Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 9th version of the field hockey tournament at the Summer Olympics.
It began on 29 July, and ended on 10 August. The Netherlands won the tournament over Argentina.

 Teams 

TeamsQualified from theHost2010 Asian Games Netherlands2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship2011 Oceania Cup2011 Pan American GamesOlympic Qualification Tournament 1,2 and 3InvitedSouth Africa originally won the 2011 African Olympic Qualifier, but they then withdrew and won the Olympic Qualification Tournament 1 instead. Because they needed 12 teams in the tournament, they invited the best team that didn't qualify, Argentina.

 First round 

 Pool A 

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts Netherlands5500125+7155302147+79521263+375203913–46511349–545023210–82

 Pool B 

TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts5311124+810531195+410531152+310521267–175104914–535104413–93

 Medal round 

 Statistics 

 Team rankings 

RankTeam1 Netherlands7610167+91927412147+713374031810+812473221210+211 Eliminated in the First round5531152+3106521263+377521267–1785203913–469511349–54105104914–53115104413–93125023210–82

 Other websites 

 Results on olympic.org

 References 

Category:2012 Summer Olympics
Category:Field hockey