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Belgium (12) 11–17 September 2007 2007 Oceania Cup: Buderim, Australia 1 Australia (2) 2–10 February 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 1: Auckland, New Zealand 1 New Zealand (10) 1–9 March 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2: Santiago, Chile 1 Great Britain (8) 5–13 April 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament 3: Kakamigahara, Japan 1
The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics. The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in 1924 and governs the hockey events. Until the 1988 Summer Olympics , the tournaments were invitational, but a qualification system was introduced since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics .
All games were played at the hockey field constructed on the Olympic Green in Beijing, China. Germany won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Spain 1–0 in the final. Defending champions Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Netherlands 6–2. This was the only edition India has missed out in its Olympic history. [1]
the team of Belgium at the Opening Ceremony. Belgium competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, People's Republic of China. 96 Belgians took part in Beijing, the biggest delegation for the country since 1976. [citation needed] Belgium won 2 gold medals, better achievement than in 2004, when the country won 1 gold and 2 bronze medals.
Toggle Field hockey subsection. 12.1 Men's. ... 5 consecutive gold medals at Olympic Games – China Streak started 2004 Athens, Greece; ... (Belgium) 2016 Rio de ...
The men's Olympic field hockey final had a little bit of everything. Duco Telgenkamp scored the golden goal in the shootout to give the Dutch the title at the Paris Games with a 2-1 victory over ...
Twelve national teams competed in the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. [1] Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. [2] Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament. [2]
The women’s Olympic field hockey battle between Argentina and the Netherlands yesterday (August 7) was brought to a standstill for several minutes after a distressing scene in which a player ...