Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

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Women's field hockey
at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Tournament details
Host countryAustralia
CitySydney
Dates16 – 29 September
Teams10
Venue(s)Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up Argentina
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played35
Goals scored112 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Nikki Hudson (6 goals)
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The women's field hockey tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 16 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 29 September. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia.

Defending champions Australia won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2–0.[1]

Qualification[]

Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, ten teams competed in this tournament.

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host nation  Australia
8–18 December 1998 1998 Asian Games Bangkok, Thailand  South Korea
24 July – 4 August 1999 1999 Pan American Games Winnipeg, Canada  Argentina
11–18 September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games Johannesbourg, South Africa  South Africa
17–21 September 1999 Sydney, Australia —1
18–29 September 1999 1999 EuroHockey Nations Championship Cologne, Germany  Netherlands
24 March – 2 April 2000 Olympic Qualification Tournament Milton Keynes, England  New Zealand
 Great Britain
 Germany
 Spain
 China
^1 – Australia qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the Olympic Qualification Tournament to a total of 5.

Squads[]

Main article: Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's team squads

Results[]

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

First round[]

Pool A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 3 1 0 9 3 +6 10 Medal round
2  Argentina 4 2 0 2 5 6 −1 6
3  Spain 4 1 2 1 2 3 −1 5
4  Great Britain 4 1 1 2 5 5 0 4
5  South Korea 4 0 2 2 4 8 −4 2
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
16 September 2000
08:30
South Korea  2–3  Argentina
Shin field hockey ball 20'
Cho field hockey ball 33' 		Report Masotta field hockey ball 9'
Aymar field hockey ball 44'
Rimoldi field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
17 September 2000
15:30
Australia  2–1  Great Britain
Hudson field hockey ball 18'
Powell field hockey ball 51' 		Report Marston-Smith field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
17 September 2000
18:30
South Korea  0–0  Spain
Report
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
18 September 2000
18:30
Great Britain  0–1  Argentina
Report Masotta field hockey ball 14'
Umpires:
Renee Cohen (NED)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
19 September 2000
15:30
Australia  1–1  Spain
Annan field hockey ball 7' Report De Ignacio-Simo field hockey ball 2'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
20 September 2000
10:30
South Korea  2–2  Great Britain
Kim Se. field hockey ball 14'
Kim E. field hockey ball 48' 		Report Clewlow field hockey ball 57'
Nicholson field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
20 September 2000
20:30
Australia  3–1  Argentina
Morris field hockey ball 25'
Starre field hockey ball 33'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 63' 		Report García field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Renee Cohen (NED)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
21 September 2000
20:30
Argentina  0–1  Spain
Report Goikoetxea field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
22 September 2000
15:30
Australia  3–0  South Korea
Powell field hockey ball 8'
Peek field hockey ball 22'
Hudson field hockey ball 70+' 		Report
Umpires:
Renee Cohen (NED)
Ute Conen (GER)
22 September 2000
20:30
Great Britain  2–0  Spain
Clewlow field hockey ball 48'
Cullen field hockey ball 65' 		Report
Umpires:
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Pool B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 4 2 1 1 7 5 +2 7 Medal round
2  China 4 2 0 2 4 5 −1 6
3  Netherlands 4 1 2 1 9 9 0 5
4  Germany 4 1 2 1 6 6 0 5
5  South Africa 4 1 1 2 4 5 −1 4
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
16 September 2000
10:30
Germany  1–1  New Zealand
Lätzsch field hockey ball 56' Report Smith field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Michele Arnold (AUS)
Gill Clarke (GBR)
17 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  1–2  China
Teeuwen field hockey ball 69' Report Yang field hockey ball 16', 39'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Angela Lario (ESP)
17 September 2000
20:30
Germany  2–1  South Africa
Rinne field hockey ball 28'
Becker field hockey ball 50' 		Report Agliotti field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
18 September 2000
20:30
China  0–2  New Zealand
Report Trolove field hockey ball 11'
Bell-Kake field hockey ball 38'
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Michele Arnold (AUS)
19 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  2–2  South Africa
Boomgaardt field hockey ball 12'
Smabers field hockey ball 16' 		Report Coetzee field hockey ball 52'
Dare field hockey ball 61'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Gill Clarke (GBR)
20 September 2000
08:30
Germany  1–2  China
Möller field hockey ball 60' Report Zhou field hockey ball 2'
Cheng field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
20 September 2000
18:30
Netherlands  4–3  New Zealand
Van der Vaart field hockey ball 6'
Boomgaardt field hockey ball 18'
Van der Wielen field hockey ball 45'
Van de Kieft field hockey ball 69' 		Report Lawrence field hockey ball 23', 63'
Senior field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
21 September 2000
18:30
New Zealand  1–0  South Africa
Smith field hockey ball 54' Report
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
22 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  2–2  Germany
Van der Wielen field hockey ball 31'
Thate field hockey ball 49' 		Report Rinne field hockey ball 32'
Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Renee Chatas (USA)
22 September 2000
18:30
China  0–1  South Africa
Report Geyser field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

