# Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 1984 Summer Olympics was the 2nd edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from July 31 – August 10, 1984.
Six teams competed in a single round-robin tournament. The Netherlands won the tournament, finishing top of the pool at the culmination of the tournament, West Germany won the silver medal finishing second. The United States and Australia played out a penalty shoot-out for the bronze medal after finishing equal on points and goal difference in the round robin stage, which the United States won 10–5.

## Participating nations

* Australia
* Canada
* West Germany
* Netherlands
* New Zealand
* United States

## Results
### Standings

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 |
| | West Germany | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
| | United States (H) | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 |
| 4 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |

### Fixtures

* 31 July 1984 14:30
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Netherlands |
| McDonald 47' | Report | Von Weiler 9' Boekhorst 66' |
* Umpires: Jan Adams (AUS) Mary Barr (GBR)
* 1 August 1984 09:45
| West Germany | 2–2 | Australia |
| Koch 22' Lingnau 25' | Report | Buchanan-Patmore 42' Pisani 69' |
* Umpires: Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI) Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED)
* 1 August 1984 17:15
| United States | 4–1 | Canada |
| Anders 7', 18', 64' Beglin 49' | Report | Stoyka 55' |
* Umpires: Bärbel Aichinger (FRG) Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED)
* 2 August 1984 14:30
| Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand |
| Buchanan-Patmore 4' Heberle 7' Sunderland 57' | Report | |
* Umpires: Margaret Lanning (CAN) F. Westerbring (SUI)
* 3 August 1984 08:00
| Netherlands | 2–1 | United States |
| Boekhorst 7' Van Doorn 65' | Report | Anders 55' |
* Umpires: Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI) Robyn Davis (AUS)
* 3 August 1984 17:15
| Canada | 0–3 | West Germany |
| | Report | Lingnau 7' Appel 45' Moser 56' |
* Umpires: Christiane Asselman (BEL) F. Westerbring (SUI)
* 4 August 1984 16:15
| New Zealand | 0–2 | United States |
| | Report | Anders 23', 42' |
* Umpires: Margaret Lanning (CAN) Jan Adams (AUS)
* 5 August 1984 09:45
| West Germany | 2–6 | Netherlands |
| Koch 5', 18' | Report | Eijsvogel 3' Boekhorst 15', 24' Van Doorn 45' Von Weiler 64', 67' |
* Umpires: Robyn Davis (AUS) Christiane Asselman (BEL)
* 5 August 1984 17:15
| Australia | 1–2 | Canada |
| Watkins 25' | Report | Branchaud 10' Forshaw 54' |
* Umpires: Mary Barr (GBR) Bärbel Aichinger (FRG)
* 6 August 1984 16:45
| West Germany | 1–0 | New Zealand |
| Ott 39' | Report | |
* Umpires: Margaret Lanning (CAN) Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED)
* 7 August 1984 09:45
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Canada |
| Von Weiler 15' Willemse 65' | Report | Stoyka 37' Forshaw 54' |
* Umpires: Christiane Asselman (BEL) Mary Barr (GBR)
* 7 August 1984 13:45
| Australia | 3–1 | United States |
| Heberle 5', 53' Sunderland 16' | Report | Anders 14' |
* Umpires: Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED) Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED)
* 9 August 1984 13:15
| United States | 1–1 | West Germany |
| Anders 12' | Report | Hahn 57' |
* Umpires: F. Westerbring (SUI) Jan Adams (AUS)
* 10 August 1984 09:45
| Canada | 4–1 | New Zealand |
| Forshaw 1' Stoyka 19' Wheatley 21' Branchaud 68' | Report | Clinton 65' |
* Umpires: Bärbel Aichinger (GER) Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED)
* 10 August 1984 16:45
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Australia |
| Von Weiler 39' Boekhorst 67' | Report | |
* Umpires: Christiane Asselman (BEL) Ruth Tong-Trachsler (SUI)

#### Play–off

* As Australia and the United States finished on equal points, a shoot-out was contested to determine third place.
* 10 August 1984 19:00
| Australia | shoot-out | United States |
| | Report | |
| Penalties |||
| Leggatt Pisani Pearce Buchanan-Patmore Gray Leggatt Pisani Pearce Buchanan-Patmore Gray | 5–10 | Johnson Anders Strong Larson-Mason Staver Johnson Anders Strong Larson-Mason Staver |
* Umpires: Brigitte de Vries-Scheeren (NED) Loekie Roeg-Rogge (NED)

## Final standings

* Netherlands
* West Germany
* United States
* Australia
* Canada
* New Zealand

## Goalscorers

There were 52 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 3.47 goals per match.
8 goals
* Elizabeth Anders
5 goals
* Fieke Boekhorst
* Sophie von Weiler
3 goals
* Patricia Heberle
* Sheila Forshaw
* Darlene Stoyka
* Martina Koch
2 goals
* Sharon Buchanan-Patmore
* Julene Sunderland
* Laura Branchaud
* Marieke van Doorn
* Corinna Lingnau
1 goal
* Sandra Pisani
* Susan Watkins
* Terry Wheatley
* Marjolein Eijsvogel
* Laurien Willemse
* Mary Clinton
* Jennifer McDonald
* Elizabeth Beglin
* Gaby Appel
* Birgit Hahn
* Christina Moser
* Patricia Ott