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Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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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.

Women's field hockey
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CitySydney
Dates16 – 29 September
Teams10
VenueSydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored112 (3.2 per match)
Top scorerAustralia 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

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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)
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 Johannesburg, 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

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Results

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

First round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.

Seventh to tenth place classification

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CrossoverSeventh place
 
      
 
25 September 2000
 
 
 Great Britain 3
 
27 September 2000
 
 South Africa2
 
 Great Britain0
 
25 September 2000
 
 Germany2
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Germany (a.e.t.)3
 
Ninth place
 
 
27 September 2000
 
 
 South Africa0
 
 
 South Korea3

Crossover

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Ninth and tenth place

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Seventh and eighth place

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Medal round

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Pool C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
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.

China and New Zealand finished fifth and sixth respectively in this tournament.

Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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Final standings

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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
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 8 7 1 0 25 5 +20 22 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina 8 5 0 3 18 12 +6 15 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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

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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

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ↑ "Hockey at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
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