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Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics

The Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics was a qualification tournament that determined the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournament, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, was held in Azerbaijan, Russia and Canada, at different times in 2008. Only the following winners of each qualifying tournament earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Spain, United States, and South Korea.

Teams

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Below is a list of the 18 teams participating in this qualifying tournament:[1]

Zone Tournament Qualifier(s)
Asia≤ 2006 Asian Games  India
 South Korea
 Malaysia
 Chinese Taipei
Africa 2007 African Olympic Qualifier  Kenya
Americas 2007 Pan American Games  United States
 Chile
 Netherlands Antilles
 Canada
 Cuba
Europe 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship  Spain
 Azerbaijan
 Ireland
 Italy
 Ukraine
2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy  Belarus
 Belgium
 Russia

In addition, the International Hockey Federation also named three reserve teams after two of the above teams failed to make it in this qualifying tournament (two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list):[2][3]

  1.  France (replace Chinese Taipei in Qualifying 2)
  2.  Uruguay (replace Cuba in Qualifying 3)

Squads

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Qualifier 1

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Qualifier 1
Tournament details
Host countryBaku
CityAzerbaijan
Dates12–20 April
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
VenueAtasport HC
Final positions
Champions Spain
Runner-up Azerbaijan
Third place Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored87 (4.83 per match)
Top scorerSpain Bárbara Malda (8 goals)
Best playerAzerbaijan Inoyathon Jafarova
Best goalkeeperSpain María Jesús Rosa

Qualifier 1 was held at Atasport HC in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 20 April 2008.[4]

Results

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All times local (UTC+5).

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 5 0 0 25 1 +24 15 Final
2  Azerbaijan (H) 5 4 0 1 23 5 +18 12
3  Ukraine 5 3 0 2 11 9 +2 9
4  Chile 5 2 0 3 10 10 0 6
5  Belarus 5 1 0 4 5 12 −7 3
6  Kenya 5 0 0 5 0 37 −37 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Players for the Kenyan team are back in the tournament after recently withdrawing due to political turmoil in their country.[5][6]

Fixtures

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Classification

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Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards

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Top scorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Spain Barbara Malda Azerbaijan Inoyathon Jafarova Spain María Jesús Rosa

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 Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Spain 6 6 0 0 28 3 +25 18 Qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Azerbaijan (H) 6 4 0 2 25 8 +17 12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chile 6 3 0 3 12 11 +1 9
4  Ukraine 6 3 0 3 12 11 +1 9
5  Belarus 6 2 0 4 10 12 −2 6
6  Kenya 6 0 0 6 0 42 −42 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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Qualifier 2

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Qualifier 2
Tournament details
Host countryRussia
CityKazan
Dates19–27 April
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
VenueDinamo Kazan HC
Final positions
Champions United States
Runner-up Belgium
Third place Netherlands Antilles
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored79 (4.39 per match)
Top scorerUnited States Tiffany Snow (6 goals)
Best playerUnited States Rachel Dawson
Best young playerIndia Rani Devi
Best goalkeeperBelgium Elizabeth Achten

Qualifier 2 was held at Dinamo Kazan HC in Kazan, Russia from 19 to 27 April 2008.[7]

Results

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All times are local (Russia Summer Time, UTC+4).

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  United States 5 5 0 0 24 3 +21 15 Final
2  Belgium 5 3 1 1 13 7 +6 10
3  Netherlands Antilles 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9
4  India 5 2 0 3 13 10 +3 6
5  Russia (H) 5 1 1 3 7 15 −8 4
6  France 5 0 0 5 2 26 −24 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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Classification

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Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards

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Top scorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Young Player of the Tournament
United States Tiffany Snow United States Rachel Dawson Belgium Elizabeth Achten India Rani Devi

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 Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States 6 6 0 0 27 4 +23 18 Qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Belgium 6 3 1 2 14 10 +4 10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands Antilles 6 4 0 2 12 9 +3 12
4  India 6 2 0 4 14 12 +2 6
5  Russia (H) 6 2 1 3 9 16 −7 7
6  France 6 0 0 6 3 28 −25 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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Qualifier 3

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Qualifier 3
Tournament details
Host countryCanada
CityVictoria
Dates26 April – 4 May
Teams6 (from 3 confederations)
VenueUniversity of Victoria
Final positions
Champions South Korea
Runner-up Italy
Third place Ireland
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored66 (3.67 per match)
Top scorerSouth Korea Park Mi-hyun (7 goals)
Best playerSouth Korea Park Mi-hyun
Best goalkeeperCanada Sarah Forbes

Qualifier 3 was held at the University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada from 28 April to 4 May 2008[8]

Results

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All times are local (Canada Time, UTC-7).

Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 5 5 0 0 29 1 +28 15 Final
2  Italy 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 10
3  Ireland 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9
4  Canada (H) 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1 6
5  Malaysia 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6 4
6  Uruguay 5 0 0 5 0 23 −23 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

Fixtures

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Classification

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Fifth and sixth place
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Third and fourth place
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Final
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Awards

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Top scorer Player of the Tournament Goalkeeper of the Tournament Fair Play Trophy
South Korea Park Mi-hyun South Korea Park Mi-hyun Canada Sarah Forbes  Italy

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 Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea 6 6 0 0 34 1 +33 18 Qualified for 2008 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Italy 6 3 1 2 8 11 −3 10
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Ireland 6 4 0 2 9 8 +1 12
4  Canada (H) 6 2 0 4 8 10 −2 6
5  Malaysia 6 1 2 3 5 11 −6 5
6  Uruguay 6 0 1 5 2 25 −23 1
Source: FIH
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Goalscorers

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References

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