Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 24th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 24 July to 5 August 2021. All games were played at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

Men's field hockey
at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Dates	24 July – 5 August 2021
Teams	12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Oi Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions	Belgium (1st title)
Runner-up	Australia
Third place	India
Tournament statistics
Matches played	38
Goals scored	209 (5.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Alexander Hendrickx (14 goals)
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It was originally scheduled to be held from 25 July to 6 August 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.^[2]

Argentina won the previous olympic field hockey event but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Belgium captured their first gold medal after defeating Australia in the final after penalties.^[3] India won their first hockey medal since 1980 Summer Olympics by defeating Germany in the bronze-medal match.^[4]

The medals for the competition were presented by Baron Pierre-Oliver Bekcers-Vieujant, Belgium; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Narinder Dhruv Batra, the FIH President.

Competition schedule

Legend

G

Group stage

¼

Quarter-finals

½

Semi-finals

B

Bronze medal match

F

Gold medal match

Sat 24	Sun 25	Mon 26	Tue 27	Wed 28	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4	Thu 5
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 advanced to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners met for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers played in the bronze medal match.

Qualification

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification

Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Japan as the host nation qualified automatically. The other teams qualified through the 2019 Men's FIH Olympic Qualifiers.^[5]

Event	Dates	Location(s)	Quota	Qualifier(s)
Host nation	—	—	1	Japan
2018 Asian Games	19 August – 1 September 2018	Jakarta	–	–A
2019 Pan American Games	30 July – 10 August 2019	Lima	1	Argentina
2019 African Olympic Qualifier	12 – 18 August 2019	Stellenbosch	1	South Africa
2019 EuroHockey Championship	16 – 24 August 2019	Antwerp	1	Belgium
2019 Oceania Cup	5 – 8 September 2019	Rockhampton	1	Australia
2019 FIH Olympic Qualifiers	25 October – 3 November 2019	Various	7	Canada  Germany  Great Britain  India  Netherlands  New Zealand  Spain
Total			12

^A – Japan qualified both as the hosts and the continental champions, therefore that quota is added to the FIH Olympic Qualifiers rather than going to the runners-up of the tournament.^[5]

Umpires

On 11 September 2019, 14 umpires were appointed by the FIH.^[6]

• Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)
• Adam Kearns (AUS)
• Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)
• Ben Göntgen (GER)
• Martin Madden (GBR)
• Raghu Prasad (IND)
• Javed Shaikh (IND)
• Coen van Bunge (NED)
• Simon Taylor (NZL)
• David Tomlinson (NZL)
• Marcin Grochal (POL)
• Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)
• Peter Wright (RSA)
• Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

Squads

Main article: Field hockey at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Group stage

The pools were announced on 23 November 2019.^[7]

All times are local (UTC+9).^[8][9]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	5	4	1	0	22	9	+13	13	Quarter-finals
2	India	5	4	0	1	15	13	+2	12
3	Argentina	5	2	1	2	10	11	−1	7
4	Spain	5	1	2	2	9	10	−1	5
5	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	11	16	−5	4
6	Japan (H)	5	0	1	4	10	18	−8	1

Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.
(H) Hosts

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 09:30 v Japan  3–5  Australia Ke. Tanaka  22', 27' Kirishita  26' Report Brand  11' Craig  14' Govers  31' Zalewski  38' Beale  50' North Pitch Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Lim Hong-Zhen (SGP)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 10:00 v New Zealand  2–3  India Russell  6' Jenness  43' Report Rupinder  10' Harmanpreet  26', 33' South Pitch Umpires: Martin Madden (SCO) Coen van Bunge (NED)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 12:15 v Argentina  1–1  Spain Mazzilli  23' Report Quemada  52' South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 18:30 v India  1–7  Australia Dilpreet  34' Report Beale  10' Hayward  21' Ogilvie  23' Beltz  26' Govers  40', 42' Brand  51' North Pitch Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Marcin Grochal (POL)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 19:00 v Japan  1–2  Argentina Ke. Tanaka  60' Report Tolini  5' Keenan  19' South Pitch Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Peter Wright (RSA)

