# Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 22nd edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 30 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 11 August. All games were played at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.
Defending champions Germany won the gold medal for the fourth time after defeating the Netherlands 2–1 in the final. Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 3–1.

## Competition format

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their pool. Following the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals. All other teams play classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.

## Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five federations and host received an automatic berth. The European and Oceanian federations received two and one extra quotas respectively based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2010 World Cup. In addition to the three teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.
| Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) |
| Host nation | Host nation | Host nation | 1 | Great Britain (4) |
| 15–25 November 2010 | 2010 Asian Games | Guangzhou, China | 1 | Pakistan (8) |
| 20–28 August 2011 | 2011 EuroHockey Championship | Mönchengladbach, Germany | 3 | Germany (2) Netherlands (3) Belgium (11) |
| 2–11 September 2011 | 2011 African Olympic Qualifier | Bulawayo, Zimbabwe | 0 | — |
| 6–9 October 2011 | 2011 Oceania Cup | Hobart, Australia | 2 | Australia (1) New Zealand (7) |
| 14–30 October 2011 | 2011 Pan American Games | Guadalajara, Mexico | 1 | Argentina (9) |
| 18–26 February 2012 | Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 | New Delhi, India | 1 | India (10) |
| 10–18 March 2012 | Olympic Qualification Tournament 2 | Dublin, Ireland | 1 | South Korea (6) |
| 26 April – 6 May 2012 | Olympic Qualification Tournament 3 | Kakamigahara, Japan | 1 | South Africa (12) |
| Invitational | Invitational | Invitational | 1 | Spain (5) |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 | |
    ^1 – Great Britain automatically qualified as host nation, therefore the berth obtained by England as third placed team at the 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship was given to fourth placed team Belgium.
    ^2 – South Africa won the African qualifier tournament but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that they should play a qualifier having deemed the African tournament as sub-standard. Eventually they won the Qualification Tournament 3. Instead, Spain was invited as the highest ranked team not already qualified after the conclusion of the continental championships.

## Umpires

The FIH announced the list of umpires on 3 January 2012:
* Christian Blasch (GER)
* Ged Curran (GBR)
* David Gentles (AUS)
* Marcin Grochal (POL)
* Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* Nigel Iggo (NZL)
* Hamish Jamson (GBR)
* Kim Hong-lae (KOR)
* German Montes de Oca (ARG)
* Raghu Prasad (IND)
* Tim Pullman (AUS)
* Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
* Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* Nathan Stagno (GBR)
* Simon Taylor (NZL)
* Roel van Eert (NED)
* John Wright (RSA)

## Preliminary round

All times are British Summer Time (UTC+01:00)'

### Pool A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 11 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain (H) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 8 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 7 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | Argentina | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 4 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | South Africa | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | −11 | 1 | Eleventh place game |
* 30 July 2012 10:45
| Australia | 6–0 | South Africa |
| Dywer 16', 48', 58' Butturini 33' Ciriello 46' Turner 62' | Report | |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 30 July 2012 13:45
| Spain | 1–1 | Pakistan |
| Quemada 47' | Report | Butt 46' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Nigel Iggo (NZL)
* 30 July 2012 19:00
| Great Britain | 4–1 | Argentina |
| Middleton 22', 42' Fox 49' Smith 53' | Report | Ibarra 55' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 1 August 2012 08:30
| Spain | 0–5 | Australia |
| | Report | Ford 9' Butturini 14' Orchard 29' Turner 40' Ockenden 69' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 1 August 2012 16:00
| South Africa | 2–2 | Great Britain |
| Smith 60' Robinson 64' | Report | Jackson 14', 68' |
* Umpires: Nigel Iggo (NZL) Roel van Eert (NED)
* 1 August 2012 19:00
| Pakistan | 2–0 | Argentina |
| Imran 30' Abbas 44' | Report | |
* Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Marcin Grochal (POL)
* 3 August 2012 08:30
| Australia | 2–2 | Argentina |
| Butturini 12' Dwyer 35' | Report | M. Vila 37' Peillat 68' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) John Wright (RSA)
* 3 August 2012 16:00
| Great Britain | 4–1 | Pakistan |
| Tindall 4' Clarke 26' Jackson 50', 67' | Report | Abbas 70' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
* 3 August 2012 19:00
| South Africa | 2–3 | Spain |
| Reid-Ross 26' Norris-Jones 63' | Report | Salles 30' Quemada 42' Delas 55' |
* Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Tim Pullman (AUS)
* 5 August 2012 10:45
| Pakistan | 5–4 | South Africa |
| Khan 20', 26' Rasool 23' Abbas 64' Ahmed 67' | Report | McDade 2' Reid-Ross 22', 35' Paton 48' |
* Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 5 August 2012 19:00
| Great Britain | 3–3 | Australia |
| Clarke 47' Middleton 53' Tindall 66' | Report | Ford 7', 11' Knowles 41' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) John Wright (RSA)
* 5 August 2012 21:15
| Argentina | 1–3 | Spain |
| L. Vila 55' | Report | Quemada 66' Delas 67' Tubau 70' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Tim Pullman (AUS)
* 7 August 2012 10:45
| Australia | 7–0 | Pakistan |
| de Young 5' Knowles 6' Ciriello 29', 34' Ford 42' Dwyer 48' Turner 70' | Report | |
* Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Christian Blasch (GER)
* 7 August 2012 13:45
| Argentina | 6–3 | South Africa |
| Peillat 25', 39', 65' Rossi 33' Callioni 45', 50' | Report | Reid-Ross 7' Norris-Jones 8' Robinson 64' |
* Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Nathan Stagno (GIB)
* 7 August 2012 19:00
| Spain | 1–1 | Great Britain |
| Quemada 55' | Report | Jackson 33' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) John Wright (RSA)

