Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification

The qualification for the Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from September 2014 to October 2015. There were three qualification events, host country, continental championship, and 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals respectively. Total twelve teams could participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Qualification summary

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Date Event Location Qualifier
20 September – 2 October 2014 2014 Asian Games   Incheon, South Korea   South Korea
10–21 June 2015 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals   Valencia, Spain   China
  Germany
  Argentina
  Spain[a]
20 June – 5 July 2015   Antwerp, Belgium   Netherlands
  New Zealand
  India
  Japan
13–24 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games   Toronto, Canada   United States
22–30 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship   London, England   Great Britain[b]
21–25 October 2015 2015 Oceania Cup   Stratford, New Zealand   Australia
23 October – 1 November 2015 2015 African Qualifying Tournament   Randburg, South Africa [a]
Total 12
  1. ^ a b South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.[1][2] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[3][4]
  2. ^ Competed as England

Host country

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Each of the continental champions received a berth alongside the host Brazil, while another six spots were decided in the 2014–2015 FIH Hockey World League. As the host nation, Brazil had a guaranteed quota place if it satisfiesdthe following performance criteria set by FIH: the women's team should either obtain a world ranking equal to or better than fortieth place by the end of 2014, or not finish lower than seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games. They did not however meet any requirements and thuis did not qualify.

  •   Brazil did not meet any requirements, so the team did not qualify.

Continental Qualification Tournament

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Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Africa

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Rank Team
    South Africa
    Ghana
    Kenya
4   Namibia
5   Zimbabwe
6   Nigeria
7   Tanzania

America

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Rank Team
    United States
    Argentina
    Canada
4   Chile
5   Uruguay
6   Mexico
7   Dominican Republic
8   Cuba

Asia

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Rank Team
    South Korea
    China
    India
4   Japan
5   Malaysia
6   Kazakhstan
7   Thailand
8   Hong Kong

Europe

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Rank Team
    England as   Great Britain
    Netherlands
    Germany
4   Spain
5   Belgium
6   Scotland
7   Italy
8   Poland

Oceania

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Rank Team
    Australia
    New Zealand
    Samoa

2014–15 World League Semifinals

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Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rank Valencia Antwerp
1   Great Britain   Netherlands
2   China   South Korea
3   Germany   Australia
4   Argentina   New Zealand
5   United States   India
6   Spain   Japan
7   South Africa   Belgium
8   Ireland   Italy
9   Canada   Poland
10   Uruguay   France

References

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  1. ^ "Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-09-22. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  2. ^ "Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association". Archived from the original on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2023-05-01.
  3. ^ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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