Field hockey at the Summer Olympics

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Template:Infobox Olympic sport

Field hockey was introduced at the Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London, with six teams, four from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and other two were France and Germany.

History[edit]

Field hockey was removed from the Summer Olympic Games at the 1924 Paris Games because of the lack of an international sporting structure. The International Hockey Federation (FIH, Fédération Internationale de Hockey) was founded in Paris that year as a response to field hockey's omission. Men's field hockey became a permanent feature at the next Olympic Games, the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.

For a long time, India dominated the Olympics, winning the men's gold medal in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964. Later, Pakistan was also dominant, winning three gold and three silver medals between 1956 and 1984. India lost their dominance after the 1980s and Pakistan after the 1990s. India won their last gold medal in 1980 and Pakistan in 1984 Games.

Since 1968, various teams from around the world have seen gold-medal success at the Olympics. Since 1968, several countries in the Southern Hemisphere have won various medals in men's and women's field hockey, including Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Zimbabwe. A leading group of teams from the Northern Hemisphere has come from the Netherlands and from Germany.

Spain has appeared in the most Olympic men's competitions without winning the men's gold medal, having won silver three times in 1980, 1996, 2008 and bronze once in 1960. Australia had competed in 12 Olympics without winning gold before breaking their streak in 2004.

The first women's Olympic field hockey competition was introduced by the IOC at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Olympic field hockey games were first played on artificial turf at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.

Until the 1988 Olympics the tournament was invitational but FIH introduced a qualification system since the 1992 games. India is the leading team in overall medal tally with 12 medals (8 gold, 1 silver and 3 bronze). India also lead in most number of gold medals.

Men[edit]

Results[edit]

Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Number of teams
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
1908
Details
London, Great Britain Template:Fh-big
(England)
8–1 Template:Fh-big
(Ireland)
Template:Fh-big
(Scotland)
Template:Fh-big
(Wales)
[lower-alpha 1] 6
1912 Stockholm, Sweden No tournament No tournament
1920
Details
Antwerp, Belgium Template:Fh-big [lower-alpha 2] Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big [lower-alpha 2] Template:Fh-big 4
1924 Paris, France No tournament No tournament
1928
Details
Amsterdam, Netherlands Template:Fh-big 3–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 3–0 Template:Fh-big 9
1932
Details
Los Angeles, United States Template:Fh-big [lower-alpha 3] Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big [lower-alpha 3] 3
1936
Details
Berlin, Germany Template:Fh-big 8–1 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 4–3 Template:Fh-big 11
1948
Details
London, Great Britain Template:Fh-big 4–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 1–1
4–1
(Replay)
Template:Fh-big 13
1952
Details
Helsinki, Finland Template:Fh-big 6–1 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big 12
1956
Details
Melbourne, Australia Template:Fh-big 1–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big[lower-alpha 4] 3–1 Template:Fh-big 12
1960
Details
Rome, Italy Template:Fh-big 1–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big 16
1964
Details
Tokyo, Japan Template:Fh-big 1–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 3–2
after extra time
Template:Fh-big 15
1968
Details
Mexico City, Mexico Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big 16
1972
Details
Munich, West Germany Template:Fh-big 1–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big 16
1976
Details
Montreal, Canada Template:Fh-big 1–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 3–2 Template:Fh-big 11
1980
Details
Moscow, Soviet Union Template:Fh-big 4–3 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big 6
1984
Details
Los Angeles, United States Template:Fh-big 2–1
after extra time
Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 3–2 Template:Fh-big 12
1988
Details
Seoul, South Korea Template:Fh-big 3–1 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big 12
1992
Details
Barcelona, Spain Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 4–3 Template:Fh-big 12
1996
Details
Atlanta, United States Template:Fh-big 3–1 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 3–2 Template:Fh-big 12
2000
Details
Sydney, Australia Template:Fh-big 3–3
(5–4)
Penalty strokes
Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 6–3 Template:Fh-big 12
2004
Details
Athens, Greece Template:Fh-big 2–1
after extra time
Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 4–3
after extra time
Template:Fh-big 12
2008
Details
Beijing, China Template:Fh-big 1–0 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 6–2 Template:Fh-big 12
2012
Details
London, Great Britain Template:Fh-big 2–1 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 3–1 Template:Fh-big 12
2016
Details
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Template:Fh-big 4–2 Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 1–1
(4–3)
Penalty shootout
Template:Fh-big 12
2020
Details
Tokyo, Japan Template:Fh-big 1–1
(3–2)
Penalty shootout
Template:Fh-big Template:Fh-big 5–4 Template:Fh-big 12
2024
Details
Paris, France 12

