Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating on 29 July 1980. Games were played across two venues in Moscow, at the Minor Arena at Dynamo Stadium and Young Pioneers Stadium.[1]

Men's field hockey
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Olympic field hockey
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union
CityMoscow
Dates20–29 July 1980
Teams6
Venue(s)Minor Arena of Dynamo Stadium
Young Pioneers Stadium
Final positions
Champions India (8th title)
Runner-up Spain
Third place Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored146 (8.11 per match)
Top scorer(s) Juan Amat (16 goals)
1976 (previous) (next) 1984

India won the gold medal for the eighth time, defeating Spain 4–3 in the gold-medal match. Soviet Union won the bronze medal after defeating Poland 2–1 in the bronze-medal match.[2]

Qualification

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The original plan was for a twelve-team tournament, divided into two round-robin groups of six, with the top two of each qualifying for the semi-finals.

However, nine of the twelve teams withdrew as part of the U.S.-led boycott in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

Argentina, Kenya, Pakistan, Malaysia, and West Germany boycotted completely, and while Australia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and New Zealand competed in some sports, their hockey governing bodies pulled out.

The organising committee subsequently reduced the competition to six teams, the minimum required to hold a competition, with Cuba and Tanzania representing the Americas and Africa in place of Argentina and Kenya respectively, while Poland were invited as the next best team from the 1978 World Cup.

Squads

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Results

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Preliminary

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Spain 5 4 1 0 33 3 +30 9 Gold-medal match
2   India 5 3 2 0 39 6 +33 8
3   Soviet Union 5 3 0 2 30 11 +19 6 Bronze-medal match
4   Poland 5 2 1 2 19 15 +4 5
5   Cuba 5 1 0 4 7 42 −35 2
6   Tanzania 5 0 0 5 3 54 −51 0
Source: FIH
20 July 1980
11:00
Poland   7–1   Cuba
Rachwalski   8'
Horwat   27'48'
Hensler   33'
Torz   42'
Bak   63'
Mysliwiec   69'
Report Izquierdo   49'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
20 July 1980
12:45
India   18–0   Tanzania
Deavinder   4'21'25'27'
Baskaran   15'29'57'63'
Shahid   17'
Surinder   23'30'31'34'58'
Fernandes   27'
Iqbal   52'55'
Kaushik   61'
Report
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
20 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union   1–2   Spain
Lampeev   18' Report Coghen   32'
Amat   57'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

21 July 1980
11:00
Soviet Union   11–2   Cuba
Klevtsov   2'44'
Pleshakov   4'
Pavlovski   10'
Belyakov   17'
Gusev   34'
Zagorodnev   41'54'
Nichepurenko   42'56'
Lampeev   59'
Report Izquierdo   29'52'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
21 July 1980
12:45
Spain   12–0   Tanzania
Garralda   2'
Coghen   7'24'28'30'43'
Monsalve   31'
Malgosa   34'41'
Chaves   44'
Amat   65'68'
Report
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
21 July 1980
17:00
India   2–2   Poland
Deavinder   31'
Fernandes   69'
Report Stanislawski   39'
Wybieralski   65'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

23 July 1980
11:00
Tanzania   0–4   Cuba
Report Mico   6'
Izquierdo   29'45'50'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
23 July 1980
12:45
Spain   2–2   India
Amat   21'
Cabot   43'
Report Surinder   15'65'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
23 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union   5–1   Poland
Belyakov   24'
Pleshakov   26'
Klevtsov   41'
Gusev   42'49'
Report Torz   60'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

24 July 1980
11:00
India   13–0   Cuba
Surinder   3'11'43'64'
Shahid   8'40'
Rajinder   12'19'
Amarjit   18'35'
Baskaran   22'
Deavinder   30'63'
Report
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
24 July 1980
12:45
Spain   6–0   Poland
Amat   10'
Fábregas   12'
Malgosa   15'
Roca   17'
Chaves   18'
Pellón   69'
Report
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
24 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union   11–2   Tanzania
Lampeev   6'20'22'41'47'
Zagorodnev   9'
Zigangirov   17'26'
Klevtsov   27'
Goncharov   55'61'
Report Manwar   32'58'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

26 July 1980
11:00
Poland   9–1   Tanzania
Mysliwiec   5'
Wybieralski   29'49'57'
Stanislawski   33'
Torz   36'42'
Horwat   52'
Mielniczak   61'
Report D'Silva   12'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
26 July 1980
12:45
Soviet Union   2–4   India
Gusev   36'
Zigangirov   66'
Report Deavinder   3'
Surinder   34'
Shahid   41'
Kaushik   64'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
26 July 1980
17:00
Cuba   0–11   Spain
Report Chaves   5'54'
Amat   11'13'20'26'30'33'36'50'
Roca   55'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

Classification

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Fifth and sixth place

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29 July 1980
11:00
Cuba   4–1   Tanzania
Pedroso   30'
Vazquez   36'
Izquierdo   37'
Hernandez   55'
Report Sykes   51'
Young Pioneers Stadium

Bronze-medal match

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29 July 1980
15:00
Soviet Union   2–1   Poland
Lampeev   10'32' Report Torz   67'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

Gold-medal match

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29 July 1980
17:00
India   4–3   Spain
S. Singh   24'30'
Kaushik   42'
Shahid   58'
Report Amat   53'54'65'
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

Final standings

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  1.   India
  2.   Spain
  3.   Soviet Union
  4.   Poland
  5.   Cuba
  6.   Tanzania

Goalscorers

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There were 146 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 8.11 goals per match.

16 goals

14 goals

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad" (PDF). la84.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Hockey at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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