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

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Men's field hockey
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countryUnited States
CityAtlanta
Dates20 July – 2 August
Teams12
Venue(s)Herndon Stadium
Panther Stadium
Final positions
Champions Netherlands (1st title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored173 (4.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Taco van den Honert
South Africa Greg Nicol (7 goals)
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Field hockey at the
1996 Summer Olympics
Tournament
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The men's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 18th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 2 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta, United States.

The Netherlands won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Spain 3–1 in the final. Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2.[1]

Qualification

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Each of the continental champions from five federations, the previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Alongside the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, twelve teams competed in this tournament.

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host nation  United States
26 July – 6 August 1992 1992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain  Germany1
4–15 October 1994 1994 Asian Games Hiroshima, Japan  South Korea
23 November – 4 December 1994 1994 Hockey World Cup Sydney, Australia  Pakistan
12–25 March 1995 1995 Pan American Games Mar del Plata, Argentina  Argentina
22–27 May 1995 1995 Oceania Qualifying Tournament Auckland, New Zealand  Australia
August 1995 1995 EuroHockey Nations Championship Dublin, Ireland —1
13–23 September 1995 1995 All-Africa Games Harare, Zimbabwe  South Africa
19–28 January 1996 Olympic Qualification Tournament Barcelona, Spain  Netherlands
 India
 Great Britain
 Spain
 Malaysia
^1 – Germany qualified both as previous Olympic 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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Main article: Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Umpires

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  • Amin Ayman (EGY)
  • Santiago Deo (ESP)
  • Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
  • Steve Horgan (USA)
  • Floris Idenburg (NED)
  • Guillaume Langle (FRA)
  • Craig Madden (GBR)
  • Antonio Morales (ESP)
  • Ray O'Connor (IRL)
  • Yuri Platonov (RUS)
  • Don Prior (AUS)
  • Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
  • Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
  • Roger St. Rose (TRI)
  • Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
  • Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
  • Peter von Reth (NED)
  • Richard Wolter (GER)

Results

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

Preliminary round

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Spain 5 4 0 1 14 5 +9 8 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Germany 5 3 1 1 10 3 +7 7
3  India 5 2 2 1 8 3 +5 6
4  Pakistan 5 2 1 2 11 8 +3 5
5  Argentina 5 2 0 3 9 13 −4 4
6  United States (H) 5 0 0 5 3 23 −20 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
(H) Hosts


20 July 1996
09:00
Spain  1–0  Germany
Arnau field hockey ball 50' Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Craig Madden (GBR)
20 July 1996
17:30
Pakistan  4–0  United States
Shahbaz field hockey ball 10'
Ashraf field hockey ball 18', 25'
Zaman field hockey ball 62' 		Report
Umpires:
Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
20 July 1996
20:00
India  0–1  Argentina
Report P. Lombi field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Amin Ayman (EGY)
22 July 1996
09:00
Pakistan  0–3  Spain
Report Arnau field hockey ball 22', 43'
Escarré field hockey ball 30'
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Amin Ayman (EGY)
22 July 1996
17:30
Germany  1–1  India
Saliger field hockey ball 66' Report Mukesh field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Roger St Rose (TRI)
Floris Idenburg (NED)
22 July 1996
20:00
United States  2–5  Argentina
Mellor field hockey ball 39'
Jennings field hockey ball 48' 		Report J. Lombi field hockey ball 4', 12'
Ferrara field hockey ball 15', 26'
Capurro field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Yuri Platonov (RUS)
Don Prior (AUS)
24 July 1996
09:00
United States  0–4  India
Report Ramandeep field hockey ball 10'
Dhanraj field hockey ball 28', 46'
Sanjeev field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Craig Madden (GBR)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
24 July 1996
17:30
Spain  2–1  Argentina
Escarré field hockey ball 61'
Arnau field hockey ball 65' 		Report J. Lombi field hockey ball 20'
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Floris Idenburg (NED)
24 July 1996
20:00
Germany  3–1  Pakistan
Becker field hockey ball 6', 49'
Meinhardt field hockey ball 39' 		Report Khalid field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
26 July 1996
09:00
Germany  3–0  Argentina
Saliger field hockey ball 16'
Becker field hockey ball 19'
Bellenbaum field hockey ball 64' 		Report
Umpires:
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Don Prior (AUS)
26 July 1996
17:30
Pakistan  0–0  India
Report
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Craig Madden (GBR)
26 July 1996
20:00
Spain  7–1  United States
Amat field hockey ball 12', 14'
Escarré field hockey ball 25', 49'
Arnau field hockey ball 60'
Pujol field hockey ball 64'
Cobos field hockey ball 68' 		Report Butcher field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Yuri Platonov (RUS)
Roger St. Rose (TRI)
28 July 1996
09:00
Pakistan  6–2  Argentina
Ahmed field hockey ball 32', 45', 65'
Sarwar field hockey ball 51', 58'
Zaman field hockey ball 53' 		Report Pérez field hockey ball 24'
J. Lombi field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Amin Ayman (EGY)
Craig Madden (GBR)
28 July 1996
17:30
United States  0–3  Germany
Report Fischer field hockey ball 11', 22'
Blunck field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
Peter von Reth (NED)
28 July 1996
20:00
Spain  1–3  India
Escudé field hockey ball 33' Report Ferreira field hockey ball 21', 41'
Sabu field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 4 1 0 14 6 +8 9 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 3 1 1 13 7 +6 7
3  Great Britain 5 1 3 1 8 8 0 5
4  South Korea 5 1 2 2 12 13 −1 4
5  South Africa 5 0 3 2 7 12 −5 3
6  Malaysia 5 0 2 3 7 15 −8 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.[2]