Top four statistics[edit]

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 India[lower-alpha 5] 8 (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) 1 (1960) 3 (1968, 1972, 2020)
 Germany[lower-alpha 6] 4 (1972*, 1992, 2008, 2012) 3 (1936*, 1984, 1988) 4 (1928, 1956, 2004, 2016) 3 (1968, 1996, 2020)
 Pakistan 3 (1960, 1968, 1984) 3 (1956, 1964, 1972) 2 (1976, 1992) 3 (1948, 1952, 2000)
 Great Britain 3 (1908*, 1920, 1988) 2 (1908*, 1948*) 4 (1908*, 1908*, 1952, 1984) 3 (1956, 1960, 2012*)
 Netherlands 2 (1996, 2000) 4 (1928*, 1952, 2004, 2012) 3 (1936, 1948, 1988) 5 (1972, 1976, 1992, 2008, 2016)
 Australia 1 (2004) 4 (1968, 1976, 1992, 2020) 5 (1964, 1996, 2000*, 2008, 2012) 2 (1984, 1988)
 Belgium 1 (2020) 1 (2016) 1 (1920*) 1 (1928)
 New Zealand 1 (1976)
 Argentina 1 (2016)
 Spain 3 (1980, 1996, 2008) 1 (1960) 2 (1964, 2004)
 Denmark 1 (1920)
 Japan 1 (1932)
 South Korea 1 (2000)
 United States 1 (1932*)
Template:Country data URS 1 (1980*)
 France 2 (1920, 1936)
 Poland 1 (1980)
* = host nation

Team appearances[edit]

Team United Kingdom
1908
Belgium
1920
Netherlands
1928
United States
1932
Nazi Germany
1936
United Kingdom
1948
Finland
1952
Australia
1956
Italy
1960
Japan
1964
Mexico
1968
West Germany
1972
Canada
1976
Template:Country data Soviet Union
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
Total
 Afghanistan 6th 8th 11th 3
 Argentina 5th 14th 14th 11th 8th 11th 9th 8th 11th 10th 1st 7th 12
 Australia 5th 6th 3rd 2nd 5th 2nd 4th 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 3rd 3rd 6th 2nd 16
 Austria 9th 8th 7th 3
 Belgium 3rd 4th 9th 5th 9th 7th 11th 11th 9th 10th 9th 9th 5th 2nd 1st 15
 Brazil 12th 1
 Canada 13th 10th 12th 11th 10th 10th 11th 12th 8
 China 11th 1
Template:Country data CIS 10th Defunct 1
 Cuba 5th 1
 Denmark 2nd 5th 10th 11th 16th 5
 East Germany 11th Defunct 1
 Egypt 12th 12th 2
 England 1st Part of Great Britain 1
 Finland 9th 1
 France 6th 4th 5th 4th 8th 11th 10th 10th 12th Q 10
 Great Britain 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 4th 9th 12th 6th 3rd 1st 6th 7th 6th 9th 5th 4th 9th 5th 18
 Germany 5th 3rd 2nd 5th 1st 4th 5th 3rd 1st 1st 3rd 4th 12
 Hong Kong 15th 1
 Hungary 8th 1
 India 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 1st 3rd 3rd 7th 1st 5th 6th 7th 8th 7th 7th 12th 8th 3rd 21
 Ireland 2nd 10th 2
 Italy 11th 13th 2
Team United Kingdom
1908
Belgium
1920
Netherlands
1928
United States
1932
Nazi Germany
1936
United Kingdom
1948
Finland
1952
Australia
1956
Italy
1960
Japan
1964
Mexico
1968
West Germany
1972
Canada
1976
Template:Country data Soviet Union
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
Total
 Japan 2nd 7th 14th 7th 13th 11th 6
 Kenya 10th 7th 6th 8th 13th 9th 12th 7
 Malaysia 9th 9th 15th 8th 8th 10th 9th 11th 11th 9
 Mexico 16th 16th 2
 Netherlands 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 9th 7th 5th 4th 4th 6th 3rd 4th 1st 1st 2nd 4th 2nd 4th 6th 19
 New Zealand 6th 5th 13th 7th 9th 1st 7th 8th 6th 7th 9th 7th 9th 13
 Pakistan 4th 4th 2nd 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd 1st 5th 3rd 6th 4th 5th 8th 7th 16
 Poland 6th 12th 11th 4th 12th 5
Template:Country data RHO 11th Defunct 1
 Scotland 3rd Part of Great Britain 1
 Singapore 8th 1
 South Africa 10th 10th 12th 11th 10th 5
 South Korea 10th 5th 2nd 8th 6th 8th 6
Template:Country data Soviet Union# 3rd 7th Defunct 2
 Spain 7th 11th 3rd 4th 6th 7th 6th 2nd 8th 9th 5th 2nd 9th 4th 2nd 6th 5th 8th 18
  Switzerland 7th 5th 5th 7th 15th 5
 Tanzania 6th 1
 Uganda 15th 1
 United Team of Germany 3rd 7th 5th Defunct 3
 United States 3rd 11th 11th 12th 12th 12th 6
 Wales 3rd Part of Great Britain 1
 West Germany 4th 1st 5th 2nd 2nd Defunct 5
Total 6 4 9 3 11 13 12 12 16 15 16 16 11 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
# = states or teams that have since split into two or more independent nations

