Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Women's Hockey Summer
Olympics Qualifying Tournament

Tournament details
Dates	18 February–5 May 2012
Teams	18 (from 5 confederations)
Venue	3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	54
Goals scored	230 (4.26 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Audrey O'Flynn Alessia Padalino (8 goals)

The Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics were qualification tournaments that determined the final three spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

The three events were held in Belgium, India and Japan from February to May 2012.

Belgium, Japan and South Africa won the three tournaments, taking the final quotas for the Olympic Games.

Teams

Below is the list of 18 teams who participate in these qualifying tournaments:

Zone	Tournament	Qualifier(s)
Asia	2010 Asian Games	India Japan Malaysia
Africa	2011 African Olympic Qualifier	South Africa
Americas	2011 Pan American Games	Canada Chile Mexico Trinidad and Tobago1
Europe	2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship	Azerbaijan Belgium Ireland Italy Spain
	EuroHockey Nations Trophy	Belarus France Poland Russia Ukraine

^1 – Replaced by Austria

Qualifying 1

Qualifier 1

Tournament details
Host country	India
City	New Delhi
Dates	18–25 February
Teams	6
Venue	Dhyan Chand National Stadium
Final positions
Champions	South Africa
Runner-up	India
Third place	Italy
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	61 (3.39 per match)
Top scorer	Alessia Padalino (8 goals)
Best player	Marsha Marescia

Results

All times are DST (UTC+5:30).

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	5	4	1	0	14	5	+9	13	Final
2	India	5	3	1	1	11	7	+4	10
3	Italy	5	2	2	1	9	6	+3	8
4	Ukraine	5	2	1	2	8	7	+1	7
5	Canada	5	1	1	3	7	15	−8	4
6	Poland	5	0	0	5	2	11	−9	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Matches

18 February 2012
10:00

South Africa 2–1 Poland Woods  39'
Coetzee  53' Report Zagajska  39'

Umpires:
Mariana Reydo (ARG)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

18 February 2012
12:00

Italy 2–2 Canada Wybieralska  3'
Padalino  63' Report Culley  40'
Stairs  61'

Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Karen Bennett (NZL)

18 February 2012
18:00

India 1–1 Ukraine Yendala  42' Report Vynohradova  26'

Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Dino Willox (WAL)

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19 February 2012
10:00

Poland 1–4 Italy Grzanka  49' Report Ruggieri  41'
Padalino  43', 48', 65'

Umpires:
Lynn Cowie-McAllister (AUS)
Maggie Giddens (USA)

19 February 2012
14:00

South Africa 2–0 Ukraine Coetzee  20'
Chamberlain  29' Report

Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

19 February 2012
18:00

India 4–1 Canada Yendala  16'
Rani  19'
Chanu  29'
Thokchom  49' Report Haughn  69'

Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Karen Bennett (NZL)

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21 February 2012
10:00

Canada 2–5 Ukraine Gillis  2'
Secco  48' Report Khilko  12', 28', 43'
Salenko  38'
Sadova  40'

Umpires:
Dino Willox (WAL)
Claire Adenot (FRA)

21 February 2012
12:00

Italy 1–1 South Africa Padalino  4' Report Penny  40'

Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Maggie Giddens (USA)

21 February 2012
18:00

Poland 0–3 India Report Ritu  14'
Rani  36'
Poonam  62'

Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)

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22 February 2012
10:00

Ukraine 1–2 Italy Sadova  39' Report Padalino  5'
Ruggieri  69'

Umpires:
Lynn Cowie Mcallister (AUS)
Karen Bennett (NZL)

22 February 2012
14:00

Canada 1–0 Poland Jameson  65' Report

Umpires:
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)
Maggie Giddens (USA)

22 February 2012
18:00

India 2–5 South Africa Lakra  23'
Yendala  52' Report Chamberlain  12', 32', 58'
Damons  53', 67'

Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)

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24 February 2012
10:00

Ukraine 1–0 Poland Ivakhnenko  28' Report

Umpires:
Lynn Cowie Mcallister (AUS)
Maggie Giddens (USA)

24 February 2012
14:00

South Africa 4–1 Canada Damons  16'
Chamberlain  41', 60', 62' Report Culley  16'

Umpires:
Karen Bennett (NZL)
Vilma Bagdanskiene (LTU)

24 February 2012
18:00

Italy 0–1 India Report Ritu  55'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Dino Willox (WAL)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

25 February 2012
15:00

Canada 3–0 Poland Culley  18'
Stairs  40'
Jameson  45' Report

Umpires:
Lynn Cowie McAllister (AUS)
Dino Willox (WAL)

Third and fourth place

25 February 2012
17:30

Italy 2–1 Ukraine Padalino  34', 67' Report Sadovaia  42'

Umpires:
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Mariana Reydo (ARG)