21 July 1996
09:00
Netherlands  2–0  Malaysia
Klein field hockey ball 10'
Delissen field hockey ball 29' 		Report
Umpires:
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
21 July 1996
17:30
Great Britain  2–2  South Korea
Giles field hockey ball 31', 50' Report Kang field hockey ball 35'
Park field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
21 July 1996
20:00
South Africa  1–1  Australia
Nicol field hockey ball 65' Report Hager field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
23 July 1996
09:00
Netherlands  2–2  Great Britain
Bovelander field hockey ball 17'
Delissen field hockey ball 59' 		Report Garcia field hockey ball 27'
Giles field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Antonio Morales (ESP)
Richard Wolter (GER)
23 July 1996
17:30
Malaysia  2–2  South Africa
Nawawi field hockey ball 38', 61' Report Nicol field hockey ball 26'
W. Fulton field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
23 July 1996
20:00
Australia  3–2  South Korea
Davies field hockey ball 6'
Gaudoin field hockey ball 32'
Stacy field hockey ball 64' 		Report Park field hockey ball 9'
Shin field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
25 July 1996
09:00
South Korea  3–3  South Africa
Park field hockey ball 27'
Shin field hockey ball 51'
Kim You. field hockey ball 60' 		Report Nicol field hockey ball 55', 68'
G. Fulton field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Richard Wolter (GER)
25 July 1996
17:30
Malaysia  2–2  Great Britain
Nasiruddin field hockey ball 4'
Chairil field hockey ball 69' 		Report Shaw field hockey ball 41'
Giles field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Antonio Morales (ESP)
Amin Ayman (EGY)
25 July 1996
20:00
Netherlands  3–2  Australia
De Nooijer field hockey ball 12'
Bovelander field hockey ball 35'
Van den Honert field hockey ball 50' 		Report Sproule field hockey ball 10'
Hager field hockey ball 18'
Umpires:
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Steve Horgan (USA)
27 July 1996
09:00
Malaysia  1–5  Australia
Nasiruddin field hockey ball 44' Report Davies field hockey ball 3'
Choppy field hockey ball 4', 6', 10'
Lewis field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
27 July 1996
17:30
South Africa  0–2  Great Britain
Report Wyatt field hockey ball 14'
Giles field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
27 July 1996
20:00
Netherlands  3–1  South Korea
Van den Honert field hockey ball 47', 55'
De Nooijer field hockey ball 58' 		Report Kim You. field hockey ball 19'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Roger St. Rose (TTO)
29 July 1996
09:00
Great Britain  0–2  Australia
Report Hager field hockey ball 5'
Stacy field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
29 July 1996
17:30
Malaysia  2–4  South Korea
Nasiruddin field hockey ball 60'
Nawawi field hockey ball 64' 		Report Kang field hockey ball 16', 40'
Park field hockey ball 39'
Kim J. field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
29 July 1996
20:00
Netherlands  4–1  South Africa
Lomans field hockey ball 11', 26'
Delissen field hockey ball 13'
Van den Honert field hockey ball 54' 		Report Nicol field hockey ball 43'
Umpires:
Amin Ayman (EGY)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)

Classification round

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Ninth- to twelfth-place classification

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CrossoverNinth Place
 
      
 
31 July 1996
 
 
 Argentina (pen.)4 (3)
 
2 August 1996
 
 Malaysia4 (0)
 
 Argentina3
 
31 July 1996
 
 South Africa2
 
 South Africa3
 
 
 United States0
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
2 August 1996
 