45 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.

Debut of teams[edit]

Year Debuting teams Successor and
renamed teams
Teams No. CT
1908  England,  France,  Germany,  Ireland,  Scotland,  Wales 6 6
1920  Belgium,  Denmark 2 8  Great Britain
1928  Austria,  India,  Netherlands,  Spain,   Switzerland 5 13
1932  Japan,  United States 2 15
1936  Afghanistan,  Hungary 2 17
1948  Argentina,  Pakistan 2 19
1952  Finland,  Italy,  Poland 3 22
1956  Australia,  Kenya,  Malaya,  New Zealand,  Singapore 5 27  United Team of Germany
1960 No debuts 0 27
1964  Canada,  Hong Kong, Template:Country data RHO 3 30  Malaysia
1968  East Germany,  Mexico 2 32  West Germany
1972  Uganda 1 33
1976 No debuts 0 33
1980  Cuba, Template:Country data URS,  Tanzania 3 36
1984 No debuts 0 36
1988  South Korea 1 37
1992  Egypt 1 38  Germany, Template:Country data Commonwealth of Independent States CIS
1996  South Africa 1 39
2000 No debuts 0 39
2004 No debuts 0 39
2008  China 1 40
2012 No debuts 0 40
2016  Brazil 1 41
2020 No debuts 0 41
2024 No debuts 0 41

Women[edit]

Results[edit]

Year Host Gold medal match Bronze medal match Number of teams
Gold medal Score Silver medal Bronze medal Score Fourth place
1980
Details
Moscow, Soviet Union Template:Fhw-big [lower-alpha 7] Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big [lower-alpha 7] Template:Fhw-big 6
1984
Details
Los Angeles, United States Template:Fhw-big [lower-alpha 8] Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big (10–5)
Penalty strokes[lower-alpha 9]
Template:Fhw-big 6
1988
Details
Seoul, South Korea Template:Fhw-big 2–0 Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 3–1 Template:Fhw-big 8
1992
Details
Barcelona, Spain Template:Fhw-big 2–1
after extra time
Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 4–3 Template:Fhw-big 8
1996
Details
Atlanta, United States Template:Fhw-big 3–1 Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 0–0
(4–3)
Penalty strokes
Template:Fhw-big 8
2000
Details
Sydney, Australia Template:Fhw-big 3–1 Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 2–0 Template:Fhw-big 10
2004
Details
Athens, Greece Template:Fhw-big 2–1 Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 1–0 Template:Fhw-big 10
2008
Details
Beijing, China Template:Fhw-big 2–0 Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 3–1 Template:Fhw-big 12
2012
Details
London, Great Britain Template:Fhw-big 2–0 Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 3–1 Template:Fhw-big 12
2016
Details
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Template:Fhw-big 3–3
(2–0)
Penalty shootout
Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 2–1 Template:Fhw-big 12
2020
Details
Tokyo, Japan Template:Fhw-big 3–1 Template:Fhw-big Template:Fhw-big 4–3 Template:Fhw-big 12
2024
Details
Paris, France 12

Top four statistics[edit]

