The women's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 3rd edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 21 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 30 September. All games were played at the Seongnam Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.[1]
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| Tournament details | |||
| Host country | South Korea | ||
| City | Seoul | ||
| Dates | 21–30 September | ||
| Teams | 8 (from 4 confederations) | ||
| Venue(s) | Seongnam Stadium | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (1st title) | ||
| Runner-up |  South Korea | ||
| Third place |  Netherlands | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 20 | ||
| Goals scored | 72 (3.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Lisanne Lejeune (8 goals) | ||
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Australia won the gold medal for the first time after defeating South Korea 2–0 in the final. Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 3–1.[2]
Squads
editResults
editPreliminary round
editGroup A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Netherlands
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Great Britain
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Argentina
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 4 |  United States
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
Source: FIH
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Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  West Germany
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 4 |  Canada
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Source: FIH
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Fifth to eighth place classification
edit| Cross-overs | Fifth place | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| West Germany | 2 | |||||
| West Germany | 4 | |||||
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| Canada | 2 | |||||
| Argentina | 1 | |||||
| Canada (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 29 September | ||||||
| United States | 1 | |||||
| Argentina (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
Cross-overs
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Seventh and eighth place
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Fifth and sixth place
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Medal round
edit| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 27 September | ||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| 30 September | ||||||
| Australia | 3 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
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| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Great Britain | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 30 September | ||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Great Britain | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
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Gold medal match
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Final ranking
editAs per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 8 | Gold Medal |
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South Korea
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5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 7 | Silver Medal |
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Netherlands
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 8 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Great Britain
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | Fourth place |
| 5 | West Germany
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Canada
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5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 7 | Argentina
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5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | |
| 8 | United States
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5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 1 |
Source: FIH
Goalscorers
editThere were 72 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References
edit- ^ "Hockey at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
- ^ "Olympic Games Seoul 1988". FIH. Retrieved 24 July 2017.