 
 Malaysia4
 
 
 United States1
Crossover
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31 July 1996
08:30
Argentina  4–4 (a.e.t.)  Malaysia
Retegui field hockey ball 14', 55'
Ferrara field hockey ball 57'
J. Lombi field hockey ball 69' 		Report A. Singh field hockey ball 26'
Siva field hockey ball 38'
Nawawi field hockey ball 39'
Shamuganathan field hockey ball 59'
Penalties
  3–0  
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
31 July 1996
08:30
South Africa  3–0  United States
Nicol field hockey ball 34'
G. Fulton field hockey ball 46'
C. Fulton field hockey ball 62' 		Report
Umpires:
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Amin Ayman (EGY)
Eleventh and twelfth place
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1 August 1996
08:30
Malaysia  4–1  United States
Lim Chiow Chuan field hockey ball 34', 44'
Nawawi field hockey ball 38'
Shanmuganathan field hockey ball 56' 		Report Butcher field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Antonio Morales (ESP)
Ninth and tenth place
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1 August 1996
08:30
Argentina  3–2  South Africa
Ferrara field hockey ball 30'
Capurro field hockey ball 36'
J. Lombi field hockey ball 45' 		Report Nicol field hockey ball 22'
Hallowes field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
Craig Madden (GBR)

Fifth to eighth place classification

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CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
31 July 1996
 
 
 India3 (3)
 
2 August 1996
 
 South Korea (pen.)3 (5)
 
 South Korea3
 
31 July 1996
 
 Pakistan1
 
 Great Britain1
 
 
 Pakistan2
 
Seventh Place
 
 
2 August 1996
 
 
 India3
 
 
 Great Britain4
Crossover
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31 July 1996
11:00
India  3–3 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
R. Singh field hockey ball 14'
Ferreira field hockey ball 39'
Kumar field hockey ball 42' 		Report Shin Seok-kyo field hockey ball 22', 66'
Park Shin-heum field hockey ball 49'
Penalties
  3–5  
Umpires:
Steve Horgan (USA)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
31 July 1996
11:00
Great Britain  1–2  Pakistan
Giles field hockey ball 7' Report Sarwar field hockey ball 11'
R. Khan field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Roger St. Rose (TRI)
Seventh and eighth place
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2 August 1996
11:00
India  3–4  Great Britain
Dhillon field hockey ball 2'
R. Singh field hockey ball 29'
Powar field hockey ball 70' 		Report Shaw field hockey ball 24'
Laslett field hockey ball 43'
Wyatt field hockey ball 53'
Mayer field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Roger St. Rose (TRI)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Fifth and sixth place
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2 August 1996
08:30
South Korea  3–1  Pakistan
Jeon Jong-ha field hockey ball 6'
Shin Seok-kyo field hockey ball 35'
Song Seung-tae field hockey ball 68' 		Report Ashraf field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Craig Madden (GBR)

Medal round

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Semi-finalsGold-medal match
 
      
 
31 July 1996
 
 
 Spain2
 
2 August 1996
 
 Australia1
 
 Spain1
 
31 July 1996
 
 Netherlands3
 
 Netherlands3
 
 
 Germany1
 
Bronze-medal match
 
 
2 August 1996
 
 
 Australia3
 
 
 Germany2
Semi-finals
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31 July 1996
17:30
Spain  2–1  Australia
P. Amat field hockey ball 45'
Escarré field hockey ball 54' 		Report Gaudoin field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Richard Wolter (GER)
31 July 1996
20:00
Germany  1–3  Netherlands
Meinhardt field hockey ball 60' Report Van den Honert field hockey ball 3', 45', 53'
Umpires:
Donald Prior (AUS)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Bronze-medal match
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2 August 1996
17:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Australia  3–2  Germany
Stacy field hockey ball 14', 63'
Choppy field hockey ball 69' 		Report Meinhardt field hockey ball 40'
Domke field hockey ball 46'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Peter von Reth (NED)
Gold-medal match
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2 August 1996
19:30
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Spain  1–3  Netherlands 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Pujol field hockey ball 45' Report Bovelander field hockey ball 52', 55'
Lomans field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)

Final rankings

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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular 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)  Netherlands 7 6 1 0 20 8 +12 19 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Spain 7 5 0 2 17 9 +8 15 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 7 4 1 2 17 11 +6 13 Bronze Medal
4  Germany 7 3 1 3 13 9 +4 10 Fourth place
5  South Korea 7 2 3 2 18 17 +1 9 Eliminated in
group stage
6  Pakistan 7 3 1 3 14 12 +2 10
7  Great Britain 7 2 3 2 13 13 0 9
8  India 7 2 3 2 14 10 +4 9
9  Argentina 7 3 1 3 16 19 −3 10
10  South Africa 7 1 3 3 12 15 −3 6
11  Malaysia 7 1 3 3 15 20 −5 6
12  United States (H) 7 0 0 7 4 30 −26 0
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

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There were 173 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b Regulations
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