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) 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  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

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

Ninth and tenth place

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

 
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  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
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
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

 
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  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
2 April 2000
12:35
Germany  1–0  Spain
Klecker  69' Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
Final
2 April 2000
15:05
New Zealand  1–0  Great Britain
Pearce  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
 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

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