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Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics

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The Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics was a qualification tournament that determined the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournament, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, was held in Azerbaijan, Russia and Canada, at different times in 2008. Only the following winners of each qualifying tournament earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Spain, United States, and South Korea.

Teams

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Below is a list of the 18 teams participating in this qualifying tournament:[1]

Zone Tournament Qualifier(s)
Asia≤ 2006 Asian Games  India
 South Korea
 Malaysia
 Chinese Taipei
Africa 2007 African Olympic Qualifier  Kenya
Americas 2007 Pan American Games  United States
 Chile
 Netherlands Antilles
 Canada
 Cuba
Europe 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship  Spain
 Azerbaijan
 Ireland
 Italy
 Ukraine
2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy  Belarus
 Belgium
 Russia

In addition, the International Hockey Federation also named three reserve teams after two of the above teams failed to make it in this qualifying tournament (two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list):[2][3]

  1.  France (replace Chinese Taipei in Qualifying 2)
  2.  Uruguay (replace Cuba in Qualifying 3)

Squads

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Qualifying 1

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Qualifying 1 was held from 12 to 20 April 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4]

Pool

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Spain 5 5 0 0 25 1 +24 15
 Azerbaijan 5 4 0 1 23 5 +18 12
 Ukraine 5 3 0 2 11 9 +2 9
 Chile 5 2 0 3 10 10 0 6
 Belarus 5 1 0 4 5 12 −7 3
 Kenya 5 0 0 5 0 37 −37 0

Players for the Kenyan team are back in the tournament after recently withdrawing due to political turmoil in their country.[5][6]

All times local (UTC+5)

12 April 2008
11:05
Spain  4–0  Belarus
Romagosa field hockey ball 31'
Malda field hockey ball 36'47'
Huertas field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Jean Duncan (GBR)

12 April 2008
13:05
Ukraine  6–0  Kenya
Vynohradova field hockey ball 23'56'61'
Salenko field hockey ball 33'
Sadova field hockey ball 38'
Ivakhnenko field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

12 April 2008
16:05
Chile  1–2  Azerbaijan
D. Infante field hockey ball 56' Mirzaliyeva field hockey ball 11'
Jafarova field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparaguirre (ARG)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)

13 April 2008
11:35
Belarus  0–2  Ukraine
Tahiyeva field hockey ball 40'
Vynohradova field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

13 April 2008
14:05
Chile  0–5  Spain
Huertas field hockey ball 2'
Camón field hockey ball 25'
Malda field hockey ball 29'54'
Romagosa field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (SCO)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)

13 April 2008
16:35
Azerbaijan  13–0  Kenya
Suleymanova field hockey ball 4'
Nuriyeva field hockey ball 9'
Aliyeva field hockey ball 14'24'42'48'68'
Zeynalova field hockey ball 17'53'
Mirzaliyeva field hockey ball 18'
Mammadova field hockey ball 43'45'50'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

15 April 2008
12:05
Kenya  0–5  Chile
Villagra field hockey ball 8'70'
Rodriguez field hockey ball 54'
Fernandez field hockey ball 62'
P. Infante field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Chen Hong (CHN)

15 April 2008
14:35
Spain  3–1  Ukraine
Camón field hockey ball 12'
Termens field hockey ball 52'
Ybarra field hockey ball 65'
Tahiyeva field hockey ball 16'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

15 April 2008
17:05
Azerbaijan  3–0  Belarus
Mammadova field hockey ball 51'
Zeynalova field hockey ball 55'
Aliyeva field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

16 April 2008
12:35
Ukraine  2–1  Chile
Vynohradova field hockey ball 6'
Sadova field hockey ball 53'
D. Infante field hockey ball 8'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)

16 April 2008
15:05
Belarus  4–0  Kenya
Tratsiakova field hockey ball 41'
Laptsevich field hockey ball 47'69'
Piotukh field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Chen Hong (CHN)

16 April 2008
17:05
Spain  4–0  Azerbaijan
Muñoz field hockey ball 12'
Huertas field hockey ball 20'
Ybarra field hockey ball 24'39'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

18 April 2008
12:05
Kenya  0–9  Spain
Malda field hockey ball 2'9'29'61'
Camón field hockey ball 15'24'
Termens field hockey ball 25'
Huertas field hockey ball 52'55'
Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)

18 April 2008
14:35
Chile  3–1  Belarus
C. Infante field hockey ball 25'26'
P. Infante field hockey ball 47'
Tratsiakova field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)

18 April 2008
17:05
Azerbaijan  5–0  Ukraine
Mammadova field hockey ball 6'
Jafarova field hockey ball 12'
Mirzaliyeva field hockey ball 16'
Suleymanova field hockey ball 47'
Alizada field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Jean Duncan (GBR)

Classification

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Fifth and sixth

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20 April 2008
11:05
Belarus  5–0  Kenya
Zhylianina field hockey ball 12'
Piotukh field hockey ball 19'
Tratsiakova field hockey ball 37'
Ambros field hockey ball 46'
Kazachok field hockey ball 63'
Umpires:
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Chen Hong (CHN)

