Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 17th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 26 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 8 August. All games were played at the Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa in Terrassa, Spain, located 30 kilometers from Barcelona.

Men's field hockey
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityBarcelona
Dates26 July – 8 August
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
Final positions
Champions Germany (2nd title)
Runner-up Australia
Third place Pakistan
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored203 (4.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Argentina Fernando Ferrara
Netherlands Floris Jan Bovelander (11 goals)
1988 (previous) (next) 1996

Germany won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Pakistan won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands 4–3.[1]

Qualification edit

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Hosts 1   Spain
18 September – 1 October 1988 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 1   Great Britain
12–23 February 1990 1990 World Cup Lahore, Pakistan 1   Netherlands
23 September – 5 October 1990 1990 Asian Games Beijing, China 1   Pakistan
12–23 June 1991 1991 European Championship Paris, France 1   Germany
15–23 June 1991 1991 Oceania Qualification Tournament Various 1   Australia
3–15 August 1991 1991 Pan American Games Havana, Cuba 1   Argentina
20 September – 1 October 1991 1991 All-Africa Games Cairo, Egypt 1   Egypt
12–27 October 1991 1991 Olympic Qualification Tournament Auckland, New Zealand 4   CIS
  India
  Malaysia
  New Zealand
Total 12

Squads edit

Umpires edit

  • Tarlok Bhullar (IND)
  • Santiago Deo (ESP)
  • Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
  • Jose Gortazar (ESP)
  • M Iqbal Bali (PAK)
  • Guillaume Langle (FRA)
  • Graham Nash (GBR)
  • Don Prior (AUS)
  • Alain Renaud (FRA)
  • Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
  • Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
  • Claude Seidler (GER)
  • Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
  • Christopher Todd (GBR)
  • Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
  • Peter von Reth (NED)
  • Alan Waterman (CAN)
  • Richard Wolter (GER)

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Australia 5 4 1 0 20 2 +18 9 Semi-finals
2   Germany 5 4 1 0 16 4 +12 9
3   Great Britain 5 3 0 2 7 10 −3 6 5–8th place semi-finals
4   India 5 2 0 3 4 8 −4 4
5   Argentina 5 1 0 4 3 12 −9 2 9–12th place semi-finals
6   Egypt 5 0 0 5 4 18 −14 0
Source: FIH
26 July 1992
09:45
Australia   7–0   Argentina
Wansbrough   24'28'60'
Lewis   30'
Davies   52'64'
Stacy   69'
Report
Umpires:
Jose Gortazar (ESP)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
26 July 1992
16:00
India   0–3   Germany
Report Blunck   18'
Fischer   50'
Tewes   62'
Umpires:
Alan Waterman (CAN)
Santiago Deo (ESP)
26 July 1992
17:30
Great Britain   2–0   Egypt
Hill   22'56' Report
Umpires:
M Iqbal Bali (PAK)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

28 July 1992
09:45
India   1–0   Argentina
Powar   5' Report
Umpires:
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
28 July 1992
16:00
Australia   5–1   Egypt
Stacy   14'
Bodimeade   22'70+'
Birmingham   37'
Lewis   45'
Report Magdy   2'
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Santiago Deo (ESP)
28 July 1992
20:00
Germany   2–0   Great Britain
Fischer   16'
Hilgers   30'
Report
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Alain Renaud (FRA)

30 July 1992
10:15
Great Britain   3–1   India
Hill   19'
Kerly   60'
Thompson   63'
Report Sebastian   53'
Umpires:
Peter von Reth (NED)
Jose Gortazar (ESP)
30 July 1992
16:00
Egypt   0–1   Argentina
Report Ferrara   54'
Umpires:
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
M Iqbal Bali (PAK)
30 July 1992
18:00
Australia   1–1   Germany
Davies   22' Report Fischer   53'
Umpires:
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

1 August 1992
09:45
Germany   8–2   Egypt
Fischer   10'14'
Hilgers   19'
Becker   29'40'42'47'
Blunck   38'
Report A. Gamal   26'57'
Umpires:
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
Alan Waterman (CAN)
1 August 1992
18:00
Argentina   1–2   Great Britain
Sordelli   60' Report Hill   10'36'
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Peter von Reth (NED)
1 August 1992
20:00
Australia   1–0   India
Stacy   3' Report
Umpires:
Jose Gortazar (ESP)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

