The 2001 Women's Hockey Junior World Cup was the 4th edition of the FIH Hockey Junior World Cup. It was held from 14–26 May 2001 across two venues in Argentina; the Estadio Nacional de Hockey in Quilmes, and the CeNARD in Buenos Aires.
South Korea won the tournament for the first time, defeating Argentina 4–3 in a penalty shoot-out after the gold medal match finished as a 2–2 draw. The Netherlands were the defending champions, however they lost 2–0 to Australia in the bronze medal match.
Qualification Each continental federation received a number of quotas depending on the FIH World Rankings for teams qualified through their junior continental championships. Alongside the host nation, 15 teams competed in the tournament.
DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation30 March–2 April 2000Junior Oceania CupCanberra, Australia13–23 April 2000Pan American Junior ChampionshipBridgetown, Barbados6–13 May 2000Junior Asia CupKuala Lumpur, Malaysia2000EuroHockey Junior ChampionshipLeipzig, GermanyJunior Africa Cup for NationsJohannesburg, South Africa
– Due to the lack of other competing teams in the Oceania qualifier, New Zealand were invited to compete despite losing to Australia. – China withdrew from participating prior to the tournament; the first reserve team was Wales, thanks to their seventh place finish at the European qualifier. – Ukraine withdrew from participating prior to the tournament, however they were not replaced by the second reserve team.
Venues Greater Buenos Aires Quilmes Estadio Nacional de Hockey Buenos Aires CeNARD
Results
First round
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Medal round
Pool E
Pool F
Non-Medal Round
Pool G
Pool H
Thirteenth to fifteenth place classification
Crossover
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Ninth to twelfth place classification
Crossover
Eleventh and twelfth place
Ninth and tenth place
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Seventh and eighth place
Fifth and sixth place
First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Player of the TournamentTop GoalscorerGoalkeeper of the Tournament Mariné Russo Kim Yun-Mi Angela Cattaneo
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
External links Official FIH website