Hockey at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Field hockey was among the sports contested at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, held in Birmingham, England. This was the seventh staging of hockey at the Commonwealth Games since its debut in 1998, and the second staging within England specifically.

Field hockey
at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
VenueUniversity of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre
Dates29 July – 8 August 2022
Competitors360 from 11 nations
← 2018

The tournaments took place between 29 July and 8 August 2022.[1][2]

Schedule

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The competition schedule was as follows:[1][2]

G Group stage CM Classification matches ½ Semi-finals B Bronze medal match F Gold medal match
Date
Event
Fri 29 Sat 30 Sun 31 Mon 1 Tue 2 Wed 3 Thu 4 Fri 5 Sat 6 Sun 7 Mon 8
Session → M A E M A E M A E M A E M A M A E M A E M E M E M A M A
Men G G G G G G CM ½ CM B F
Women G G G G G G G CM ½ CM B F

Detailed fixtures were released on 9 March 2022.[3][4][5]

Venue

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The tournaments were held at the University of Birmingham Hockey and Squash Centre,[6] where the squash competition also took place.[7]

Qualification

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Ten nations from at least four CGF regions qualified for each tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games:[8][9]

  • The host nation.
  • The defending champions (unless already qualified as host country).
  • The highest-ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 1 February 2022, excluding those already qualified.
Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
2018 Commonwealth Games 5–14 April 2018   Gold Coast 1   Australia
FIH World Rankings 1 February 2022 8   India
  New Zealand
  Malaysia[a]
  Canada
  South Africa
  Wales
  Pakistan
  Scotland
  Ghana
TOTAL 10

Women

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Means of qualification Date Location Quotas Qualified
Host Nation 1   England
2018 Commonwealth Games 5–14 April 2018   Gold Coast 1   New Zealand
FIH World Rankings 1 February 2022 8   Australia
  India
  Canada
  South Africa
  Scotland
  Malaysia[b]
  Wales
  Ghana
  Kenya
TOTAL 10
Scheduling issues
  1. ^ The Malaysian Hockey Confederation withdrew from the Commonwealth Games in order to optimise preparation for the 2022 Asian Games, where the winning team will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8][10] At the time, the Asian Games were scheduled to take place in September 2022.[11]
  2. ^ The Malaysian Hockey Confederation withdrew from the Commonwealth Games in order to optimise preparation for the 2022 Asian Games, where the winning team will qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[8][12] At the time, the Asian Games were scheduled to take place in September 2022.[13]

Men's tournament

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Group stage

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 29 2 +27 12 Semi-finals
2   South Africa 4 2 1 1 11 12 −1 7
3   New Zealand 4 1 1 2 14 17 −3 4 Fifth place match
4   Pakistan 4 1 1 2 6 15 −9 4 Seventh place match
5   Scotland 4 0 1 3 11 25 −14 1 Ninth place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   India 4 3 1 0 27 5 +22 10 Semi-finals
2   England (H) 4 3 1 0 25 8 +17 10
3   Wales 4 2 0 2 14 10 +4 6 Fifth place match
4   Canada 4 0 1 3 4 25 −21 1 Seventh place match
5   Ghana 4 0 1 3 2 24 −22 1 Ninth place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts

Medal round

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
6 August
 
 
  Australia3
 
8 August
 
  England2
 
  Australia7
 
6 August
 
  India0
 
  India3
 
 
  South Africa2
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
8 August
 
 
  England6
 
 
  South Africa3

Women's tournament

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Group stage

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Pool A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   England (H) 4 4 0 0 21 1 +20 12 Semi-finals
2   India 4 3 0 1 12 6 +6 9
3   Canada 4 2 0 2 14 5 +9 6 Fifth place match
4   Wales 4 1 0 3 5 12 −7 3 Seventh place match
5   Ghana 4 0 0 4 1 29 −28 0 Ninth place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.
(H) Hosts

Pool B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 4 4 0 0 16 0 +16 12 Semi-finals
2   New Zealand 4 3 0 1 21 2 +19 9
3   Scotland 4 2 0 2 15 5 +10 6 Fifth place match
4   South Africa 4 1 0 3 18 13 +5 3 Seventh place match
5   Kenya 4 0 0 4 0 50 −50 0 Ninth place match
Source: Birmingham 2022
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) number of wins; 3) goal difference; 4) goals scored; 5) head-to-head results.

