Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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The Field Hockey competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which was held in the Molson Stadium at the McGill University, made history as it was played on an artificial surface for the first time in history. Only a men's competition occurred, with tha participation of eleven countries after Kenya had withdrawn as the nation from East Africa stayed away at the last moment, demanding the expulsion of New Zealand from the Olympics for sending a rugby team to South Africa.
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[edit] Preliminary Round
[edit] Group A
| POS | TEAM | PTS | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands |
10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2 |  Australia |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 |
| 3 |  India |
6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 |  Canada |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 |  Argentina |
2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| India | 4-0 (2-0) | Argentina | ||
| Australia | 2-0 (1-0) | Malaysia |
| India | 1-3 (0-1) | Netherlands | ||
| Australia | 3-0 (1-0) | Canada |
| Netherlands | 2-0 (0-0) | Malaysia | ||
| Argentina | 1-3 (0-2) | Canada |
| India | 1-6 (1-3) | Australia | ||
| Malaysia | 2-0 (0-0) | Argentina |
| India | 3-0 (1-0) | Canada | ||
| Australia | 1-2 (0-2) | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 1-0 (1-0) | Argentina | ||
| Malaysia | 1-0 (0-0) | Canada |
| India | 3-0 (2-0) | Malaysia | ||
| Australia | 2-3 (1-1) | Argentina |
| Netherlands | 3-1 (0-1) | Canada |
| Australia | 1-1 (1-1) | India |
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[edit] Group B
| POS | TEAM | PTS | P | W | D | L | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pakistan |
7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 8 |
| 3 |  Spain |
4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 7 |
| 4 |  West Germany |
3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 5 |  Belgium |
2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Pakistan | 5-0 (1-0) | Belgium | ||
| West Germany | 1-1 (0-0) | New Zealand |
| Pakistan | 2-2 (1-1) | Spain |
| Spain | 1-1 (1-0) | New Zealand |
| Pakistan | 4-2 (2-1) | West Germany | ||
| New Zealand | 2-1 (1-0) | Belgium |
| West Germany | 1-4 (1-3) | Spain |
| Spain | 2-3 (1-1) | Belgium |
| Pakistan | 5-2 (4-1) | New Zealand | ||
| West Germany | 6-1 (3-1) | Belgium |
| Spain | 0-1 (0-0) | New Zealand |
[edit] Classification Round
[edit] Play-offs
| Belgium | 3-2 (1-1) | Argentina | ||
| Canada | bye | — |
| Canada | 2-3 (1-0) | Belgium |
| Argentina | bye | — |
| Spain | 2-1 (1-0) | Malaysia | ||
| India | 2-3 (1-0) | West Germany |
| India | 2-0 (0-0) | Malaysia |
| Spain | 1-9 (0-2) | West Germany |
[edit] Semi Finals
| Pakistan | 1-2 (1-1) | Australia | ||
| Netherlands | 1-2 (1-1) | New Zealand |
[edit] Bronze Medal Match
| Netherlands | 2-3 (1-1) | Pakistan |
[edit] Final
| New Zealand | 1-0 (0-0) | Australia |
[edit] Final Ranking
[edit] Top Scorers
| POS | PLAYER'S NAME | GOALS | FG | PS | PC | LC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paul Litjens (NED) |
11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 2 | Juan Amat (ESP) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| – | Ronald Riley (AUS) |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | Wolfgang Strödter (FRG) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 |
| 5 | Munawar Zaman Khan (PAK) |
6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | Serge Dubois (BEL) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| – | Manzoor Hussain (PAK) |
4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – | Tony Ineson (NZL) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| – | Surjit Singh (IND) |
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
[edit] Medal Winners
| GOLD |  New Zealand
Paul Ackerley, Jeff Archibald, Arthur Borren, Alan Chesney, John Christensen, Greg Dayman, Tony Ineson, Barry Maister, Selwyn Maister, Trevor Manning, Alan McIntyre, Neil McLeod, Arthur Parkin, Mohan Patel, Ramesh Patel, and Les Wilson. |
| SILVER |  Australia
David Bell, Greg Browning, Rick Charlesworth, Ian Cooke, Barry Dancer, Douglas Golder, Robert Haigh, Wayne Hammond, Stephen Marshall, Jim Irvine, Malcolm Poole, Robert Proctor, Graeme Reid, Ronald Riley, Trevor Smith, and Terry Walsh. |
| BRONZE |  Pakistan
Munawarux Zaman, Qamar Zia, Shanaz Sheik, Saleem Sherwani, Iftikhar Syed, Saleem Nazim, Abdul Rashid, Abdul Rashid, Haneef Khan, Samiullah Khan, Arshad Mahmood, Islahud Din, Manzoor Hassan, Manzoor Hussein, Rasool Akhtar, Arshad Ali Chaudry, and Mudassar Asghar. |
[edit] Reference
| Field hockey at the Summer Olympics |  |
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| 1908 • 1912 • 1920 • 1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952 • 1956 • 1960 • 1964 • 1968 • 1972 • 1976 • 1980 • 1984 • 1988 • 1992 • 1996 • 2000 • 2004 • 2008 See also: List of Olympic medalists in field hockey |
| Events at the 1976 Summer Olympics (Montreal) |
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| Archery • Athletics • Basketball • Boxing • Canoeing • Cycling • Diving • Equestrian • Fencing • Football • Gymnastics • Handball • Hockey • Judo • Modern pentathlon • Rowing • Sailing • Shooting • Swimming • Volleyball • Water polo • Weightlifting • Wrestling |
