Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 22nd edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 30 July. The medal finals were on 11 August. All games were played at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.

2012 Women's field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	United Kingdom
City	London
Dates	30 July – 11 August
Teams	12
Final positions
Champions	Germany (4th title)
Runners-up	Netherlands
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	185 (4.87 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Mink van der Weerden (8 goals)

Defending champions Germany won the gold medal for the fourth time. They defeated the Netherlands 2–1 in the final. Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 3–1.

Teams

• Great Britain (Host)
• Pakistan
• Germany
• Netherlands
• Belgium
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Argentina
• India
• South Korea
• South Africa
• Spain

First round

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	5	3	2	0	23	5	+18	11
Great Britain	5	2	3	0	14	8	+6	9
Spain	5	2	2	1	8	10	-2	8
Pakistan	5	2	1	2	9	16	–7	7
Argentina	5	1	1	3	3	10	–7	4
South Korea	5	0	1	4	11	22	–11	1

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Netherlands	5	5	0	0	18	7	+11	15
Germany	5	3	1	1	14	11	+3	10
Belgium	5	2	1	2	8	7	+1	7
South Korea	5	2	0	3	9	8	+1	6
New Zealand	5	1	2	2	10	14	–4	5
India	5	0	0	5	6	18	–12	0

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Final
	9 August
	Australia	2
					11 August
	Germany	4
					Germany	2
	9 August
					Netherlands	1
	Netherlands	9
	Great Britain	2
					Third place
					11 August
					Australia	3
					Great Britain	1

Statistics

Team rankings

Rank	Team
	Germany
	Netherlands
	Australia
4	Great Britain
5	Spain
6	Belgium
7	Pakistan
8	South Korea
9	New Zealand
10	Argentina
11	South Africa
12	India

Other websites

• Results on olympic.org