Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics

The field hockey tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy was contested from August 26 to September 9, with sixteen participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. Pakistan won the gold medal, defeating India in the final and ending India's run of six successive Olympic gold medals in field hockey. Spain won the bronze medal.^[1]

Field hockey at the Games of the XVII Olympiad
Venues	Olympic Velodrome Stadio dei Marmi Stadio Tre Fontane
Dates	26 August – 11 September 1960
Teams	16
Medalists
Pakistan  India  Spain
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Participating nations

Sixteen teams were placed into four preliminary groups of four teams each. After a preliminary round-robin set of matches, the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

Group A  Denmark  India  Netherlands  New Zealand

Group B  Australia  Japan  Pakistan  Poland

Group C  France  United Team of Germany  Italy  Kenya

Group D  Belgium  Great Britain  Spain   Switzerland

Squads

Main article: Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Preliminary round

Match between the Netherlands and New Zealand

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	3	3	0	0	17	1	+16	6	Quarter-finals
2	New Zealand[a]	3	1	1	1	5	5	0	3
3	Netherlands[a]	3	1	1	1	6	7	−1	3	9–12th place classification
4	Denmark	3	0	0	3	3	18	−15	0	13–16th place classification

Source: FIH
Notes:

1. New Zealand and the Netherlands finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool, which New Zealand won 2–1.

27 August 1960 15:00 India  10–0  Denmark P. Singh  1', 15', 16' Bhola  22', 31', 67' Peter  41' Ja. Singh  64' ? ? Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: McIldowie (RSA) Whitelaw (GBR)

27 August 1960 16:30 New Zealand  1–1  Netherlands Hobson  25' Van Erven Dorens  23' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Franck (BEL) Massart (BEL)

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30 August 1960 16:30 India  4–1  Netherlands Ja. Singh  26' Bhola  63' P. Singh  66', 69' Van Vroonhoven  9' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: de Bourguignon (BEL) Asselman (BEL)

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31 August 1960 16:30 New Zealand  4–1  Denmark Hobson  4' Turner  24', 41' Bygrave  35' Christiansen  16' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: McDowell (AUS) Glichitch (FRA)

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2 September 1960 16:30 India  3–0  New Zealand Bhola  8' Peter  57' Ja. Singh  70' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: McIldowie (RSA) Whitelaw (GBR)

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3 September 1960 10:00 Netherlands  4–2  Denmark Van Erven Dorens  37', 49', 64' P. Nielsen  70' Guldbrandsen  30' Kristoffersen  68' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Harasta (AUT) Bernet (SUI)

Second place play-off

4 September 1960 15:30 New Zealand  2–1  Netherlands Bygrave  31', 58' De Beer  14' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Schinner (GER) Lichtenfeld (GER)

New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals. The Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	3	3	0	0	21	0	+21	6	Quarter-finals
2	Australia[a]	3	1	1	1	9	5	+4	3
3	Poland[a]	3	1	1	1	3	10	−7	3	9–12th place classification
4	Japan	3	0	0	3	2	20	−18	0	13–16th place classification

Source: FIH
Notes:

1. Australia and Poland finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool, which Australia won 2–0.

26 August 1960 10:00 Pakistan  3–0  Australia H. Abdul  48' Noor  53' Mushtaq  56' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED) Elgershuizen (NED)

26 August 1960 15:00 Poland  2–1  Japan Flinik  33' Wiśniewski  56' Iijima  68' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Lichtenfeld (GER) Schinner (GER)

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29 August 1960 16:30 Pakistan  8–0  Poland H. Abdul  6', 24', 55' Noor  18' Mutti  22' W. Abdul  45', 69' Nasir  60' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Whitelaw (GBR) McIldowie (RSA)

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30 August 1960 10:00 Australia  8–1  Japan Crossman  1', 25' E. Pearce  13', 27', 31', 37', 65' Evans  33' Kanbe  20' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Massart (BEL) Franck (BEL)

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1 September 1960 10:00 Pakistan  10–0  Japan W. Abdul  21', 30' H. Abdul  24', 37', 50', 51' Nasir  33', 45', 60' Khan  59' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: H. Singh (IND) Burgess (GBR)

1 September 1960 16:30 Australia  1–1  Poland Crossman  62' Kubiak  48' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Asselman (BEL) de Bourguignon (BEL)

Second place play-off

3 September 1960 08:30 Australia  2–0  Poland Crossman  55' Currie  66' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: McIldowie (RSA), Whitelaw (GBR)

