Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 16th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It was held from 18 September to 1 October 1988.

Men's field hockey
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
CitySeoul
Dates18 September – 1 October
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Seongnam Stadium
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (3rd title)
Runner-up West Germany
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored163 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s) Floris Jan Bovelander (9 goals)
← 1984 (previous) (next) 1992 →

Great Britain beat West Germany 3–1 in the final to win their third Olympic gold medal. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Australia 2–1.[1]

Squads
Main article: Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Umpires
  • K Bajwa (PAK)
  • Amarjit Bawa (IND)
  • Santiago Deo (ESP)
  • Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
  • Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
  • A Gantz (CHI)
  • Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
  • Richard Kentwell (USA)
  • Rob Lathouwers (NED)
  • Craig Madden (SCO)
  • Graham Nash (ENG)
  • Don Prior (AUS)
  • Alain Renaud (FRA)
  • Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
  • Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
  • Claude Seidler (FRG)
  • Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
  • Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

Preliminary round

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 19 3 +16 10 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 7
3  Pakistan 5 3 0 2 15 8 +7 6 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Argentina 5 2 0 3 8 12 −4 4
5  Spain 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 3 9–12th place semi-finals
6  Kenya 5 0 0 5 5 26 −21 0
Source: FIH
18 September 1988
10:45
Pakistan  5–1  Spain
Qamar  42', 59'
Zahid  44', 51'
Tariq  61'		 Report Peón  23'
Umpires:
Graham Nash (ENG)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
18 September 1988
13:30
Netherlands  5–1  Argentina
Bovelander  11', 20'
Parlevliet  41'
Van den Honert  56'
Delissen  65'		 Report Geneyro  17'
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
18 September 1988
15:15
Australia  7–1  Kenya
Birmingham  12', 25'
Wansbrough  34'
Hager  39', 56', 65'
Batch  61'		 Report Goyal  58'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
20 September 1988
10:45
Australia  4–0  Argentina
Birmingham  1'
Hager  26', 55'
Hawgood  37'		 Report
Umpires:
Craig Madden (SCO)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
20 September 1988
13:30
Netherlands  1–1  Spain
Kooijman  54' Report I. Escudé  69'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
A Gantz (CHI)
20 September 1988
15:15
Pakistan  8–0  Kenya
Tariq  8', 9', 47', 52'
Qazi  16'
Zahid  33'
Shahbaz  64', 66'		 Report
Umpires:
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
22 September 1988
09:00
Pakistan  2–1  Argentina
Shahbaz  23'
Zahid  60'		 Report Mascheroni  68'
Umpires:
Craig Madden (SCO)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
22 September 1988
13:30
Kenya  2–4  Spain
Okoth  34'
Matharu  40'		 Report Oliva  17'
Jv. Escudé  20'
De Paz  24'
I. Escudé  45'
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Richard Kentwell (USA)
22 September 1988
15:15
Australia  3–2  Netherlands
Hawgood  2'
Hager  6'
Batch  52'		 Report Bovelander  58', 67'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Graham Nash (ENG)
24 September 1988
10:45
Netherlands  2–1  Kenya
Bovelander  29'
Van den Honert  39'		 Report Matharu  70'
Umpires:
Graham Nash (ENG)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
24 September 1988
13:30
Australia  4–0  Pakistan
Hager  9'
Bestall  23'
Hawgood  31', 32'		 Report
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
24 September 1988
15:15
Argentina  1–0  Spain
Verga  36' Report
Umpires:
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
A Gantz (CHI)
26 September 1988
09:00
Australia  1–0  Spain
Stacy  53' Report
Umpires:
Craig Madden (SCO)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
26 September 1988
13:30
Argentina  5–1  Kenya
Mascheroni  8'
Pailos  42'
Ferrara  44'
Verga  47'
Minadeo  63'		 Report Alubaha  32'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
26 September 1988
15:15
Netherlands  2–0  Pakistan
Bovelander  2', 31' Report
Umpires:
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 5 4 1 0 13 3 +10 9 Semi-finals
2  Great Britain 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7 7
3  India 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 5 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Soviet Union 5 2 1 2 5 10 −5 5
5  South Korea (H) 5 0 2 3 5 10 −5 2 9–12th place semi-finals
6  Canada 5 0 2 3 3 12 −9 2
Source: FIH
(H) Host.
18 September 1988
09:00
Soviet Union  1–0  India
Davydov  6' Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
18 September 1988
13:30
West Germany  3–1  Canada
Fisher  23'
Blöcher  29'
Reck  50'		 Report Gifford  8'
Umpires:
K Bajwa (PAK)
Ron Lathouwers (NED)
18 September 1988
15:15
Great Britain  2–2  South Korea
Kerly  26'
Barber  39'		 Report Kim Jong-kap  44'
Kim Man-whe  52'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
20 September 1988
09:00
Great Britain  3–0  Canada
Sherwani  3'
Barber  40'
Dodds  63'		 Report
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
20 September 1988
13:30
West Germany  1–1  India
Hilgers  39' Report Sebastian  31'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Alain Renaud (FRA)
20 September 1988
15:15
Soviet Union  3–1  South Korea
Davydov  17'
Boukatine  57'
Deputatov  59'		 Report Yoo Seung-jin  23'
Umpires:
Rob Lathouwers (NED)
Richard Kentwell (USA)
22 September 1988
10:45
South Korea  1–3  India
Kim Young-joon  16' Report T. Singh  55', 60'
Sebastian  58'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
22 September 1988
13:30
Soviet Union  0–0  Canada
Report
Umpires:
A Gantz (CHI)
K Bajwa (PAK)
22 September 1988
15:15
Great Britain  1–2  West Germany
Barber  2' Report Fischer  59'
Blöcher  69'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
24 September 1988
09:00
West Germany  1–0  South Korea
Fischer  62' Report
Umpires:
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
K Bajwa (PAK)
24 September 1988
13:30
Great Britain  3–1  Soviet Union
Kerly  40', 42'
Barber  58'		 Report Boukatine  68'
Umpires:
Rob Lathouwers (NED)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
24 September 1988
15:15
Canada  1–5  India
Rutledge  22' Report M. Singh  11', 29'
Sebastian  32'
Fernandis  55'
Baladadalaisah  56'
Umpires:
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
26 September 1988
10:45
West Germany  6–0  Soviet Union
Mollandin  5'
Blöcher  19'
Dopp  41'
Fischer  45'
Keller  53'
Hilgers  59'		 Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
26 September 1988
13:30
Great Britain  3–0  India
Barber  37'
Kerly  46'
Potter  50'		 Report
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
26 September 1988
15:15
Canada  1–1  South Korea
Sandhu  19' Report Chung Kye-suk  12'
Umpires:
Richard Kentwell (USA)
Rob Lathouwers (NED)