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Netherlands 4 (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020) 2 (2004, 2016) 3 (1988, 1996, 2000)
 Australia 3 (1988, 1996, 2000*) 1 (1984)
 Germany[lower-alpha 10] 1 (2004) 2 (1984, 1992) 1 (2016) 1 (2008)
 Great Britain 1 (2016) 3 (1992, 2012*, 2020) 2 (1988, 1996)
 Spain 1 (1992*) 1 (2000)
 Zimbabwe 1 (1980)
 Argentina 3 (2000, 2012, 2020) 2 (2004, 2008)
 South Korea 2 (1988*, 1996) 1 (1992)
 China 1 (2008*) 1 (2004)
 Czechoslovakia 1 (1980)
Template:Country data URS 1 (1980*)
 United States 1 (1984*)
 India 2 (1980, 2020)
 New Zealand 2 (2012, 2016)
* = host nation

Team appearances[edit]

Team Template:Country data Soviet Union
1980
United States
1984
South Korea
1988
Spain
1992
United States
1996
Australia
2000
Greece
2004
China
2008
United Kingdom
2012
Brazil
2016
Japan
2020
France
2024
Total
 Argentina 7th 7th 2nd 3rd 3rd 2nd 7th 2nd 8
 Australia 4th 1st 5th 1st 1st 5th 5th 5th 6th 5th 10
 Austria 5th 1
 Belgium 11th 1
 Canada 5th 6th 7th 3
 Czechoslovakia# 2nd Defunct 1
 China 5th 4th 2nd 6th 9th 9th 6
 France Q 1
 Germany 2nd 6th 7th 1st 4th 7th 3rd 6th 8
 Great Britain 4th 3rd 4th 8th 6th 3rd 1st 3rd 8
 India 4th 12th 4th 3
 Ireland 10th 1
 Japan 8th 10th 9th 10th 11th 5
 Netherlands 1st 3rd 6th 3rd 3rd 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 1st 10
 New Zealand 6th 8th 6th 6th 12th 4th 4th 8th 8
 Poland 6th 1
 South Africa 10th 9th 11th 10th 12th 5
 South Korea 2nd 4th 2nd 9th 7th 9th 8th 11th 8
Template:Country data Soviet Union# 3rd Defunct 1
 Spain 1st 8th 4th 10th 7th 8th 7th 7
 United States 3rd 8th 5th 8th 12th 5th 6
 West Germany 2nd 5th Defunct 2
 Zimbabwe 1st 1
Total 6 6 8 8 8 10 10 12 12 12 12 12
# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations

Australia and the Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at almost every Olympic Games, except for only one edition; 21 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.

Debut of teams[edit]

Year Debutants Total
1980  Austria,  Czechoslovakia *,  India,  Poland, Template:Country data Soviet Union *,  Zimbabwe 6
1984  Australia,  Canada,  Netherlands,  New Zealand,  United States,  West Germany * 6
1988  Argentina,  Great Britain,  South Korea 3
1992  Germany #,  Spain 1 (+1)
1996 No debuts 0
2000  China,  South Africa 2
2004 No debuts 0
2008  Japan 1
2012  Belgium 1
2016 No debuts 0
2020  Ireland 1
2024  France 1
Total 22 (+1^)
* = Defunct Team
# = Germany is official successor of West Germany

Medal table[edit]

The medal ceremony of the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome

Sources:[1]

Total[edit]

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Men[edit]

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Women[edit]

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See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. There was no bronze medal match for the 1908 Games in London.
  2. 2.0 2.1 The 1920 tournament was played in a round-robin format, so there were no gold medal or bronze medal matches.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Three teams participated in the 1932 tournament, so they played a round-robin format.
  4. The United Team of Germany was the combined team from West Germany and East Germany that competed together at the Olympic Games from 1956 to 1964. Then each country sent independent teams from 1968 to 1988.
  5. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named India
  6. Includes results representing the United Team of Germany from 1956 to 1964 and West Germany from 1968 to 1988
  7. 7.0 7.1 Round-robin format play in 1980 for women's tournament
  8. Round Robin format use in 1984 women's tournament
  9. The final standings show both the United States and Australia were tied in points and had same margin in goal difference (both having scored 9 goals and conceded 7 goals), therefore a penalty stroke competition was played to decide the bronze medal winner, with the United States winning.
  10. Includes representing West Germany from 1984 to 1988

References[edit]

  1. "Olympic Analytics - Medals by Countries". olympanalyt.com. Retrieved 31 January 2022.

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