2002 Women's Hockey World Cup

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The **2002 Women's Hockey World Cup** was the 10th edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup field hockey tournament. It was held from 24 November to 8 December 2002 in Perth, Western Australia.

Argentina won the tournament for the first time after defeating the Netherlands 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 1–1 draw. China won the third place match by defeating defending champions Australia 2–0 to claim their first ever World Cup medal.

For this tournament, the participating nations were increased from the standard 12 (as in the 6 previous editions) to 16.

## Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The European federation received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings. Spain and China qualified as 4th and 5th team in final ranking at the 2000 Summer Olympics, completing the final line-up alongside the six nations from the Qualifier.

After the United States could not attend the Qualifying Tournament due to the disruption of airline schedules after the September 11 attacks, the FIH organized a series of test-matches between that team and India (Seventh placed team in Qualifying Tournament) to ensure they had a chance to participate at the World Cup. The winner of the test-match series would qualify.

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## Squads

Further information: 2002 Women's Hockey World Cup squads
## Umpires

Below are the 18 umpires appointed by the International Hockey Federation:

* Chieko Akiyama (JPN)
* Michelle Arnold (AUS)
* Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
* Judith Barnesby (AUS)
* Renée Cohen (NED)
* Ute Conen (GER)
* Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
* Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
* Jean Duncan (SCO)
* Lynn Farrell (NZL)
* Sarah Garnett (NZL)
* Dawn Henning (ENG)
* Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
* Zang Jun Kentwell (USA)
* Lee Mi-ok (KOR)
* Mary Power (ENG)
* Gina Spitaleri (ITA)
* Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)

## Results

*All times are Western Standard Time (UTC+08:00)*

### First round

#### Pool A

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.

#### Pool B

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Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Host

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## Statistics

### 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.

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Source: FIH
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## References

1. ↑ "FIH gives US chance to qualify". *rediff.com*. 17 September 2001. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
2. ↑ "Rescheduled US Field Hockey Women, India Series Shifts to England". PlanetFieldHockey.com. 31 May 2002. Archived from the original on 1 November 2005. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
3. ↑ "USA: Fuchs brings long wait to joyous end". PlanetFieldHockey.com. 26 June 2002. Archived from the original on 31 January 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
4. ↑ Regulations
5. ↑ Regulations

## External links

* Official FIH website

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