The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics were qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, were held in New Zealand, Chile and Japan, at different times in 2008. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earnt a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Qualifying 1
Qualifying 1 was held from February 2 to February 10, 2008 in North Shore City, Auckland, New Zealand.[6]
Venue
- Crown Relocations Stadium, Albany
Classification
Fifth and sixth
Umpires: Daniel Lopez (URU) Tim Pullman (AUS) |
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Third and fourth
Umpires: Chris Wilson (CAN) Rob ten Cate (NED) |
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Final
Umpires: David Leiper (GBR) Xavier Adell (ESP) |
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Qualifying 2
Qualifying 2 was held from March 1 to March 9 in Santiago, Chile.[7]
Venue
- Prince of Wales Country Club
Pool
All times are Chile Summer Time (UTC-3)
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Gus Soteriades (USA) |
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Marc Knulle (FRA) |
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Chile |
3 – 4 |
Austria |
Montegu 1', 46', 64' |
Report |
Jelinek 20' Tobias Hübner 32' Stremitzer 42' Stanzl 44' |
Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Raghu Prasad (IND) |
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Colin Hutchinson (IRL) |
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Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Marc Knulle (FRA) |
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Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) |
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Mexico |
1 – 18 |
India |
Moreno Quiroz 70' |
Report |
P. Singh 9', 50', 60', 61' R. Singh 11', 21', 30', 39', 69' S. Singh 16', 24' Khandekar 19' Raghunath 29', 37', 54', 57', 62' S. Singh 65' |
Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Richard Attipoe (GHA) |
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Umpires: Gus Soteriades (USA) Raghu Prasad (IND) |
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Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) |
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Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) |
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Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Marc Knulle (FRA) |
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Umpires: Richmond Attipoe (GHA) Gus Soteriades (USA) |
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Umpires: Henrik Ehlers (DEN) Gus Soteriades (USA) |
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Russia |
9 – 1 |
Mexico |
Azarov 2', 26' Platonov 9' Mayorov 18' Nikolaev 32' Lykov 46' Korolyov 51' Spishkovsky 55' Volkov 62' |
Report |
Moreno Quiroz 39' |
Umpires: Raghu Prasad (IND) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) |
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Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Colin Hutchinson (IRL) |
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Classification
Fifth and sixth
Chile |
9 – 3 |
Mexico |
Montegu 9', 16', 28', 58' Casanova 14' Krainz 21', 49' Stein 38' Krussig 52' |
Report |
Aguilar Montoya 10', 67' Borquez Silva 35' |
Umpires: Marc Knulle (FRA) Gus Soteriades (USA) |
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Third and fourth
Umpires: Colin Hutchinson (IRL) Richmond Attipoe (GHA) |
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Final
Umpires: John Wright (RSA) Henrik Ehlers (DEN) |
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Awards
Best Player |
Best Goalkeeper |
Top Goalscorer |
Fair Play Trophy |
Prabjot Singh |
Moises Alejandro Vargas Garcia |
Felipe Montegu |
Austria |
Qualifying 3
Qualifying 3 was held from April 5 to April 13, 2008 in Kakamigahara, Gifu, Japan.[9]
Venue
- Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium
Classification
Fifth and sixth
Umpires: Satoshi Kondo (JPN) Deon Nel (RSA) |
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Third and fourth
Umpires: Marcelo Servetto (ESP) Kim Hong-Lee (KOR) |
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Final
Umpires: Hamish Jamson (GBR) Murray Grime (AUS) |
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