3 August 1992
10:15
Great Britain   0–6   Australia
Report Birmingham   3'36'
Stacy   30'67'
Davies   43'45'
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
3 August 1992
17:30
India   2–1   Egypt
J. Singh   12'
Nandanoori   21'
Report F. Gamal   38'
Umpires:
M Iqbal Bali (PAK)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
3 August 1992
18:00
Germany   2–1   Argentina
Fischer   56'
Hilgers   61'
Report Ferrara   43'
Umpires:
Jose Gortazar (ESP)
Peter von Reth (NED)

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Pakistan 5 5 0 0 20 6 +14 10 Semi-finals
2   Netherlands 5 4 0 1 20 10 +10 8
3   Spain (H) 5 3 0 2 15 11 +4 6 5–8th place semi-finals
4   New Zealand 5 1 0 4 8 11 −3 2
5   CIS 5 1 0 4 11 21 −10 2 9–12th place semi-finals
6   Malaysia 5 1 0 4 9 24 −15 2
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
26 July 1992
10:15
Spain   3–0   New Zealand
P. Jufresa   7'
X. Escudé   19'
I. Escudé   51'
Report
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Graham Nash (GBR)
26 July 1992
18:00
Pakistan   4–1   Malaysia
Bajwa   8'24'
Khalid   29'
Zaman   41'
Report Nor   17'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
26 July 1992
20:00
Netherlands   5–2   CIS
Bovelander   12'31'45'66'
Weterings   57'
Report Safanov   38'
Deputatov   69'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Christopher Todd (GBR)

28 July 1992
10:15
CIS   7–3   Malaysia
Pleshakov   2'58'
Ioultchiev   30'48'
Sexenbaev   55'68'
Netchaev   65'
Report Nawawi   9'
Lim Chiow Chuan   20'
Nor   35+'
Umpires:
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Graham Nash (GBR)
28 July 1992
17:30
Pakistan   1–0   New Zealand
Bajwa   39' Report
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (GER)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
28 July 1992
18:00
Spain   2–3   Netherlands
Iglesias   21'
Usoz   60'
Report Bovelander   12'49'59'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Tarlok Bhullar (IND)

30 July 1992
09:45
Pakistan   6–2   CIS
Bashir   14'53'
Hussain   32'
Zaman   48'59'
Ahmed   54'
Report Ioultchiev   2'53'
Umpires:
Alan Waterman (CAN)
Tarlok Bhullar (IND)
30 July 1992
17:30
Netherlands   4–3   New Zealand
Bovelander   29'
Delissen   55'
Weterings   63'
Van den Honert   65'
Report G. Russ   15'
McLeod   21'
Radovonich   69'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Claude Seidler (GER)
30 July 1992
20:00
Spain   5–2   Malaysia
I. Escudé   8'18'
Iglesias   43'54'63'
Report Abdul   13'
Nor   17'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Christopher Todd (GBR)

1 August 1992
10:15
Netherlands   2–3   Pakistan
Bovelander   15'
Veen   70+'
Report Bashir   30'46'
Zaman   43'
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Richard Wolter (GER)
1 August 1992
16:00
New Zealand   2–3   Malaysia
C. Russ   25'
McLeod   57'
Report Singh   33'35+'
Nawawi   38'
Umpires:
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Christopher Todd (GBR)
1 August 1992
17:30
Spain   4–0   CIS
X. Escudé   34'
I. Escudé   43'46'53'
Report
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (GER)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

3 August 1992
09:45
Netherlands   6–0   Malaysia
Van den Honert   7'51'70+'
Delissen   13'33'43'
Report
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (GER)
Graham Nash (GBR)
3 August 1992
16:00
CIS   0–3   New Zealand
Report Radovonich   39'
G. Russ   60'64'
Umpires:
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
Tarlok Bhullar (IND)
3 August 1992
20:00
Spain   1–6   Pakistan
Iglesias   38' Report Zaman   22'50'70+'
Shahbaz   45'
Feroz   49'56'
Umpires:
Christopher Todd (GBR)
Don Prior (AUS)

