Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

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The qualification for the 2016 Men's Olympic Field hockey Tournament was held from September 2014 to October 2015. There were three qualification events, host country, continental championship, and 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals respectively. Total twelve teams could participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Qualification summary[]

Dates
Event Location Qualifier
20 September – 2 October 2014 2014 Asian Games South Korea Incheon, South Korea  India
3–14 June 2015 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals Argentina Buenos Aires, Argentina  Germany
 Canada
 Spain
 New Zealand
20 June – 5 July 2015 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium  Belgium
 Great Britain
 Ireland
21 July 2015 Host nation Canada Toronto, Canada  Brazil
14–25 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games Canada Toronto, Canada  Argentina
21–29 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship United Kingdom London, England  Netherlands
21–25 October 2015 2015 Oceania Cup New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand  Australia
23 October – 1 November 2015 2015 African Qualifying Tournament South Africa Randburg, South Africa 1
Total 12
^1South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.[1][2] As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[3][4]


Host country[]

Each of the continental champions receives a berth alongside the host Brazil, while another six spots will be decided in the 2014–2015 FIH Hockey World League. As the host nation, Brazil has guaranteed a quota places if it satisfies the following performance criteria set by FIH: the men's team should either obtain a world ranking equal to or better than thirtieth place by the end of 2014, or not finish lower than sixth at the 2015 Pan American Games.

  •  Brazil qualified by finishing the fourth in the 2015 Pan American Games

Continental Qualification Tournament[]

Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Africa[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kenya
4  Ghana
5  Nigeria
6  Zimbabwe
7  Namibia
8  Tanzania
8  

America[]

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Argentina
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Canada
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Chile
4  Brazil
5  United States
6  Mexico
7  Trinidad and Tobago
8  Cuba

Asia[]

Rank Men
1st place, gold medalist(s)  India
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Pakistan
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  South Korea
4  Malaysia
5  China
6  Japan
7  Oman
8  Bangladesh
9  Sri Lanka
10  Singapore

Europe[]

Rank Team
Gold medal icon.svg  Netherlands
Silver medal icon.svg  Germany
Bronze medal icon.svg  Ireland
4  England
5  Belgium
6  Spain
7  France
8  Russia

Oceania[]

Rank Team
Gold medal icon.svg  Australia
Silver medal icon.svg  New Zealand
Bronze medal icon.svg  Fiji
4  

2014–15 World League Semifinals[]

Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rank Buenos Aires Antwerp
1  Germany  Australia
2  Argentina  Belgium
3  Netherlands  Great Britain
4  Canada  India
5  Spain  Ireland
6  New Zealand  Malaysia
7  South Korea  France
8  Japan  Pakistan
9  Egypt  Poland
10  Austria  China

References[]

  1. ^ Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
  2. ^ Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
  3. ^ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.

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