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2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier

2000 Women's Field Hockey
Olympic Qualifier
Tournament details
Host country England
CityMilton Keynes
Dates24 March – 2 April
Teams10
Final positions
Champions New Zealand
Runner-up Great Britain
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored79 (2.72 per match)
Top scorer(s)New Zealand Amanda Smith (4 goals)
1995 (previous) (next) 2004

The 2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier was the fourth time a qualification tournament was held for the Olympic Games. The tournament was held in Milton Keynes, England, from 24 March to 2 April.

The top five placed teams from the tournament qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Officials

The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:

  • Michelle Arnold (AUS)
  • Jane Buchanan (RSA)
  • Renée Chatas (USA)
  • Ute Conen (GER)
  • Renée Cohen (NED)
  • Ute Conen (GER)
  • Lyn Farrell (NZL)
  • Miriam van Gemert (NED)
  • Angela Larío (ESP)
  • Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
  • Jane Nockolds (ENG)
  • Mary Power (IRE)
  • Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
  • Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
  • Jun Zhang (CHN)

Squads

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 4 3 1 0 11 3 +8 10 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  Spain 4 2 2 0 8 4 +4 8
3  United States 4 1 2 1 6 8 −2 5
4  Ireland 4 1 1 2 3 5 −2 4
5  India 4 0 0 4 2 10 −8 0
Source: USA Field Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
24 March 2000
12:05
India  1–3  Spain
Mamta field hockey ball 70' Report Barrio field hockey ball 24'62'
De Ignacio-Simo field hockey ball 34'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
24 March 2000
14:05
Germany  4–1  United States
Möller field hockey ball 15'
Reiter field hockey ball 42'
Keller field hockey ball 62'
Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 65'
Report Vizzuso field hockey ball 9'
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Renée Cohen (NED)

25 March 2000
12:05
Ireland  1–0  India
Kohler field hockey ball 28' Report
Umpires:
Jean Buchanan (RSA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
25 March 2000
14:05
Spain  1–1  Germany
Camón field hockey ball 11' Report Keller field hockey ball 59'
Umpires:
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
Gillian Clarke (GBR)

26 March 2000
14:05
United States  1–1  Ireland
Werley field hockey ball 4' Report Mills field hockey ball 69'

27 March 2000
14:05
India  0–4  Germany
Report Becker field hockey ball 39'
Ernsting-Krienke field hockey ball 47'
Kauschke field hockey ball 56'66'
Umpires:
Jun Zhang (CHN)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

28 March 2000
12:05
Spain  2–2  United States
De Ignacio-Simo field hockey ball 53'
Tellería field hockey ball 65'
Report Race field hockey ball 38'
Werley field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
28 March 2000
14:05
Germany  2–1  Ireland
Becker field hockey ball 7'46' Report O'Brien field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Jane Buchanan (RSA)
Janice McDonald (SCO)

29 March 2000
12:05
United States  2–1  India
Werley field hockey ball 48'
Fuchs field hockey ball 66'
Report Jyoti field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Jun Zhang (CHN)
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
29 March 2000
14:05
Ireland  0–2  Spain
Report Camón field hockey ball 39'
Goikoetxea field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Great Britain (H) 4 3 0 1 8 2 +6 9 Advanced to Semi-finals
2  New Zealand 4 2 1 1 9 4 +5 7
3  China 4 2 1 1 4 2 +2 7
4  Japan 4 2 0 2 7 4 +3 6
5  Russia 4 0 0 4 2 18 −16 0
Source: USA Field Hockey
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Matches won; 3) Goal difference; 4) Goals for; 5) Head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts
24 March 2000
16:05
Russia  1–3  China
Ioudovskaia field hockey ball 39' Report Long field hockey ball 28'
Yang field hockey ball 58'
Wang field hockey ball 60'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Jane Buchanan (RSA)
24 March 2000
18:05
New Zealand  0–4  Japan
Report Iwao field hockey ball 9'
Saito field hockey ball 31'
Kato field hockey ball 34'
K. Chiba field hockey ball 54'
Umpires:
Angela Larío (ESP)
Mary Power (IRE)