Classification round edit

Ninth to twelfth place classification edit

 
9–12th place semi-finalsNinth place
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
  Argentina4
 
7 August
 
  Malaysia5
 
  Malaysia4
 
5 August
 
  CIS3
 
  CIS4
 
 
  Egypt2
 
Eleventh place
 
 
7 August
 
 
  Argentina7
 
 
  Egypt3

9–12th place semi-finals edit

5 August 1992
16:30
Argentina   4–5 (a.e.t.)   Malaysia
Ferrara   49'64'76'
Allona   60'
Report Nawawi   44'57'61'
Lim Chiow Chuan   72'
Siva   78'
Umpires:
Tarlok Bhullar (IND)
Claude Seidler (GER)

5 August 1992
19:00
CIS   4–2   Egypt
Ioultchiev   27'52'
Sexenbaev   28'60'
Report Magdy   18'32'
Umpires:
Christopher Todd (GBR)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

11th place game edit

7 August 1992
09:30
Argentina   7–3   Egypt
Ferrara   5'13'21'24'49'52'
Geneyro   26'
Report Ag. Gamal   32'
Abdulla Magdy   35+'61'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Don Prior (AUS)

Ninth place game edit

7 August 1992
17:30
Malaysia   4–3   CIS
Nawawi   17'34'
Nor   50'
Sambu   68'
Report Ioultchiev   11'
Sexenbaev   13'38'
Umpires:
Jose Gortazar (ESP)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
  Great Britain3
 
6 August
 
  New Zealand2
 
  Great Britain1
 
5 August
 
  Spain2
 
  Spain2
 
 
  India0
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 August
 
 
  New Zealand2
 
 
  India3

5–8th place semi-finals edit

5 August 1992
09:15
Great Britain   3–2   New Zealand
Hill   8'
Potter   10'
Batchelor   60'
Report C. Russ   11'
McLeod   21'
Umpires:
Richard Wolter (GER)
Don Prior (AUS)

5 August 1992
09:45
Spain   2–0   India
Iglesias   40'
Freixa   57'
Report
Umpires:
Graham Nash (GBR)
Alan Waterman (CAN)

Seventh place game edit

6 August 1992
17:00
New Zealand   2–3   India
C. Russ   13'
Radovonich   52'
Report Powar   6'
Kumar   35'41'
Umpires:
Nikolai Stepanov (CIS)
Peter von Reth (NED)

Fifth place game edit

6 August 1992
19:30
Spain   2–1   Great Britain
Escudé   38'55' Report Thompson   66'
Umpires:
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
David Waterman (CAN)

Medal round edit

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
5 August
 
 
  Australia3
 
8 August
 
  Netherlands2
 
  Australia1
 
5 August
 
  Germany2
 
  Germany2
 
 
  Pakistan1
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
8 August
 
 
  Netherlands3
 
 
  Pakistan4

Semi-finals edit

5 August 1992
17:00
Australia   3–2   Netherlands
Lewis   3'
Bodimeade   25'
Wark   37'
Report Bovelander   19'61'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

5 August 1992
20:00
Pakistan   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Germany
Bashir   28' Report Fisher   46'89'
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

Bronze medal match edit

8 August 1992
17:00
Netherlands   3–4   Pakistan
Delissen   20'
Veen   22'
Weterings   69'
Report Shahbaz   55'
Bashir   63'68'
Ibrahim   67'
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Graham Nash (GBR)

Gold medal match edit

8 August 1992
19:30
Australia   1–2   Germany
Corbitt   66' Report Hilgers   2'59'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

Statistics edit

Final standings edit

  1.   Germany
  2.   Australia
  3.   Pakistan
  4.   Netherlands
  5.   Spain
  6.   Great Britain
  7.   India
  8.   New Zealand
  9.   Malaysia
  10.   CIS
  11.   Argentina
  12.   Egypt

Goalscorers edit

There were 201 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.79 goals per match.

11 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References edit

  1. ^ "Hockey at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

External links edit