# Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2004 Summer Olympics was the 7th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over an eleven-day period beginning on 16 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 26 August. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Hellinikon Olympic Complex in Athens, Greece.
Germany won the gold medal for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final. Argentina won the bronze medal by defeating China 1–0.

## Qualification

Each of the continental champions from the five federations received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, ten teams competed in this tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
| 5–11 October 2002 | 2002 Asian Games | Busan, South Korea | China |
| 25–31 May 2003 | 2003 Oceania Cup | Melbourne, Australia Auckland and Whangārei, New Zealand | Australia |
| 3–13 August 2003 | 2003 Pan American Games | Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic | Argentina |
| 1–13 September 2003 | 2003 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Barcelona, Spain | Netherlands |
| 7–17 October 2003 | 2003 All-Africa Games | Abuja, Nigeria | South Africa |
| 19–28 March 2004 | Olympic Qualification Tournament | Manukau, New Zealand | Japan Spain New Zealand Germany South Korea |
Although the host nation would have qualified automatically as well, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) refused to give them an automatic berth due to the standard of hockey in Greece. Greece appealed the decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), however it was turned down. Greece's first option to gain a place at the Olympics was by qualifying for the EuroHockey Nations Championship held in 2003. As they did not qualify for this tournament their last option was to beat Russia, the last ranked team of the Olympic Qualification Tournament in a best of three play-off competition. Russia would have kept its place in the Qualifier regardless of whether it won or lost against Greece. There would, however, have been four places at stake at the tournament if Greece had qualified, rather than five. Eventually Greece withdrew from participating in the 11-14 March 2004 play-off competition in Auckland, New Zealand, due to "explicit financial reasons".

## Umpires

* Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* Renée Cohen (NED)
* Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* Jean Duncan (GBR)
* Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* Ute Conen (GER)
* Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* Lyn Farrell (NZL)
* Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* Minka Woolley (AUS)

## Results

All times are Eastern European Time (UTC+2)

### Preliminary round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | +9 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 5 | Spain | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | |
* 14 August 2004 10:30
| China | 3–0 | Japan |
| Fu 7' Tang 39' Chen Qi. 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Renee Cohen (NED)
* 14 August 2004 20:00
| Argentina | 4–0 | Spain |
| Stepnik 11' Rognoni 25' González Oliva 28' Oneto 69' | Report | |
* Umpires: Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS) Ute Conen (GER)
* 16 August 2004 08:30
| Japan | 1–3 | Argentina |
| Komazawa 27' | Report | Arrondo 19' García 37' Di Giacomo 58' |
* Umpires: Minka Woolley (AUS) Lyn Farrell (NZL)
* 16 August 2004 18:00
| New Zealand | 0–2 | China |
| | Report | Ma 16' Tang 41' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 18 August 2004 08:30
| China | 3–0 | Spain |
| Tang 14' Fu 35' Gao 58' | Report | |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 18 August 2004 20:00
| Japan | 2–0 | New Zealand |
| Komori 18', 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 20 August 2004 10:30
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Argentina |
| | Report | Aymar 8' Oneto 38' García 53' |
* Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 20 August 2004 20:00
| Spain | 1–2 | Japan |
| Termens 67' | Report | Morimoto 5' Komazawa 34' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Ute Conen (GER)
* 22 August 2004 10:30
| Spain | 2–3 | New Zealand |
| Goikoetxea 21', 40' | Report | Provan 21' Roberts-Lang 30' Igasan 50' |
* Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 22 August 2004 18:00
| Argentina | 2–3 | China |
| Aymar 17', 34' | Report | Ma 9' Fu 16' Tang 47' |
* Umpires: Renee Cohen (NED) Minka Woolley (AUS)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 | |
* 14 August 2004 08:30
| Netherlands | 6–2 | South Africa |
| Donners 6', 19', 37' Boomgaardt 15' Moreira de Melo 23' Scheepstra 25' | Report | Wilson 7', 53' |
* Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 14 August 2004 18:00
| Australia | 1–2 | Germany |
| Towers 58' | Report | Ernsting-Krienke 21' Müller 34' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* 16 August 2004 10:30
| South Africa | 0–3 | Australia |
| | Report | Towers 28' Faulkner 34' Gallagher 59' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Ute Conen (GER)
* 16 August 2004 20:00
| South Korea | 2–3 | Netherlands |
| Kim Ji. 19' Park J. 57' | Report | Van der Vaart 26', 35' Booij 40' |
* Umpires: Caroline de la Fuente (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* 18 August 2004 10:30
| Netherlands | 4–1 | Germany |
| Scheepstra 7' Boomgaardt 19' Van Geenhuizen 21' Karres 29' | Report | Ernsting-Krienke 40' |
* Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 18 August 2004 18:00
| South Africa | 0–3 | South Korea |
| | Report | Ko 17' Lee S. 35' Kim Y. 46' |
* Umpires: Jean Duncan (GBR) Renee Cohen (NED)
* 20 August 2004 08:30
| South Korea | 2–2 | Australia |
| Park M. 31' Kim S. 46' | Report | Dobson 6' Powell 43' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 20 August 2004 18:00
| Germany | 0–3 | South Africa |
| | Report | Wehmeyer 4' Coetzee 45' Wilson 56' |
* Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* 22 August 2004 08:30
| Germany | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Kühn 11' Gude 30' Casaretto 59' | Report | Park M. 32' Kim S. 70' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 22 August 2004 20:00
| Australia | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Donners 47' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