25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 20:45 v Spain  3–4  New Zealand González  26' Quemada  31' Boltó  39' Report Jenness  14' Tarrant  27' Russell  48' Smith  57' North Pitch Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SGP) Adam Kearns (AUS)

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27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 09:30 v Argentina  2–5  Australia Tolini  4' Casella  55' Report Govers  15', 23' Wickham  21' Sharp  25' Hayward  39' North Pitch Umpires: Martin Madden (GBR) Coen van Bunge (NED)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 10:00 v India  3–0  Spain Simranjeet  14' Rupinder  15', 51' Report South Pitch Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Peter Wright (RSA)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 11:45 v Japan  2–2  New Zealand Yamasaki  3' Ke. Tanaka  40' Report Wilson  11' Lane  41' North Pitch Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

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28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 20:45 v Japan  1–4  Spain Zendana  2' Report Lleonart  3', 55' Quemada  23' Alegre  28' North Pitch Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SGP) Martin Madden (GBR)

28 July 2021 (2021-07-28) 21:15 v Australia  4–2  New Zealand Brand  9', 50' Govers  55' Wickham  57' Report Russell  13', 58' South Pitch Umpires: Francisco Vázquez (ESP) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 09:30 v India  3–1  Argentina Varun  43' Vivek  58' Harmanpreet  59' Report Casella  48' North Pitch Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Ben Göntgen (GER)

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30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 10:00 v Australia  1–1  Spain Wickham  18' Report Quemada  60' South Pitch Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 18:30 v Japan  3–5  India Ke. Tanaka  19' Watanabe  33' Murata  59' Report Harmanpreet  13' Gurjant  17', 56' Shamsher  34' Nilakanta  51' North Pitch Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 19:00 v Argentina  4–1  New Zealand Martínez  15+' Vila  17' Tolini  44' Keenan  60' Report Russell  14' South Pitch Umpires: Martin Madden (GBR) Coen van Bunge (NED)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Belgium	5	4	1	0	26	9	+17	13	Quarter-finals
2	Germany	5	3	0	2	19	10	+9	9
3	Great Britain	5	2	2	1	11	11	0	8
4	Netherlands	5	2	1	2	13	13	0	7
5	South Africa	5	1	1	3	16	24	−8	4
6	Canada	5	0	1	4	9	27	−18	1

Source: Tokyo 2020 and FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 11:45 v Netherlands  1–3  Belgium Hertzberger  35' Report Hendrickx  41', 44', 45' North Pitch Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Adam Kearns (AUS)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 18:30 v Great Britain  3–1  South Africa Ward  2' Ansell  32' Waller  56' Report Guise-Brown  4' North Pitch Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Ben Goentgen (GER)

24 July 2021 (2021-07-24) 19:00 v Canada  1–7  Germany K. Pereira  16' Report Windfeder  11', 28' Rühr  22', 25' Häner  44' Bosserhoff  59' Grambusch  60' South Pitch Umpires: Peter Wright (RSA) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

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25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) 21:15 v South Africa  3–5  Netherlands M. Cassiem  2' D. Cassiem  10' Kok  18' Report Pruyser  24', 54' Van Dam  29' Brinkman  36' Van der Weerden  48' South Pitch Umpires: Jakub Mejzlík (CZE) Javed Shaikh (IND)

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26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 09:30 v Germany  1–3  Belgium Häner  51' Report Charlier  5', 7' Hendrickx  35' North Pitch Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) David Tomlinson (NZL)

26 July 2021 (2021-07-26) 11:45 v Great Britain  3–1  Canada Ansell  33', 57' Ward  41' Report Van Son  51' North Pitch Umpires: Lim Hong Zhen (SGP) Marcin Grochal (POL)

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27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 12:15 v Germany  5–1  Great Britain Fuchs  15', 51', 60' Rühr  35' Weigand  42' Report Roper  8' South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Adam Kearns (AUS)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 18:30 v Belgium  9–4  South Africa Dohmen  4', 15' Hendrickx  9', 18', 40' Briels  12' Van Doren  15' Gougnard  25' Charlier  41' Report D. Cassiem  5', 31' M. Cassiem  23' Ntuli  29' North Pitch Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

