000
18:05
China  0–0  New Zealand
Report
26 March 2000
16:05
Japan  1–2  Great Britain
Report
27 March 2000
15:15
Russia  0–8  New Zealand
Report
28 March 2000
16:05
China  1–0  Japan
Report
28 March 2000
18:05
New Zealand  1–0  Great Britain
Smith  33' Report
29 March 2000
16:05
Japan  2–1  Russia
Report
29 March 2000
18:05
Great Britain  1–0  China
Report

Ninth and tenth place
1 April 2000
10:05
India  1–2  Russia
Mamta  17' Report Sviridova  2'
Ioudovskaia  45'

Fifth to eighth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March 2000
 
 
 United States2
 
1 April 2000
 
 Japan0
 
 United States0
 
31 March 2000
 
 China2
 
 China1
 
 
 Ireland0
 
Third Place
 
 
1 April 2000
 
 
 Japan3
 
 
 Ireland0
Crossover
31 March 2000
10:05
United States  2–0  Japan
Fillat  34'
James  41'		 Report
31 March 2000
12:35
China  1–0  Ireland
Report
Seventh and eighth place
1 April 2000
12:45
Japan  3–0  Ireland
Report
Fifth and sixth place
1 April 2000
15:15
United States  0–2  China
Report Yang  6'
Chen Z.  11'
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)

First to fourth place classification
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March 2000
 
 
 Germany1
 
2 April 2000
 
 New Zealand2
 
 New Zealand1
 
31 March 2000
 
 Great Britain0
 
 Great Britain2
 
 
 Spain1
 
Third Place
 
 
2 April 2000
 
 
 Germany1
 
 
 Spain0
Semi-finals
31 March 2000
15:05
Germany  1–2  New Zealand
Report
31 March 2000
17:35
Great Britain  2–1  Spain
Report
Third and fourth place
2 April 2000
12:35
Germany  1–0  Spain
Klecker  69' Report
Final
2 April 2000
15:05
New Zealand  1–0  Great Britain
Pearce Report

Final ranking
RANK TEAM
1.  New Zealand
2.  Great Britain
3.  Germany
4.  Spain
5.  China
6.  United States
7.  Japan
8.  Ireland
9.  Russia
10.  India

Remarks
  • The first five (New Zealand, Great Britain, Germany, Spain and China) qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Top scorers
Rank Name Goals
1. Mandy Smith 5
2. Britta Becker 3
– Kylie Foy 3
– Huiping Yang 3
– Suzie Pearce 3
– Irina Sviridova 3
– Lucilla Wright 3
– Cindy Werley 3

References
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