# Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the tenth edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 6 August, and culminating with the medal finals on 19 August. All games were played at the Olympic Hockey Centre in Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Great Britain won the gold medal for the first time after defeating defending champions the Netherlands 2–0 on a penalty shoot-out after a 3–3 draw. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 2–1.
The medals for the tournament were presented by Barry Maister, New Zealand; Camiel Eurlings, Netherlands; and Nicole Hoevertsz, Aruba; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Pam Elgar and Marijke Fleuren, executive board members of the International Hockey Federation and Leandro Negre, president of the International Hockey Federation.

## Competition schedule

The match schedule of the women's tournament was unveiled on 27 April 2016.
| G | Group stage | ¼ | Quarter-finals | ½ | Semi-finals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Final |
| Sat 6 | Sun 7 | Mon 8 | Tue 9 | Wed 10 | Thu 11 | Fri 12 | Sat 13 | Sun 14 | Mon 15 | Tue 16 | Wed 17 | Thu 18 | Fri 19 | Fri 19 |
| G | G | G | | G | G | G | G | | ¼ | | ½ | | B | F |

## Competition format

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. 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 confederations receive an automatic berth. The host nation didn't qualify as they didn't place higher than fortieth in the FIH World Rankings by the end of 2014 nor finished no worse than seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games (they didn't even qualify for that tournament). This restriction was decided between the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) due to the standard of field hockey in Brazil. In addition to the seven highest placed teams at the Semifinals of the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, will compete in this tournament.
| Date | Event | Location | Qualifier |
| 20 September – 2 October 2014 | 2014 Asian Games | Incheon, South Korea | South Korea |
| 10–21 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Valencia, Spain | China |
| 10–21 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Valencia, Spain | Germany |
| 10–21 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Valencia, Spain | Argentina |
| 10–21 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Valencia, Spain | Spain |
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | Netherlands |
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | New Zealand |
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | India |
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals | Antwerp, Belgium | Japan |
| 13–24 July 2015 | 2015 Pan American Games | Toronto, Canada | United States |
| 22–30 August 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship | London, England | Great Britain |
| 21–25 October 2015 | 2015 Oceania Cup | Stratford, New Zealand | Australia |
| 23 October – 1 November 2015 | 2015 African Qualifying Tournament | Randburg, South Africa | — |
| Total | Total | Total | 12 |
* 1 2 South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered. As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.
* ↑ Competed as England

