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

The women's field hockey tournament at the 1992 Summer Olympics was the 4th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a twelve-day period beginning on 27 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 7 August. All games were played at the Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa in Terrassa, Spain, located 30 kilometers from Barcelona.

Women's field hockey
at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySpain
CityBarcelona
Dates27 July – 7 August
Teams8 (from 4 confederations)
Venue(s)Estadi Olímpic de Terrassa
Final positions
Champions Spain (1st title)
Runner-up Germany
Third place Great Britain
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored64 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)Germany Franziska Hentschel
United Kingdom Jane Sixsmith (5 goals)
1988 (previous) (next) 1996

Spain won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Germany 2–1 in the final with a golden goal. Great Britain won the bronze medal by defeating South Korea 4–3.[1]

Qualification edit

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Hosts 1   Spain
21–30 September 1988 1988 Summer Olympics Seoul, South Korea 1   Australia
2–13 May 1990 1990 World Cup Sydney, Australia 1   Netherlands
27 July – 7 August 1991 1991 Olympic Qualifier Auckland, New Zealand 5   Canada
  Germany
  Great Britain
  New Zealand
  South Korea
Total 8

Squads edit

Results edit

Preliminary round edit

Group A edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Germany 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 5
  Spain 3 2 1 0 5 3 +2 5
  Australia 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 2
  Canada 3 0 0 3 1 8 −7 0
27 July 1992
16:00
Australia   2–0   Canada
Tooth   40'
Haslam   60'
Report
Umpires:
Dominique Ache (BEL)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
27 July 1992
17:30
Spain   2–2   Germany
Motos   35+'47' Report Hentschel   17'27'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)

29 July 1992
17:30
Australia   0–1   Germany
Report Becker   65'
Umpires:
Laura Crespo (ARG)
Dominique Ache (BEL)
29 July 1992
18:00
Spain   2–1   Canada
Motos   5'47' Report Covey   63'
Umpires:
Gill Clarke (GBR)
Jane Robertson (GBR)

2 August 1992
18:00
Canada   0–4   Germany
Report Dickenscheid   12'
Hentschel   16'57'
Becker   22'
Umpires:
Renee Chatas (USA)
Dominique Ache (BEL)
2 August 1992
20:00
Spain   1–0   Australia
Manrique   4' Report
Umpires:
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)
Jane Robertson (GBR)

Group B edit

Teams Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 2 0 1 8 3 +5 4
  Great Britain 3 2 0 1 7 5 +2 4
  Netherlands 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 4
  New Zealand 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
27 July 1992
18:00
New Zealand   0–5   South Korea
Report Lee Kyoung-hei   25'44'
Kwon Chang-sook   42'
Chang Eun-jung   47'55'
Umpires:
Christianne Asselman (BEL)
Laura Crespo (ARG)
27 July 1992
20:00
Netherlands   2–1   Great Britain
Lejeune   33'
De Ruiter   56'
Report
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Virginnia Davilla (ESP)

29 July 1992
16:00
South Korea   1–3   Great Britain
Chang Eun-jung   49' Report Sixsmith   17'54'
S. Fraser   32'
Umpires:
Virginnia Davilla (ESP)
Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)
29 July 1992
20:00
Netherlands   2–0   New Zealand
Lejeune   12'28' Report
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Renee Chatas (USA)

2 August 1992
16:00
South Korea   2–0   Netherlands
Lee Kyoung-hei   8'
Yang Hea-sook   41'
Report
Umpires:
Peri Buckley (AUS)
Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)
2 August 1992
17:30
New Zealand   2–3   Great Britain
Bell-Kake   21'
Clinton   61'
Report Johnson   10'57'
Ramsay   50'
Umpires:
Margaret Lanning (CAN)
Christianne Asselman (BEL)

Fifth to eighth place classification edit

 
CrossoverFifth place
 
      
 
4 August
 
 
  Australia5
 
6 August
 
  New Zealand1
 
  Australia2
 
4 August
 
  Netherlands0
 
  Netherlands2
 
 
  Canada0
 
Seventh place
 
 
6 August
 
 
  New Zealand0
 
 
  Canada2

Crossover edit

4 August 1992
09:30
Australia   5–1   New Zealand
Pereira   2'12'44'
Hager   14'
Hawkes   57'
Report Clinton   53'
Umpires:
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)

4 August 1992
17:30
Netherlands   2–0   Canada
Lejeune   55'
Steenberghe   61'
Report
Umpires:
Virginnia Davilla (ESP)
Gill Clarke (GBR)

Seventh and eighth place edit

6 August 1992
09:30
New Zealand   0–2   Canada
Report Covey   45'
Gaiga   58'
Umpires:
Christianne Asselman (BEL)
Renee Chatas (USA)

Fifth and sixth place edit

6 August 1992
17:30
Australia   2–0   Netherlands
Powell   49'
Annan   50'
Report
Umpires:
Jane Robertson (GBR)
Margaret Lanning (CAN)

First to fourth place classification edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 August 1992
 
 
  Germany2
 
7 August
 
  Great Britain1
 
  Germany1
 
4 August 1992
 
  Spain2
 
  South Korea1
 
 
  Spain2
 
Third place
 
 
7 August
 
 
  Great Britain4
 
 
  South Korea3

Semi-finals edit

4 August 1992
17:00
Germany   2–1   Great Britain
Ernsting-Krienke   12'
Lätzsch   59'
Report Sixsmith   32'
Umpires:
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)
Laura Crespo (ARG)

4 August 1992
19:30
South Korea   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Spain
Kwon Chang-sook   29' Report Dorado   9'
Carmen Barea   98'
Umpires:
Dominique Ache (BEL)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

Bronze medal match edit

7 August 1992
17:00
  Great Britain   4–3 (a.e.t.)   South Korea
Sixsmith   7'82'
Johnson   44'
S. Fraser   48'
Report Ro Young-mi   3'
Chang Eun-jung   17'
Lim Kye-sook   56'
Umpires:
Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)
Solabrar Hernandez (ESP)

Gold medal match edit

7 August 1992
19:30
  Germany   1–2 (a.e.t.)   Spain  
Hentschel   12' Report Carmen Barea   8'
Maragall   83'
Umpires:
Dominique Ache (BEL)
Peri Buckley (AUS)

Final standings edit

  1.   Spain
  2.   Germany
  3.   Great Britain
  4.   South Korea
  5.   Australia
  6.   Netherlands
  7.   Canada
  8.   New Zealand

References edit

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

External links edit