The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics are qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involve 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, are to be held in India, Ireland and Japan, at different times in 2012. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earn a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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India qualified to Olympics after beating France 8–1 in first qualifying tournament,[1] while South Korea qualified after beating Ireland 3–2 in the second qualifying tournament.[2] South Africa qualified after they beat Japan 2-1 in the third qualifying tournament.
Below is the list of 18 teams who participate in these qualifying tournaments:[3]
Zone | Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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Asia | 2010 Asian Games | Malaysia India South Korea China Japan |
Africa | 2011 African Olympic Qualifier | |
Americas | 2011 Pan American Games | Canada Chile |
Europe | 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Ireland Russia France |
EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Poland Ukraine Austria Czech Republic |
Tournament details | |
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Host country | India |
City | New Delhi |
Dates | 18–26 February |
Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | Dhyan Chand National Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | India |
Runner-up | France |
Third place | Canada |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 139 (7.72 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sandeep Singh (16 goals) |
Best player | Sardar Singh |
Qualifying 1 was held from February 18 to February 25, 2012 in New Delhi, India.[3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | India (H) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 8 | +28 | 15 | Final |
2 | France | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 10 | |
3 | Poland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 13 | +11 | 9 | Third place game |
4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 8 | +21 | 7 | |
5 | Italy | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 3 | Fifth place game |
6 | Singapore | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 54 | −49 | 0 |
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Pos | Team | Qualification |
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1 | India (H) | 2012 Summer Olympics |
2 | France | |
3 | Canada | |
4 | Poland | |
5 | Italy | |
6 | Singapore |
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Host country | Ireland |
City | Dublin |
Dates | 10–18 March |
Teams | 6 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | National Hockey Stadium |
Final positions | |
Champions | South Korea |
Runner-up | Ireland |
Third place | Malaysia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 104 (5.78 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Timothy Cockram Razie Rahim Lee Nam-Yong (6 goals) |
Best player | You Hyo-Sik |
Qualifying 2 was held from March 10 to March 18, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.[3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 7 | +16 | 13 | Final |
2 | Ireland (H) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 3 | +20 | 11 | |
3 | Malaysia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 8 | +11 | 10 | Third place game |
4 | Russia | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 6 | |
5 | Chile | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 20 | −11 | 3 | Fifth place game |
6 | Ukraine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 31 | −26 | 0 |
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Pos | Team | Qualification |
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1 | South Korea | 2012 Summer Olympics |
2 | Ireland (H) | |
3 | Malaysia | |
4 | Russia | |
5 | Ukraine | |
6 | Chile |
Qualifying 3 was held from April 26 to May 6, 2012 in Kakamigahara, Japan.[3]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Japan | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 13 |
South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 11 |
China | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 |
Austria | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 7 |
Czech Republic | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 3 |
Brazil | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | –36 | 0 |
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