Field_hockey_at_the_1966_Asian_Games
Field hockey was contested for men only at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
Quick Facts Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games, Venue ...
| Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Thephasadin Stadium | ||||||
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||
| Dates | 12–19 December | ||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||
| Medalists | |||||||
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India won its first gold medal by defeating the two-time defending champions Pakistan 1–0 after extra time in the final. Japan won its first medal by defeating Malaysia 1–0 in the bronze medal match.
More information Event, Gold ...
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men details |
 IndiaA. L. Frank Balbir Singh Grewal Haripal Kaushik Balbir Singh Kular Balbir Singh Kullar Mohinder Lal Shankar Lakshman John Peter Dharam Singh Gurbux Singh Harbinder Singh Harmik Singh Inder Singh Jagdeep Singh Jagjit Singh Prithipal Singh Tarsem Singh Noel Toppo |
 PakistanMuhammad Ashfaq Laeeq Ahmed Muhammad Akhtar Saeed Anwar Tariq Aziz Khizer Nawaz Bajwa Jahangir Butt Munir Dar Abdul Hamid Jahangir Khan Khalid Mahmood Muhammad Asad Malik Riazuddin Moghal Tariq Niazi Fazal-ur-Rehman Muhammad Rashid Abdul Waheed Khwaja Zakauddin |
 JapanHiroshi Fujishima Seiji Hashimoto Yukitoshi Hata Nobuo Ide Yukio Kamimura Shigeo Kaoku Akio Kudo Norihiko Matsumoto Shozo Nishimura Satokazu Otsuka Katsumi Shirato Takashi Sugiura Hiroyuki Takagi Akio Takashima Akihito Wada Minoru Yoshimura Katsuhiro Yuzaki Tsuneya Yuzaki |
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The draw for hockey competition was held on 5 December 1966.[1]
Preliminary round
Group A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pakistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Japan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Thailand (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
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Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Malaysia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  South Korea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ceylon |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
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Consolation round
| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Ceylon | 3 | |||||
| Ceylon | 1 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals
5th place match
Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| India (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
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- "Top-form Malaysia meet India in first tie". The Straits Times. 6 December 1966. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.