Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey

Tournament details
Host country	England
City	Manchester
Dates	27 July – 3 August
Teams	8
Venue(s)	Belle Vue Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions	India (1st title)
Runner-up	England
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	20
Goals scored	114 (5.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pietie Coetzee (10 goals)
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Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
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The second edition of the women's hockey tournament at the Commonwealth Games took place during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the Belle Vue Complex in Manchester, England. The event started on Friday, 26 July, and ended on Saturday, 3 August 2002.

Participating nations[]

Results[]

Preliminary round[]

Pool A[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	0	25	1	+24	9	Semi-finals
2	South Africa	3	2	0	1	16	5	+11	6	Quarter-finals
3	Scotland	3	1	0	2	7	7	0	3
4	Malaysia	3	0	0	3	0	35	−35	0

26 July 2002 11:00 Australia  3–0  Scotland Powell  28' Morrison  32' Towers  65' Report Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

26 July 2002 13:00 Malaysia  0–11  South Africa Report  3', 5', 11' Coetzee  8', 34', 59' Wilson  13', 62' Wessels  24', 31' Carlisle  51' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

27 July 2002 17:30 South Africa  1–4  Australia Coetzee  36' Report Morrison  4' Dobson  26', 28' Towers  31' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

27 July 2002 19:30 Scotland  6–0  Malaysia  35' Simpson  40', 48'  50'  58' Clement  65' Report Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

29 July 2002 11:00 Australia  18–0  Malaysia Dobson  7', 37', 67' Langham-Pritchard  11' Banning  13', 48' Hudson  14', 20', 22' Morrison  25' K. Smith  34', 59' Towers  42' Netzler  45' N. Smith  46', 55', 62', 64' Report Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

29 July 2002 14:00 South Africa  4–1  Scotland  42' Cotzee  43', 45' Wilson  58' Report Simpson  9' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Pool B[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	New Zealand	3	2	1	0	8	4	+4	7	Semi-finals
2	England	3	1	2	0	9	4	+5	5	Quarter-finals
3	India	3	1	1	1	3	4	−1	4
4	Canada	3	0	0	3	2	10	−8	0

26 July 2002 16:00 New Zealand  2–2  England Roberts-Lang  29' Turner  33' Report Grant  4' Clewlow  55' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

26 July 2002 18:00 Canada  0–1  India Report Suman  44' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

28 July 2002 09:00 India  1–3  New Zealand Jyoti  16' Report Pearce  25'  40' Senior  67' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

28 July 2002 11:00 England  6–1  Canada Smith  40', 50', 69' Walsh  46' Walker  56' Bennett  66' Report  65' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

29 July 2002 16:00 England  1–1  India Bennett  27' Report Suman  23' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

29 July 2002 18:00 New Zealand  3–1  Canada Provan  24' Roberts-Lang  41' Senior  59' Report Cuthbert  11' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Classification matches[]

Seventh and eighth place[]

1 August 2002 10:00 Malaysia  0–5  Canada Report Taunton  11' Johnson  24' Grimes  27' Tingley  65', 68' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

First to sixth place classification[]

	Crossovers				Semi-finals				Final
					1 August 2002
					Australia	1
	31 July 2002
					England	2
	England	6
									3 August 2002
	Scotland	1
									England	2
									India (a.e.t)	3
					1 August 2002
					New Zealand	1
	31 July 2002
					India	2			Third Place
	South Africa	3
									3 August 2002
	India (a.e.t)	4
									Australia	4
									New Zealand	3

Quarter-finals[]

31 July 2002 10:00 South Africa  3–4 (a.e.t.)  India Coetzee  8', 15' Wilson  34' Report Pritam  46' Jyoti  62', 64' Suman  78' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

31 July 2002 12:30 England  6–1  Scotland King  14', 55', 64' Grant  31'  40' Walsh  48' Report Judge  50' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Fifth and sixth place[]

1 August 2002 12:30 South Africa  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Scotland  9' Coetzee  27', 73' Wilson  63' Report Rochlin  30'  56' Judge  68' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Semi-finals[]

1 August 2002 16:00 New Zealand  1–2  India Pearce  5' Report Jyoti  33' Mamta  62' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

1 August 2002 18:30 Australia  1–2  England Dobson  67' Report Walsh  17' Grant  25' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Third and fourth place[]

3 August 2002 13:00 Australia  4–3  New Zealand Bakurski  8' Banning  14' N. Smith  44' Powell  45' Report Christie  10' Provan  23' Pearce  70' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Final[]

3 August 2002 15:30 England  2–3 (a.e.t.)  India  35' Grant  46' Report Mamta  21', 78' Sita  31' Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Statistics[]

Final standings[]

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	India	6	4	1	1	12	10	+2	13	Gold Medal
	England	6	3	2	1	19	9	+10	11	Silver Medal
	Australia	5	4	0	1	30	6	+24	12	Bronze Medal
4	New Zealand	5	2	1	2	12	10	+2	7	Fourth place
5	South Africa	5	3	0	2	23	12	+11	9	Eliminated in crossovers
6	Scotland	5	1	0	4	11	17	−6	3
7	Canada	4	1	0	3	7	10	−3	3	Eliminated in group stage
8	Malaysia	4	0	0	4	0	40	−40	0

Goalscorers[]

There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Medallists[]

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
	India (IND) Kanti Baa Suman Bala Sanggai Chanu Tingonleima Chanu Ngasepam Pakpi Devi Suraj Lata Devi (c) Sita Gussain Saba Anjum Karim Amandeep Kaur Manjinder Kaur Mamta Kharab Jyoti Sunita Kullu Helen Mary Masira Surin Pritam Rani Siwach Sumrai Tete	England (ENG) Anna Bennett Carolyn Reid Lucilla Wright Helen Grant Helen Richardson Hilary Rose Jane Smith Jennie Bimson Joanne Ellis Kate Walsh Leisa King Mandy Nicholson Melanie Clewlow Rachel Walker	Australia (AUS) Angie Skirving Bianca Langham-Pritchard Bianca Netzler Brooke Morrison Carmel Bakurski Joanne Banning Julie Towers Karen Smith Katrina Powell Louise Dobson Melanie Twitt Ngaire Smith Nikki Hudson Nina Bonner Rachel Imison Tammy Cole

Awards[]

2002 women's hockey Commonwealth Games winners
India First title

Cultural depictions[]

A fictionalised version of the Indian team's victory at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was depicted in the 2007 film Chak De! India.^[1]

References[]

• Fieldhockey Canada