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

Women's field hockey
at the 2000 Summer Olympics

Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Tournament details
Host country Australia
City Sydney
Dates 16 – 29 September
Teams 10
Venue(s) Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre
Top three teams
Champions  Australia (3rd title)
Runner-up  Argentina
Third place  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played 35
Goals scored 112 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s) Australia Nikki Hudson (6 goals)
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Field hockey at the
2000 Summer Olympics
Tournament
men  women
Squads
men  women

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.

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 Thailand Bangkok, Thailand  South Korea
24 July – 4 August 1999 1999 Pan American Games Canada Winnipeg, Canada  Argentina
11–18 September 1999 1999 All-Africa Games South Africa Johannesbourg, South Africa  South Africa
17–21 September 1999 1999 Oceania Cup Australia Sydney, Australia —1
18–29 September 1999 1999 EuroHockey Nations Championship Germany Cologne, Germany  Netherlands
24 March – 2 April 2000 Olympic Qualification Tournament England 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

Results

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

First round

Pool C

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Australia 43109310
 Argentina 4202566
 Spain 4121235
 Great Britain 4112554
 South Korea 4022482

     Advanced to medal round

16 September 2000
08:30
South Korea  2 – 3  Argentina
Shin Mi-Kyung  20'
Cho Bo-Ra  33'		 Report Masotta  9'
Aymar  44'
Rimoldi  68'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
17 September 2000
15:30
Australia  2 – 1  Great Britain
Hudson  18'
Powell  51'		 Report Marston-Smith  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  14'
Umpires:
Renee Cohen (NED)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
19 September 2000
15:30
Australia  1 – 1  Spain
Annan  7' Report Ignacio  2'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
20 September 2000
10:30
South Korea  2 – 2  Great Britain
Kim Seong-Eun  14'
Kim Eun-Jin  48'		 Report Clewlow  57'
Nicholson  66'
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
20 September 2000
20:30
Australia  3 – 1  Argentina
Morris  25'
Starre  33'
Mitchell-Taverner  63'		 Report García  66'
Umpires:
Renee Cohen (NED)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
21 September 2000
20:30
Argentina  0 – 1  Spain
Report Goikoetxea  40'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
22 September 2000
15:30
Australia  3 – 0  South Korea
Powell  8'
Peek  22'
Hudson  70+'		 Report
Umpires:
Renee Cohen (NED)
Ute Conen (GER)
22 September 2000
20:30
Great Britain  2 – 0  Spain
Clewlow  48'
Cullen  65'		 Report
Umpires:
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

Pool D

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 New Zealand 4211757
 China 4202456
 Netherlands 4121995
 Germany 4121665
 South Africa 4112451

     Advanced to medal round

16 September 2000
10:30
Germany  1 – 1  New Zealand
Lätzsch  56' Report Smith  68'
Umpires:
Michele Arnold (AUS)
Gill Clarke (GBR)
17 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  1 – 2  China
Teeuwen  69' Report Yang Huiping  16', 39'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Angela Lario (ESP)
17 September 2000
20:30
Germany  2 – 1  South Africa
Rinne  28'
Becker  50'		 Report Agliotti  7'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
18 September 2000
20:30
China  0 – 2  New Zealand
Report Trolove  11'
Bell-Kake  38'
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Michele Arnold (AUS)
19 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  2 – 2  South Africa
Boomgaardt  12'
Smabers  16'		 Report Coetzee  52'
Dare  61'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Gill Clarke (GBR)
20 September 2000
08:30
Germany  1 – 2  China
Möller  60' Report Zhou Wanfeng  2'
Cheng Hui  49'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
20 September 2000
18:30
Netherlands  4 – 3  New Zealand
van der Vaart  6'
Boomgaardt  18'
van der Wielen  45'
van de Kieft  69'		 Report Lawrence  23', 63'
Senior  58'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
21 September 2000
18:30
New Zealand  1 – 0  South Africa
Smith  54' Report
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
22 September 2000
13:30
Netherlands  2 – 2  Germany
van der Wielen  31'
Thate  49'		 Report Rinne  32'
Ernsting-Krienke  66'
Umpires:
Judith Barnesby (AUS)
Renee Chatas (USA)
22 September 2000
18:30
China  0 – 1  South Africa
Report Geyser  52'
Umpires:
Angela Lario (ESP)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

Seventh to tenth place classification

Crossover Seventh place
25 September 2000
  Great Britain  3  
  South Africa  2  
 
27 September 2000
      Great Britain  0
    Germany  2
Ninth place
25 September 2000 27 September 2000
  South Korea  2   South Africa  0
  Germany (a.e.t.)  3     South Korea  3

Crossover

25 September 2000
10:30
Great Britain  3 – 2  South Africa
Simpson  3'
Clewlow  12'
Smith  38'		 Report Dare  6'
Coetzee  31'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Angela Lario (ESP)
25 September 2000
15:30
South Korea  2 – 3 (a.e.t.)  Germany
Lee Eun-Young  56'
Kim Eun-Jin  59'		 Report Becker  8', 41'
Ernsting-Krienke  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 Eun-Jin  23', 26'
Yoo Hee-Joo  35+'
Umpires:
Michele Arnold (AUS)
Renee Cohen (NED)

Seventh and eighth place

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

Medal round

Team Pld W D L GF GA Pts
 Australia 541017313
 Argentina 53021379
 Netherlands 52038146
 Spain 5131556
 China 51134104
 New Zealand 51138164

     Advanced to final

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

Bronze medal match

29 September 2000
17:30
3rd, bronze medalist(s) Netherlands  2 – 0  Spain
Boomgaardt  10'
Thate  55'		 Report
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
GIna Spitaleri (ITA)

Gold medal match

29 September 2000
20:00
1st, gold medalist(s) Australia  3 – 1  Argentina 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Annan  10'
Haslam  26'
Morris  38'		 Report Oneto  44'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Statistics

Final ranking

References

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