Field hockey at the 1972 Summer Olympics
The field hockey tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics.[1]
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| Venue | Hockeyanlage | |||||||||
| Dates | 27 August–10 September 1972 | |||||||||
| No. of events | 1 | |||||||||
| Competitors | 263 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
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The West German victory was the first title by a European nation since 1920 but was marred by the behavior of Pakistani players, fans, and officials after losing the final.
At the final whistle, Pakistani fans and officials invaded the pitch before assaulting West German police and stadium security, storming the tournament officials table and pouring a bucket of water over International Hockey Federation president Rene Frank, while the players destroyed their locker room and refused to wear their silver medals or face the West German flag as it was raised at the medal ceremony.
The eleven Pakistani players were banned for life from their national team, but after a high-level apology, the ban was reduced to two years, and eight of them played at the 1976 Olympics.[2]
MedalistsEdit
SquadsEdit
Group stageEdit
Group AEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  West Germany (H)
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7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | +12 | 13 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Pakistan
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | +11 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Malaysia
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 9 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 |  Spain
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7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Belgium
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7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  France
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7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 4 | Eleventh place game |
| 7 |  Argentina
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7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | Thirteenth place game |
| 8 |  Uganda
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7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 3 | Fifteenth place game |
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Group BEdit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India
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7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | +17 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Netherlands
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7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Great Britain
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7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 9 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 |  Australia
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7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 8 | |
| 5 |  New Zealand
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7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | +5 | 7 | Ninth place game |
| 6 |  Poland
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7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6 | Eleventh place game |
| 7 |  Kenya
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7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 3 | Thirteenth place game |
| 8 |  Mexico
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7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 40 | −39 | 0 | Fifteenth place game |
Source:[citation needed]
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Classification roundEdit
Ninth 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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| Australia | 2 | |||||
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| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Australia (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
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| Great Britain | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Great Britain | 2 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
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| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finalsEdit
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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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| West Germany | 3 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 0 | |||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan | 2 | |||||
| India | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 10 September | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
Semi-finalsEdit
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Bronze medal matchEdit
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Gold medal matchEdit
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Final rankingsEdit
West Germany
Pakistan
India
Netherlands
Australia
Great Britain
Spain
Malaysia
New Zealand
Belgium
Poland
France
Kenya
Argentina
Uganda
Mexico
Remarks:
- Men's competition only in 1972
- It was the first-ever gold medal lost by either Pakistan or India, former rulers in this sport.
- At the medal ceremony Pakistani players, as a protest against alleged biased and unfair decisions by the referee, put forth their foot to wear the medal then threw their silver medals at the floor and turned their backs as the German anthem played.
ReferencesEdit
- ^ "Hockey at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ Misbehaving Pakistani hockey players