2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier

The fourth Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier was held at National Hockey Stadium in Milton Keynes, England, from 23 March until 2 April 2000. Ten nations took part and played a round robin. The top five teams joined hosts and defending champions Australia (also Oceania Cup winner), Argentina (Pan American Games winner), South Korea (Asian Games winner), the Netherlands (European Nations Cup winner) and South Africa (All-Africa Games winner).

Officials[]

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:

Team rosters[]

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 Germany[]

( 1.) Julia Zwehl (gk), (2.) Birgit Beyer (gk), (3.) Denise Klecker, (4.) Tanja Dickenscheid, (5.) Nadine Ernsting-Krienke, (6.) Inga Möller, (7.) Natascha Keller, (8.) Melanie Cremer, (9.) Friederike Barth, (11.) , (12.) Britta Becker, (13.) Marion Rodewald, (15.) Heike Lätzsch, (16.) Katrin Kauschke (c), (22.) Simone Grässer, (24.) Fanny Rinne, (25.) Caroline Casaretto, and (32.) Franziska Gude. Head Coach: .

 Great Britain[]

( 1.) Carolyn Reid (gk), ( 2.) Hilary Rose (gk), ( 3.) , ( 4.) Jane Smith, ( 5.) (c), ( 6.) Melanie Clewlow, ( 7.) Tina Cullen, ( 8.) Kathryn Johnson, (9.) Mandy Nicholson, (10.) Jane Sixsmith, (11.) , (12.) Denise Marston-Smith, (13.) Helen Richardson, (14.) Fiona Greenham, (15.) , (16.) Kate Walsh, (17.) , and (18.) Lucilla Wright. Head Coach: .

 New Zealand[]

(1.) Skippy McGregor, (2.) Moira Senior, (3.) Kylie Foy, (4.) Sandy Bennett, (5.) Rachel Sutherland, (6.) Rachel Petrie, (7.) Anna Lawrence (c), (8.) Robyn Matthews, (10.) Kate Trolove, (12.) Mandy Smith, (13.) Lisa Walton, (14.) Suzie Pearce, (15.) Anne-Marie Irving (gk), (16.) Helen Clarke (gk), (17.) Caryn Paewai, (18.) Diana Weavers, and (31.) Tina Bell-Kake, Head Coach: Jan Borren.

 India[]

Tingonleima Chanu (gk and (c)), Helen Mary (gk), Amandeep Kaur, , Kanti Baa, , Suraj Lata Devi, Sumrai Tete, , , Jyoti Sunita Kullu, , Mamta Kharab, Surinder Kaur, Ngasepam Pakpi Devi, and . Head Coach: .

 United States[]

Kate Barber, Margaret Storrar (gk), Tracey Fuchs (c), Kelli James, Chris DeBow, Kris Fillat, , Katie Kauffman, Antoinette Lucas, Eleanor Race, Jill Reeve, Cindy Werley, Jana Toepel, Michelle Vizzuso, Tracey Larson, , and . Head Coach: Tracey Belbin.

Results[]

Preliminary round[]

Group A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Germany	4	3	1	0	11	3	+8	10	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Spain	4	2	2	0	8	4	+4	8
3	United States	4	1	2	1	6	8	−2	5
4	Ireland	4	1	1	2	3	5	−2	4
5	India	4	0	0	4	2	10	−8	0

24 March 2000 12:05 India  1–3  Spain Mamta  70' Report Barrio  24', 62' De Ignacio-Simo  34' Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

24 March 2000 14:05 Germany  4–1  United States Möller  15'  42' Keller  62' Ernsting-Krienke  65' Report Vizzuso  9' Umpires: Michelle Arnold (AUS) Renée Cohen (NED)

25 March 2000 12:05 Ireland  1–0  India  28' Report Umpires: Jean Buchanan (RSA) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

