The third Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia was held in Cape Town, South Africa, from Wednesday 15 November to Saturday 26 November 1995. Eight nations took part, and they played a round robin. The top five teams joined the other three that have already qualified: Australia, title holders Spain, and hosts the United States.

Squads

Head Coach: Rodolfo Mendoza

Mariana Arnal (GK) Verónica Artica (GK) María Camardón Silvia Corvalán Sofía MacKenzie Magdalena Aicega Julieta Castellán Gabriela Sánchez Anabel Gambero Jorgelina Rimoldi Karina Masotta Vanina Oneto María Castelli Gabriela Pando Cecilia Rognoni

Head Coach:

Deb Whitten (GK) Tara Croxford Laurelee Kopeck Nicole Colaco Lisa Faust Amy MacFarlane Carla Somerville Sue Reid Veronica Planella Karen MacNeill Chris Hunter Tammy Holt Gillian Sewell Krista Thompson

Head Coach: Berti Rauth

Birgit Beyer (GK) Susie Wollschläger (GK) Simone Thomaschinski Eva Hagenbäumer Denise Klecker Irina Kuhnt Britta Becker Melanie Cremer Tanja Dickenscheid Heike Lätzsch Franziska Hentschel Nadine Ernsting-Krienke Natascha Keller Vanessa van Kooperen Philippa Suxdorf Katrin Kauschke

Head Coach: Sue Slocombe

Joanne Thompson (GK) Jill Atkins Karen Brown Susan Fraser Lucy Cope Mandy Davies Pauline Robertson Tammy Miller Jane Sixsmith Susan MacDonald Anna Bennett Hilary Rose (GK) Rhona Simpson Amanda Nicholson Diana Renilson Christine Cook

Head Coach: Tom van 't Hek

Jacqueline Toxopeus (GK) Stella de Heij (GK) Willemijn Duyster Wendy Fortuin Noor Holsboer Marlies Vossen Dillianne van den Boogaard Suzanne Plesman Jeannette Lewin Suzan van der Wielen Florentine Steenberghe Margje Teeuwen Nicole Koolen Mijntje Donners Ellen Kuipers Wietske de Ruiter

Head Coach: Kelly Fairweather

Caryn Bentley Paulene de Bruin Jill Dix (GK) C Mangion (GK) Jacqueline Geyser Nicky du Toit (GK) Sherylle Calder Gill Daniels Hanneli Arnoldi Michele MacNaughton Caroline Matthews Karen Roberts Lindsey Carlisle Sharon Cormack Karen Symons Kerry Bee Alison Dare

Results Standings

Fixtures

Final standings The top five teams qualified for the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia.

Goalscorers

See also 1996 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier

References Overview on FIH-site