Field hockey was contested for men only at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand.
| Field hockey at the 1966 Asian Games | |||||||
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| Venue | Thephasadin Stadium | ||||||
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand | ||||||
| Dates | 12–19 December | ||||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||||
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India won its first gold medal by defeating the two-time defending champions Pakistan 1–0 after extra time in the final. Japan won its first medal by defeating Malaysia 1–0 in the bronze medal match.
Medalists edit
Draw edit
The draw for hockey competition was held on 5 December 1966.[1]
Results edit
Preliminary round edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pakistan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | +18 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Hong Kong
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Thailand (H)
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 |
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Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  South Korea
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Ceylon
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
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Consolation round edit
| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5th place | |||||
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| Hong Kong | 1 | |||||
| 17 December | ||||||
| Ceylon | 3 | |||||
| Ceylon | 1 | |||||
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| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals edit
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5th place match edit
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Medal round edit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||
| 19 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| 16 December | ||||||
| India (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| India | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||
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| 19 December | ||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
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Bronze medal match edit
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Gold medal match edit
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Final standings edit
References edit
- ^ "Top-form Malaysia meet India in first tie". The Straits Times. 6 December 1966. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2014.