# Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 13 October, and culminated with the medal finals on 26 October. All games were played at the Municipal Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico.
Pakistan won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Defending champions India won the bronze medal after defeating West Germany 2–1.

## Competition schedule

| G | Group stage | C | Classification matches | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze-medal match | F | Final |
| Sun 13 | Mon 14 | Tue 15 | Wed 16 | Thu 17 | Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tue 22 | Wed 23 | Thu 24 | Fri 25 | Sat 26 | Sat 26 |
| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | C | SF | C | B | F |

## Results
### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | India | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | West Germany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | New Zealand | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | Spain | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | Belgium | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 | East Germany | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 | Japan | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 8 | Mexico (H) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 | |
* 13 October 1968
| New Zealand | 2–1 | India |
* 13 October 1968
| Japan | 2–1 | Mexico |
* 13 October 1968
| Spain | 1–1 | East Germany |
* 13 October 1968
| West Germany | 2–0 | Belgium |
* 14 October 1968
| India | 2–1 | West Germany |
* 14 October 1968
| Belgium | 4–0 | East Germany |
* 14 October 1968
| Spain | 0–0 | Japan |
* 14 October 1968
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Mexico |
* 15 October 1968
| West Germany | 2–0 | Japan |
* 15 October 1968
| India | 8–0 | Mexico |
* 15 October 1968
| Spain | 2–0 | Belgium |
* 15 October 1968
| East Germany | 1–1 | New Zealand |
* 17 October 1968
| India | 1–0 | Spain |
* 17 October 1968
| West Germany | 3–2 | East Germany |
* 17 October 1968
| Belgium | 4–0 | Mexico |
* 17 October 1968
| New Zealand | 1–0 | Japan |
* 18 October 1968
| India | 2–1 | Belgium |
| Prithipal 44' Harbinder 52' | Report | Gilles 12' |
* 18 October 1968
| East Germany | 1–0 | Japan |
* 18 October 1968
| Spain | 3–0 | Mexico |
* 18 October 1968
| West Germany | 0–0 | New Zealand |
* 20 October 1968
| India | 5–0 $^1$ | Japan |
* 20 October 1968
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Belgium |
* 20 October 1968
| West Germany | 2–0 | Spain |
* 20 October 1968
| East Germany | 2–0 | Mexico |
$^1$ The match was abandoned in the 55th minute with the score 0-0 after the Japanese team laid down their sticks and walked off the pitch to protest the awarding of a penalty stroke to India. India were awarded the match 5-0.
* 21 October 1968
| India | 1–0 | East Germany |
* 21 October 1968
| Belgium | 4–2 | Japan |
* 21 October 1968
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Spain |
* 21 October 1968
| West Germany | 5–1 | Mexico |

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Pakistan | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 14 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Kenya | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 | Great Britain | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | France | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | |
| 7 | Argentina | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
| 8 | Malaysia | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | |
    ^[a] – Australia and Kenya finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool.
* 13 October 1968
| Great Britain | 2–0 | Argentina |
* 13 October 1968
| Australia | 2–0 | Kenya |
* 13 October 1968
| Pakistan | 6–0 | Netherlands |
* 13 October 1968
| France | 0–0 | Malaysia |
* 14 October 1968
| Pakistan | 1–0 | France |
* 14 October 1968
| Australia | 0–0 | Great Britain |
* 14 October 1968
| Kenya | 1–1 | Malaysia |
* 14 October 1968
| Netherlands | 7–0 | Argentina |
* 16 October 1968
| Malaysia | 1–1 | Argentina |
* 16 October 1968
| Pakistan | 3–2 | Australia |
* 16 October 1968
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Great Britain |
* 16 October 1968
| Kenya | 2–0 | France |
* 17 October 1968
| Australia | 3–0 | Malaysia |
* 17 October 1968
| Pakistan | 5–0 | Argentina |
* 17 October 1968
| France | 1–0 | Great Britain |
* 17 October 1968
| Kenya | 2–0 | Netherlands |
* 19 October 1968
| France | 1–0 | Australia |
* 19 October 1968
| Kenya | 2–1 | Argentina |
* 19 October 1968
| Netherlands | 1–0 | Malaysia |
* 19 October 1968
| Pakistan | 2–1 | Great Britain |
* 20 October 1968
| Kenya | 3–0 | Great Britain |
* 20 October 1968
| Netherlands | 1–0 | France |
* 20 October 1968
| Pakistan | 4–0 | Malaysia |
* 20 October 1968
| Australia | 3–1 | Argentina |
* 21 October 1968
| Pakistan | 2–1 | Kenya |
* 21 October 1968
| Australia | 2–0 | Netherlands |
* 21 October 1968
| Argentina | 1–0 | France |
* 21 October 1968
| Great Britain | 2–0 | Malaysia |

