Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's hockey
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityManchester
Dates27 July – 3 August
Teams8
Venue(s)Belle Vue Hockey Centre
Final positions
Champions India (1st title)
Runner-up England
Third place Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored114 (5.7 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Pietie Coetzee (10 goals)
1998 (previous) (next) 2006

The second edition of the women's hockey tournament at the Commonwealth Games took place during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the Belle Vue Complex in Manchester, England. The event started on Friday, 26 July, and ended on Saturday, 3 August 2002.

Participating nations

Pool A Pool B

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 0 25 1 +24 9 Semi-finals
2  South Africa 3 2 0 1 16 5 +11 6 Quarter-finals
3  Scotland 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4  Malaysia 3 0 0 3 0 35 −35 0
Source: Fieldhockey Canada
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
26 July 2002
11:00
Australia  3–0  Scotland
Powell field hockey ball 28'
Morrison field hockey ball 32'
Towers field hockey ball 65'
Report
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
26 July 2002
13:00
Malaysia  0–11  South Africa
Report Mayer field hockey ball 3'5'11'
Coetzee field hockey ball 8'34'59'
Wilson field hockey ball 13'62'
Wessels field hockey ball 24'31'
Carlisle field hockey ball 51'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

27 July 2002
17:30
South Africa  1–4  Australia
Coetzee field hockey ball 36' Report Morrison field hockey ball 4'
Dobson field hockey ball 26'28'
Towers field hockey ball 31'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
27 July 2002
19:30
Scotland  6–0  Malaysia
Thomson field hockey ball 35'
R. Simpson field hockey ball 40'48'
MacDonald field hockey ball 50'
Gilmour field hockey ball 58'
Clement field hockey ball 65'
Report
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

29 July 2002
11:00
Australia  18–0  Malaysia
Dobson field hockey ball 7'37'67'
Langham-Pritchard field hockey ball 11'
Banning field hockey ball 13'48'
Hudson field hockey ball 14'20'22'
Morrison field hockey ball 25'
K. Smith field hockey ball 34'59'
Towers field hockey ball 42'
Netzler field hockey ball 45'
N. Smith field hockey ball 46'55'62'64'
Report
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
29 July 2002
14:00
South Africa  4–1  Scotland
Koornof field hockey ball 42'
Cotzee field hockey ball 43'45'
Wilson field hockey ball 58'
Report Simpson field hockey ball 9'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  New Zealand 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Semi-finals
2  England 3 1 2 0 9 4 +5 5 Quarter-finals
3  India 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Canada 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: Fieldhockey Canada
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
26 July 2002
16:00
New Zealand  2–2  England
Roberts-Lang field hockey ball 29'
Turner field hockey ball 33'
Report Grant field hockey ball 4'
Clewlow field hockey ball 55'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
26 July 2002
18:00
Canada  0–1  India
Report Suman field hockey ball 44'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

28 July 2002
09:00
India  1–3  New Zealand
Jyoti field hockey ball 16' Report Pearce field hockey ball 25'
Gubb-Suddaby field hockey ball 40'
Senior field hockey ball 67'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
28 July 2002
11:00
England  6–1  Canada
Smith field hockey ball 40'50'69'
Walsh field hockey ball 46'
Walker field hockey ball 56'
Bennett field hockey ball 66'
Report Hunt field hockey ball 65'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

29 July 2002
16:00
England  1–1  India
Bennett field hockey ball 27' Report Suman field hockey ball 23'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
29 July 2002
18:00
New Zealand  3–1  Canada
Provan field hockey ball 24'
Roberts-Lang field hockey ball 41'
Senior field hockey ball 59'
Report Cuthbert field hockey ball 11'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

Classification matches

Seventh and eighth place

1 August 2002
10:00
Malaysia  0–5  Canada
Report Taunton field hockey ball 11'
Johnson field hockey ball 24'
Grimes field hockey ball 27'
Tingley field hockey ball 65'68'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