### Classification round
#### Ninth and tenth place

* 27 August 2004 09:00
| Spain | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | South Africa |
| Ybarra 23' Feito 49' Termens 60' | Report | Coetzee 29' Pholo 33' Wilson 47', 73' |
* Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Minka Woolley (AUS)

#### Fifth- to eighth-place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 24 August 2004 | 24 August 2004 |
| South Korea | 2 |
| South Korea | 2 | 27 August 2004 | 27 August 2004 |
| New Zealand (a.e.t.) | 3 | 27 August 2004 | 27 August 2004 |
| New Zealand (a.e.t.) | 3 | New Zealand | 0 |
| 24 August 2004 | 24 August 2004 | | New Zealand | 0 |
| 24 August 2004 | 24 August 2004 | Australia | 3 |
| Japan | 1 | Australia | 3 |
| Australia | 3 | | |
| Australia | 3 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 27 August 2004 | 27 August 2004 |
| | | South Korea | 3 |
| | | Japan | 1 |

##### Crossover

* 24 August 2004 08:30
| South Korea | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | New Zealand |
| Kim Y. 44' Park M. 46' | Report | Roberts-Lang 4' Muirhead 8' Walton 80' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Jean Duncan (GBR)
* 24 August 2004 11:00
| Japan | 1–3 | Australia |
| Komori 15' | Report | Gallagher 27' Faulkner 33' Powell 37' |
* Umpires: Sarah Garnett (NZL) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)

##### Seventh and eighth place

* 27 August 2004 08:30
| South Korea | 3–1 | Japan |
| Oh. 12', 18' Kim Ji. 19' | Report | Miura 35+' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 27 August 2004 11:00
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Australia |
| | Report | Towers 14' Powell 42', 67' |
* Umpires: Chieko Akiyama (JPN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

#### First- to fourth-place classification

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | Gold-medal match |
| 24 August 2004 | 24 August 2004 |
| Netherlands (pen.) | 2 (4) |
| Netherlands (pen.) | 2 (4) | 26 August 2004 | 26 August 2004 |
| Argentina | 2 (2) | 26 August 2004 | 26 August 2004 |
| Argentina | 2 (2) | Netherlands | 1 |
| 24 August 2004 | 24 August 2004 | | Netherlands | 1 |
| 24 August 2004 | 24 August 2004 | Germany | 2 |
| China | 0 (3) | Germany | 2 |
| Germany (pen.) | 0 (4) | | |
| Germany (pen.) | 0 (4) | Bronze-medal match | Bronze-medal match |
| | | 26 August 2004 | 26 August 2004 |
| | | Argentina | 1 |
| | | China | 0 |

##### Semi-finals

* 24 August 2004 18:00
| Netherlands | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
| Karres 41' Donners 45' | Report | García 17' Aicega 68' |
| Penalties |||
| Schopman Boomgaardt Donners Van Kessel | 4–2 | Margalot Rognoni Aymar Stepnik |
* Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Minka Woolley (AUS)
* 24 August 2004 20:30
| China | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Germany |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Fu Gao Mai Tang Zhou | 3–4 | Rinne Klecker Bachmann Keller Gude |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

##### Bronze medal match

* 26 August 2004 18:00
| Argentina | 1–0 | China |
| Aymar 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Renee Cohen (NED) Ute Conen (GER)

##### Gold-medal match

* 26 August 2004 20:30
| Netherlands | 1–2 | Germany |
| Scheepstra 38' | Report | Kühn 6' Gude 20' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)

## Statistics
### Final ranking

| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| 1 | B | Germany | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | −3 | 10 | Gold medal |
| 2 | B | Netherlands | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 9 | +8 | 13 | Silver medal |
| 3 | A | Argentina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 13 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | A | China | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 13 | |
| 5 | B | Australia | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 10 | |
| 6 | A | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 14 | −8 | 6 | |
| 7 | B | South Korea | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 7 | |
| 8 | A | Japan | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 6 | |
| 9 | B | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 6 | |
| 10 | A | Spain | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | −10 | 0 | |

### Goalscorers

There were 105 goals scored in 29 matches, for an average of 3.62 goals per match.
5 goals
* Mijntje Donners
* Jennifer Wilson
4 goals
* Luciana Aymar
* Katrina Powell
* Tang Chunling
3 goals
* Soledad García
* Julie Towers
* Fu Baorong
* Tomomi Komori
* Maartje Scheepstra
* Park Mi-Hyun
2 goals
* Vanina Oneto
* Suzanne Faulkner
* Peta Gallagher
* Ma Yibo
* Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
* Franziska Gude
* Anke Kühn
* Rika Komazawa
* Ageeth Boomgaardt
* Sylvia Karres
* Macha van der Vaart
* Niniwa Roberts-Lang
* Pietie Coetzee
* Kim Jin-Kyoung
* Oh Ko-Woon
* Kim Seong-Eun
* Kim Yun-Mi
* Erdoitza Goikoetxea
* Esther Termens
1 goal
* Magdalena Aicega
* Inés Arrondo
* Marina di Giacomo
* Mariana González Oliva
* Cecilia Rognoni
* Ayelén Stepnik
* Louise Dobson
* Gao Lihua
* Chen Qiuqi
* Caroline Casaretto
* Silke Müller
* Keiko Miura
* Sakae Morimoto
* Minke Booij
* Miek van Geenhuizen
* Fatima Moreira de Melo
* Elizabeth Igasan
* Suzanne Muirhead
* Jaimee Provan
* Lisa Walton
* Tsoanelo Pholo
* Sharne Wehmeyer
* Park Jeong-Sook
* Ko Kwang-Min
* Lee Seon-Ok
* María del Mar Feito
* Rocío Ybarra
Source: FIH