The men's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 18th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 2 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta, United States.
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The Netherlands won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Spain 3–1 in the final. Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2.[1]
Each of the continental champions from five federations, the previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Alongside the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, twelve teams competed in this tournament.
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- ^1 – Germany qualified both as previous Olympic and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the Olympic Qualification Tournament to a total of 5.
- Amin Ayman (EGY)
- Santiago Deo (ESP)
- Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
- Steve Horgan (USA)
- Floris Idenburg (NED)
- Guillaume Langle (FRA)
- Craig Madden (GBR)
- Antonio Morales (ESP)
- Ray O'Connor (IRL)
- Yuri Platonov (RUS)
- Don Prior (AUS)
- Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
- Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
- Roger St. Rose (TRI)
- Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
- Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
- Peter von Reth (NED)
- Richard Wolter (GER)
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Preliminary round
Pool A
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FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
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More information Spain, 1–0 ...
Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Craig Madden (GBR) |
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More information Pakistan, 4–0 ...
Umpires: Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS) Patrick van Beneden (BEL) |
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More information India, 0–1 ...
Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Amin Ayman (EGY) |
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More information Pakistan, 0–3 ...
Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Amin Ayman (EGY) |
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More information Germany, 1–1 ...
Umpires: Roger St Rose (TRI) Floris Idenburg (NED) |
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More information United States, 2–5 ...
Umpires: Yuri Platonov (RUS) Don Prior (AUS) |
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More information United States, 0–4 ...
Umpires: Craig Madden (GBR) Guillaume Langle (FRA) |
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More information Spain, 2–1 ...
Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Floris Idenburg (NED) |
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More information Germany, 3–1 ...
Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Patrick van Beneden (BEL) |
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More information Germany, 3–0 ...
Umpires: Floris Idenburg (NED) Don Prior (AUS) |
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More information Pakistan, 0–0 ...
Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Craig Madden (GBR) |
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More information Spain, 7–1 ...
Umpires: Yuri Platonov (RUS) Roger St. Rose (TRI) |
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More information Pakistan, 6–2 ...
Umpires: Amin Ayman (EGY) Craig Madden (GBR) |
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More information United States, 0–3 ...
Umpires: Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS) Peter von Reth (NED) |
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More information Spain, 1–3 ...
Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) Kiyoshi Sana (JPN) |
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Pool B
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FIHRules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
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More information Netherlands, 2–0 ...
Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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More information Great Britain, 2–2 ...
Umpires: Kiyoshi Sana (JPN) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) |
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More information South Africa, 1–1 ...
Umpires: Steve Horgan (USA) Guillaume Langle (FRA) |
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More information Netherlands, 2–2 ...
Umpires: Antonio Morales (ESP) Richard Wolter (GER) |
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More information Malaysia, 2–2 ...
Umpires: Kiyoshi Sana (JPN) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) |
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More information Australia, 3–2 ...
Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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More information South Korea, 3–3 ...
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Richard Wolter (GER) |
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More information Malaysia, 2–2 ...
Umpires: Antonio Morales (ESP) Amin Ayman (EGY) |
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More information Netherlands, 3–2 ...
Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) Steve Horgan (USA) |
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More information Malaysia, 1–5 ...
Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Patrick van Beneden (BEL) |
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More information South Africa, 0–2 ...
Umpires: Steve Horgan (USA) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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More information Netherlands, 3–1 ...
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Roger St. Rose (TTO) |
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More information Great Britain, 0–2 ...
Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) |
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More information Malaysia, 2–4 ...
Umpires: Steve Horgan (USA) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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More information Netherlands, 4–1 ...
Umpires: Amin Ayman (EGY) Ray O'Connor (IRL) |
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Classification round
Ninth- to twelfth-place classification
Crossover
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Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Kiyoshi Sana (JPN) |
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More information South Africa, 3–0 ...
Umpires: Floris Idenburg (NED) Amin Ayman (EGY) |
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Eleventh and twelfth place
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Antonio Morales (ESP) |
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Ninth and tenth place
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Umpires: Guillaume Langle (FRA) Craig Madden (GBR) |
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Fifth to eighth place classification
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More information India, 3–3 (a.e.t.) ...
Umpires: Steve Horgan (USA) Guillaume Langle (FRA) |
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More information Great Britain, 1–2 ...
Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Roger St. Rose (TRI) |
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Seventh and eighth place
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Umpires: Roger St. Rose (TRI) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) |
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Fifth and sixth place
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Umpires: Richard Wolter (GER) Craig Madden (GBR) |
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Medal round
Semi-finals
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Umpires: Peter von Reth (NED) Richard Wolter (GER) |
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More information Germany, 1–3 ...
Umpires: Donald Prior (AUS) Ray O'Connor (IRL) |
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Bronze-medal match
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Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Peter von Reth (NED) |
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Gold-medal match
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Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Ray O'Connor (IRL) |
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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
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There were 173 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
7 goals
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1 goal