The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 13 October, and culminated with the medal finals on 26 October. All games were played at the Municipal Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
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| Venue | Municipal Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 13–26 October 1968 | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
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Pakistan won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Defending champions India won the bronze medal after defeating West Germany 2–1.
Competition ScheduleEdit
| G | Group stage | C | Classification matches | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sun 13 | Mon 14 | Tue 15 | Wed 16 | Thu 17 | Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tue 22 | Wed 23 | Thu 24 | Fri 25 | Sat 26 | |
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| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | C | SF | C | B | F |
SquadsEdit
ResultsEdit
Preliminary RoundEdit
Pool AEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India
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7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand
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7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 |  Spain
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 |  Belgium
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7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 |  East Germany
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 |  Japan
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Mexico (H)
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 |
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1 The match was abandoned in the 55th minute with the score 0-0 after the Japanese team laid down their sticks and walked off the pitch to protest the awarding of a penalty stroke to India. India were awarded the match 5-0.
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Pool BEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pakistan
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7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 14 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Australia[a] |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Kenya[a] |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Netherlands
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7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 |  France
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Argentina
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Malaysia
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7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
Source: Sports-References
- ^[a] – Australia and Kenya finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool.
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Second place play-offEdit
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Classification RoundEdit
Eighth to sixteenth place classificationEdit
Fifteenth place gameEdit
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Thirteenth place gameEdit
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Eleventh place gameEdit
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Ninth place gameEdit
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Fifth to eighth place classificationEdit
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
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| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||
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| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
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| 25 October | ||||||
| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||
5–8th place-semifinalsEdit
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Seventh place gameEdit
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Fifth place gameEdit
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Medal roundEdit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
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| India | 1 | |||||
| 26 October | ||||||
| Australia (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 2 | |||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 26 October | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
Semi-finalsEdit
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Bronze medal matchEdit
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Gold medal matchEdit
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Final standingsEdit
MedalistsEdit
SourcesEdit
- Official Olympic Report
- Mexico Organizing Committee (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad: Mexico 1968, vol. 2.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Hockey at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pakistan Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "India Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-06-02.