# Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 16 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 29 September. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia.
Defending champions Australia won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2–0.

## Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, ten teams competed in this tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
| Host nation | Host nation | Host nation | Australia |
| 8–18 December 1998 | 1998 Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | South Korea |
| 24 July – 4 August 1999 | 1999 Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | Argentina |
| 11–18 September 1999 | 1999 All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | South Africa |
| 17–21 September 1999 | 1999 Oceania Cup | Sydney, Australia | — |
| 18–29 September 1999 | 1999 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Cologne, Germany | Netherlands |
| 24 March – 2 April 2000 | Olympic Qualification Tournament | Milton Keynes, England | New Zealand Great Britain Germany Spain China |
    ^1 – Australia qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the Olympic Qualification Tournament to a total of 5.

## Results

All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)

### First round
#### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Medal round |
| 2 | Argentina | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Medal round |
| 3 | Spain | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | Medal round |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | South Korea | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 | |
* 16 September 2000 08:30
| South Korea | 2–3 | Argentina |
| Shin 20' Cho 33' | Report | Masotta 9' Aymar 44' Rimoldi 68' |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Miriam van Gemert (NED)
* 17 September 2000 15:30
| Australia | 2–1 | Great Britain |
| Hudson 18' Powell 51' | Report | Marston-Smith 47' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 17 September 2000 18:30
| South Korea | 0–0 | Spain |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Jean Buchanan (RSA)
* 18 September 2000 18:30
| Great Britain | 0–1 | Argentina |
| | Report | Masotta 14' |
* Umpires: Renee Cohen (NED) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 19 September 2000 15:30
| Australia | 1–1 | Spain |
| Annan 7' | Report | De Ignacio-Simo 2' |
* Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Miriam van Gemert (NED)
* 20 September 2000 10:30
| South Korea | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Kim Se. 14' Kim E. 48' | Report | Clewlow 57' Nicholson 66' |
* Umpires: Ute Conen (GER) Jean Buchanan (RSA)
* 20 September 2000 20:30
| Australia | 3–1 | Argentina |
| Morris 25' Starre 33' Mitchell-Taverner 63' | Report | García 66' |
* Umpires: Renee Cohen (NED) Miriam van Gemert (NED)
* 21 September 2000 20:30
| Argentina | 0–1 | Spain |
| | Report | Goikoetxea 40' |
* Umpires: Marelize de Klerk (RSA) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
* 22 September 2000 15:30
| Australia | 3–0 | South Korea |
| Powell 8' Peek 22' Hudson 70+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Renee Cohen (NED) Ute Conen (GER)
* 22 September 2000 20:30
| Great Britain | 2–0 | Spain |
| Clewlow 48' Cullen 65' | Report | |
* Umpires: Jean Buchanan (RSA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

#### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | New Zealand | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Medal round |
| 2 | China | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | Medal round |
| 3 | Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | Medal round |
| 4 | Germany | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | |
| 5 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
* 16 September 2000 10:30
| Germany | 1–1 | New Zealand |
| Lätzsch 56' | Report | Smith 68' |
* Umpires: Michele Arnold (AUS) Gill Clarke (GBR)
* 17 September 2000 13:30
| Netherlands | 1–2 | China |
| Teeuwen 69' | Report | Yang 16', 39' |
* Umpires: Renee Chatas (USA) Angela Lario (ESP)
* 17 September 2000 20:30
| Germany | 2–1 | South Africa |
| Rinne 28' Becker 50' | Report | Agliotti 7' |
* Umpires: Lee Mi-ok (KOR) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
* 18 September 2000 20:30
| China | 0–2 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Trolove 11' Bell-Kake 38' |
* Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Michele Arnold (AUS)
* 19 September 2000 13:30
| Netherlands | 2–2 | South Africa |
| Boomgaardt 12' Smabers 16' | Report | Coetzee 52' Dare 61' |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Gill Clarke (GBR)
* 20 September 2000 08:30
| Germany | 1–2 | China |
| Möller 60' | Report | Zhou 2' Cheng 49' |
* Umpires: Renee Chatas (USA) Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
* 20 September 2000 18:30
| Netherlands | 4–3 | New Zealand |
| Van der Vaart 6' Boomgaardt 18' Van der Wielen 45' Van de Kieft 69' | Report | Lawrence 23', 63' Senior 58' |
* Umpires: Angela Lario (ESP) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 21 September 2000 18:30
| New Zealand | 1–0 | South Africa |
| Smith 54' | Report | |
* Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
* 22 September 2000 13:30
| Netherlands | 2–2 | Germany |
| Van der Wielen 31' Thate 49' | Report | Rinne 32' Ernsting-Krienke 66' |
* Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Renee Chatas (USA)
* 22 September 2000 18:30
| China | 0–1 | South Africa |
| | Report | Geyser 52' |
* Umpires: Angela Lario (ESP) Gill Clarke (GBR)