Final

25 February 2012
20:00

South Africa 3–1 India Russell  4'
Coetzee  30'
Marescia  53' Report Ja. Kaur  57'

Umpires:
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

Statistics

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play Award
Marsha Marescia	Alessia Padalino	Roberta Lilliu	India

Final standings

1. South Africa
2. India
3. Italy
4. Ukraine
5. Canada
6. Poland

Qualifying 2

Qualifier 2

Tournament details
Host country	Belgium
City	Kontich
Dates	17–25 March
Teams	6
Venue	Beerschot Tennis Club
Final positions
Champions	Belgium
Runner-up	Ireland
Third place	Spain
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	91 (5.06 per match)
Top scorer	Audrey O'Flynn (8 goals)
Best player	Sofie Gierts

Results

All times are CET (UTC+01:00).

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	5	4	1	0	22	1	+21	13	Final
2	Ireland	5	4	1	0	17	4	+13	13
3	Spain	5	2	1	2	12	6	+6	7
4	Russia	5	2	1	2	9	11	−2	7
5	France	5	1	0	4	9	18	−9	3
6	Mexico	5	0	0	5	5	34	−29	0

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Matches

17 March 2012
11:00

Spain 7–0 Mexico Ybarra  21', 37'
Petchamé  26', 28'
Bonastre  65'
Malda  66', 70' Report

Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

17 March 2012
13:30

Ireland 5–1 France Speers  20'
O'Flynn  35'
Connery  38'
Jacob  45'
Harvey  47' Report Dutel  13'

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)

17 March 2012
16:00

Belgium 4–0 Russia Gierts  34'
Sinia  44'
De Groof  54'
Boon  70' Report

Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Chen Hong (CHN)

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18 March 2012
11:00

Spain 2–1 France Pérez  22'
Malda  32' Report Dutel  25'

Umpires:
Keely Dunn (CAN)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

18 March 2012
13:30

Ireland 3–0 Russia Harvey  21'
O'Flynn  34', 39' Report

Umpires:
Melissa Trivic (AUS)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

18 March 2012
16:00

Mexico 0–12 Belgium Report Boon  8', 42', 67'
Coppey  19'
De Vos  23'
Raes  39'
Gierts  43'
Sinia  44'
Valcke  53'
De Groof  59', 61'
Danhaive  70'

Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)

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20 March 2012
13:00

Mexico 0–5 Ireland Report O'Flynn  44', 64'
Smyth  60', 66'
Sargent  69'

Umpires:
Keely Dunn (CAN)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

20 March 2012
15:30

Russia 3–2 France Mozgovaya  27', 55'
Shamina  53' Report Preney  21'
Dutel  48'

Umpires:
Emi Yamada (JPN)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

20 March 2012
18:00

Belgium 1–0 Spain Boon  2' Report

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

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22 March 2012
14:00

Russia 5–1 Mexico Grigorieva  14', 47', 59'
Osipova  33'
Shamina  60' Report Navarro  51'

Umpires:
Amy Hassick (USA)
Chen Hong (CHN)

22 March 2012
16:30

Ireland 3–2 Spain O'Flynn  6', 28'
Speers  60' Report Malda  7'
Petchamé  66'

Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

22 March 2012
19:00

France 0–4 Belgium Report De Groof  19', 54', 59'
Delmée  25'

Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

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23 March 2012
14:00

France 5–4 Mexico Roger  9'
Berly  10'
Dutel  30'
Preney  55', 68' Report Castillo  3', 19'
Navarro  42'
Correa  46'

Umpires:
Valentina Tomasi (ITA)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

23 March 2012
16:30

Spain 1–1 Russia Ybarra  11' Report Shumilina  33'

Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Keely Dunn (CAN)

23 March 2012
19:00

Belgium 1–1 Ireland Boon  9' Report Watkins  23'

Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Emi Yamada (JPN)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

25 March 2012
11:30

France 5–1 Mexico Rogeau  5'
Roger  58'
Dutel  62', 65'
Preney  68' Report Navarro  18'

Umpires:
Keely Dunn (CAN)
Annelize Rostron (RSA)

Third and fourth place

25 March 2012
14:00

Spain 5–1 Russia Comerma  29'
Menéndez  31'
Petchamé  51'
Pérez  56', 32' Report Shamina  58'

Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Melissa Trivic (AUS)

Final

25 March 2012
16:30

Belgium 4–1 Ireland Gierts  12', 17', 19'
Coppey  57' Report O'Flynn  56'

Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Amy Hassick (USA)

Statistics

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament
Sofie Gierts	Audrey O'Flynn	Ahidee Castíllo

Final standings

1. Belgium
2. Ireland
3. Spain
4. Russia
5. France
6. Mexico

Qualifying 3

Qualifier 3

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Kakamigahara
Dates	25 April–May 5
Teams	6
Venue	Gifu-ken Green Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Japan
Runner-up	Azerbaijan
Third place	Chile
Tournament statistics
Matches played	18
Goals scored	78 (4.33 per match)
Top scorer	Kaori Fujio (6 goals)
Best player	Sachimi Iwao

Results

All times are JST (UTC+09:00).

