Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 16 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 29 September. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia.
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Sydney | ||
| Dates | 16 – 29 September | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue(s) | Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Argentina | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 35 | ||
| Goals scored | 112 (3.2 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Nikki Hudson (6 goals) | ||
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Defending champions Australia won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2–0.[1]
Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, ten teams competed in this tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host nation | Australia | ||
| 8–18 December 1998 | 1998 Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand |  South Korea |
| 24 July – 4 August 1999 | 1999 Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | Argentina |
| 11–18 September 1999 | 1999 All-Africa Games | Johannesbourg, South Africa |  South Africa |
| 17–21 September 1999 | 1999 Oceania Cup | Sydney, Australia | —1 |
| 18–29 September 1999 | 1999 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Cologne, Germany | Netherlands |
| 24 March – 2 April 2000 | Olympic Qualification Tournament | Milton Keynes, England |  New Zealand Great Britain Germany Spain China |
- ^1 – Australia qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the Olympic Qualification Tournament to a total of 5.
Squads
Results
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Medal round |
| 2 | Argentina |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Spain |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | |
| 4 | Great Britain |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | South Korea |
4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | New Zealand |
4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Medal round |
| 2 | China |
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | |
| 4 | Germany |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | South Africa |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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Seventh to tenth place classification
| Crossover | Seventh place | |||||
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| Great Britain | 3 | |||||
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| South Africa | 2 | |||||
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| Germany | 2 | |||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 | |||||
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| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||
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Pool C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia |
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Argentina |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | |
| 3 | Netherlands |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Spain |
5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 5 | China |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | New Zealand |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
China and New Zealand finished fifth and sixth respectively in this tournament.
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Bronze medal match
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Final standings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra 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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Australia |
8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 22 | Gold medal |
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Argentina |
8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 15 | Silver medal |
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Netherlands |
8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Spain |
8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | China |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 | Eliminated in medal round |
| 6 | New Zealand |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 8 | |
| 7 | Germany |
6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Great Britain |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | |
| 9 | South Korea |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | |
| 10 | South Africa |
6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 |
Source: FIH
Goalscorers
There were 112 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
- Jorgelina Rimoldi
- Juliet Haslam
- Rechelle Hawkes
- Alison Peek
- Kate Starre
- Julie Towers
- Tang Chunling
- Cheng Hui
- Zhou Wanfeng
- Natascha Keller
- Heike Lätzsch
- Inga Möller
- Christina Cullen
- Denise Marston-Smith
- Mandy Nicholson
- Rhona Simpson
- Jane Smith
- Margje Teeuwen
- Fleur van de Kieft
- Macha van der Vaart
- Moira Senior
- Marilyn Agliotti
- Jacqueline Geyser
- Cho Bo-Ra
- Lee Eun-Young
- Yoo Hee-Joo
- Shin Mi-Kyung
- Kim Seong-Eun
- Sonia Barrio
- Núria Camón
- Erdoitza Goikoetxea
Source: FIH
References
- "Hockey at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics. |
- "Hockey" (PDF). LA84 Foundation. Retrieved 7 September 2012.
- Official FIH website
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