### Seventh to tenth place classification

| Crossover | Crossover | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| 25 September 2000 | 25 September 2000 |
| Great Britain | 3 |
| Great Britain | 3 | 27 September 2000 | 27 September 2000 |
| South Africa | 2 | 27 September 2000 | 27 September 2000 |
| South Africa | 2 | Great Britain | 0 |
| 25 September 2000 | 25 September 2000 | | Great Britain | 0 |
| 25 September 2000 | 25 September 2000 | Germany | 2 |
| South Korea | 2 | Germany | 2 |
| Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 | | |
| Germany (a.e.t.) | 3 | Ninth place | Ninth place |
| | | 27 September 2000 | 27 September 2000 |
| | | South Africa | 0 |
| | | South Korea | 3 |

#### Crossover

* 25 September 2000 10:30
| Great Britain | 3–2 | South Africa |
| Simpson 3' Clewlow 12' Smith 38' | Report | Dare 6' Coetzee 31' |
* Umpires: Renee Chatas (USA) Angela Lario (ESP)
* 25 September 2000 15:30
| South Korea | 2–3 (a.e.t.) | Germany |
| Lee E. 56' Kim E. 59' | Report | Becker 8', 41' Ernsting-Krienke 80' |
* Umpires: Michele Arnold (USA) Jean Buchanan (RSA)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 27 September 2000 08:30
| South Africa | 0–3 | South Korea |
| | Report | Kim E. 23', 26' Yoo 35+' |
* Umpires: Michele Arnold (AUS) Renee Cohen (NED)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 27 September 2000 13:00
| Great Britain | 0–2 | Germany |
| | Report | Keller 21' Becker 52' |
* Umpires: Miriam van Gemert (NED) Lyn Farrell (NZL)

### Medal round
#### Pool C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | Gold medal match |
| 2 | Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | Gold medal match |
| 3 | Netherlands | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | Bronze medal match |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | Bronze medal match |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | |
| 6 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 | |
China and New Zealand finished fifth and sixth respectively in this tournament.
* 24 September 2000 11:00
| Spain | 0–0 | China |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Gina Spitaleri (ITA) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* 24 September 2000 14:00
| Argentina | 3–1 | Netherlands |
| Aymar 3' García 26', 50' | Report | Smabers 12' |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Ute Conen (GER)
* 24 September 2000 16:00
| Australia | 3–0 | New Zealand |
| Hudson 50', 52' Powell 62' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gill Clarke (GBR) Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
* 25 September 2000 13:30
| Argentina | 2–1 | China |
| Aymar 35+' García 52' | Report | Tang 6' |
* Umpires: Lyn Farrell (NZL) Renee Cohen (NED)
* 25 September 2000 18:30
| Australia | 5–0 | Netherlands |
| Annan 35+', 65' Hawkes 37' Powell 40' Morris 30+' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kazuko Yasueda (JPN) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* 25 September 2000 20:30
| Spain | 2–2 | New Zealand |
| Barrio 13' Camón 70+' | Report | Smith 46' Trolove 60' |
* Umpires: Miriam van Gemert (NED) Gill Clarke (GBR)
* 27 September 2000 11:00
| Spain | 1–2 | Netherlands |
| De Ignacio-Simo 68' | Report | Van der Wielen 28', 63' |
* Umpires: Lee Mi-ok (KOR) Ute Conen (GER)
* 27 September 2000 16:30
| Argentina | 7–1 | New Zealand |
| Rognoni 9', 47' Oneto 12', 40', 42', 49' Masotta 31' | Report | Bell-Kake 33' |
* Umpires: Judith Barnesby (AUS) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
* 27 September 2000 18:30
| Australia | 5–1 | China |
| Hudson 2', 28' Towers 9' Morris 42' Mitchell-Taverner 48' | Report | Yang 45' |
* Umpires: Gill Clarke (GBR) Marelize de Klerk (RSA)