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification
 
9–12th place semi-finalsNinth place game
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 Spain2
 
29 September
 
 Canada0
 
 Spain2
 
28 September
 
 South Korea0
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)5
 
 
 Kenya2
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
29 September
 
 
 Canada3
 
 
 Kenya1

9–12th place semi-finals
28 September 1988
09:00
Spain  2–0  Canada
I. Escudé  15'
Ji. Escudé  46'		 Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
28 September 1988
09:00
South Korea  5–2 (a.e.t.)  Kenya
Han Jin-soo  10', 71'
Yoo Seung-jin  15', 76'		 Report Alubaha  13'
Matharu  49'
Umpires:
Graham Nash (ENG)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

Eleventh place game
29 September 1988
15:15
Canada  3–1  Kenya
Sandhu  17'
Porritt  24'
Rutledge  31'		 Report Akatsa  44'
Umpires:
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
Richard Kentwell (USA)

Ninth place game
29 September 1988
13:00
Spain  2–0  South Korea
Escudé  14'
Peón  41'		 Report
Umpires:
K Bajwa (PAK)
Craig Madden (SCO)

Fifth to eighth place classification
 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 India (p.s.o.)6 (4)
 
30 September
 
 Argentina6 (3)
 
 India1
 
28 September
 
 Pakistan2
 
 Pakistan1
 
 
 Soviet Union0
 
Seventh place
 
 
30 September
 
 
 Soviet Union4
 
 
 Argentina1

5–8th place semi-finals
28 September 1988
11:00
India  6–6 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
M. Singh  15', 25'
Fernandis  23', 26'
B. Singh  38'
Mohamed  80'		 Report Geneyro  21', 48', 90'
Ferrara  33'
Mascheroni  56'
Penalties
Sebastian
Fernandis
B. Singh
B. Singh 		4–3 Siri
Geneyro
Ferrara
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Rob Lathouwers (NED)
28 September 1988
11:00
Pakistan  1–0  Soviet Union
Qazi  42' Report
Umpires:
A Gantz (CHI)
Claude Seidler (FRG)

Seventh place game
30 September 1988
11:00
Soviet Union  4–1  Argentina
Tchetchenov  9'
Myasnikov  21'
Pleshakov  39', 69'		 Report Verga  35'
Umpires:
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)

Fifth place game
30 September 1988
09:00
India  1–2  Pakistan
M. Singh  68' Report Musaddiz  22'
Qazi  50'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Graham Nash (ENG)

Medal round
 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 West Germany2
 
1 October
 
 Netherlands1
 
 West Germany1
 
28 September
 
 Great Britain3
 
 Australia2
 
 
 Great Britain3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
1 October
 
 
 Australia1
 
 
 Netherlands2

Semi-finals
28 September 1988
13:00
West Germany  2–1  Netherlands
Dopp  40'
Reck  47'		 Report Cruico  10'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Alain Renaud (FRA)
28 September 1988
15:15
Australia  2–3  Great Britain
Hager  45'
Hawgood  55'		 Report Kerly  19', 45', 67'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)

Bronze medal match
1 October 1988
13:00
Australia  1–2  Netherlands
Reid  62' Report Bovelander  24', 57'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Alain Renaud (FRA)

Gold medal match
1 October 1988
15:15
West Germany  1–3  Great Britain
Dopp  59' Report Sherwani  20', 53'
Kerly  47'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings
  1.  Great Britain
  2.  West Germany
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Australia
  5.  Pakistan
  6.  India
  7.  Soviet Union
  8.  Argentina
  9.  Spain
  10.  South Korea
  11.  Canada
  12.  Kenya

Goalscorers

There were 163 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References
  1. "Hockey at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
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