25 March 2000
16:05
Great Britain  5–0  Russia
Sixsmith field hockey ball 2'
Wright field hockey ball 11'26'
Cullen field hockey ball 12'
Marston-Smith field hockey ball 63'
Report
Umpires:
Jun Zhang (CHN)
Renée Chatas (USA)
25 March 2000
18:05
China  0–0  New Zealand
Report

26 March 2000
16:05
Japan  1–2  Great Britain
Kato field hockey ball 25' Report Greenham field hockey ball 21'
Cullen field hockey ball 27'
Umpires:
Mary Power (IRE)
Ute Conen (GER)

27 March 2000
15:15
Russia  0–8  New Zealand
Report Smith field hockey ball 4'21'31'
Foy field hockey ball 7'50'62'
Pearce field hockey ball 40'
Lawrence field hockey ball 42'
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)

28 March 2000
16:05
China  1–0  Japan
Shen field hockey ball 58' Report
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Renée Chatas (USA)
28 March 2000
18:05
New Zealand  1–0  Great Britain
Smith field hockey ball 33' Report
Umpires:
Angela Larío (ESP)
Mary Power (IRE)

29 March 2000
16:05
Japan  2–1  Russia
Iwao field hockey ball 10'
Matsui field hockey ball 61'
Report Sviridova field hockey ball 36'
29 March 2000
18:05
Great Britain  1–0  China
Sixsmith field hockey ball 42' Report
Umpires:
Jane Buchanan (RSA)
Ute Conen (GER)

Classification round

Ninth and tenth place

1 April 2000
10:05
India  1–2  Russia
Mamta field hockey ball 17' Report Sviridova field hockey ball 2'
Ioudovskaia field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Mary Power (IRE)
Janice McDonald (SCO)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March 2000
 
 
 United States2
 
1 April 2000
 
 Japan0
 
 United States0
 
31 March 2000
 
 China2
 
 China1
 
 
 Ireland0
 
Third Place
 
 
1 April 2000
 
 
 Japan3
 
 
 Ireland0
Crossover
31 March 2000
10:05
United States  2–0  Japan
Fillat field hockey ball 34'
James field hockey ball 41'
Report
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Michelle Arnold (AUS)

31 March 2000
12:35
China  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Ireland
Yang field hockey ball 84' Report
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Seventh and eighth place
1 April 2000
12:45
Japan  3–0  Ireland
Morimoto field hockey ball 13'
Tsukui field hockey ball 24'
Miura field hockey ball 64'
Report
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Jun Zhang (CHN)
Fifth and sixth place
1 April 2000
15:15
United States  0–2  China
Report Yang field hockey ball 6'
Chen Z. field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Jane Buchanan (RSA)

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 March 2000
 
 
 Germany1
 
2 April 2000
 
 New Zealand2
 
 New Zealand1
 
31 March 2000
 
 Great Britain0
 
 Great Britain2
 
 
 Spain1
 
Third Place
 
 
2 April 2000
 
 
 Germany1
 
 
 Spain0
Semi-finals
31 March 2000
15:05
Germany  1–2  New Zealand
Klecker field hockey ball 10' Report Pearce field hockey ball 31'
Trolove field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Angela Larío (ESP)

31 March 2000
17:35
Great Britain  2–1  Spain
Wright field hockey ball 15'
Marston-Smith field hockey ball 28'
Report Moreno field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Renée Chatas (USA)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Third and fourth place
2 April 2000
12:35
Germany  1–0  Spain
Klecker field hockey ball 69' Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Final
2 April 2000
15:05
New Zealand  1–0  Great Britain
Pearce field hockey ball 25' Report
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Ute Conen (GER)

Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
1st place, gold medalist(s)  New Zealand 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Qualified for 2000 Summer Olympics
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Great Britain (H) 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Germany 6 4 1 1 13 5 +8 13
4  Spain 6 2 2 2 9 7 +2 8
5  China 6 4 1 1 7 2 +5 13
6  United States 6 2 2 2 8 10 −2 8
7  Japan 6 3 0 3 10 6 +4 9
8  Ireland 6 1 1 4 3 9 −6 4
9  Russia 5 1 0 4 4 19 −15 3
10  India 5 0 0 5 3 12 −9 0
Source: Field Hockey
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 79 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 2.72 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References