Seventh to tenth place classification[]

 
CrossoverSeventh place
 
      
 
25 September 2000
 
 
 Great Britain 3
 
27 September 2000
 
 South Africa2
 
 Great Britain0
 
25 September 2000
 
 Germany2
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 Germany (a.e.t.)3
 
Ninth place
 
 
27 September 2000
 
 
 South Africa0
 
 
 South Korea3

Crossover[]

25 September 2000
10:30
Great Britain  3–2  South Africa
Simpson field hockey ball 3'
Clewlow field hockey ball 12'
Smith field hockey ball 38' 		Report Dare field hockey ball 6'
Coetzee field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Angela Lario (ESP)
25 September 2000
15:30
South Korea  2–3 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Lee E. field hockey ball 56'
Kim E. field hockey ball 59' 		Report Becker field hockey ball 8', 41'
Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 80'
Umpires:
Michele Arnold (USA)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)

Ninth and tenth place[]

27 September 2000
08:30
South Africa  0–3  South Korea
Report Kim E. field hockey ball 23', 26'
Yoo field hockey ball 35+'
Umpires:
Michele Arnold (AUS)
Renee Cohen (NED)

Seventh and eighth place[]

27 September 2000
13:00
Great Britain  0–2  Germany
Report Keller field hockey ball 21'
Becker field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Lyn Farrell (NZL)

Medal round[]

Pool C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 4 1 0 17 3 +14 13 Gold medal match
2  Argentina 5 3 0 2 13 7 +6 9
3  Netherlands 5 2 0 3 8 14 −6 6 Bronze medal match
4  Spain 5 1 3 1 5 5 0 6
5  China 5 1 1 3 4 10 −6 4
6  New Zealand 5 1 1 3 8 16 −8 4
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.

China and New Zealand finished fifth and sixth respectively in this tournament.

24 September 2000
11:00
Spain  0–0  China
Report
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
24 September 2000
14:00
Argentina  3–1  Netherlands
Aymar field hockey ball 3'
García field hockey ball 26', 50' 		Report Smabers field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Ute Conen (GER)
24 September 2000
16:00
Australia  3–0  New Zealand
Hudson field hockey ball 50', 52'
Powell field hockey ball 62' 		Report
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
25 September 2000
13:30
Argentina  2–1  China
Aymar field hockey ball 35+'
García field hockey ball 52' 		Report Tang field hockey ball 6'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Renee Cohen (NED)
25 September 2000
18:30
Australia  5–0  Netherlands
Annan field hockey ball 35+', 65'
Hawkes field hockey ball 37'
Powell field hockey ball 40'
Morris field hockey ball 30+' 		Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
25 September 2000
20:30
Spain  2–2  New Zealand
Barrio field hockey ball 13'
Camón field hockey ball 70+' 		Report Smith field hockey ball 46'
Trolove field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Gill Clarke (GBR)
27 September 2000
11:00
Spain  1–2  Netherlands
De Ignacio-Simo field hockey ball 68' Report Van der Wielen field hockey ball 28', 63'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Ute Conen (GER)
27 September 2000
16:30
Argentina  7–1  New Zealand
Rognoni field hockey ball 9', 47'
Oneto field hockey ball 12', 40', 42', 49'
Masotta field hockey ball 31' 		Report Bell-Kake field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
27 September 2000
18:30
Australia  5–1  China
Hudson field hockey ball 2', 28'
Towers field hockey ball 9'
Morris field hockey ball 42'
Mitchell-Taverner field hockey ball 48' 		Report Yang field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Bronze medal match[]

29 September 2000
17:30
Netherlands  2–0  Spain
Boomgaardt field hockey ball 10'
Thate field hockey ball 55' 		Report
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Gold medal match[]

29 September 2000
20:00
Australia  3–1  Argentina
Annan field hockey ball 10'
Haslam field hockey ball 26'
Morris field hockey ball 38' 		Report Oneto field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Final standings[]

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.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 8 7 1 0 25 5 +20 22 Gold medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina 8 5 0 3 18 12 +6 15 Silver medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands 8 3 2 3 14 18 −4 11 Bronze medal
4  Spain 8 1 4 3 5 9 −4 7 Fourth place
5  China 7 2 1 4 6 12 −6 7 Eliminated in
medal round
6  New Zealand 7 2 2 3 10 17 −7 8
7  Germany 6 3 2 1 11 8 +3 11 Eliminated in
group stage
8  Great Britain 6 2 1 3 8 9 −1 7
9  South Korea 6 1 2 3 9 11 −2 5
10  South Africa 6 1 1 4 6 11 −5 4
Source: FIH

Goalscorers[]

There were 112 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References[]

  1. ^ "Hockey at the 2000 Sydney Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2019.

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