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Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 5th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 1 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta.

Women's field hockey
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Dates20 July – 1 August
Teams8
Venue(s)Herndon Stadium
Panther Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up South Korea
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored103 (3.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Alyson Annan
South Korea Chang Eun-jung (8 goals)
← 1992 (previous) (next) 2000 →

Australia won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Korea 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.[1]

Qualification

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The previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, eight teams competed in this tournament.

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host nation  United States
27 July – 7 August 1992 1992 Summer Olympics Spain Barcelona, Spain  Spain
13–23 July 1994 1994 Hockey World Cup Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland  Australia
15–26 November 1995 Olympic Qualification Tournament South Africa Cape Town, South Africa  South Korea
 Great Britain
 Germany
 Argentina
 Netherlands

Squads

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Umpires

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  •  Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
  •  Carola Heinrichs (GER)
  •  Gill Clarke (ENG)
  •  Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
  •  Janice McDonald (GBR)
  •  Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
  •  Laura Crespo (ARG)
  •  Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
  •  Margaret Lanning (CAN)
  •  Miriam van Gemert (NED)
  •  Naomi Kato (JPN)
  •  Peri Buckley (AUS)
  •  Renée Chatas (USA)

Results

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All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 7 6 1 0 24 4 +20 13 Gold medal match
2  South Korea 7 4 2 1 18 9 +9 10
3  Great Britain 7 3 2 2 12 11 +1 8 Bronze medal match
4  Netherlands 7 3 2 2 15 15 0 8
5  United States (H) 7 2 2 3 8 11 −3 6
6  Germany 7 2 1 4 10 11 −1 5
7  Argentina 7 2 1 4 7 21 −14 5
8  Spain 7 0 1 6 5 17 −12 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts

Medal round

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Bronze medal match

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Gold medal match

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Statistics

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Final ranking

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Scorers

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References

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  1. ↑ "Hockey at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ↑ Regulations
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