# Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 16th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It was held from 18 September to 1 October 1988.
Great Britain beat West Germany 3–1 in the final to win their third Olympic gold medal. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Australia 2–1.

## Umpires

* K Bajwa (PAK)
* Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* Santiago Deo (ESP)
* Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
* Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
* A Gantz (CHI)
* Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
* Richard Kentwell (USA)
* Rob Lathouwers (NED)
* Craig Madden (SCO)
* Graham Nash (ENG)
* Don Prior (AUS)
* Alain Renaud (FRA)
* Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
* Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
* Claude Seidler (FRG)
* Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

## Preliminary round
### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Australia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | +16 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Pakistan | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 8 | +7 | 6 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Argentina | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 4 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 5 | Spain | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 | Kenya | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 0 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
* 18 September 1988 10:45
| Pakistan | 5–1 | Spain |
| Qamar 42', 59' Zahid 44', 51' Tariq 61' | Report | Peón 23' |
* Umpires: Graham Nash (ENG) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* 18 September 1988 13:30
| Netherlands | 5–1 | Argentina |
| Bovelander 11', 20' Parlevliet 41' Van den Honert 56' Delissen 65' | Report | Geneyro 17' |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* 18 September 1988 15:15
| Australia | 7–1 | Kenya |
| Birmingham 12', 25' Wansbrough 34' Hager 39', 56', 65' Batch 61' | Report | Goyal 58' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
* 20 September 1988 10:45
| Australia | 4–0 | Argentina |
| Birmingham 1' Hager 26', 55' Hawgood 37' | Report | |
* Umpires: Craig Madden (SCO) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* 20 September 1988 13:30
| Netherlands | 1–1 | Spain |
| Kooijman 54' | Report | I. Escudé 69' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) A Gantz (CHI)
* 20 September 1988 15:15
| Pakistan | 8–0 | Kenya |
| Tariq 8', 9', 47', 52' Qazi 16' Zahid 33' Shahbaz 64', 66' | Report | |
* Umpires: Iwo Sakaida (JPN) Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
* 22 September 1988 09:00
| Pakistan | 2–1 | Argentina |
| Shahbaz 23' Zahid 60' | Report | Mascheroni 68' |
* Umpires: Craig Madden (SCO) Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* 22 September 1988 13:30
| Kenya | 2–4 | Spain |
| Okoth 34' Matharu 40' | Report | Oliva 17' Jv. Escudé 20' De Paz 24' I. Escudé 45' |
* Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Richard Kentwell (USA)
* 22 September 1988 15:15
| Australia | 3–2 | Netherlands |
| Hawgood 2' Hager 6' Batch 52' | Report | Bovelander 58', 67' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Graham Nash (ENG)
* 24 September 1988 10:45
| Netherlands | 2–1 | Kenya |
| Bovelander 29' Van den Honert 39' | Report | Matharu 70' |
* Umpires: Graham Nash (ENG) Amarjit Bawa (IND)
* 24 September 1988 13:30
| Australia | 4–0 | Pakistan |
| Hager 9' Bestall 23' Hawgood 31', 32' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
* 24 September 1988 15:15
| Argentina | 1–0 | Spain |
| Verga 36' | Report | |
* Umpires: Adriano de Vecchi (ITA) A Gantz (CHI)
* 26 September 1988 09:00
| Australia | 1–0 | Spain |
| Stacy 53' | Report | |
* Umpires: Craig Madden (SCO) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
* 26 September 1988 13:30
| Argentina | 5–1 | Kenya |
| Mascheroni 8' Pailos 42' Ferrara 44' Verga 47' Minadeo 63' | Report | Alubaha 32' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
* 26 September 1988 15:15
| Netherlands | 2–0 | Pakistan |
| Bovelander 2', 31' | Report | |
* Umpires: Louismichel Gillet (FRA) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | West Germany | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 3 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | India | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 5 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 5 | 5–8th place semi-finals |
| 5 | South Korea (H) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 2 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
| 6 | Canada | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 2 | 9–12th place semi-finals |
* 18 September 1988 09:00
| Soviet Union | 1–0 | India |
| Davydov 6' | Report | |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
* 18 September 1988 13:30
| West Germany | 3–1 | Canada |
| Fisher 23' Blöcher 29' Reck 50' | Report | Gifford 8' |
* Umpires: K Bajwa (PAK) Ron Lathouwers (NED)
* 18 September 1988 15:15
| Great Britain | 2–2 | South Korea |
| Kerly 26' Barber 39' | Report | Kim Jong-kap 44' Kim Man-whe 52' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
* 20 September 1988 09:00
| Great Britain | 3–0 | Canada |
| Sherwani 3' Barber 40' Dodds 63' | Report | |
* Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
* 20 September 1988 13:30
| West Germany | 1–1 | India |
| Hilgers 39' | Report | Sebastian 31' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Alain Renaud (FRA)
* 20 September 1988 15:15
| Soviet Union | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Davydov 17' Boukatine 57' Deputatov 59' | Report | Yoo Seung-jin 23' |
* Umpires: Rob Lathouwers (NED) Richard Kentwell (USA)
* 22 September 1988 10:45
| South Korea | 1–3 | India |
| Kim Young-joon 16' | Report | T. Singh 55', 60' Sebastian 58' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
* 22 September 1988 13:30
| Soviet Union | 0–0 | Canada |
| | Report | |
* Umpires: A Gantz (CHI) K Bajwa (PAK)
* 22 September 1988 15:15
| Great Britain | 1–2 | West Germany |
| Barber 2' | Report | Fischer 59' Blöcher 69' |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
* 24 September 1988 09:00
| West Germany | 1–0 | South Korea |
| Fischer 62' | Report | |
* Umpires: Louismichel Gillet (FRA) K Bajwa (PAK)
* 24 September 1988 13:30
| Great Britain | 3–1 | Soviet Union |
| Kerly 40', 42' Barber 58' | Report | Boukatine 68' |
* Umpires: Rob Lathouwers (NED) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
* 24 September 1988 15:15
| Canada | 1–5 | India |
| Rutledge 22' | Report | M. Singh 11', 29' Sebastian 32' Fernandis 55' Baladadalaisah 56' |
* Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
* 26 September 1988 10:45
| West Germany | 6–0 | Soviet Union |
| Mollandin 5' Blöcher 19' Dopp 41' Fischer 45' Keller 53' Hilgers 59' | Report | |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
* 26 September 1988 13:30
| Great Britain | 3–0 | India |
| Barber 37' Kerly 46' Potter 50' | Report | |
* Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
* 26 September 1988 15:15
| Canada | 1–1 | South Korea |
| Sandhu 19' | Report | Chung Kye-suk 12' |
* Umpires: Richard Kentwell (USA) Rob Lathouwers (NED)

