The women's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 5th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 1 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta, United States.
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| Host country | United States | ||
| City | Atlanta | ||
| Dates | 20 July – 1 August | ||
| Teams | 8 | ||
| Venue(s) | Herndon Stadium Panther Stadium | ||
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| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  South Korea | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
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| Matches played | 30 | ||
| Goals scored | 103 (3.43 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Alyson Annan Chang Eun-jung (8 goals) | ||
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Australia won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Korea 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.[1]
Qualification
editThe previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, eight teams competed in this tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host nation |  United States
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| 27 July – 7 August 1992 | 1992 Summer Olympics |  Barcelona, Spain
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Spain
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| 13–23 July 1994 | 1994 Hockey World Cup |  Dublin, Ireland
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Australia
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| 15–26 November 1995 | Olympic Qualification Tournament |  Cape Town, South Africa
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Squads
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Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)
Gill Clarke (ENG)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Janice McDonald (GBR)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)- Naomi Kato (JPN)
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Renée Chatas (USA)
Results
editAll times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Australia
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 24 | 4 | +20 | 13 | Gold medal match |
| 2 |  South Korea
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7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | +9 | 10 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 8 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Netherlands
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | United States (H)
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 6 | |
| 6 | Germany
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 | −1 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Argentina
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | −14 | 5 | |
| 8 | Spain
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7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[2]
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Medal round
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Statistics
editFinal ranking
editScorers
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- 6 goals
- 4 goals
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- Danielle Roche
- Jenn Morris
- Lisa Powell
- Michelle Andrews
- Britta Becker
- Franziska Hentschel
- Marcia Pankratz
- 2 goals
Jorgelina Rimoldi- Karina Masotta
- Sofía MacKenzie
- Jill Atkins
- Mandy Nicholls
- Vanessa van Kooperen
- Ellen Kuipers
- Barbara Marois
- 1 goal
- María Castelli
- Kate Starre
- Rechelle Hawkes
- Renita Farrell
- Lucía López
- Maider Tellería
- Nagore Gabellanes
- Natalia Dorado
- Sonia Barrio
- Christine Cook
- Kathryn Johnson
- Rhona Simpson
- Susan Fraser
- Heike Lätzsch
- Melanie Cremer
Choi Mi-soon- Kwon Chang-sook
- Kwon Soo-hyun
- Lee Eun-kyung
- Lee Eun-young
- Carole Thate
- Jeannette Lewin
- Cindy Werley
- Liz Tchou
- Tracey Fuchs
References
edit- ^ "Hockey at the 1996 Atlanta Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Regulations
External links
edit- "Volume III – The Competition Results" (PDF). la84foundation.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 November 2012.