## Group stage

All times are local (UTC−3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | +12 | 13 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 10 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Germany | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Spain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | China | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | |
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 10:00
| New Zealand | 4–1 | South Korea |
| Pearce 10' Harrison 19' Flynn 21' Webster 34' | Report | Kim H. 55' |
* Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Chieko Soma (JPN)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 12:30
| Netherlands | 5–0 | Spain |
| Welten 12' Leurink 16' Keetels 19' Paumen 23', 49' | Report | |
* Umpires: Amy Baxter (USA) Amber Church (NZL)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 13:30
| China | 1–1 | Germany |
| Peng 28' | Report | Hahn 5' |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 13:30
| New Zealand | 1–2 | Germany |
| Webster 10' | Report | Oldhafer 22' Schröder 44' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 17:00
| Netherlands | 4–0 | South Korea |
| Jonker 9', 30', 42' Dirkse van den Heuvel 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 19:30
| Spain | 0–2 | China |
| | Report | Zhao 8' Peng 25' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 10:00
| Spain | 1–2 | New Zealand |
| Petchame 60' | Report | Smith 22', 51' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Elena Eskina (RUS)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 12:30
| Germany | 2–0 | South Korea |
| Krüger 55' Hahn 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Kylie Seymour (AUS)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 18:00
| China | 0–1 | Netherlands |
| | Report | Van Male 59' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 17:00
| Germany | 1–2 | Spain |
| Schütze 21' | Report | Guinea 9' Salvatella 11' |
* Umpires: Fanneke Alkemade (NED) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 10:00
| South Korea | 0–0 | China |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* 12 August 2016 (2016-08-12) 11:00
| New Zealand | 1–1 | Netherlands |
| Whitelock 59' | Report | Paumen 28' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Joubert (RSA)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 12:30
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Germany |
| De Waard 5' Van Male 44' | Report | |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 17:00
| South Korea | 2–3 | Spain |
| Cheon 18' Kim 55' | Report | Garcia 39' Riera 41' Comerma 48' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 20:30
| China | 0–3 | New Zealand |
| | Report | Merry 21' Flynn 41' McLaren 42' |
* Umpires: Amy Baxter (USA) Kylie Seymour (AUS)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Great Britain | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | +8 | 15 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | United States | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 12 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Australia | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 9 | Quarter-finals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 6 | Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | |
| 6 | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | |
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 17:00
| Argentina | 1–2 | United States |
| Merino 56' | Report | K. Reinprecht 35' Kasold 50' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Michelle Meister (GER)
* 6 August 2016 (2016-08-06) 20:30
| Great Britain | 2–1 | Australia |
| Owsley 26' Danson 43' | Report | Morgan 33' |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* 7 August 2016 (2016-08-07) 11:00
| Japan | 2–2 | India |
| Nishikori 15' Nakashima 28' | Report | Rani 31' Minz 40' |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Kelly Hudson (NZL)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 10:00
| Australia | 1–2 | United States |
| Slattery 43' | Report | Vittese 25' Van Sickle 41' |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 18:00
| India | 0–3 | Great Britain |
| | Report | Ansley 25' White 27' Danson 33' |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Amy Baxter (USA)
* 8 August 2016 (2016-08-08) 20:30
| Argentina | 4–0 | Japan |
| Barrionuevo 13', 18' Rebecchi 48' Granatto 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Laurine Delforge (BEL)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 11:00
| India | 1–6 | Australia |
| Thokchom 60' | Report | Slattery 5' Morgan 9' Claxton 35' Parker 36' Kenny 43', 46' |
* Umpires: Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 13:30
| Great Britain | 3–2 | Argentina |
| H. Richardson-Walsh 23', 25' Bray 38' | Report | F. Habif 41', 42' |
* Umpires: Michelle Meister (GER) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 10 August 2016 (2016-08-10) 17:00
| United States | 6–1 | Japan |
| González 1' Bam 5', 52', 60' Reinprecht 29' Witmer 37' | Report | Nakashima 47' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Fanneke Alkemade (NED)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 18:00
| Australia | 1–0 | Argentina |
| Smith 33' | Report | |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Amy Baxter (USA)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 19:30
| United States | 3–0 | India |
| Bam 14', 42' González 52' | Report | |
* Umpires: Melissa Trivic (AUS) Chieko Soma (JPN)
* 11 August 2016 (2016-08-11) 20:30
| Japan | 0–2 | Great Britain |
| | Report | Owsley 5' White 55' |
* Umpires: Kylie Seymour (AUS) Elena Eskina (RUS)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 10:00
| Argentina | 5–0 | India |
| Cavallero 16', 29' Granatto 23' Rebecchi 26' Albertarrio 27' | Report | |
* Umpires: Chieko Soma (JPN) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 18:00
| Great Britain | 2–1 | United States |
| Bray 53' Danson 56' | Report | Vittese 39' |
* Umpires: Amber Church (NZL) Irene Presenqui (ARG)
* 13 August 2016 (2016-08-13) 19:30
| Australia | 2–0 | Japan |
| Williams 17' Smith 55' | Report | |
* Umpires: Elena Eskina (RUS) Kelly Hudson (NZL)

## Knockout stage
### Bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | | | |
| Netherlands | 3 | 17 August | 17 August | | |
| Argentina | 2 | 17 August | 17 August | |
| Argentina | 2 | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | Netherlands (p.s.o.) | 1 (4) | |
| 15 August | 15 August | Germany | 1 (3) | |
| United States | 1 | Germany | 1 (3) | |
| United States | 1 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Germany | 2 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Germany | 2 | | | | Netherlands | 3 (0) |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | | Netherlands | 3 (0) |
| 15 August | 15 August | | | | Great Britain (p.s.o.) | 3 (2) |
| New Zealand | 4 | | | | Great Britain (p.s.o.) | 3 (2) |
| New Zealand | 4 | 17 August | 17 August | | | |
| Australia | 2 | 17 August | 17 August | | | |
| Australia | 2 | New Zealand | 0 | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | | New Zealand | 0 | | | |
| 15 August | 15 August | Great Britain | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Great Britain | 3 | Great Britain | 3 | | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| Great Britain | 3 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Spain | 1 | | | | 19 August | 19 August |
| Spain | 1 | | | | Germany | 2 |
| | | | | | New Zealand | 1 |

### Quarter-finals

* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 10:00
| New Zealand | 4–2 | Australia |
| McLaren 7' Smith 24' Flynn 39' Merry 44' | Report | Slattery 33', 59' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Sarah Wilson (GBR)
* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 12:30
| United States | 1–2 | Germany |
| Falgowski 57' | Report | Mävers 8' Hahn 14' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Miao Lin (CHN)
* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 18:00
| Great Britain | 3–1 | Spain |
| Twigg 8' H. Richardson-Walsh 13' Owsley 27' | Report | Oliva 53' |
* Umpires: Kelly Hudson (NZL) Melissa Trivic (AUS)
* 15 August 2016 (2016-08-15) 20:30
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Argentina |
| Welten 5' Leurink 25' Jonker 47' | Report | F. Habif 41' Merino 53' |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