## Classification round
### Ninth to twelfth place classification

| 9–12th place semi-finals | 9–12th place semi-finals | Ninth place game | Ninth place game |
| 28 September | 28 September |
| Spain | 2 |
| Spain | 2 | 29 September | 29 September |
| Canada | 0 | 29 September | 29 September |
| Canada | 0 | Spain | 2 |
| 28 September | 28 September | | Spain | 2 |
| 28 September | 28 September | South Korea | 0 |
| South Korea (a.e.t.) | 5 | South Korea | 0 |
| Kenya | 2 | | |
| Kenya | 2 | Eleventh place game | Eleventh place game |
| | | 29 September | 29 September |
| | | Canada | 3 |
| | | Kenya | 1 |

#### 9–12th place semi-finals

* 28 September 1988 09:00
| Spain | 2–0 | Canada |
| I. Escudé 15' Ji. Escudé 46' | Report | |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
* 28 September 1988 09:00
| South Korea | 5–2 (a.e.t.) | Kenya |
| Han Jin-soo 10', 71' Yoo Seung-jin 15', 76' | Report | Alubaha 13' Matharu 49' |
* Umpires: Graham Nash (ENG) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

#### Eleventh place game

* 29 September 1988 15:15
| Canada | 3–1 | Kenya |
| Sandhu 17' Porritt 24' Rutledge 31' | Report | Akatsa 44' |
* Umpires: Nikolai Stepanov (URS) Richard Kentwell (USA)

#### Ninth place game

* 29 September 1988 13:00
| Spain | 2–0 | South Korea |
| Escudé 14' Peón 41' | Report | |
* Umpires: K Bajwa (PAK) Craig Madden (SCO)

### Fifth to eighth place classification

| 5–8th place semi-finals | 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 28 September | 28 September |
| India (p.s.o.) | 6 (4) |
| India (p.s.o.) | 6 (4) | 30 September | 30 September |
| Argentina | 6 (3) | 30 September | 30 September |
| Argentina | 6 (3) | India | 1 |
| 28 September | 28 September | | India | 1 |
| 28 September | 28 September | Pakistan | 2 |
| Pakistan | 1 | Pakistan | 2 |
| Soviet Union | 0 | | |
| Soviet Union | 0 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 30 September | 30 September |
| | | Soviet Union | 4 |
| | | Argentina | 1 |

