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 .
Below is a list of the 18 teams participating in this qualifying tournament:[ 1]
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]
France (replace Chinese Taipei in Qualifying 2)
Uruguay (replace Cuba in Qualifying 3)
Qualifying 1 was held from 12 to 20 April 2008 in Baku , Azerbaijan.[ 4]
Players for the Kenyan team are back in the tournament after recently withdrawing due to political turmoil in their country.[ 5] [ 6]
All times local (UTC+5 )
Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Jean Duncan (GBR)
Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Soledad Iparaguirre (ARG) Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Umpires: Chen Hong (CHN) Carol Metchette (IRL)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (SCO) Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Chen Hong (CHN)
Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Carol Metchette (IRL)
Umpires: Lesley Nunn (RSA) Chen Hong (CHN)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Umpires: Carol Metchette (IRL) Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Jean Duncan (GBR)
Umpires: Caroline Brunekreef (NED) Chen Hong (CHN)
Umpires: Lesley Nunn (RSA) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Qualifying 2 was held from 19 to 27 April 2008 in Kazan , Russia.[ 7]
All times are Russia Summer Time (UTC+4 )
Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Umpires: Elena Eskina (ESP) Dawn Henning (GBR)
Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Umpires: Dawn Henning (GBR) Monica Rivera (ESP)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Monica Rivera (ESP)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Elena Eskina (RUS)
Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Dawn Henning (GBR)
Umpires: Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR) Monica Rivera (ESP)
Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Elena Eskina (RUS)
Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Umpires: Monica Rivera (ESP) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Umpires: Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR) Dawn Henning (GBR)
Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Minka Woolley (AUS)
Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Qualifying 3 was held from 26 April to 4 May 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia , Canada.[ 8]
All times are Canada Time (UTC-7 )
Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI)
Umpires: Lisa Roach (AUS) Miao Lin (CHN)
Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Miao Lin (CHN)
Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI)
Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Ute Conen (GER)
Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Stella Bartlema (NED)
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Umpires: Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI)
Umpires: Stella Bartlema (NED) Ute Conen (GER)
Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Umpires: Wendy Stewart (CAN) Stella Bartlema (NED)
Umpires: Miao Lin (CHN) Lisa Roach (AUS)
Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Ute Conen (GER)