# Hockey at the 2002 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

The second edition of the women's hockey tournament at the Commonwealth Games took place during the 2002 Commonwealth Games at the Belle Vue Complex in Manchester, England. The event started on Friday, 26 July, and ended on Saturday, 3 August 2002.

## Participating nations

| Pool A | Pool B |
| Australia  Scotland  South Africa  Malaysia | Canada  England  India  New Zealand |

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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | +24 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 35 | −35 | 0 | |
* 26 July 2002 11:00
| Australia | 3–0 | Scotland |
| Powell 28' Morrison 32' Towers 65' | Report | |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 26 July 2002 13:00
| Malaysia | 0–11 | South Africa |
| | Report | Mayer 3', 5', 11' Coetzee 8', 34', 59' Wilson 13', 62' Wessels 24', 31' Carlisle 51' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 27 July 2002 17:30
| South Africa | 1–4 | Australia |
| Coetzee 36' | Report | Morrison 4' Dobson 26', 28' Towers 31' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 27 July 2002 19:30
| Scotland | 6–0 | Malaysia |
| Thomson 35' R. Simpson 40', 48' MacDonald 50' Gilmour 58' Clement 65' | Report | |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 29 July 2002 11:00
| Australia | 18–0 | Malaysia |
| Dobson 7', 37', 67' Langham-Pritchard 11' Banning 13', 48' Hudson 14', 20', 22' Morrison 25' K. Smith 34', 59' Towers 42' Netzler 45' N. Smith 46', 55', 62', 64' | Report | |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 29 July 2002 14:00
| South Africa | 4–1 | Scotland |
| Koornof 42' Cotzee 43', 45' Wilson 58' | Report | Simpson 9' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 5 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |
* 26 July 2002 16:00
| New Zealand | 2–2 | England |
| Roberts-Lang 29' Turner 33' | Report | Grant 4' Clewlow 55' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 26 July 2002 18:00
| Canada | 0–1 | India |
| | Report | Suman 44' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 28 July 2002 09:00
| India | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Jyoti 16' | Report | Pearce 25' Gubb-Suddaby 40' Senior 67' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 28 July 2002 11:00
| England | 6–1 | Canada |
| Smith 40', 50', 69' Walsh 46' Walker 56' Bennett 66' | Report | Hunt 65' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 29 July 2002 16:00
| England | 1–1 | India |
| Bennett 27' | Report | Suman 23' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 29 July 2002 18:00
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Canada |
| Provan 24' Roberts-Lang 41' Senior 59' | Report | Cuthbert 11' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

### Classification matches
#### Seventh and eighth place

* 1 August 2002 10:00
| Malaysia | 0–5 | Canada |
| | Report | Taunton 11' Johnson 24' Grimes 27' Tingley 65', 68' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

#### First to sixth place classification

| Crossovers | Crossovers | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| | | 1 August 2002 | 1 August 2002 | | |
| | | Australia | 1 | |
| 31 July 2002 | 31 July 2002 | | Australia | 1 | |
| 31 July 2002 | 31 July 2002 | England | 2 | |
| England | 6 | England | 2 | |
| England | 6 | | | | 3 August 2002 | 3 August 2002 |
| Scotland | 1 | | | | 3 August 2002 | 3 August 2002 |
| Scotland | 1 | | | | England | 2 |
| | | | | | India (a.e.t) | 3 |
| | | 1 August 2002 | 1 August 2002 | | | |
| | | New Zealand | 1 | | | |
| 31 July 2002 | 31 July 2002 | | New Zealand | 1 | | |
| 31 July 2002 | 31 July 2002 | India | 2 | | Third Place | Third Place |
| South Africa | 3 | India | 2 | | Third Place | Third Place |
| South Africa | 3 | | | | 3 August 2002 | 3 August 2002 |
| India (a.e.t) | 4 | | | | 3 August 2002 | 3 August 2002 |
| India (a.e.t) | 4 | | | | Australia | 4 |
| | | | | | New Zealand | 3 |

##### Quarter-finals

* 31 July 2002 10:00
| South Africa | 3–4 (a.e.t.) | India |
| Coetzee 8', 15' Wilson 34' | Report | Pritam 46' Jyoti 62', 64' Suman 78' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 31 July 2002 12:30
| England | 6–1 | Scotland |
| King 14', 55', 64' Grant 31' Blanks 40' Walsh 48' | Report | Judge 50' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

