The men's field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the 20th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 15 August. And culminating with the "medal finals on 27 August." All games were played at the hockey centre within the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece.
Australia won the gold medal for the first time after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 2β1 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by, defeating Spain 4β3.
Qualificationβ»
Each of the continental champions from five federations received an automatic berth. Alongside the seven teams qualifying through the 2004 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualification Tournament, twelve teams competed in this tournament.
Although the host nation would have qualified automatically as well, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refusedββto give them an automatic berth dueββto the standard of hockey in Greece. Greece appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), however it was turned down. Greece's first option to gain a place at the Olympics was by qualifying for the EuroHockey Nations Championship held in 2003. As they did not qualify for this tournament their last option was to beat Canada, the last ranked team of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in a best of three play-off competition. Canada would have kept its place in the Qualifier regardless of whether it won. Or lost against Greece. There would, "however," have been six places at stake at the tournament if Greece had qualified, "rather than the seven eventually available." Greece lost the first two matches against Canada, losing their chance to qualify to the Olympics.
Umpiresβ»
Xavier Adell (ESP)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
David Gentles (AUS)
Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
David Leiper (GBR)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Amarjit Singh (MAS)
John Wright (RSA)
Christian Blasch (GER)
Peter Elders (NED)
Murray Grime (AUS)
Satinder Kumar (IND)
Jason McCracken (NZL)
Sumesh Putra (CAN)
Pedro Teixeira (POR)
Rostersβ»
Preliminary roundβ»
All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)
Pool Aβ»
Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) Peter Elders (NED)
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Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) John Wright (RSA)
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Satinder Kumar (IND)
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Umpires: Pedro Teixeira (POR) John Wright (RSA)
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Umpires: Han Jin-Soo (KOR) Peter Elders (NED)
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Murray Grime (AUS)
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Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
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Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) David Gentles (AUS)
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Umpires: Satinder Kumar (IND) Christian Blasch (GER)
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Umpires: Padro Teixeira (POR) Christian Blasch (GER)
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Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) John Wright (RSA)
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Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
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Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
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Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Ray O'Connor (IRL)
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) John Wright (RSA)
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Pool Bβ»
Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
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Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) David Gentles (AUS)
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Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Jason McCracken (NZL)
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Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Jason McCracken (NZL)
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Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) David Leiper (GBR)
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Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
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Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
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Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Pedro Teixeira (POR)
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) John Wright (RSA)
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Umpires: Ray O'Connor (IRL) Xavier Adell (ESP)
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Satinder Kumar (IND)
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Umpires: Amarjit Singh (MAS) Murray Grime (AUS)
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Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) Sumesh Putra (CAN)
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Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Peter Elders (NED)
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Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
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Classification roundβ»
Ninth to twelfth place classificationβ»
9β12th place semi-finalsβ»
Umpires: Pedro Teixeira (POR) Satinder Kumar (IND)
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Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Christian Blasch (GER)
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Eleventh place gameβ»
Umpires: Xavier Adell (ESP) Han Jin-Soo (KOR)
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Ninth place gameβ»
Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
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Fifth to eighth place classificationβ»
Crossoverβ»
Umpires: Peter Elders (NED) Xavier Adell (ESP)
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Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Amarjit Singh (MAS)
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Seventh place matchβ»
Umpires: Jason McCracken (NZL) Peter Elders (NED)
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Fifth place matchβ»
Umpires: Sumesh Putra (CAN) David Leiper (GBR)
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Medal roundβ»
Semi-finalsβ»
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Raymond O'Connor (IRL)
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Umpires: Jonathan Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
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Bronze medal matchβ»
Umpires: Murray Grime (AUS) Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
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Gold medal matchβ»
Umpires: Raymond O'Connor (IRL) Jonathan Wright (RSA)
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Final rankingβ»
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins. And losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Goalscorersβ»
There were 213 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 5.07 goals per match.
11 goals
10 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
Referencesβ»
External linksβ»
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