# Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics

Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul took place from 18 September to 1 October 1988 at the Seongnam Stadium in Seongnam. Twenty teams (twelve for men and eight for women) competed in the tournament.

## Men's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | 9–12th place semi-finals |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 5 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | 9–12th place semi-finals |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 28 September | 28 September |
| West Germany | 2 |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Netherlands | 1 | West Germany | 1 |
| 28 September | 28 September | | West Germany | 1 |
| 28 September | 28 September | Great Britain | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | Great Britain | 3 |
| Great Britain | 3 | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 1 October | 1 October |
| | | Australia | 1 |
| | | Netherlands | 2 |

### Final standings

* Great Britain
* West Germany
* Netherlands
* Australia
* Pakistan
* India
* Soviet Union
* Argentina
* Spain
* South Korea
* Canada
* Kenya

## Women's tournament
### Preliminary round
#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 5th–8th place classification |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | +5 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | West Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 2 | 5th–8th place classification |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 | 5th–8th place classification |

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 27 September | 27 September |
| Netherlands | 2 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 30 September | 30 September |
| Australia | 3 | 30 September | 30 September |
| Australia | 3 | Australia | 2 |
| 27 September | 27 September | | Australia | 2 |
| 27 September | 27 September | South Korea | 0 |
| South Korea | 1 | South Korea | 0 |
| Great Britain | 0 | | |
| Great Britain | 0 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 30 September | 30 September |
| | | Netherlands | 3 |
| | | Great Britain | 1 |

### Final standings

* Australia
* South Korea
* Netherlands
* Great Britain
* West Germany
* Canada
* Argentina
* United States

## Medal summary
### Medal table

* Host nation (South Korea)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | South Korea (KOR)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |

### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's tournament details | Great Britain (GBR) Paul Barber Stephen Batchelor Kulbir Bhaura Robert Clift Richard Dodds David Faulkner Russell Garcia Martyn Grimley Sean Kerly Jimmy Kirkwood Richard Leman Stephen Martin Veryan Pappin Jon Potter Imran Sherwani Ian Taylor | West Germany (FRG) Stefan Blöcher Dirk Brinkmann Thomas Brinkmann Heiner Dopp Hans-Henning Fastrich Carsten Fischer Tobias Frank Volker Fried Horst-Ulrich Hänel Michael Hilgers Andreas Keller Michael Metz Andreas Mollandin Thomas Reck Christian Schliemann Ekkhard Schmidt-Opper | Netherlands (NED) Marc Benninga Floris Jan Bovelander Jacques Brinkman Maurits Crucq Marc Delissen Cees Jan Diepeveen Patrick Faber Ronald Jansen René Klaassen Hendrik Kooijman Hidde Kruize Frank Leistra Erik Parlevliet Gert Schlatmann Tim Steens Taco van den Honert |
| Women's tournament details | Australia (AUS) Tracey Belbin Deborah Bowman Lee Capes Michelle Capes Sally Carbon Elspeth Clement Loretta Dorman Maree Fish Rechelle Hawkes Lorraine Hillas Kathleen Partridge Sharon Patmore Jackie Pereira Sandra Pisani Kim Small Liane Tooth | South Korea (KOR) Chang Eun-Jung Cho Ki-Hyang Choi Choon-Ok Chung Eun-Kyung Chung Sang-Hyun Han Gum Shil Han Ok-Kyung Hwang Keum-Sook Jin Won-Sim Kim Mi-Sun Kim Soon-Duk Kim Young-sook Lim Kye-Sook Park Soon-Ja Seo Hyo-Sun Seo Kwang-Mi | Netherlands (NED) Willemien Aardenburg Carina Benninga Marjolein Eijsvogel Yvonne Buter Det de Beus Annemieke Fokke Noor Holsboer Helen van der Ben Lisanne Lejeune Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen Martine Ohr Marieke van Doorn Aletta van Manen Sophie von Weiler Laurien Willemse Ingrid Wolff |