#### Bronze medal match

* 29 September 2000 17:30
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Spain |
| Boomgaardt 10' Thate 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gill Clarke (GBR) Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

#### Gold medal match

* 29 September 2000 20:00
| Australia | 3–1 | Argentina |
| Annan 10' Haslam 26' Morris 38' | Report 1 Report 2 | Oneto 44' |
* Umpires: Miriam van Gemert (NED) Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Team details :
Australia
Argentina
GK17Rachel Imison
DF24Angie Skirving
DF11Katie Allen
DF13Lisa Carruthers
MF4Alyson Annan
MF14Rechelle Hawkes (c)
MF28Julie Towers
MF10Kate Starre
FW30Jenn Morris
FW32Nikki Hudson
FW29Renita Garard
Substitutions:
5Juliet Haslam 11'
7Alison Peek 15'
9Claire Mitchell 8'
31Katrina Powell 7'
Manager:
Robert Haigh
GK1Mariela Antoniska
DF6Ayelén Stepnik
DF3Magdalena Aicega
DF16Cecilia Rognoni
MF4María Paz Ferrari
MF8Luciana Aymar
MF5Anabel Gambero
MF10Jorgelina Rimoldi
MF7Inés Arrondo
FW9Vanina Oneto 9'
FW11Karina Masotta (c)
Substitutions:
FW2Soledad García 29'
FW13Laura Maiztegui 28'
DF14Mercedes Margalot 54'
FW15María Paz Hernández 18'
Manager:
Sergio Vigil :

## Final standings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
| | Australia | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 22 | Gold medal |
| | Argentina | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 15 | Silver medal |
| | Netherlands | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | Spain | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | Fourth place |
| 5 | China | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 | Eliminated in medal round |
| 6 | New Zealand | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 8 | Eliminated in medal round |
| 7 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | Great Britain | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | South Korea | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |

## Goalscorers

There were 112 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
6 goals
* Nicole Hudson
5 goals
* Vanina Oneto
4 goals
* Soledad García
* Alyson Annan
* Jenn Morris
* Katrina Powell
* Britta Becker
* Suzan van der Wielen
* Kim Eun-Jing
3 goals
* Luciana Aymar
* Karina Masotta
* Yang Huiping
* Melanie Clewlow
* Ageeth Boomgaardt
* Amanda Smith
2 goals
* Cecilia Rognoni
* Claire Mitchell-Taverner
* Nadine Ernsting-Krienke
* Fanny Rinne
* Minke Smabers
* Carole Thate
* Tina Bell-Kake
* Anna Lawrence
* Katherine Trolove
* Pietie Coetzee
* Alison Dare
* Sonia de Ignacio-Simo
1 goal
* Jorgelina Rimoldi
* Juliet Haslam
* Rechelle Hawkes
* Alison Peek
* Kate Starre
* Julie Towers
* Tang Chunling
* Cheng Hui
* Zhou Wanfeng
* Natascha Keller
* Heike Lätzsch
* Inga Möller
* Christina Cullen
* Denise Marston-Smith
* Mandy Nicholson
* Rhona Simpson
* Jane Smith
* Margje Teeuwen
* Fleur van de Kieft
* Macha van der Vaart
* Moira Senior
* Marilyn Agliotti
* Jacqueline Geyser
* Cho Bo-Ra
* Lee Eun-Young
* Yoo Hee-Joo
* Shin Mi-Kyung
* Kim Seong-Eun
* Sonia Barrio
* Núria Camón
* Erdoitza Goikoetxea
Source: FIH