#### Second place play-off

* 22 October 1968
| Australia | 3–2 | Kenya |

### Classification round
#### Eighth to sixteenth place classification
##### Fifteenth place game

* 23 October 1968
| Mexico | 0–1 (a.e.t.) | Malaysia |
| | Report | |

##### Thirteenth place game

* 23 October 1968
| Japan | 2–0 | Argentina |
| | Report | |

##### Eleventh place game

* 23 October 1968
| East Germany | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Great Britain |
| | Report | |

##### Ninth place game

* 23 October 1968
| Belgium | 3–0 | France |
| | Report | |

#### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 23 October | 23 October |
| New Zealand | 1 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 25 October | 25 October |
| Netherlands | 3 | 25 October | 25 October |
| Netherlands | 3 | Netherlands (a.e.t) | 1 |
| 23 October | 23 October | | Netherlands (a.e.t) | 1 |
| 23 October | 23 October | Spain | 0 |
| Kenya | 1 | Spain | 0 |
| Spain | 2 | | |
| Spain | 2 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 25 October | 25 October |
| | | New Zealand | 2 |
| | | Kenya | 0 |

##### 5–8th place-semifinals

* 23 October 1968
| New Zealand | 1–3 | Netherlands |
| | Report | |
* 23 October 1968
| Kenya | 1–2 | Spain |
| | Report | |

##### Seventh place game

* 25 October 1968
| New Zealand | 2–0 | Kenya |
| | Report | |

##### Fifth place game

* 25 October 1968
| Netherlands | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Spain |
| Thole ?' | Report | |

## Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match |
| 24 October | 24 October |
| India | 1 |
| India | 1 | 26 October | 26 October |
| Australia (a.e.t) | 2 | 26 October | 26 October |
| Australia (a.e.t) | 2 | Australia | 1 |
| 24 October | 24 October | | Australia | 1 |
| 24 October | 24 October | Pakistan | 2 |
| Pakistan | 1 | Pakistan | 2 |
| West Germany | 0 | | |
| West Germany | 0 | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | 26 October | 26 October |
| | | India | 2 |
| | | West Germany | 1 |

### Semi-finals

* 24 October 1968
| Pakistan | 1–0 | West Germany |
| | Report | |
* 24 October 1968
| India | 1–2 (a.e.t.) | Australia |
| Balbir Singh | Report | Glencross 17', 84' |

### Bronze-medal match

* 26 October 1968
| India | 2–1 | West Germany |
| ? Balbir Singh | Report | |

### Gold-medal match

* 26 October 1968 12:45
| Pakistan | 2–1 | Australia |
| Rashid 15' Malik 56' | Report | Glencross 46' |
* Umpires: Guust Lathouwers (NED) Luigi Tinti (ITA)

## Final standings

* Pakistan
* Australia
* India
* West Germany
* Netherlands
* Spain
* New Zealand
* Kenya
* Belgium
* France
* East Germany
* Great Britain
* Japan
* Argentina
* Malaysia
* Mexico

## Medalists

| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| PakistanAbdul Rashid Jahangir Butt Tanvir Dar Gulraiz Akhtar Khalid Mahmood Muhammad Asad Malik Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed Tariq Niazi Riaz Ahmed Riaz ud-Din Saeed Anwar Tariq Aziz Zakir Hussain | AustraliaPaul Dearing Raymond Evans Brian Glencross Robert Haigh Donald Martin James Mason Patrick Nilan Eric Pearce Gordon Pearce Julian Pearce Desmond Piper Fred Quine Ronald Riley Donald Smart Arthur Busch | IndiaRajendra Christy Krishnamurty Perumal John "V.J." Peter Inam-ur Rahman Munir Sait Ajitpal Singh Balbir Singh Kullar Balbir Singh Kular Balbir Singh Gurbux Singh Harbinder Singh Harmik Singh Inder "Gogi" Singh Prithipal Singh Tarsem Singh Jagjit Singh |

## Sources

* Official Olympic Report
* Mexico Organizing Committee (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad: Mexico 1968, vol. 2.