2000 Women's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier

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.

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

Officials

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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

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  India

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

  Japan

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

  Russia

Head coach: Jon Royce

  Spain

Head coach: Jon Royce

Head coach: Jon Royce

Results

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Preliminary round

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Group A

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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   70' Report Barrio   24'62'
De Ignacio-Simo   34'
Umpires:
Lyn Farrell (NZL)
Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
24 March 2000
14:05
Germany   4–1   United States
Möller   15'
Reiter   42'
Keller   62'
Ernsting-Krienke   65'
Report Vizzuso   9'
Umpires:
Michelle Arnold (AUS)
Renée Cohen (NED)

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

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

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

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

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

Pool B

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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   39' Report Long   28'
Yang   58'
Wang   60'
Umpires:
Miriam van Gemert (NED)
Jane Buchanan (RSA)
24 March 2000
18:05
New Zealand   0–4   Japan
Report Iwao   9'
Saito   31'
Kato   34'
K. Chiba   54'
Umpires:
Angela Larío (ESP)
Mary Power (IRE)

25 March 2000
16:05
Great Britain   5–0   Russia
Sixsmith   2'
Wright   11'26'
Cullen   12'
Marston-Smith   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   25' Report Greenham   21'
Cullen   27'
Umpires:
Mary Power (IRE)
Ute Conen (GER)

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

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

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

Classification round

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Ninth and tenth place

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

Fifth to eighth place classification

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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
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31 March 2000
10:05
United States   2–0   Japan
Fillat   34'
James   41'
Report
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Michelle Arnold (AUS)

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

First to fourth place classification

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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
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31 March 2000
15:05
Germany   1–2   New Zealand
Klecker   10' Report Pearce   31'
Trolove   55'
Umpires:
Jane Nockolds (ENG)
Angela Larío (ESP)

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

Final standings

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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
    New Zealand 6 4 1 1 12 5 +7 13 Qualified for 2000 Summer Olympics
    Great Britain (H) 6 4 0 2 10 4 +6 12
    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

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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

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