25 March 2000 14:05 Spain  1–1  Germany Camón  11' Report Keller  59' Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Gillian Clarke (GBR)

26 March 2000 14:05 United States  1–1  Ireland Werley  4' Report  69'

27 March 2000 14:05 India  0–4  Germany Report Becker  39' Ernsting-Krienke  47' Kauschke  56', 66'

28 March 2000 12:05 Spain  2–2  United States De Ignacio-Simo  53' Tellería  65' Report Race  38' Werley  69'

28 March 2000 14:05 Germany  2–1  Ireland Becker  7', 46' Report O'Brien  31'

29 March 2000 12:05 United States  2–1  India Werley  48' Fuchs  66' Report Jyoti  31'

29 March 2000 14:05 Ireland  0–2  Spain Report

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Great Britain (H)	4	3	0	1	8	2	+6	9	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	New Zealand	4	2	1	1	9	4	+5	7
3	China	4	2	1	1	4	2	+2	7
4	Japan	4	2	0	2	7	4	+3	6
5	Russia	4	0	0	4	2	18	−16	0

24 March 2000 16:05 Russia  1–3  China Report

24 March 2000 18:05 New Zealand  0–4  Japan Report

25 March 2000 16:05 Great Britain  5–0  Russia Report

25 March 2000 18:05 China  0–0  New Zealand Report

26 March 2000 16:05 Japan  1–2  Great Britain Report

27 March 2000 15:15 Russia  0–8  New Zealand Report

28 March 2000 16:05 China  1–0  Japan Report

28 March 2000 18:05 New Zealand  1–0  Great Britain Smith  33' Report

29 March 2000 16:05 Japan  2–1  Russia Report

29 March 2000 18:05 Great Britain  1–0  China Report

Classification round[]

Ninth and tenth place[]

1 April 2000 10:05 India  1–2  Russia Mamta  17' Report  2'  45'

Fifth to eighth place classification[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	31 March 2000
	United States	2
					1 April 2000
	Japan	0
					United States	0
	31 March 2000
					China	2
	China	1
	Ireland	0
					Third Place
					1 April 2000
					Japan	3
					Ireland	0

Crossover[]

31 March 2000 10:05 United States  2–0  Japan Fillat  34' James  41' Report

31 March 2000 12:35 China  1–0  Ireland Report

Seventh and eighth place[]

1 April 2000 12:45 Japan  3–0  Ireland Report

Fifth and sixth place[]

1 April 2000 15:15 United States  0–2  China Report Yang  6' Chen Z.  11' Umpires: Michelle Arnold (AUS) Jean Buchanan (RSA)

First to fourth place classification[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	31 March 2000
	Germany	1
					2 April 2000
	New Zealand	2
					New Zealand	1
	31 March 2000
					Great Britain	0
	Great Britain	2
	Spain	1
					Third Place
					2 April 2000
					Germany	1
					Spain	0

Semi-finals[]

31 March 2000 15:05 Germany  1–2  New Zealand Report

31 March 2000 17:35 Great Britain  2–1  Spain Report

Third and fourth place[]

2 April 2000 12:35 Germany  1–0  Spain Klecker  69' Report

Final[]

2 April 2000 15:05 New Zealand  1–0  Great Britain Pearce Report

Final ranking[]

RANK	TEAM
1.	New Zealand
2.	Great Britain
3.	Germany
4.	Spain
5.	China
6.	United States
7.	Japan
8.	Ireland
9.	Russia
10.	India

Remarks[]

• The first five (New Zealand, Great Britain, Germany, Spain and China) qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.

Top scorers[]

Rank	Name	Goals
1.	Mandy Smith	5
2.	Britta Becker	3
–	Kylie Foy	3
–		3
–	Suzie Pearce	3
–		3
–	Lucilla Wright	3
–	Cindy Werley	3

References[]

• Overview on FIH-site
• US Field Hockey
• Results
• Hockey Sport, April 2000, Issue 204