The 2004 Women's Athens International Hockey Tournament was a women's field hockey tournament, consisting of a series of test matches. It was held in Athens, Greece, from 4 to 8 February 2008. The tournament served as a test event for the field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics. The tournament featured four of the top nations in women's field hockey.
South Africa won the tournament after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Australia finished in third place after defeating Great Britain 2–0 in the third place playoff.
Competition format The tournament featured the national teams of Australia, Great Britain, South Africa and Spain, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing each other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
CountryDecember 2003 FIH RankingBest World Cup finishBest Olympic Games finish2Champions (1994, 1998)Champions (1988, 1996, 2000)*5Fourth Place (1990)Third Place (1992)12Seventh Place (1998)Tenth Place (2000)7Fifth place (1990)Champions (1992)
* includes results representing England, Scotland and Wales.
Results All times are local (EET).
Preliminary round Pool
Fixtures
Classification round Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics Final standings
Goalscorers
References