Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

Women's field hockey
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityBarcelona
Dates27 July – 7 August
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored64 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Franziska Hentschel
United Kingdom Jane Sixsmith (5 goals)
1988 (previous) (next) 1996

The women's field hockey tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 4th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a twelve-day period beginning on 27 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 7 August. All games were played at the Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa in Terrassa, Spain, located 30 kilometers from Barcelona.

Spain won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final with a golden goal. Great Britain won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea 4–3.[1]

Qualification

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Hosts 1  Spain
21–30 September 1988 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 1  Australia
2–13 May 1990 1990 World Cup Sydney, Australia 1  Netherlands
27 July – 7 August 1991 1991 Olympic Qualifier Auckland, New Zealand 5  Canada
 Germany
 Great Britain
 New Zealand
 South Korea
Total 8

Squads

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
 Spain 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
 Australia 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
 Canada 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
27 July 1992
16:00
Australia  2–0  Canada
Tooth field hockey ball 40'
Haslam field hockey ball 60'
Report
Umpires:
Dominique Ache (BEL)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
27 July 1992
17:30
Spain  2–2  Germany
Motos field hockey ball 35+'47' Report Hentschel field hockey ball 17'27'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)

29 July 1992
17:30
Australia  0–1  Germany
Report Becker field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Dominique Ache (BEL)
29 July 1992
18:00
Spain  2–1  Canada
Motos field hockey ball 5'47' Report Covey field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Jane Robertson (GBR)

2 August 1992
18:00
Canada  0–4  Germany
Report Dickenscheid field hockey ball 12'
Hentschel field hockey ball 16'57'
Becker field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Dominique Ache (BEL)
2 August 1992
20:00
Spain  1–0  Australia
Manrique field hockey ball 4' Report
Umpires:
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)
Jane Robertson (GBR)

Group B

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
 Great Britain 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 4
 Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
 New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
27 July 1992
18:00
New Zealand  0–5  South Korea
Report Lee Kyoung-hei field hockey ball 25'44'
Kwon Chang-sook field hockey ball 42'
Chang Eun-jung field hockey ball 47'55'
Umpires:
Christianne Asselman (BEL)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
27 July 1992
20:00
Netherlands  2–1  Great Britain
Lejeune field hockey ball 33'
De Ruiter field hockey ball 56'
Report
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Virginnia Davilla (ESP)

29 July 1992
16:00
South Korea  1–3  Great Britain
Chang Eun-jung field hockey ball 49' Report Sixsmith field hockey ball 17'54'
S. Fraser field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Virginnia Davilla (ESP)
Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)
29 July 1992
20:00
Netherlands  2–0  New Zealand
Lejeune field hockey ball 12'28' Report
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Renee Chatas (USA)

2 August 1992
16:00
South Korea  2–0  Netherlands
Lee Kyoung-hei field hockey ball 8'
Yang Hea-sook field hockey ball 41'
Report
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)
2 August 1992
17:30
New Zealand  2–3  Great Britain
Bell-Kake field hockey ball 21'
Clinton field hockey ball 61'
Report Johnson field hockey ball 10'57'
Ramsay field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Christianne Asselman (BEL)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
4 August
 
 
 Australia5
 
6 August
 
 New Zealand1
 
 Australia2
 
4 August
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Netherlands2
 
 
 Canada0
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 August
 
 
 New Zealand0
 
 
 Canada2

Crossover

4 August 1992
09:30
Australia  5–1  New Zealand
Pereira field hockey ball 2'12'44'
Hager field hockey ball 14'
Hawkes field hockey ball 57'
Report Clinton field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)

4 August 1992
17:30
Netherlands  2–0  Canada
Lejeune field hockey ball 55'
Steenberghe field hockey ball 61'
Report
Umpires:
Virginnia Davilla (ESP)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

Seventh and eighth place

6 August 1992
09:30
New Zealand  0–2  Canada
Report Covey field hockey ball 45'
Gaiga field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Christianne Asselman (BEL)
Renee Chatas (USA)

Fifth and sixth place

6 August 1992
17:30
Australia  2–0  Netherlands
Powell field hockey ball 49'
Annan field hockey ball 50'
Report
Umpires:
Jane Robertson (GBR)
Margaret Lanning (CAN)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 August 1992
 
 
 Germany2
 
7 August
 
 Great Britain1
 
 Germany1
 
4 August 1992
 
 Spain2
 
 South Korea1
 
 
 Spain2
 
Third place
 
 
7 August
 
 
 Great Britain4
 
 
 South Korea3

Semi-finals

4 August 1992
17:00
Germany  2–1  Great Britain
Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 12'
Lätzsch field hockey ball 59'
Report Sixsmith field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)
Laura Crespo (ARG)

4 August 1992
19:30
South Korea  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Spain
Kwon Chang-sook field hockey ball 29' Report Dorado field hockey ball 9'
Carmen Barea field hockey ball 98'
Umpires:
Dominique Ache (BEL)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

Bronze medal match

7 August 1992
17:00
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Great Britain  4–3 (a.e.t.)  South Korea
Sixsmith field hockey ball 7'82'
Johnson field hockey ball 44'
S. Fraser field hockey ball 48'
Report Ro Young-mi field hockey ball 3'
Chang Eun-jung field hockey ball 17'
Lim Kye-sook field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)
Solabrar Hernandez (ESP)

Gold medal match

7 August 1992
19:30
2nd place, silver medalist(s) Germany  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Spain 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Hentschel field hockey ball 12' Report Carmen Barea field hockey ball 8'
Maragall field hockey ball 83'
Umpires:
Dominique Ache (BEL)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

Final standings

  1.  Spain
  2.  Germany
  3.  Great Britain
  4.  South Korea
  5.  Australia
  6.  Netherlands
  7.  Canada
  8.  New Zealand

References

  1. ^ "Hockey at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Women's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 18 October 2019.