27 July 2021 (2021-07-27) 20:45 v Netherlands  4–2  Canada Bakker  1' Brinkman  4' De Mol  50' Pruyser  60' Report Wallace  10' Tupper  53' North Pitch Umpires: Javed Shaikh (IND) David Tomlinson (NZL)

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29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 10:00 v Belgium  9–1  Canada Hendrickx  12', 40' Dockier  29', 32' Denayer  39' Gougnard  43', 45' Boon  51' Van Aubel  55' Report Pearson  15' South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Peter Wright (RSA)

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 11:45 v South Africa  4–3  Germany Guise-Brown  9' Horne  13' Spooner  45' M. Cassiem  48' Report Herzbruch  8' Windfeder  22' Staib  24' North Pitch Umpires: David Tomlinson (NZL) Javed Shaikh (IND)

29 July 2021 (2021-07-29) 12:15 v Netherlands  2–2  Great Britain Brinkman  22' Janssen  31' Report Ward  52', 57' South Pitch Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

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30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 12:15 v Canada  4–4  South Africa Pearson  11' K. Pereira  17' Boothroyd  42' Ho-Garcia  59' Report Ntuli  2' Spooner  9' Guise-Brown  34' Mvimbi  58' South Pitch Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Raghu Prasad (IND)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 20:45 v Germany  3–1  Netherlands Wellen  10' Staib  41' Herzbruch  54' Report Hertzberger  57' North Pitch Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Adam Kearns (AUS)

30 July 2021 (2021-07-30) 21:15 v Belgium  2–2  Great Britain Boon  36' Briels  43' Report Shipperley  17' Ansell  38' South Pitch Umpires: Simon Taylor (NZL) Francisco Vázquez (ESP)

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	1 August
	Australia (p.s.o.)	2 (3)
					3 August
	Netherlands	2 (0)
					Australia	3
	1 August
					Germany	1
	Germany	3
									5 August
	Argentina	1
									Australia	1 (2)
	1 August
									Belgium (p.s.o.)	1 (3)
	India	3
					3 August
	Great Britain	1
					India	2
	1 August
					Belgium	5			Bronze medal match
	Belgium	3
									5 August
	Spain	1
									Germany	4
									India	5

Quarter-finals

1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 09:30 v Germany  3–1  Argentina Windfeder  19', 48' Herzbruch  40' Report Casella  52' Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Jakub Mejzlík (CZE)

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1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 12:00 v Australia  2–2  Netherlands Wickham  13', 38' Report Van der Weerden  32' Hertzberger  50' Penalties Govers Ogilvie Brand 3–0 Hertzberger Kemperman De Geus Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Germán Montes de Oca (ARG)

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1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 18:30 v Belgium  3–1  Spain Hendrickx  38', 57' Boon  41' Report Alegre  26' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Lim Hong Zhen (SGP)

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1 August 2021 (2021-08-01) 21:00 v India  3–1  Great Britain Dilpreet  7' Gurjant  16' Hardik  57' Report Ward  45' Umpires: Marcin Grochal (POL) Simon Taylor (NZL)

Semi-finals

3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 10:30 v India  2–5  Belgium Harmanpreet  7' Mandeep  8' Report Luypaert  2' Hendrickx  19', 49', 53' Dohmen  60' Umpires: Ben Göntgen (GER) Coen van Bunge (NED)

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3 August 2021 (2021-08-03) 19:00 v Australia  3–1  Germany Brand  7' Govers  27' Sharp  59' Report Windfeder  11' Umpires: Germán Montes de Oca (ARG) Marcin Grochal (POL)

Bronze medal match

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) 10:30 v Germany  4–5  India Oruz  2' Wellen  24' Fürk  25' Windfeder  48' Report Simranjeet  17', 34' Hardik  27' Harmanpreet  29' Rupinder  31' Umpires: Adam Kearns (AUS) Simon Taylor (NZL)

