The men's field hockey tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics was the 21st edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 11 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 23 August. All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China.

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Men's field hockey
at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Olympic Green Hockey Field
Tournament details
Host country	China
City	Beijing
Dates	11 – 23 August
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Olympic Green Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions	Germany (3rd title)
Runner-up	Spain
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	174 (4.58 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Taeke Taekema (11 goals)
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Germany won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Defending champions Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Netherlands 6–2. This was the only edition India has missed out in its Olympic history.^[1]

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their pool. Following the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams from each pool advance to the semifinals. All other teams play classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.

Each of the continental champions from five federations and host received an automatic berth. The European and Asian federations received two and one extra quotas respectively based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2006 World Cup. In addition to the three teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.^[2][3]

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Date	Event	Location	Quotas	Qualifiers
Hosts			1	China (17)
2–14 December 2006	2006 Asian Games	Doha, Qatar	2	South Korea (5)  Pakistan (6)
14–22 July 2007	2007 African Olympic Qualifier	Nairobi, Kenya	1	South Africa (13)
14–29 July 2007	2007 Pan American Games	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	1	Canada (15)
18–25 August 2007	2007 EuroHockey Championship	Manchester, England	3	Netherlands (3)  Spain (4)  Belgium (12)
11–17 September 2007	2007 Oceania Cup	Buderim, Australia	1	Australia (2)
2–10 February 2008	Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1	Auckland, New Zealand	1	New Zealand (10)
1–9 March 2008	Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2	Santiago, Chile	1	Great Britain (8)
5–13 April 2008	Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3	Kakamigahara, Japan	1	Germany (1)
Total			12

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Fifteen umpires for the men's event were appointed by the FIH.^[4] During each match, a video umpire was used to assist the on-field umpires in determining if a goal had been legally scored.^[5]

All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)

Pool A

More information Pos, Team ...

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	5	4	0	1	9	5	+4	12	Semi-finals
2	Germany	5	3	2	0	12	6	+6	11
3	South Korea	5	2	1	2	13	11	+2	7	Fifth place game
4	New Zealand	5	2	1	2	10	9	+1	7	Seventh place game
5	Belgium	5	1	1	3	9	13	−4	4	Ninth place game
6	China (H)	5	0	1	4	7	16	−9	1	Eleventh place game

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Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

More information Germany, 4–1 ...

11 August 2008 08:30 Germany  4–1  China C. Zeller  21' Keller  43', 54' Nevado  68' Report Na Yubo  7' Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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More information South Korea, 1–3 ...

11 August 2008 18:00 South Korea  1–3  New Zealand Lee Nam-yong  12' Report H. Shaw  43', 57', 64' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)

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More information Spain, 4–2 ...

11 August 2008 20:30 Spain  4–2  Belgium Amat  8' Freixa  20' Ribas  41' Sojo  49' Report Truyens  26' Dekeyser  63' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Roel van Eert (NED)

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More information China, 2–5 ...

13 August 2008 10:30 China  2–5  South Korea Na Yubo  6' Song Yi  8' Report Seo Jong-ho  13' Jang Jong-hyun  35+', 55', 57' Kang Seong-jung  67' Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)

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More information Belgium, 1–1 ...

13 August 2008 18:30 Belgium  1–1  Germany Charlier  22' Report Witthaus  19' Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) David Gentles (AUS)

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More information New Zealand, 0–1 ...

13 August 2008 20:30 New Zealand  0–1  Spain Report Freixa  70' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Christian Blasch (GER)

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More information Spain, 2–1 ...

15 August 2008 08:30 Spain  2–1  China Ribas  17' Amat  67' Report Na Yubo  6' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

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More information Belgium, 2–4 ...

15 August 2008 18:00 Belgium  2–4  New Zealand Dekeyser  43' Gucassoff  69' Report Child  19', 20' Brooks  30' McAleese  60' Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP)

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More information South Korea, 3–3 ...

15 August 2008 20:30 South Korea  3–3  Germany Yeo Woon-kon  5' Jang Jong-hyun  46' Seo Jong-ho  52' Report Witte  17' Witthaus  40' C. Zeller  47' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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More information South Korea, 3–1 ...

17 August 2008 10:30 South Korea  3–1  Belgium You Hyo-sik  46', 51' Jang Jong-hyun  50' Report Dekeyser  20' Umpires: Rob ten Cate (NED) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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More information New Zealand, 2–2 ...

