Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
The women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 9th version of the field hockey tournament at the Summer Olympics. It began on 29 July, and ended on 10 August.[1] The Netherlands won the tournament over Argentina.[2]
.jpg) Netherlands v. Argentina in the final. | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | United Kingdom |
| City | London |
| Dates | 29 July – 10 August |
| Teams | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Netherlands (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Argentina |
| Third place |  Great Britain |
| Fourth place |  New Zealand |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 38 |
| Goals scored | 118 (3.11 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Crista Cullen Alex Danson (5 goals each) |
TeamsEdit
First roundEdit
Pool AEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands
|
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 15 |
| Great Britain
|
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9 |
 China
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
 South Korea
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 6 |
 Japan
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 4 |
 Belgium
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 2 |
Pool BEdit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| New Zealand
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 10 |
 Australia
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 |
 Germany
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 7 |
 South Africa
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | –5 | 3 |
 United States
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 3 |
Medal roundEdit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| Netherlands (pen) | 2 (3) | |||||
| 10 August | ||||||
| New Zealand | 2 (1) | |||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| 8 August | ||||||
| Argentina | 0 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 10 August | ||||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| Great Britain | 3 | |||||
StatisticsEdit
Team rankingsEdit
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands
|
7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 7 | +9 | 19 | |
| 2 | Argentina
|
7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 13 | |
| 3 | Great Britain
|
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 12 | |
| 4 | New Zealand
|
7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 11 | |
| Eliminated in the First round | ||||||||||
| 5 | Australia
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 10 | |
| 6 | China
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | |
| 7 | Germany
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | –1 | 7 | |
| 8 | South Korea
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 6 | |
| 9 | Japan
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | –5 | 4 | |
| 10 | South Africa
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 14 | –5 | 3 | |
| 11 | United States
|
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 | –9 | 3 | |
| 12 | Belgium
|
5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | –8 | 2 | |
Other websitesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Olympic Documents - Annual Reports, Code of Ethics & more". International Olympic Committee. 4 July 2018.
- ↑ "London 2012 hockey women - Olympic Hockey". International Olympic Committee. 3 June 2017.
- ↑ South Africa originally won the 2011 African Olympic Qualifier, but they then withdrew and won the Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 instead. Because they needed 12 teams in the tournament, they invited the best team that didn't qualify, Argentina.