Gold medal match

5 August 2021 (2021-08-05) 19:00 v Australia  1–1  Belgium Wickham  47' Report Van Aubel  32' Penalties Govers Ogilvie Brand Simmonds Whetton 2–3 Van Aubel De Sloover Denayer Hendrickx Umpires: Coen van Bunge (NED) Marcin Grochal (POL)

Final ranking

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular 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
1	Belgium	8	6	2	0	35	13	+22	20	Gold Medal
2	Australia	8	5	3	0	28	13	+15	18	Silver Medal
3	India	8	6	0	2	25	23	+2	18	Bronze Medal
4	Germany	8	4	0	4	27	19	+8	12	Fourth place
5	Great Britain	6	2	2	2	12	14	−2	8	Eliminated in quarter-finals
6	Netherlands	6	2	2	2	15	15	0	8
7	Argentina	6	2	1	3	11	14	−3	7
8	Spain	6	1	2	3	10	13	−3	5
9	New Zealand	5	1	1	3	11	16	−5	4	Eliminated in group stage
10	South Africa	5	1	1	3	16	24	−8	4
11	Japan (H)	5	0	1	4	10	18	−8	1
12	Canada	5	0	1	4	9	27	−18	1

Source: Tokyo2020
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 209 goals scored in 38 matches, for an average of 5.5 goals per match.

14 goals

• Alexander Hendrickx

7 goals

• Blake Govers
• Lukas Windfeder

6 goals

• Tom Wickham
• Harmanpreet Singh

5 goals

• Tim Brand
• Sam Ward
• Kenta Tanaka
• Kane Russell

4 goals

• Liam Ansell
• Rupinder Pal Singh
• Pau Quemada

3 goals

• Maico Casella
• Leandro Tolini
• Tom Boon
• Cédric Charlier
• John-John Dohmen
• Simon Gougnard
• Florian Fuchs
• Timm Herzbruch
• Christopher Rühr
• Gurjant Singh
• Simranjeet Singh
• Thierry Brinkman
• Jeroen Hertzberger
• Mirco Pruyser
• Dayaan Cassiem
• Mustaphaa Cassiem
• Matthew Guise-Brown

2 goals

• Nicolás Keenan
• Daniel Beale
• Jeremy Hayward
• Lachlan Sharp
• Thomas Briels
• Sébastien Dockier
• Florent Van Aubel
• Mark Pearson
• Keegan Pereira
• Martin Häner
• Constantin Staib
• Niklas Wellen
• Dilpreet Singh
• Hardik Singh
• Mink van der Weerden
• Stephen Jenness
• Nqobile Ntuli
• Nicholas Spooner
• David Alegre
• Xavi Lleonart

1 goal

• Lucas Martínez
• Agustín Mazzilli
• Lucas Vila
• Joshua Beltz
• Tom Craig
• Flynn Ogilvie
• Aran Zalewski
• Félix Denayer
• Loïck Luypaert
• Arthur Van Doren
• Fin Boothroyd
• Gabriel Ho-Garcia
• Floris Van Son
• Scott Tupper
• Jamie Wallace
• Niklas Bosserhoff
• Benedikt Fürk
• Mats Grambusch
• Timur Oruz
• Justus Weigand
• Phil Roper
• Rupert Shipperley
• Jack Waller
• Varun Kumar
• Vivek Prasad
• Nilakanta Sharma
• Mandeep Singh
• Shamsher Singh
• Yoshiki Kirishita
• Kazuma Murata
• Kota Watanabe
• Koji Yamasaki
• Hirotaka Zendana
• Billy Bakker
• Thijs van Dam
• Jip Janssen
• Joep de Mol
• Sam Lane
• Jake Smith
• Blair Tarrant
• Nick Wilson
• Keenan Horne
• Tevin Kok
• Samkelo Mvimbi
• Marc Boltó
• Enrique González

Source: Tokyo2020 and FIH