### Semi-finals

* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 12:00
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Germany |
| Paumen 16' | Report | Schütze 11' |
| Penalties |||
| Bos Hoog Keetels Van Geffen Jonker Bos Hoog | 4–3 | Müller-Wieland Mävers Hahn Teschke Hauke Müller-Wieland Mävers |
* Umpires: Laurine Delforge (BEL) Soledad Iparraguiree (ARG)
* 17 August 2016 (2016-08-17) 17:00
| New Zealand | 0–3 | Great Britain |
| | Report | Danson 22', 52' H. Richardson-Walsh 48' |
* Umpires: Carolina de la Fuente (ARG) Michelle Joubert (RSA)

### Bronze medal match

* 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 12:00
| Germany | 2–1 | New Zealand |
| Stapenhorst 34' Schütze 38' | Report | Merry 45+' |
* Umpires: Irene Presenqui (ARG) Sarah Wilson (GBR)

### Gold medal match

* 19 August 2016 (2016-08-19) 17:00
| Netherlands | 3–3 | Great Britain |
| Van Male 16', 37' Paumen 25' | Report | Owsley 10' Cullen 26' White 52' |
| Penalties |||
| Bos Hoog Leurink Van Geffen | 0–2 | H. Richardson-Walsh Danson Bray Unsworth Webb |
* Umpires: Michelle Joubert (RSA) Laurine Delforge (BEL)

## Final ranking

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 |
| | Great Britain | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 22 | Gold medal |
| | Netherlands | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 18 | Silver medal |
| | Germany | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 14 | Bronze medal |
| 4 | New Zealand | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | +4 | 13 | Fourth place |
| 5 | United States | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 12 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Australia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 7 | Argentina | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 8 | Spain | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 6 | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 9 | China | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 5 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Japan | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | South Korea | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | −10 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 12 | India | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
The medallists were:
| Medal | Name |
| Gold | Great Britain women's field hockey team Maddie HinchLaura UnsworthCrista CullenHannah MacleodGeorgie TwiggHelen Richardson-WalshSusannah TownsendKate Richardson-WalshSam QuekAlex DansonGiselle AnsleySophie BrayHollie WebbShona McCallinLily OwsleyNicola White |
| Silver | Netherlands women's national field hockey team Naomi van AsWillemijn BosCarlien Dirkse van den HeuvelMargot van GeffenEva de GoedeEllen HoogKelly JonkerMarloes KeetelsLaurien LeurinkCaia van MaasakkerKitty van MaleMaartje PaumenJoyce SombroekMaria VerschoorXan de WaardLidewij Welten |
| Bronze | Germany women's national field hockey team Lisa HahnFranzisca HaukeHannah KrügerNike LorenzMarie MäversJulia MüllerJanne Müller-WielandPia-Sophie OldhaferSelin OruzKatharina OtteCécile PieperKristina ReynoldsAnne SchröderLisa SchützeAnnika SprinkCharlotte StapenhorstJana Teschke |

## Goalscorers

There were 129 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 3.39 goals per match.
5 goals
* Alex Danson
* Maartje Paumen
* Katie Bam
4 goals
* Kathryn Slattery
* Lily Owsley
* Helen Richardson-Walsh
* Kelly Jonker
* Kitty van Male
3 goals
* Florencia Habif
* Lisa Altenburg
* Lisa Schütze
* Nicola White
* Gemma Flynn
* Olivia Merry
* Kelsey Smith
2 goals
* Noel Barrionuevo
* Carla Rebecchi
* Martina Cavallero
* Delfina Merino
* María Granatto
* Georgina Morgan
* Jodie Kenny
* Emily Smith
* Peng Yang
* Sophie Bray
* Mie Nakashima
* Laurien Leurink
* Lidewij Welten
* Anita McLaren
* Petrea Webster
* Melissa González
* Katie Reinprecht
* Michelle Vittese
1 goal
* Agustina Albertario
* Jane Claxton
* Georgie Parker
* Mariah Williams
* Zhao Yudiao
* Hannah Krüger
* Marie Mävers
* Pia-Sophie Oldhafer
* Anne Schröder
* Charlotte Stapenhorst
* Giselle Ansley
* Crista Cullen
* Georgie Twigg
* Lilima Minz
* Rani Rampal
* Anuradha Thokchom
* Emi Nishikori
* Xan de Waard
* Carlien Dirkse van den Heuvel
* Marloes Keetels
* Charlotte Harrison
* Kirsten Pearce
* Kayla Whitelock
* Cheon Eun-bi
* Kim Bo-mi
* Kim Hyun-ji
* Gloria Comerma
* Begoña García
* Cristina Guinea
* Georgina Oliva
* Carlota Petchamé
* Lola Riera
* Carola Salvatella
* Katelyn Falgowski
* Michelle Kasold
* Caitlin Van Sickle
* Jill Witmer