### Pool B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 15 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 7 | Fifth place game |
| 4 | South Korea | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 | Seventh place game |
| 5 | New Zealand | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 5 | Ninth place game |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 18 | −12 | 0 | Eleventh place game |
* 30 July 2012 08:30
| South Korea | 2–0 | New Zealand |
| You 20', 34' | Report | |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)
* 30 July 2012 16:00
| Netherlands | 3–2 | India |
| Van der Horst 20' Weusthof 29' Van der Weerden 51' | Report | D. Singh 45' Sh. Singh 48' |
* Umpires: Tim Pullman (AUS) Nathan Stagno (GIB)
* 30 July 2012 21:15
| Germany | 2–1 | Belgium |
| Fuchs 13' Zeller 45' | Report | Dekeyser 4' |
* Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Marcelo Servetto (ESP)
* 1 August 2012 10:45
| Belgium | 1–3 | Netherlands |
| Dekeyser 58' | Report | Van der Weerden 43', 62' De Voogd 70' |
* Umpires: Hamish Jamson (NZL) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 1 August 2012 13:45
| New Zealand | 3–1 | India |
| Hayward 13' Burrows 24' Wilson 29' | Report | San. Singh 2' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (GBR) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)
* 1 August 2012 21:15
| South Korea | 0–1 | Germany |
| | Report | Zeller 33' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Nathan Stagno (GIB)
* 3 August 2012 10:45
| Netherlands | 5–1 | New Zealand |
| Weusthof 16' Van der Weerden 27' Bakker 29', 56' Kemperman 67' | Report | Child 5' |
* Umpires: Ged Curran (GBR) Nathan Stagno (GIB)
* 3 August 2012 13:45
| Germany | 5–2 | India |
| Fuchs 7', 16', 36' Korn 24' Wesley 34' | Report | Raghunath 13' Khandker 62' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 3 August 2012 21:15
| Belgium | 2–1 | South Korea |
| Boon 37' Charlier 61' | Report | Nam 46' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Nigel Iggo (NZL)
* 5 August 2012 08:30
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Belgium |
| Wilson 54' | Report | Boon 48' |
* Umpires: German Montes de Oca (ARG) Roel van Eert (NED)
* 5 August 2012 13:15
| India | 1–4 | South Korea |
| Chandi 10' | Report | Jang 6' Nam 59', 70' Seo 68' |
* Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Gary Simmonds (RSA)
* 5 August 2012 16:00
| Netherlands | 3–1 | Germany |
| De Voogd 14' De Nooijer 36' Van der Weerden 41' | Report | Zeller 3' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Ged Curran (GBR)
* 7 August 2012 08:30
| South Korea | 2–4 | Netherlands |
| Nam 53' Lee N. 62' | Report | Van der Weerden 17' Verga 21' Weusthof 47' Bakker 64' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Ged Curran (GBR)
* 7 August 2012 16:00
| India | 0–3 | Belgium |
| | Report | Dekeyser 15' Boccard 47' Boon 67' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) Nigel Iggo (NZL)
* 7 August 2012 21:15
| Germany | 5–5 | New Zealand |
| Deecke 10' Fuchs 27' Stralkowski 47' Zeller 51', 69' | Report | Wilson 4' Petherick 6' Jenness 21' Child 30', 36' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Hamish Jamson (GBR)

## Classification round
### Fifth to twelfth place classification
#### Eleventh and twelfth place

* 11 August 2012 08:30
| South Africa | 3–2 | India |
| Cronje 8' Drummond 34' Norris-Jones 65' | Report | San. Singh 14' D. Singh 67' |
* Umpires: Kim Hong-lae (KOR) German Montes de Oca (ARG)

#### Ninth and tenth place

* 9 August 2012 08:30
| Argentina | 1–3 | New Zealand |
| Ibarra 59' | Report | Jenness 4' Petherick 21' Wilson 29' |
* Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Tim Pullman (AUS)