Australia advanced to the quarter-finals. Poland continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Kenya	3	2	1	0	8	0	+8	5	Quarter-finals
2	United Team of Germany	3	2	0	1	10	1	+9	4
3	France	3	1	1	1	2	5	−3	3	9–12th place classification
4	Italy (H)	3	0	0	3	0	14	−14	0	13–16th place classification

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

29 August 1960 10:00 Kenya  1–0  United Team of Germany H. Fernandes  45' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Burgess (GBR) H. Singh (IND)

29 August 1960 15:00 France  2–0  Italy Reynaud  21' J-P Windal  54' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Bernet (SUI) Harasta (AUT)

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31 August 1960 10:00 United Team of Germany  5–0  France Keller  23', 52', 61', 66' Schuler  31' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Ghosh (IND) G. Singh (IND)

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1 September 1960 15:00 Kenya  7–0  Italy E. Fernandes  14' H. Fernandes  17', 64', 65' Sohal  24', 48' Pianesi  42' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Bernet (SUI) Harasta (AUT)

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3 September 1960 15:00 United Team of Germany  5–0  Italy Keller  24', 43', 45' Budinger  29', 41' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: de Bourguignon (BEL) Asselman (BEL)

3 September 1960 16:30 Kenya  0–0  France Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: H. Singh (IND) Burgess (GBR)

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Spain	3	2	1	0	8	2	+6	5	Quarter-finals
2	Great Britain	3	1	2	0	4	1	+3	4
3	Belgium	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	3	9–12th place classification
4	Switzerland	3	0	0	3	3	12	−9	0	13–16th place classification

Source: FIH

26 August 1960 16:30 Spain  0–0  Great Britain Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: G. Singh (IND) Ghosh (IND)

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27 August 1960 10:00 Belgium  4–2   Switzerland Remy  24' M. Muschs  45' Dubois  55', 65' Von Arx  30' Zanetti  59' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: MacDowell (AUS) Glichitch (FRA)

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30 August 1960 15:00 Belgium  1–1  Great Britain Debbaudt  69' Hindle  12' Stadio dei Marmi, Rome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED) Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

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31 August 1960 15:00 Spain  5–1   Switzerland Murua  5' Macaya  22' E. Dualde  25', 66' Usoz  31' Zanetti  11' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Lichtenfeld (GER) Schinner (GER)

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2 September 1960 10:00 Great Britain  3–0   Switzerland Mayes  5', 63' Scott  68' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Glichitch (FRA) MacDowell (AUS)

2 September 1960 15:00 Spain  3–1  Belgium Macaya  23' E. Dualde  24' J. Dualde  61' Remy  50' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: G. Singh (IND) Ghosh (IND)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	5 September
	Pakistan	2
					7 September
	Germany	1
					Pakistan	1
	5 September
					Spain	0
	Spain (a.e.t.)	1
									9 September
	New Zealand	0
									Pakistan	1
	5 September
									India	0
	India (a.e.t.)	1
					7 September
	Australia	0
					India	1
	5 September
					Great Britain	0			Bronze medal match
	Kenya	1
									9 September
	Great Britain (a.e.t.)	2
									Spain	2
									Great Britain	1

Quarter-final losers continued to play classification matches to determine 5th–8th place. The Great Britain versus Kenya match lasted 127 minutes and needed six overtime periods to determine the winner.^[2]

Quarter-finals

5 September 1960 09:00 India  1–0 (a.e.t.)  Australia Bhola  84' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Whitelaw (GBR) MacIldowie (RSA)

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5 September 1960 15:00 Kenya  1–2 (a.e.t.)  Great Britain Sohal  22' Saunders  36', 115' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: G. Singh (IND) Ghosh (IND)

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5 September 1960 14:30 Pakistan  2–1  United Team of Germany Naseer  22', 62' Delmes  52' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Asselman (BEL) de Bourguignon (BEL)

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5 September 1960 16:00 Spain  1–0 (a.e.t.)  New Zealand Murua  83' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED) Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

Semi-finals

7 September 1960 10:00 Pakistan  1–0  Spain Manzoor  12' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: MacDowell (AUS) Massart (BEL)

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7 September 1960 15:30 India  1–0  Great Britain Kullar  16' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED) Schinner (GER)

Bronze medal match

9 September 1960 10:00 Spain  2–1  Great Britain J. Dualde  27' E. Dualde  41' Scott  13' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED) G. Singh (IND)

Gold medal match

9 September 1960 15:30 Pakistan  1–0  India Bunda  11' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: MacDowell (AUS) Massart (BEL)

Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

	5–8th place semi-finals				Fifth place
	8 September
	New Zealand	1
					11 September
	Germany	0
					New Zealand	1
	8 September
					Australia	0
	Australia	2
	Kenya	1

5–8th place semi-finals

8 September 1960 15:00 New Zealand  1–0  United Team of Germany McGregor  11' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED) H. Singh (IND)

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8 September 1960 16:30 Australia  1–1  Kenya Crossman  40' Deol  63' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED) Glichitch (FRA)

The match was abandoned due to darkness with the score tied at 1-1 after 40 minutes of extra time. Australia was initially awarded the match after a coin toss. But after an appeal by Kenya, the match was declared drawn and a replay was ordered, which Australia won 2–1.