Medal round

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Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
  England0 (2)
 
7 August
 
  New Zealand 0 (0)
 
  England2
 
5 August
 
  Australia 1
 
  Australia1 (3)
 
 
  India1 (0)
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
7 August
 
 
  New Zealand1 (1)
 
 
  India 1 (2)

Medal summary

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Medal table

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  *   Host nation (England)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Australia1102
2  England*1012
3  India0112
Totals (3 entries)2226

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men
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  Australia
Jake Harvie
Tom Wickham
Matt Dawson
Nathan Ephraums
Johan Durst
Jacob Anderson
Joshua Beltz
Eddie Ockenden
Jacob Whetton
Blake Govers
Joshua Simmonds
Tim Howard
Aran Zalewski
Flynn Ogilvie
Daniel Beale
Tim Brand
Andrew Charter
Jeremy Hayward
  India
Jarmanpreet Singh
Abhishek
Surender Kumar
Manpreet Singh
Hardik Singh
Gurjant Singh
Mandeep Singh
Krishan Pathak
Harmanpreet Singh
Lalit Upadhyay
P. R. Sreejesh
Nilakanta Sharma
Shamsher Singh
Varun Kumar
Akashdeep Singh
Amit Rohidas
Jugraj Singh
Vivek Prasad
  England
Jack Waller
Zachary Wallace
Chris Griffiths
Ian Sloan
Sam Ward
James Albery
Phil Roper
James Mazarelo
Stuart Rushmere
Brendan Creed
David Goodfield
Ollie Payne
Liam Ansell
David Condon
Nick Bandurak
Tom Sorsby
Rhys Smith
Will Calnan
Women
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  England
Maddie Hinch
Laura Unsworth
Anna Toman
Hannah Martin
Holly Hunt
Lily Walker
Elena Rayer
Tessa Howard
Isabelle Petter
Giselle Ansley
Hollie Pearne-Webb
Fiona Crackles
Sophie Hamilton
Shona McCallin
Sabbie Heesh
Lily Owsley
Flora Peel
Grace Balsdon
  Australia
Claire Colwill
Ambrosia Malone
Amy Lawton
Penny Squibb
Aleisha Power
Georgia Wilson
Shanea Tonkin
Madison Fitzpatrick
Greta Hayes
Stephanie Kershaw
Kaitlin Nobbs
Jane Claxton
Jocelyn Bartram
Karri Somerville
Renee Taylor
Mariah Williams
Rebecca Greiner
Grace Stewart
  India
Gurjit Kaur
Deep Grace Ekka
Monika Malik
Sonika Tandi
Sharmila Devi
Nikki Pradhan
Savita Punia
Rajani Etimarpu
Sangita Kumari
Nisha Warsi
Vandana Katariya
Udita Duhan
Lalremsiami
Jyoti
Navneet Kaur
Sushila Chanu
Salima Tete
Neha Goyal

References

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  1. ^ a b "Competition Schedule". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b Competition Schedule | Hockey (PDF). BOCCG. pp. 22, 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Hockey | Men's Match Schedule" (PDF). BOCCG. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "Hockey | Women's Match Schedule" (PDF). BOCCG. 9 March 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Birmingham 2022 unveils match schedules for hockey". University of Birmingham. 9 March 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ "University welcomes Birmingham's Commonwealth Games bid success". University of Birmingham. 21 December 2017. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Venues | UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM HOCKEY AND SQUASH CENTRE". BOCCG. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b c Gilmour, Rod (2 March 2022). "Hockey nations confirmed for 2022 Commonwealth Games". The Hockey Paper. 1touch Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  9. ^ Athlete Allocation System | Hockey (PDF). Commonwealth Sport / FIH. 29 April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  10. ^ Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 | Hockey (PDF). IOC / FIH. 7 April 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  11. ^ "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". OCA. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  12. ^ Qualification System - Games of the XXXIII Olympiad - Paris 2024 | Hockey (PDF). IOC / FIH. 7 April 2022. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
  13. ^ "OCA Press Release on Hangzhou Asian Games 2022 and Shantou Asian Youth Games 2021". OCA. 6 May 2022. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
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