#### Seventh and eighth place

* 9 August 2012 11:30
| Pakistan | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Waqas 31' Khan 44' Imran 61' | Report | Hyun 30', 33' |
* Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Simon Taylor (NZL)

#### Fifth and sixth place

* 11 August 2012 11:30
| Spain | 2–5 | Belgium |
| Alegre 19' Tubau 61' | Report | Dekeyser 3' Boon 21', 32' Van Aubel 24' Briels 52' |
* Umpires: Roel van Eert (NED) Colin Hutchinson (IRL)

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 9 August | 9 August |
| Australia | 2 |
| Australia | 2 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Germany | 4 | 11 August | 11 August |
| Germany | 4 | Germany | 2 |
| 9 August | 9 August | | Germany | 2 |
| 9 August | 9 August | Netherlands | 1 |
| Netherlands | 9 | Netherlands | 1 |
| Great Britain | 2 | | |
| Great Britain | 2 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 11 August | 11 August |
| | | Australia | 3 |
| | | Great Britain | 1 |

#### Semi-finals

* 9 August 2012 15:30
| Australia | 2–4 | Germany |
| Govers 22' Turner 42' | Report | Fürste 27' Witthaus 54' Weß 59' Fuchs 63' |
* Umpires: Gary Simmonds (RSA) Hamish Jamson (GBR)
* 9 August 2012 20:00
| Netherlands | 9–2 | Great Britain |
| Weusthof 9', 15', 60' Van der Weerden 22' Bakker 33', 44', 51' De Nooijer 47' Evers 48' | Report | Jackson 18' Moore 65' |
* Umpires: Christian Blasch (GER) David Gentles (AUS)

#### Bronze medal match

* 11 August 2012 15:30
| Australia | 3–1 | Great Britain |
| Orchard 17' Dwyer 48' Govers 57' | Report | Lewers 29' |
* Umpires: Christian Blach (GER) Gary Simmonds (RSA)

#### Gold medal match

* 11 August 2012 20:00
| Germany | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| Rabente 33', 66' | Report | Van der Weerden 54' |
* Umpires: David Gentles (AUS) Ged Curran (GBR)

## Final ranking

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular 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 |
| | Germany | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 16 | Gold Medal |
| | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 28 | 11 | +17 | 18 | Silver Medal |
| | Australia | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 10 | +18 | 14 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Great Britain (H) | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 20 | −3 | 9 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Belgium | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Spain | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 8 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 7 | Pakistan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 18 | −6 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 8 | South Korea | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 9 | New Zealand | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 15 | −2 | 8 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Argentina | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 17 | −6 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | South Africa | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | India | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 21 | −13 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |

## Goalscorers

There were 185 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 4.87 goals per match.
8 goals
* Mink van der Weerden
6 goals
* Jamie Dwyer
* Ashley Jackson
* Florian Fuchs
* Billy Bakker
* Roderick Weusthof
5 goals
* Tom Boon
* Christopher Zeller
4 goals
* Gonzalo Peillat
* Russell Ford
* Glenn Turner
* Jérôme Dekeyser
* Pau Quemada
* Nam Hyun-Woo
* Nick Wilson
* Justin Reid-Ross
3 goals
* Matthew Butturini
* Chris Ciriello
* Barry Middleton
* Simon Child
* Sohail Abbas
* Abdul Haseem Khan
* Lloyd Norris-Jones
2 goals
* Facundo Callioni
* Pedro Ibarra
* Kieran Govers
* Mark Knowles
* Simon Orchard
* Miguel Delas
* Eduard Tubau
* Jonty Clarke
* James Tindall
* Jan-Philipp Rabente
* Dharamvir Singh
* Sandeep Singh
* Hyun Hye-Sung
* You Hyo-Sik
* Teun de Nooijer
* Bob de Voogd
* Stephen Jenness
* Richard Petherick
* Muhammad Imran
* Jonathan Robinson
1 goal
* Lucas Rossi
* Lucas Vila
* Matias Vila
* Liam de Young
* Eddie Ockenden
* Gauthier Boccard
* Thomas Briels
* Cédric Charlier
* Florent van Aubel
* Ramón Alegre
* Marc Salles
* Daniel Fox
* Iain Lewers
* Robert Moore
* Richard Smith
* Oskar Deecke
* Moritz Fürste
* Oliver Korn
* Thilo Stralkowski
* Christopher Wesley
* Timo Weß
* Matthias Witthaus
* Gurwinder Singh
* Tushar Khandker
* Shivendra Singh
* V. R. Raghunath
* Jang Jong-hyun
* Lee Nam-yong
* Lee Seung-il
* Floris Evers
* Robbert Kemperman
* Robert van der Horst
* Valentin Verga
* Phil Burrows
* Andy Hayward
* Waseem Ahmed
* Rehan Butt
* Shafqat Rasool
* Muhammad Waqas
* Andrew Cronje
* Timothy Drummond
* Thornton McDade
* Wade Paton
* Austin Smith
Source: FIH