Replay

10 September 1960 16:30 Australia  2–1  Kenya Evans  64', 69' Panaser  42' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Elgershuizen (NED) Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

Fifth place game

9 September 1960 08:30 Australia  2–1  New Zealand Crossman  50' Evans  68' Cullen  27' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Burgess (GBR) Asselman (BEL)

After the Australia-Kenya match was declared a draw and a replay ordered on appeal, this match was declared null and void, and a replay was ordered between New Zealand and the winner of the Australia-Kenya replay.

Replay

11 September 1960 09:00 New Zealand  1–0  Australia Bygrave  2' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Burgess (GBR) van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

Seventh place game

The seventh-place game between Germany and Kenya was scratched as the German team had flown home after the Closing Ceremony. Both teams were awarded joint seventh place.

Ninth to twelfth place classification

As Poland declined to participate in the classification matches, they were awarded twelfth place: the other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
9	Netherlands	2	2	0	0	4	1	+3	4
10	France	2	1	0	1	1	2	−1	2
11	Belgium	2	0	0	2	1	3	−2	0
12	Poland	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIH

6 September 1960 15:00 France  1–0  Belgium Mauchien  22' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Burgess (GBR) Harasta (AUT)

An Italian traffic policeman on duty just outside the field blew his whistle. The Belgians thought it was the umpire's whistle and stopped playing, whereupon the French scored the only goal of the game.^[2]

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8 September 1960 10:30 Netherlands  2–0  France De Beer  3' Van Vroonhoven  25' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Lichtenfeld (GER) Whitelaw (GBR)

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10 September 1960 10:00 Netherlands  2–1  Belgium De Beer  51', 62' A. Muschs  66' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: Burgess (GBR) MacIldowie (RSA)

Thirteenth to sixteenth place classification

As Denmark declined to participate in the classification matches, they were awarded sixteenth place. The other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
13	Italy (H)	2	1	1	0	3	2	+1	3
14	Japan	2	1	0	1	6	3	+3	2
15	Switzerland	2	0	1	1	2	6	−4	1
16	Denmark	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

6 September 1960 16:30 Italy  1–1   Switzerland Ballesio  6' Recordon  32' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Franck (BEL) Matsunawa (JPN)

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8 September 1960 09:00 Japan  5–1   Switzerland H. Kojima  34', 49' Kihara  51', 60', 67' Zanetti  42' Campo Tre Fontane, Rome Umpires: Asselman (BEL) Ghosh (IND)

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10 September 1960 15:00 Italy  2–1  Japan Marchiori  21' Lenza  47' H. Kojima  2' Olympic Velodrome, Rome Umpires: G. Singh (IND) H. Singh (IND)

Final standings

1.  Pakistan
2.  India
3.  Spain
4.  Great Britain
5.  New Zealand
6.  Australia
7.  United Team of Germany
7.  Kenya
9.  Netherlands
10.  France
11.  Belgium
12.  Poland
13.  Italy
14.  Japan
15.   Switzerland
16.  Denmark

Medalists

Gold	Silver	Bronze
Pakistan (PAK) Abdul Hamid Abdul Rashid Abdul Waheed Bashir Ahmad Ghulam Rasul Anwar Khan Khursheed Aslam Habib Ali Kiddie Manzoor Hussain Atif Munir Dar Mushtaq Ahmad Motiullah Naseer Bunda Noor Alam	India (IND) Joseph Antic Leslie Claudius Jaman Lal Sharma Mohinder Lal Shankar Lakshman John Peter Govind Sawant Raghbir Singh Bhola Udham Singh Kullar Charanjit Singh Jaswant Singh Joginder Singh Prithipal Singh Shantaram Jadhav	Spain (ESP) Pedro Amat Francisco Caballer Juan Calzado José Colomer Carlos del Coso José Dinarés Eduardo Dualde Joaquín Dualde Rafael Egusquiza Ignacio Macaya Pedro Murúa Pedro Roig Luis Usoz Narciso Ventalló