Field hockey at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's field hockey
at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host country United States
City Atlanta
Dates 20 July – 1 August
Teams 8
Venue(s) Herndon Stadium
Panther Stadium
Top three teams
Champions  Australia (2nd title)
Runner-up  South Korea
Third place  Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played 30
Goals scored 103 (3.43 per match)
Top scorer(s) Australia Alyson Annan
South Korea Chang Eun-Jung (8 goals)
1992 (previous) (next) 2000
Field hockey at the
1996 Summer Olympics

Tournament
menwomen
Squads
menwomen

The women's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 5th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 1 August. All games were played in two adjacent stadiums, the Herndon Stadium being the primary venue and site of the finals, and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta, United States.

Australia won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Korea 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.

Qualification

The previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, eight teams competed in this tournament.

Dates Event Location Qualifier(s)
Host nation  United States
27 July – 7 August 1992 1992 Summer Olympics Spain Barcelona, Spain  Spain
13–23 July 1994 1994 Hockey World Cup Republic of Ireland Dublin, Ireland  Australia
15–26 November 1995 Olympic Qualification Tournament South Africa Cape Town, South Africa  South Korea
 Great Britain
 Germany
 Argentina
 Netherlands

Umpires

  •  Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
  •  Carola Heinrichs (GER)
  •  Gill Clarke (ENG)
  •  Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
  •  Janice McDonald (GBR)
  •  Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
  •  Laura Crespo (ARG)
  •  Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
  •  Margaret Lanning (CAN)
  •  Miriam van Gemert (NED)
  •  Naomi Kato (JPN)
  •  Peri Buckley (AUS)
  •  Renée Chatas (USA)

Results

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)

Preliminary round

Team Pld W D L GA GD Pts
 Australia 7610244+2013
 South Korea 7421189+910
 Great Britain 73221211+18
 Netherlands 7322151508
 United States 7223811–36
 Germany 72141011–15
 Argentina 7214721–145
 Spain 7016517–121
20 July 1996
09:00
United States  1 – 1  Netherlands
Pankratz  69' Report Dubbeldam  63'
Umpires:
Naomi Kato (JPN)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

20 July 1996
11:00
Australia  4 – 0  Spain
Andrews  32'
L. Powell  54'
Hawkes  65'
Annan  69'
Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)

20 July 1996
17:30
Argentina  0 – 2  Germany
Report van Kooperan  17'
Lätzsch  39'
Umpires:
Janice McDonald (GBR)
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)

20 July 1996
20:00
South Korea  5 – 0  Great Britain
Cho Eun-Jung  22', 70'
Choi Mi-Soon  43'
Kwon Chang-Sook  46'
Kwon Soo-Hyun  67'
Report
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)

21 July 1996
17:30
Spain  1 – 2  Germany
Tellería  31' Report Hentschel  15'
van Kooperen  56'
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

21 July 1996
20:00
Netherlands  1 – 1  Great Britain
Lewin  11' Report Cook  41'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)

22 July 1996
09:00
Australia  7 – 1  Argentina
Farrell  9'
K. Powell  25'
Annan  30', 49', 50'
Roche  61'
L. Powell  63'
Report Rimoldi  43'
Umpires:
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)

22 July 1996
11:00
United States  3 – 2  South Korea
Fuchs  5'
Pankratz  25'
Marois  70'
Report Chang Eun-Jung  49'
Lee Eun-Kyung  62'
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Naomi Kato (JPN)

23 July 1996
09:00
Australia  1 – 0  Germany
Roche  25' Report
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

23 July 1996
11:00
Spain  0 – 1  Argentina
Report Rimoldi  44'
Umpires:
Janice McDonald (GBR)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)

23 July 1996
17:30
Netherlands  1 – 3  South Korea
de Ruiter  52' Report Chang Eun-Jung  40', 63'
Cho Eun-Jung  44'
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

23 July 1996
20:00
United States  0 – 1  Great Britain
Report Simpson  51'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Laura Crespo (ARG)

25 July 1996
09:00
Spain  2 – 2  Great Britain
Dorado  22'
Gabellanes  55'
Report Fraser  18'
Johnson  66'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Renée Chatas (USA)

25 July 1996
11:00
Netherlands  4 – 3  Germany
Dubbeldam  3'
de Ruiter  21'
Donners  52', 63'
Report Becker  27', 43'
Cremer  55'
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Margaret Lanning (CAN)

25 July 1996
17:30
Australia  3 – 3  South Korea
Annan  32'
Morris  35'
K. Powell  70'
Report Chang Eun-Jung  39', 47'
Cho Eun-Jung  60'
Umpires:
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

25 July 1996
20:00
United States  1 – 2  Argentina
Marois  26' Report Masotta  5'
MacKenzie  60'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)

26 July 1996
17:30
United States  1 – 1  Germany
Werley  54' Report Cremer  3'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Janice McDonald (GBR)

26 July 1996
20:00
Australia  1 – 0  Great Britain
Andrews  29' Report
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Naomi Kato (JPN)

27 July 1996
09:00
Spain  0 – 2  South Korea
Report Chang Eun-Jung  25'
Lee Eun-Young  48'
Umpires:
Carola Heinrichs (GER)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

27 July 1996
11:00
Netherlands  4 – 1  Argentina
Donners  5'
de Ruiter  14', 45', 48'
Report Masotta  39'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)

28 July 1996
09:00
Germany  2 – 3  Great Britain
Hentschel  29'
Becker  38'
Report Atkins  51', 69'
Sixsmith  61'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Laura Crespo (ARG)

28 July 1996
11:00
Australia  4 – 0  United States
Morris  3'
K. Powell  9'
L. Powell  17'
Kate Starre  24'
Report
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

28 July 1996
17:30
Spain  2 – 4  Netherlands
López  27'
Barrio  60'
Report de Ruiter  7', 11'
Thate  29'
Donners  51'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-Ok (KOR)
Naomi Kato (JPN)

28 July 1996
20:00
Argentina  2 – 2  South Korea
MacKenzie  10'
Castelli  16'
Report Cho Eun-Jung  33'
Chang Eun-Jung  46'
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Renée Chatas (USA)

30 July 1996
09:00
Argentina  0 – 5  Great Britain
Report Nicholls  8', 68'
Sixsmith  13', 61', 67'
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Renée Chatas (USA)

30 July 1996
11:00
Germany  0 – 1  South Korea
Report Chang Eun-Jung  31'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Naomi Kato (JPN)

30 July 1996
17:30
Spain  0 – 2  United States
Report Pankratz  18'
Tchou  48'
Umpires:
Janice McDonald (GBR)
Carola Heinrichs (GER)

30 July 1996
20:00
Australia  4 – 0  Netherlands
Morris  45'
Roche  60'
Andrews  63'
Annan  68'
Report
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)

Medal round

Bronze medal match

1 August 1996
17:00
Great Britain  0 – 0 (a.e.t.)  Netherlands 3rd, bronze medalist(s)
Report
Penalties
Cook
Brown
Fraser
Robertson
Johnson
3 – 4 Donners
van den Boogaard
Thate
Lewin
van der Wielen
Umpires:
Angela Lario Ruiz (ESP)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Gold medal match

1 August 1996
19:30
1st, gold medalist(s) Australia  3 – 1  South Korea 2nd, silver medalist(s)
Annan  14', 44'
Powell  63'
Report Cho Eun-Jung  30'
Umpires:
Miram van Gemert (NED)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

Statistics

Final ranking

  1.  Australia
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Great Britain
  5.  United States
  6.  Germany
  7.  Argentina
  8.  Spain

Scorers

References

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