Preliminary round

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	5	4	1	0	23	1	+22	13	Final
2	Azerbaijan	5	3	1	1	15	6	+9	10
3	Chile	5	2	2	1	8	6	+2	8
4	Belarus	5	2	1	2	10	10	0	7
5	Austria	5	1	0	4	3	22	−19	3
6	Malaysia	5	0	1	4	5	19	−14	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

Matches

25 April 2012
13:30

Chile 1–3 Belarus Villagra  40' Report Mikheichyk  8', 53'
Silitskaya  50'

Umpires:
Irene Clelland (GBR)
Caroline Brenekreff (NED)

25 April 2012
16:00

Japan 7–0 Austria Yamamoto  6'
Shibata  12'
Komazawa  25'
Murukami  30'
Mitsuhashi  50'
Nakagawa  64'
Otsuka  68' Report

Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Amber Church (NZL)

25 April 2012
18:30

Azerbaijan 4–0 Malaysia Aliyeva  17', 31'
M. Mammadova  45'
Muradi  56' Report

Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Hannah Sanders (GBR)

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27 April 2012
13:30

Azerbaijan 3–0 Belarus Aliyeva  52', 58'
Suleymanova  69' Report

Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)

27 April 2012
16:00

Japan 8–0 Malaysia Fujio  10', 41', 61'
Iwao  33'
Murukami  38'
Nakagawa  43'
Komazawa  52'
Otsuka  55' Report

Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Irene Clelland (GBR)

27 April 2012
18:30

Austria 0–3 Chile Report D. Caram  6'
De. Infante  37', 63'

Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

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29 April 2012
13:30

Chile 0–0 Japan Report

Umpires:
Kelly Hudon (NZL)
Hannah Sanders (GBR)

29 April 2012
16:00

Austria 0–5 Azerbaijan Report Muradi  9'
F. Mammadova  18'
M. Mammadova  32'
Matjusaityte  49'
Han  66'

Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

29 April 2012
18:30

Belarus 2–2 Malaysia Silitskaya  17'
Halinouskaya  27' Report Othman  41'
Ruhani  68'

Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Amber Church (NZL)

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1 May 2012
13:30

Malaysia 1–2 Chile Slyvester Silin  49' Report Urroz  66'
D. Caram  69'

Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Irene Presenqui (ARG)

1 May 2012
16:00

Azerbaijan 1–4 Japan Han  6' Report Murukami  12'
Nakagawa  23', 58'
Iwao  32'

Umpires:
Amber Church (NZL)
Kylie Seymour (AUS)

1 May 2012
18:30

Belarus 5–0 Austria Kurhanskaya  8'
Stsiafutkina  23'
Mikheichyk  29'
Silitskaya  69'
Piotukh  70' Report

Umpires:
Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Irene Clelland (GBR)

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3 May 2012
13:30

Austria 3–2 Malaysia Sandner  7', 67'
Laginja  53' Report Hashim  20'
Othman  27'

Umpires:
Kylie Seymour (AUS)
Hannah Sanders (GBR)

3 May 2012
16:00

Japan 4–0 Belarus Fujio  3', 65'
Komazawa  23'
Yamamoto  55' Report

Umpires:
Kelly Hudson (NZL)
Stephanie Judefind (USA)

3 May 2012
18:30

Chile 2–2 Azerbaijan De. Infante  60'
C. Caram  62' Report M. Mammadova  30', 40'

Umpires:
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Irene Clelland (GBR)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

5 May 2012
10:00

Austria 0–5 Malaysia Report Othman  12'
Arumugam  31'
Sumantri  40'
Mohamad Din  43'
Hashim  47'

Umpires:
Stephanie Judefind (USA)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

Third and fourth place

5 May 2012
12:30

Chile 2–1 Belarus D. Caram  4'
C. Caram  9' Report Mikheichyk  53'

Umpires:
Irene Presenqui (ARG)
Amber Church (NZL)

Final

5 May 2012
15:00

Japan 5–1 Azerbaijan Komazawa  8', 48'
Shibata  21', 25'
Fujio  28' Report Aliyeva  41'

Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)

Statistics

Awards

Player of the Tournament	Top Goalscorer	Goalkeeper of the Tournament	Fair Play Award
Sachimi Iwao	Kaori Fujio	Viktoriya Shahbazova	Japan

Final standings

1. Japan
2. Azerbaijan
3. Chile
4. Belarus
5. Malaysia
6. Austria

External links

• Official website (Qualifying 1)
• Official website (Qualifying 2)
• Official website (Qualifying 3)