#### 5–8th place semi-finals

* 28 September 1988 11:00
| India | 6–6 (a.e.t.) | Argentina |
| M. Singh 15', 25' Fernandis 23', 26' B. Singh 38' Mohamed 80' | Report | Geneyro 21', 48', 90' Ferrara 33' Mascheroni 56' |
| Penalties |||
| Kumar Felix V. Singh Fernandis B. Singh B. Singh | 4–3 | Mascheroni Siri Altube Geneyro Ferrara Altube |
* Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Rob Lathouwers (NED)
* 28 September 1988 11:00
| Pakistan | 1–0 | Soviet Union |
| Qazi 42' | Report | |
* Umpires: A Gantz (CHI) Claude Seidler (FRG)

#### Seventh place game

* 30 September 1988 11:00
| Soviet Union | 4–1 | Argentina |
| Tchetchenov 9' Myasnikov 21' Pleshakov 39', 69' | Report | Verga 35' |
* Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Amarjit Bawa (IND)

#### Fifth place game

* 30 September 1988 09:00
| India | 1–2 | Pakistan |
| M. Singh 68' | Report | Musaddiz 22' Qazi 50' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Graham Nash (ENG)

### Medal round

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Gold medal match | Gold medal match |
| 28 September | 28 September |
| West Germany | 2 |
| West Germany | 2 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1 October | 1 October |
| Netherlands | 1 | West Germany | 1 |
| 28 September | 28 September | | West Germany | 1 |
| 28 September | 28 September | Great Britain | 3 |
| Australia | 2 | Great Britain | 3 |
| Great Britain | 3 | | |
| Great Britain | 3 | Bronze medal match | Bronze medal match |
| | | 1 October | 1 October |
| | | Australia | 1 |
| | | Netherlands | 2 |

#### Semi-finals

* 28 September 1988 13:00
| West Germany | 2–1 | Netherlands |
| Dopp 40' Reck 47' | Report | Cruico 10' |
* Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Alain Renaud (FRA)
* 28 September 1988 15:15
| Australia | 2–3 | Great Britain |
| Hager 45' Hawgood 55' | Report | Kerly 19', 45', 67' |
* Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Louismichel Gillet (FRA)

#### Bronze medal match

* 1 October 1988 13:00
| Australia | 1–2 | Netherlands |
| Reid 62' | Report | Bovelander 24', 57' |
* Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Alain Renaud (FRA)

#### Gold medal match

* 1 October 1988 15:15
| West Germany | 1–3 | Great Britain |
| Dopp 59' | Report | Sherwani 20', 53' Kerly 47' |
* Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Santiago Deo (ESP)

## Statistics
### Final standings

* Great Britain
* West Germany
* Netherlands
* Australia
* Pakistan
* India
* Soviet Union
* Argentina
* Spain
* South Korea
* Canada
* Kenya

### Goalscorers

There were 163 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.
9 goals
* Floris Jan Bovelander
8 goals
* Mark Hager
* Sean Kerly
5 goals
* Neil Hawgood
* Paul Barber
* Mohinder Pal Singh
* Sheikh Tariq
4 goals
* Carlos Geneyro
* Sharif Zahid
* Ignacio Escude
* Carsten Fischer
3 goals
* Marcelo Mascheroni
* Alejandro Verga
* Warren Birmingham
* Imran Sherwani
* Mervyn Fernandis
* Jude Felix Sebastian
* Inderjit Matharu
* Mohib-Ur-Rehman Qazi
* Ahmed Shahbaz
* Han Jin-soo
* Yoo Seung-jin
* Stefan Blocher
* Heiner Dopp
2 goals
* Fernando Ferrara
* Colin Batch
* Michael Rutledge
* Hargurnek Sandhu
* Thoiba Singh
* Lucas Alubaha
* Taco van den Honert
* Qamar Ibrahim
* Mikhail Bukatin
* Igor Davydov
* Sergei Pleshakov
* Juan Carlos Peón
* Michael Hilgers
* Thomas Reck
1 goal
* Marcelo Garrafo
* Gabriel Minadeo
* Edgardo Pailos
* John Bestall
* Graham Reid
* Jay Stacy
* David Wansbrough
* Chris Gifford
* Trevor Porritt
* Richard Dodds
* Jon Potter
* Subramani Baladadalaiash
* Mohamed Shahid
* Balwinder Singh
* Peter Akatsa
* Sanjiwan Goyal
* John Eliud Okoth
* Maurits Crucq
* Marc Delissen
* Hendrik Jan Kooijman
* Erik Parlevliet
* Hussain Musaddiz
* Chung Kye-suk
* Kim Jong-kap
* Kim Man-whe
* Kim Young-joon
* Viktor Deputatov
* Alexandr Myasnikov
* Viatcheslav Tchetchenov
* Miguel de Paz
* Jaime Escude
* Javier Escudé
* Jorge Oliva
* Andreas Keller
* Andreas Mollandin
Source: FIH