Third and fourth

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20 April 2008
13:35
Ukraine  1–2  Chile
Sadova field hockey ball 5' Caram field hockey ball 47'
Denise Infante field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

Final

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20 April 2008
16:05
Spain  3–2  Azerbaijan
Muñoz field hockey ball 3'47'67' Mirzaliyeva field hockey ball 31'60'
Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

Awards

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Topscorer Best Goalkeeper Best Player of the Tournament
Spain Barbara Malda Spain María Jesús Rosa Azerbaijan Inoyathon Jafarova

Qualifying 2

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Qualifying 2 was held from 19 to 27 April 2008 in Kazan, Russia.[7]

Pool

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 United States 5 5 0 0 24 3 +21 15
 Belgium 5 3 1 1 13 7 +6 10
 Netherlands Antilles 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2 9
 India 5 2 0 3 13 10 +3 6
 Russia 5 1 1 3 7 15 −8 4
 France 5 0 0 5 2 26 −24 0

All times are Russia Summer Time (UTC+4)

19 April 2008
11:00
United States  3–2  Belgium
Lingo field hockey ball 13'
Gey field hockey ball 29'
Loy field hockey ball 47'
Gierts field hockey ball 24'
Dembour field hockey ball 67'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)

19 April 2008
13:00
France  0–2  Netherlands Antilles
Joosten field hockey ball 50'
Visser field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (ESP)
Dawn Henning (GBR)

19 April 2008
17:00
Russia  1–3  India
Kuzima field hockey ball 37' Devi field hockey ball 9'
Handa field hockey ball 48'
Siwach field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

20 April 2008
13:00
Belgium  5–0  France
De Vos field hockey ball 2'
Dembour field hockey ball 21'36'
Vouche field hockey ball 49'
Vervaet field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

20 April 2008
15:00
India  1–2  Netherlands Antilles
Devi field hockey ball 43' Visser field hockey ball 31'
Hinskens field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)

20 April 2008
17:00
Russia  0–7  United States
Snow field hockey ball 3'15'41'
Smith field hockey ball 9'
Lingo field hockey ball 14'
Loy field hockey ball 16'
Sensenig field hockey ball 22'
Umpires:
Dawn Henning (GBR)
Monica Rivera (ESP)

22 April 2008
12:00
United States  7–0  France
Falgowski field hockey ball 27'
Snow field hockey ball 43'
Smith field hockey ball 46'
Loy field hockey ball 46'54'
Leonetti field hockey ball 69'
Dawson field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Monica Rivera (ESP)

22 April 2008
16:00
India  2–3  Belgium
Bala field hockey ball 13'
Rani field hockey ball 16'
De Vos field hockey ball 1'
Vervaet field hockey ball 47'
Valcke field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Elena Eskina (RUS)

22 April 2008
18:00
Netherlands Antilles  3–1  Russia
Roels field hockey ball 2'
Van Donk field hockey ball 13'
Joosten field hockey ball 52'
Kuzmina field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)

24 April 2008
12:00
Belgium  3–2  Netherlands Antilles
Gierts field hockey ball 51'58'
Bouche field hockey ball 54'
Hinskens field hockey ball 21'
Van der Stel field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

24 April 2008
16:00
United States  4–0  India
Gey field hockey ball 29'
Doton field hockey ball 38'
Loy field hockey ball 45'
Lingo field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Dawn Henning (GBR)

24 April 2008
18:00
France  2–5  Russia
Berly field hockey ball 10'
Bonenfant field hockey ball 19'
Kuzmina field hockey ball 2'27'
Nikitina field hockey ball 9'
Shentsova field hockey ball 37'
Dudko field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Monica Rivera (ESP)

26 April 2008
11:00
Netherlands Antilles  1–3  United States
Eigenhuis field hockey ball 23' Barber field hockey ball 21'
Sensenig field hockey ball 26'
Snow field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Elena Eskina (RUS)

26 April 2008
13:00
India  7–0  France
Devi field hockey ball 4'54'70'
S. Kaur field hockey ball 6'44'
R. Kaur field hockey ball 18'
Handa field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

26 April 2008
15:00
Russia  0–0  Belgium
   
Umpires:
Monica Rivera (ESP)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Classification

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Fifth and sixth

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27 April 2008
11:00
Russia  2–1  France
Grogorieva field hockey ball 28'
Shentsova field hockey ball 55'
Berly field hockey ball 33'
Umpires:
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Dawn Henning (GBR)

Third and fourth

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27 April 2008
13:30
Netherlands Antilles  2–1 (a.e.t.)  India
Schreuder field hockey ball 65'
Noorlander field hockey ball 73'
R. Kaur field hockey ball 28'
Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)

Final

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27 April 2008
16:00
United States  3–1  Belgium
Bashore field hockey ball 17'
Snow field hockey ball 33'
Barber field hockey ball 58'
Van Regemortel field hockey ball 26'
Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

Awards

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Best Goalkeeper Topscorer Best Player of the Tournament Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament
Belgium Elizabeth Achten United States Tiffany Snow United States Rachel Dawson India Rani Devi

