Field_hockey_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics_–_Women's_tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 9th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 29 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 10 August. All games were played at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.
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| Host country | United Kingdom | ||
| City | London | ||
| Dates | 29 July – 10 August | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Riverbank Arena | ||
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| Champions |  Netherlands (3rd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  Argentina | ||
| Third place |  Great Britain | ||
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| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 118 (3.11 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Crista Cullen Alex Danson (5 goals) | ||
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Defending champions the Netherlands won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final. Great Britain won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3–1.
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 semi-finals. 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, Asian and Oceanian federations received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2010 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.[1]
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| Dates | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
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| Host nation | 1 | Great Britain (4) | ||
| 13–24 November 2010 | 2010 Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 2 |  China (5) South Korea (8) |
| 20–27 August 2011 | 2011 EuroHockey Championship | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 2 | Netherlands (1) Germany (3) |
| 2–11 September 2011 | 2011 African Olympic Qualifier | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 0 | —1 |
| 6–9 October 2011 | 2011 Oceania Cup | Hobart, Australia | 2 |  New Zealand (6) Australia (7) |
| 14–30 October 2011 | 2011 Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1 |  United States (10) |
| 18–25 February 2012 | Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 | New Delhi, India | 1 |  South Africa (12) |
| 17–25 March 2012 | Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 | Kontich, Belgium | 1 |  Belgium (16) |
| 25 April – 5 May 2012 | Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 | Kakamigahara, Japan | 1 |  Japan (9) |
| Invitational | 1 | Argentina1 (2) | ||
| Total | 12 | |||
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- ^1 – South Africa won the African qualifier tournament but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that they should play a qualifier having deemed the African tournament as sub-standard. Eventually they won the Qualification Tournament 1. Instead, Argentina was invited as the highest ranked team not already qualified after the conclusion of the continental championships.[2][3]
The FIH announced the list of umpires on 3 January 2012:[4]
Claire Adenot (FRA)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Frances Block (GBR)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Amy Hassick (USA)
Kelly Hudson (NZL)- Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Kang Hyun-young (KOR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Miao Lin (CHN)- Irene Presenqui (ARG)
- Lisa Roach (AUS)
Chieko Soma (JPN)
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)''[5]
First round
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
Pool A
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain (H) |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 | |
| 3 | China |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 4 | South Korea |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 6 | |
| 5 | Japan |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 4 | |
| 6 | Belgium |
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 2 |
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Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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Pool B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Argentina |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 | |
| 3 | Australia |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | |
| 4 | Germany |
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 7 | |
| 5 | South Africa |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 3 | |
| 6 | United States |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 |
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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
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Fifth to twelfth place classification
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Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 2 (3) | |||||
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| New Zealand | 2 (1) | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
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| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||
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| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| Great Britain | 3 | |||||
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Bronze medal match
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Final ranking
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 19 | Gold Medal |
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Argentina |
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | Silver Medal |
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Great Britain |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | New Zealand |
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Australia |
6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 13 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | China |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 7 | |
| 7 | Germany |
6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 10 | |
| 8 | South Korea |
6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 6 | |
| 9 | Japan |
6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 7 | |
| 10 | South Africa |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 16 | −6 | 3 | |
| 11 | Belgium |
6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 5 | |
| 12 | United States |
6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 3 |
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Source: FIH
Goalscorers
There were 118 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 3.11 goals per match.
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- Martina Cavallero
- Silvina D'Elía
- Sofía Maccari
- Rocío Sánchez Moccia
- Josefina Sruoga
- Fiona Boyce
- Hope Munro
- Jodie Schulz
Jill Boon- Erica Coppey
- Alix Gerniers
- Gaëlle Valcke
- Fu Baorong
- Li Hongxia
- Ashleigh Ball
- Laura Bartlett
- Chloe Rogers
- Georgina Twigg
- Sally Walton
- Nicola White
Nina Hasselmann- Katharina Otte
- Aki Mitsuhashi
- Yukari Yamamoto
- Han Hye-Lyoung
- Kim Da-Rae
- Lee Seon-Ok
- Park Mi-Hyun
- Maartje Goderie
- Naomi van As
- Caia van Maasakker
- Kitty van Male
- Lidewij Welten
- Cathryn Finlayson
- Gemma Flynn
- Krystal Forgesson
- Stacey Michelsen
- Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
- Lesle-Ann George
- Jennifer Wilson
- Lauren Crandall
- Claire Laubach
- Kathleen O'Donnell
- Paige Selenski
- Shannon Taylor
Source: FIH
- "Qualification System – Games of the XXX Olympiad" (PDF). FIH. April 2011. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
- "Argentina makes Olympics after S.Africa withdrawal". The China Post. Retrieved 2011-11-16.
- "Las Leonas estarán en Londres 2012". CAH. Retrieved 2011-11-14.
- "Officials confirmed for XXX Olympic Games". FIH. 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- "Olympic Hockey schedule unveiled". FIH. 2012-05-22. Retrieved 2012-05-27.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Women's field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
- Official FIH website
- Schedule Archived 2012-05-23 at the Wayback Machine