##### Fifth and sixth place

* 1 August 2002 12:30
| South Africa | 4–3 (a.e.t.) | Scotland |
| Mayer 9' Coetzee 27', 73' Wilson 63' | Report | Rochlin 30' E. Simpson 56' Judge 68' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

##### Semi-finals

* 1 August 2002 16:00
| New Zealand | 1–2 | India |
| Pearce 5' | Report | Jyoti 33' Mamta 62' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium
* 1 August 2002 18:30
| Australia | 1–2 | England |
| Dobson 67' | Report | Walsh 17' Grant 25' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

##### Third and fourth place

* 3 August 2002 13:00
| Australia | 4–3 | New Zealand |
| Bakurski 8' Banning 14' N. Smith 44' Powell 45' | Report | Christie 10' Provan 23' Pearce 70' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey Stadium

##### Final

* 3 August 2002 15:30
| England | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | India |
| Blanks 35' Grant 46' | Report | Mamta 21', 78' Sita 31' |
* Stadium: Belle Vue Hockey

## Statistics
### Final standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | India | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 13 | Gold Medal |
| | England | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | +10 | 11 | Silver Medal |
| | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 6 | +24 | 12 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | New Zealand | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | South Africa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 9 | Eliminated in crossovers |
| 6 | Scotland | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 3 | Eliminated in crossovers |
| 7 | Canada | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Malaysia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | −40 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

### Goalscorers

There were 114 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 5.7 goals per match.
10 goals
* Pietie Coetzee
6 goals
* Louise Dobson
5 goals
* Ngaire Smith
* Jennifer Wilson
4 goals
* Helen Grant
* Jyoti Sunita Kullu
* Sophie Mayer
3 goals
* Joanne Banning
* Nicole Hudson
* Brooke Morrison
* Julie Towers
* Leisa King
* Jane Smith
* Kate Walsh
* Suman Bala
* Mamta Kharab
* Suzanne Pearce
* Rhona Simpson
2 goals
* Katrina Powell
* Karen Smith
* Sue Tingley
* Anna Bennett
* Sarah Blanks
* Jaimee Provan
* Niniwa Roberts-Lang
* Moira Senior
* Samantha Judge
* Susan Wessels
1 goal
* Carmel Bakurski
* Bianca Langham-Pritchard
* Bianca Netzler
* Deborah Cuthbert
* Aoibhinn Grimes
* Meggan Hunt
* Jennifer Johnson
* Kristen Taunton
* Melanie Clewlow
* Rachel Walker
* Sita Gussain
* Pritam Rani Siwach
* Amanda Christie
* Colleen Gubb-Suddaby
* Michelle Turner
* Linda Clement
* Sue Gilmour
* Sue MacDonald
* Emma Rochlin
* Emma Simpson
* Valerie Thomson
* Lindsey Carlisle
* Johke Koornof

## Medallists

| Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| | India (IND) Kanti Baa Suman Bala Sanggai Chanu Tingonleima Chanu Ngasepam Pakpi Devi Suraj Lata Devi (c) Sita Gussain Saba Anjum Karim Amandeep Kaur Manjinder Kaur Mamta Kharab Jyoti Sunita Kullu Helen Mary Masira Surin Pritam Rani Siwach Sumrai Tete | England (ENG) Anna Bennett Carolyn Reid Lucilla Wright Frances Houslop Helen Grant Helen Richardson Hilary Rose Jane Smith Jennie Bimson Joanne Ellis Kate Walsh Leisa King Mandy Nicholson Melanie Clewlow Rachel Walker Sarah Blanks | Australia (AUS) Angie Skirving Bianca Langham-Pritchard Bianca Netzler Brooke Morrison Carmel Bakurski Joanne Banning Julie Towers Karen Smith Katrina Powell Louise Dobson Melanie Twitt Ngaire Smith Nikki Hudson Nina Bonner Rachel Imison Tammy Cole |

## Awards

* 2002 women's hockey Commonwealth Games winners
* India First title

## Cultural depictions

A fictionalised version of the Indian team's victory at the 2002 Commonwealth Games was depicted in the 2007 film Chak De! India.