Qualifying 3

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Qualifying 3 was held from 26 April to 4 May 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[8]

Venue

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Pool

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Korea 5 5 0 0 29 1 +28 15
 Italy 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2 10
 Ireland 5 3 0 2 7 7 0 9
 Canada 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1 6
 Malaysia 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6 4
 Uruguay 5 0 0 5 0 23 −23 0

All times are Canada Time (UTC-7)

26 April 2008
11:30
South Korea  10–0  Uruguay
Lee Seon-Ok field hockey ball 9'
Park Mi-Hyun field hockey ball 11'33'48'
Gim Sung-Hee field hockey ball 21'
Kim Jong-Eun field hockey ball 29'
Cheon Seul-Ki field hockey ball 41'63'
Kim Jin-Kyoung field hockey ball 42'
Eom Mi-Young field hockey ball 57'
Report
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)

26 April 2008
14:00
Italy  2–1  Canada
Singh field hockey ball 50'
Tiddi field hockey ball 63'
Report DePape field hockey ball 37'
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI)

26 April 2008
16:30
Malaysia  0–3  Ireland
Report Parkhill field hockey ball 21'
Cregan field hockey ball 30'
McKean field hockey ball 40'
Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)

27 April 2008
12:00
Uruguay  0–4  Italy
Report Corso field hockey ball 37'48'68'
Faustini field hockey ball 53'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Miao Lin (CHN)

27 April 2008
14:30
Ireland  2–0  Canada
McKean field hockey ball 10'
Parkhill field hockey ball 20'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

27 April 2008
17:00
Malaysia  0–5  South Korea
Report Eom Mi-Young field hockey ball 5'
Kim Jong-Eun field hockey ball 20'22'
Park Mi-Hyun field hockey ball 48'
Kim Jin-Kyoung field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI)

29 April 2008
12:30
Ireland  1–0  Uruguay
Symmons field hockey ball 25' Report
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Ute Conen (GER)

29 April 2008
15:00
South Korea  5–0  Italy
Kim Jong-Eun field hockey ball 1'51'
Park Mi-Hyun field hockey ball 38'45'
Cheon Seul-Ki field hockey ball 64'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

29 April 2008
17:30
Canada  1–0  Malaysia
K. Rushton field hockey ball 37' Report
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

1 May 2008
12:30
South Korea  5–1  Ireland
Kim Mi-Seon field hockey ball 14'
Seo Hye-Jin field hockey ball 21'55'
Kim Jung-Hee field hockey ball 29'
Eom Mi-Young field hockey ball 60'
Report Symmons field hockey ball 11'
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

1 May 2008
15:00
Italy  0–0  Malaysia
Report
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

1 May 2008
17:30
Uruguay  0–5  Canada
Report Hume field hockey ball 4'
DePape field hockey ball 15'
Michaluk field hockey ball 17'46'
K. Rushton field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)

3 May 2008
11:30
Malaysia  3–0  Uruguay
Abdul Rahman field hockey ball 38'44'
Asrin field hockey ball 68'
Report
Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Cecilia Valenzuela (CHI)

3 May 2008
14:00
Canada  0–4  South Korea
Report Kim Da-Rae field hockey ball 16'44'
Cheon Seul-Ki field hockey ball 35'
Gim Sung-Hee field hockey ball 55'
Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Ute Conen (GER)

3 May 2008
16:30
Ireland  0–2  Italy
Report Tiddi field hockey ball 56'
Faustini field hockey ball 62'
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Classification

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Fifth and sixth

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4 May 2008
11:00
Malaysia  2–2 (a.e.t.)  Uruguay
Abdul Rahman field hockey ball 25'
Hashim field hockey ball 62'
Report Bessio field hockey ball 59'
Algorta field hockey ball 69'
Penalties
Kari Penalty shoot-out missed
Abdul Rahman Penalty shoot-out scored
Mohamad Din Penalty shoot-out missed
Md Mokhtar Penalty shoot-out scored
Ismail Penalty shoot-out scored
3–2 Penalty shoot-out scored Bessio
Penalty shoot-out missed Casabo
Penalty shoot-out scored Sanguinetti
Penalty shoot-out missed Algorta
Penalty shoot-out missed Cristiani
Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Stella Bartlema (NED)

Third and fourth

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4 May 2008
13:30
Ireland  2–1  Canada
McDonough field hockey ball 6'
McKean field hockey ball 26'
Report Jameson field hockey ball 35+'
Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)

Final

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4 May 2008
16:00
South Korea  5–0  Italy
Park Mi-Hyun field hockey ball 4'
Lee Seon-Ok field hockey ball 10'
Seo Hye-Jin field hockey ball 11'
Gim Sung-Hee field hockey ball 16'
Kim Jong-Eun field hockey ball 23'
Report
Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Ute Conen (GER)

Awards

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Best Player Best Goalkeeper Topscorer Fair Play Trophy
South Korea Park Mi-Hyun Canada Sarah Forbes South Korea Park Mi-Hyun  Italy

References

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