Field hockey at the 2012 Olympic Games in London took place from 29 July to 11 August at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park.
On 13 November 2010 the International Hockey Federation (FIH) decided to allocate 12 teams for each men and women events respectively.
Germany won the men's tournament for the fourth time, and the women's tournament was won by the Netherlands — their third Olympic women's hockey title.
Competition schedule
PPreliminaries½SemifinalsFFinal Event↓/Date → Sun 29 Mon 30 Tue 31 Wed 1 Thu 2 Fri 3 Sat 4 Sun 5 Mon 6 Tue 7 Wed 8 Thu 9 Fri 10 Sat 11 Men P P P P P ½ F Women P P P P P ½ F
Qualification Each of the continental champions received a berth alongside the host, Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales compete separately in most competitions, but send a combined team to the Olympics and selected friendly tournaments, which is managed by England Hockey), while another three spots were decided in qualifying tournaments.
For the men's tournament, Europe received two extra quota places, and Oceania one extra. While for the women's, Asia, Oceania and Europe each received one extra quota place. All were based on FIH world rankings.
However, South Africa as African champion for both tournaments gave up the automatic berth on the premise that they should play a qualifier having deemed the African tournament as sub-standard even though they won the African qualifier tournament. Instead they played in the men's and women's Olympic qualification tournament and made the cut. Their automatic berth was awarded to Spain in the men's tournament and Argentina in the women's.
Men's qualification
Women's qualification DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifier(s)Host nation1 (4)13–24 November 20102010 Asian GamesGuangzhou, China2 (5) (8)20–27 August 20112011 EuroHockey ChampionshipMönchengladbach, Germany2 (1) (3)2–11 September 20112011 African Olympic QualifierBulawayo, Zimbabwe0—6–9 October 20112011 Oceania CupHobart, Australia2 (6) (7)14–30 October 20112011 Pan American GamesGuadalajara, Mexico1 (10)18–25 February 2012Olympic Qualification Tournament 1New Delhi, India1 (12)17–25 March 2012Olympic Qualification Tournament 2Kontich, Belgium1 (16)25 April – 5 May 2012Olympic Qualification Tournament 3Kakamigahara, Japan1 (9)Invitational1 (2)Total12
– South Africa won the African qualifier tournament but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that they should play a qualifier having deemed the African tournament as sub-standard. Eventually they won the Qualification Tournament 1. Instead, Argentina was invited as the highest ranked team not already qualified after the conclusion of the continental championships.
Men's tournament
Pool A
Pool B
Medal round
Final standings
Women's tournament
Pool A
Pool B
Medal round
Final standings
Medal summary
Medal table
Medalists Men's teamMaximilian MüllerMartin HänerOskar DeeckeChristopher WesleyMoritz FürsteTobias HaukeJan-Philipp RabenteBenjamin WeßTimo WeßOliver KornChristopher ZellerMax WeinholdMatthias WitthausFlorian FuchsPhilipp ZellerThilo StralkowskiJaap StockmannKlaas VermeulenMarcel BalkesteinWouter JolieRoderick WeusthofRobbert KempermannTeun de NooijerSander BaartFloris EversBob de VoogdSander de WijnRogier HofmanRobert van der HorstBilly BakkerValentin VergaMink van der WeerdenMark KnowlesJamie DwyerLiam de YoungSimon OrchardGlenn TurnerChris CirielloMatthew ButturiniRussell FordEddie OckendenJoel CarrollMatthew GohdesTim DeavinMatthew SwannNathan BurgersKieran GoversFergus Kavanagh Women's teamMarilyn AgliottiMerel de BlaeijEva de GoedeMaartje GoderieEllen HoogKelly JonkerKim LammersMaartje PaumenSophie PolkampJoyce SombroekNaomi van AsCarlien Dirkse van den HeuvelMargot van GeffenKitty van MaleCaia van MaasakkerLidewij WeltenLuciana AymarNoel BarrionuevoMartina CavalleroLaura del ColleSilvina D'ElíaFlorencia HabifRosario LuchettiSofía MaccariDelfina MerinoMaria Florencia MutioCarla RebecchiMacarena RodríguezRocío Sánchez MocciaMariela ScaroneDaniela SruogaMaria Josefina SruogaAshleigh BallLaura BartlettCrista CullenAlex DansonHannah MacleodEmily MaguireAnne PanterHelen RichardsonChloe RogersBeth StorrySarah ThomasGeorgie TwiggLaura UnsworthKate WalshSally WaltonNicola White
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