17 August 2008 18:30 New Zealand  2–2  China Child  34' McAleese  54' Report Song Yi  3', 17' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)

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More information Germany, 1–0 ...

17 August 2008 21:00 Germany  1–0  Spain Fürste  34' Report Umpires: John Wright (RSA) David Gentles (AUS)

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19 August 2008 10:30 Germany  3–1  New Zealand T. Weß  5' Witthaus  9' Keller  55' Report H. Shaw  46' Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Andy Mair (GBR)

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19 August 2008 18:30 South Korea  1–2  Spain Yoon Sung-hoon  69' Report Freixa  12', 53' Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) John Wright (USA)

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More information China, 1–3 ...

19 August 2008 21:00 China  1–3  Belgium Song Yi  4' Report Reckinger  28' Truyens  32' Dohmen  48' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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Pool B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	5	4	1	0	16	6	+10	13	Semi-finals
2	Australia	5	3	2	0	24	7	+17	11
3	Great Britain	5	2	2	1	10	7	+3	8	Fifth place game
4	Pakistan	5	2	0	3	11	13	−2	6	Seventh place game
5	Canada	5	1	1	3	10	17	−7	4	Ninth place game
6	South Africa	5	0	0	5	4	25	−21	0	Eleventh place game

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More information Pakistan, 2–4 ...

11 August 2008 10:30 Pakistan  2–4  Great Britain Abbasi  45' Waqas  59' Report Tindall  2' Moore  14' Jackson  29' Daly  62' Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Amarjit Singh (MAS)

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More information Australia, 6–1 ...

11 August 2008 18:30 Australia  6–1  Canada Abbott  15', 16', 54' Kavanagh  22' Ockenden  48' Schubert  57' Report P. Short  38' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Chen Dekang (CHN)

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More information Netherlands, 5–0 ...

11 August 2008 21:00 Netherlands  5–0  South Africa Taekema  4', 35' Docherty  44' Hertzberger  47' M. Brouwer  66' Report Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Xavier Adell (ESP)

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More information South Africa, 0–10 ...

13 August 2008 08:30 South Africa  0–10  Australia Report Dwyer  2', 42' Matheson  14', 29', 57' Schubert  27' Guest  35+', 38' Kavanagh  47' Abbott  67' Umpires: Andy Mair (GBR) Roel van Eert (NED)

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More information Canada, 1–3 ...

13 August 2008 18:00 Canada  1–3  Pakistan Kullar  35' Report Imran  39' Rasool  39' Waqas  57' Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) David Leiper (GBR)

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More information Netherlands, 1–0 ...

13 August 2008 21:00 Netherlands  1–0  Great Britain Taekema  63' Report Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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15 August 2008 10:30 Netherlands  4–2  Canada Taekema  4', 8', 33' Weusthof  49' Report Deol  12' Kahlon  64' Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Chen Dekang (CHN)

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15 August 2008 18:30 Pakistan  1–3  Australia Abbasi  16' Report Schubert  20' Dwyer  41' Brooks  59' Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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More information South Africa, 0–2 ...

15 August 2008 21:00 South Africa  0–2  Great Britain Report Tindall  20' Daly  66' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Rob ten Cate (NED)

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More information Great Britain, 1–1 ...

17 August 2008 08:30 Great Britain  1–1  Canada Daly  67' Report Pereira  47' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

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More information Pakistan, 3–1 ...

17 August 2008 18:00 Pakistan  3–1  South Africa Javed  9' Abbasi  44' Saqlain  60' Report Smith  31' Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

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More information Australia, 2–2 ...

17 August 2008 20:30 Australia  2–2  Netherlands Ockenden  58' Doerner  61' Report Taekema  55', 70' Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Christian Blasch (GER)

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19 August 2008 08:30 Netherlands  4–2  Pakistan Brouwer  41' Taekema  46', 58' Hertzberger  69' Report Imran  28' Maqsood  65' Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Kim Hong-lae (KOR)

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More information Canada, 5–3 ...

19 August 2008 18:00 Canada  5–3  South Africa R. Short  15' Fernandes  31', 46' Grimes  38', 70' Report Smith  4', 51' Tsolekile  28' Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Satinder Kumar (IND)

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19 August 2008 20:30 Australia  3–3  Great Britain George  40' Dwyer  45' Ockenden  68' Report Middleton  34' R. Mantell  47' Moore  55' Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Xavier Adell (ESP)

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