# Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Twelve national teams competed in the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament. Official squad lists were released by the FIH on 24 July 2008.

## Pool A
### Belgium

The following is the Belgian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Adam Commens
* Cédric de Greve (GK)
* Xavier Reckinger
* Thierry Renaer
* Jérôme Dekeyser
* Loïc Vandeweghe (c)
* John-John Dohmen
* Thomas van den Balck
* Maxime Luycx
* Cédric Charlier
* Charles Vandeweghe
* Philippe Goldberg
* Gregory Gucassoff
* Thomas Briels
* Patrice Houssein
* Félix Denayer
* Jérôme Truyens
Reserve:
* David van Rysselberghe (GK)
* Alexandre de Saedeleer

### China

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Kim Sang-Ryul
* Sun Tianjun
* Luo Fangming
* De Yunze
* Jiang Xishang
* Song Yi (c)
* Li Wei
* Meng Xuguang
* Liu Xiantang
* Meng Lizhi
* Hu Liang
* Meng Jun
* Yu Yang
* Na Yubo
* Su Rifeng (GK)
* Tao Zhinan (GK)
* Hu Huiren
Reserve:
* Lu Fenghui
* Ao Changrong

### Germany

The following is the German roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Markus Weise
* Philip Witte
* Maximilian Müller
* Sebastian Biederlack
* Carlos Nevado
* Moritz Fürste
* Tobias Hauke
* Tibor Weißenborn
* Benjamin Weß
* Niklas Meinert
* Timo Weß (c)
* Oliver Korn
* Christopher Zeller
* Max Weinhold (GK)
* Matthias Witthaus
* Florian Keller
* Philipp Zeller
Reserve:
* Christian Schulte
* Jan-Marco Montag

### New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Shane McLeod
* David Kosoof
* Simon Child
* Blair Hopping
* Dean Couzins
* Casey Henwood
* Ryan Archibald (c)
* Bradley Shaw
* Paul Woolford (GK)
* Kyle Pontifex (GK)
* Phil Burrows
* Hayden Shaw
* James Nation
* Gareth Brooks
* Shea McAleese
* Benjamin Collier
* Steve Edwards
Reserve:
* Richard Petherick
* Nick Wilson

### South Korea

The following is the South Korean roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun
* Ko Dong-sik (GK)
* Kim Byung-hoon
* Kim Chul
* Kim Yong-bae
* Lee Nam-yong
* Seo Jong-ho (c)
* Kang Seong-jung
* Yoon Sung-hoon
* You Hyo-sik
* Yeo Woon-kon
* Cha Jong-bok
* Lee Myung-ho (GK)
* Hong Eun-seong
* Kang Moon-kweon
* Kim Sam-seok
* Jang Jong-hyun
Reserve:
* Lee Jae-won
* Hyun Hye-sung

### Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks
* Francisco Cortes (GK)
* Santi Freixa
* Francisco Fábregas (c)
* Víctor Sojo
* Alexandre Fabregas
* Pablo Amat
* Eduardo Tubau
* Roc Oliva
* Juan Fernandez
* Ramón Alegre
* Xavier Ribas
* Albert Sala
* Rodrigo Garza
* Sergi Enrique
* Eduard Arbos
* David Alegre
Reserve:
* Franc Dinares
* Xavier Castillano (GK)

## Pool B
### Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Barry Dancer
* Jamie Dwyer
* Liam de Young
* Robert Hammond
* Mark Knowles
* Eddie Ockenden
* David Guest
* Luke Doerner
* Grant Schubert
* Bevan George (c)
* Stephen Lambert (GK)
* Eli Matheson
* Matthew Wells
* Travis Brooks
* Kiel Brown
* Fergus Kavanagh
* Des Abbott
Reserve:
* Andrew Smith
* Stephen Mowlam (GK)

### Canada

The following is the Canadian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Louis Mendonca
* Mike Mahood (GK)
* Anthony Wright
* Scott Tupper
* Marian Schole
* Ken Pereira
* Wayne Fernandes
* Peter Short
* Rob Short (c)
* Scott Sandison
* Connor Grimes
* Paul Wettlaufer
* Mark Pearson
* Ranjeev Deol
* Ravinder Kahlon
* Bindi Kullar
* Gabbar Singh
Reserve:
* Philip Wright
* David Carter (GK)

### Great Britain

The following is the British roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Jason Lee
* Alistair McGregor (GK)
* Glenn Kirkham
* Richard Alexander
* Richard Mantell
* Ashley Jackson
* Simon Mantell
* Stephen Dick
* Matt Daly
* Jonty Clarke
* Rob Moore
* Ben Hawes (c)
* Alastair Wilson
* Barry Middleton
* James Tindall
* Jon Bleby
* Ben Marsden
Reserve:
* Niall Stott
* James Fair (GK)

### Netherlands

The following is the Dutch roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans
* Guus Vogels (GK)
* Geert-Jan Derikx
* Rob Derikx
* Thomas Boerma
* Sander van der Weide
* Ronald Brouwer
* Roderick Weusthof
* Taeke Taekema
* Laurence Docherty
* Jeroen Delmee (c)
* Teun de Nooijer
* Rob Reckers
* Matthijs Brouwer
* Jeroen Hertzberger
* Timme Hoyng
* Robert van der Horst
Reserve:
* Jaap Stockmann (GK)
* Rogier Hofman

### Pakistan

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Naveed Alam
* Salman Akbar (GK)
* Zeeshan Ashraf (c)
* Muhammad Imran
* Muhammad Javed
* Muhammad Saqlain
* Adnan Maqsood
* Muhammad Waqas
* Waqas Akbar
* Shakeel Abbasi
* Rehan Butt
* Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
* Nasir Ahmed (GK)
* Syed Imran Ali Warsi
* Muhammad Asif Rana
* Muhammad Zubair
* Shafqat Rasool
Reserve:
* Muddasir Abbas
* Shabbir Ahmed Khan

### South Africa

The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Head Coach: Gregg Clark
* Andrew Cronje
* Ian Symons
* Austin Smith
* Bruce Jacobs (c)
* Darryn Gallagher
* Marvin Harper
* Emile Smith
* Clyde Abrahams
* Paul Blake
* Eric Rose-Innes
* Marvin Bam
* Geoffrey Abbott
* Thornton McDade
* Chris Hibbert (GK)
* Lungile Tsolekile
* Thomas Hammond
Reserve:
* Shanyl Balwanth
* Erasmus Pieterse (GK)