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Field hockey
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Hockey Centre
Dates5–14 April 2018
Competitors360 from 11 nations
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Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from April 5 to 14.[1] The hockey competition will be held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre.[2] This is the sixth time that the hockey competition was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games.

Competition schedule

Template:2018 Commonwealth Games Hockey Schedule

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia*1102
 New Zealand1102
3 England0022
Totals (3 entries)2226

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
details 		 Australia (AUS)  New Zealand (NZL)  England (ENG)
Women's tournament
details 		 New Zealand (NZL)  Australia (AUS)  England (ENG)

Qualification

A total of ten men's and women's team will qualify to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36 athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of October 31, 2017, qualified for the games.[3]

Men's competition

See also: Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

Qualified Teams

Event Date Teams Qualified
Host Nation — 1  Australia
FIH World Rankings[4] 31 October 2017 9  India
 England
 New Zealand
 Canada
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Scotland
 Wales
Total 10

Women’s competition

See also: Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

Quailifed Teams

Event Date Teams Qualified
Host Nation — 1  Australia
FIH World Rankings[5] 31 October 2017 9  England
 New Zealand
 India
 South Africa
 Scotland
 Canada
 Malaysia
 Wales
 Ghana
Total 10

Participating nations

There are 11 participating nations at the hockey competitions with a total of 360 athletes.[3] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

References

  1. ^ "Hockey Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. ^ "Venues". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. ^ a b "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. ^ "FIH Rankings Outdoor Men" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. ^ "FIH Rankings Outdoor Women" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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