First to sixth place classification

 
CrossoversSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
1 August 2002
 
 
 Australia1
 
31 July 2002
 
 England2
 
 England6
 
3 August 2002
 
 Scotland1
 
 England2
 
 
 India (a.e.t)3
 
 
1 August 2002
 
 
 New Zealand1
 
31 July 2002
 
 India2 Third Place
 
 South Africa3
 
3 August 2002
 
 India (a.e.t)4
 
 Australia4
 
 
 New Zealand3
 
Quarter-finals
31 July 2002
10:00
South Africa  3–4 (a.e.t.)  India
Coetzee field hockey ball 8'15'
Wilson field hockey ball 34'
Report Pritam field hockey ball 46'
Jyoti field hockey ball 62'64'
Suman field hockey ball 78'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

31 July 2002
12:30
England  6–1  Scotland
King field hockey ball 14'55'64'
Grant field hockey ball 31'
Blanks field hockey ball 40'
Walsh field hockey ball 48'
Report Judge field hockey ball 50'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Fifth and sixth place
1 August 2002
12:30
South Africa  4–3 (a.e.t.)  Scotland
Mayer field hockey ball 9'
Coetzee field hockey ball 27'73'
Wilson field hockey ball 63'
Report Rochlin field hockey ball 30'
E. Simpson field hockey ball 56'
Judge field hockey ball 68'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Semi-finals
1 August 2002
16:00
New Zealand  1–2  India
Pearce field hockey ball 5' Report Jyoti field hockey ball 33'
Mamta field hockey ball 62'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

1 August 2002
18:30
Australia  1–2  England
Dobson field hockey ball 67' Report Walsh field hockey ball 17'
Grant field hockey ball 25'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Third and fourth place
3 August 2002
13:00
Australia  4–3  New Zealand
Bakurski field hockey ball 8'
Banning field hockey ball 14'
N. Smith field hockey ball 44'
Powell field hockey ball 45'
Report Christie field hockey ball 10'
Provan field hockey ball 23'
Pearce field hockey ball 70'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
Final
3 August 2002
15:30
England  2–3 (a.e.t.)  India
Blanks field hockey ball 35'
Grant field hockey ball 46'
Report Mamta field hockey ball 21'78'
Sita field hockey ball 31'
Stadium:
Belle Vue Hockey

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  India 6 4 1 1 12 10 +2 13 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  England 6 3 2 1 19 9 +10 11 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Australia 5 4 0 1 30 6 +24 12 Bronze Medal
4  New Zealand 5 2 1 2 12 10 +2 7 Fourth place
5  South Africa 5 3 0 2 23 12 +11 9 Eliminated in
crossovers
6  Scotland 5 1 0 4 11 17 −6 3
7  Canada 4 1 0 3 7 10 −3 3 Eliminated in
group stage
8  Malaysia 4 0 0 4 0 40 −40 0

Goalscorers

There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.

10 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Medallists

Games Gold Silver Bronze
 India (IND)
Kanti Baa
Suman Bala
Sanggai Chanu
Tingonleima Chanu
Ngasepam Pakpi Devi
Suraj Lata Devi (c)
Sita Gussain
Saba Anjum Karim
Amandeep Kaur
Manjinder Kaur
Mamta Kharab
Jyoti Sunita Kullu
Helen Mary
Masira Surin
Pritam Rani Siwach
Sumrai Tete
 England (ENG)
Anna Bennett
Carolyn Reid
Lucilla Wright
Frances Houslop
Helen Grant
Helen Richardson
Hilary Rose
Jane Smith
Jennie Bimson
Joanne Ellis
Kate Walsh
Leisa King
Mandy Nicholson
Melanie Clewlow
Rachel Walker
Sarah Blanks
 Australia (AUS)
Angie Skirving
Bianca Langham-Pritchard
Bianca Netzler
Brooke Morrison
Carmel Bakurski
Joanne Banning
Julie Towers
Karen Smith
Katrina Powell
Louise Dobson
Melanie Twitt
Ngaire Smith
Nikki Hudson
Nina Bonner
Rachel Imison
Tammy Cole

Awards

 2002 women's hockey Commonwealth Games winners 

India
First title

Cultural depictions

A fictionalised version of the Indian team's victory at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was depicted in the 2007 film Chak De! India.[1]

References

  1. ^ Palca, Joe (25 February 2009). "Singing The Praises Of Bollywood Films". WBUR-FM. NPR. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.