Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics

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The Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics was a qualification tournament that determined the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournament, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, was held in Azerbaijan, Russia and Canada, at different times in 2008. Only the following winners of each qualifying tournament earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Spain, United States, and South Korea.

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Teams

Below is a list of the 18 teams participating in this qualifying tournament:[1]

Zone Tournament Qualifier(s)
Asia 2006 Asian Games  India
 Korea
 Malaysia
 Chinese Taipei
Africa 2007 African Olympic Qualifier  Kenya
Americas 2007 Pan American Games  United States
 Chile
 Netherlands Antilles
 Canada
 Cuba
Europe 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship  Spain
 Azerbaijan
 Ireland
 Italy
 Ukraine
2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy  Belarus
 Belgium
 Russia

In addition, the International Hockey Federation also named three reserve teams after two of the above teams failed to make it in this qualifying tournament (two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list):[2][3]

  1.  France (replace Chinese Taipei in Qualifying 2)
  2.  Uruguay (replace Cuba in Qualifying 3)

Squads

For more details on this topic, see Women’s field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics squads.

Qualifying 1

Qualifying 1 was held from April 12 to April 20, 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4]

Pool

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Spain 15 5 5 0 0 25 1 +24
 Azerbaijan 12 5 4 0 1 23 5 +18
 Ukraine 9 5 3 0 2 11 9 +2
 Chile 6 5 2 0 3 10 10 0
 Belarus 3 5 1 0 4 5 12 −7
 Kenya 0 5 0 0 5 0 37 −37

Players for the Kenyan team are back in the tournament after recently withdrawing due to political turmoil in their country.[5][6]

All times local (UTC+5)

April 12, 2008
11:05
Spain  4 – 0  Belarus Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Romagosa 31'
Malda 36', 47'
Huertas 55'
April 12, 2008
13:05
Ukraine  6 – 0  Kenya Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Vynohradova 23', 56', 61'
Salenko 33'
Sadova 38'
Ivakhnenko 70'
April 12, 2008
16:05
Chile  1 – 2  Azerbaijan Umpires:
Soledad Iparaguirre (ARG)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
D. Infante 56' Mirzaliyeva 11'
Jafarova 49'
April 13, 2008
11:35
Belarus  0 – 2  Ukraine Umpires:
Chen Hong (CHN)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Tahiyeva 40'
Vynohradova 69'
April 13, 2008
14:05
Chile  0 – 5  Spain Umpires:
Jean Duncan (SCO)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Huertas 2'
Camón 25'
Malda 29', 54'
Romagosa 49'
April 13, 2008
16:35
Azerbaijan  13 – 0  Kenya Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Suleymanova 4'
Nuriyeva 9'
Aliyeva 14', 24', 42', 48', 68'
Zeynalova 17', 53'
Mirzaliyeva 18'
Mammadova 43', 45', 50'
April 15, 2008
12:05
Kenya  0 – 5  Chile Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Chen Hong (CHN)
Villagra 8', 70'
Rodriguez 54'
Fernandez 62'
P. Infante 66' (PS)
April 15, 2008
14:35
Spain  3 – 1  Ukraine Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Camón 12'
Termens 52'
Ybarra 65'		 Tahiyeva 16'
April 15, 2008
17:05
Azerbaijan  3 – 0  Belarus Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Mammadova 51'
Zeynalova 55'
Aliyeva 62'
April 16, 2008
12:35
Ukraine  2 – 1  Chile Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Vynohradova 6'
Sadova 53'		 D. Infante 8'
April 16, 2008
15:05
Belarus  4 – 0  Kenya Umpires:
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Chen Hong (CHN)
Tratsiakova 41'
Laptsevich 47', 69'
Piotukh 70'
April 16, 2008
17:05
Spain  4 – 0  Azerbaijan Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Muñoz 12'
Huertas 20' (PS)
Ybarra 24', 39'
April 18, 2008
12:05
Kenya  0 – 9  Spain Umpires:
Carol Metchette (IRL)
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Malda 2', 9', 29', 61'
Camón 15', 24'
Termens 25'
Huertas 52' (PS), 55'
April 18, 2008
14:35
Chile  3 – 1  Belarus Umpires:
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
C. Infante 25', 26'
P. Infante 47'		 Tratsiakova 50'
April 18, 2008
17:05
Azerbaijan  5 – 0  Ukraine Umpires:
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Mammadova 6'
Jafarova 12' (PS)
Mirzaliyeva 16'
Suleymanova 47'
Alizada 70'

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

April 20, 2008
11:05
Belarus  5 – 0  Kenya Umpires:
Caroline Brunekreef (NED)
Chen Hong (CHN)
Zhylianina 12'
Piotukh 19'
Tratsiakova 37' (PS)
Ambros 46'
Kazachok 63'

Third and fourth place

April 20, 2008
13:35
Ukraine  1 – 2  Chile Umpires:
Lesley Nunn (RSA)
Soledad Iparraguirre (ARG)
Sadova 5' Caram 47'
Denise Infante 65'

Final

April 20, 2008
16:05
Spain  3 – 2  Azerbaijan Umpires:
Jean Duncan (GBR)
Julie Ashton-Lucy (AUS)
Muñoz 3', 47', 67' Mirzaliyeva 31', 60'

Awards

Topscorer Best Goalkeeper Best Player of the Tournament
Barbara Malda María Jesús Rosa Inoyathon Jafarova

Qualifying 2

Qualifying 2 was held from April 19 to April 27, 2008 in Kazan, Russia.[7]

Pool

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 United States 15 5 5 0 0 24 3 +21
 Belgium 10 5 3 1 1 13 7 +6
 Netherlands Antilles 9 5 3 0 2 10 8 +2
 India 6 5 2 0 3 13 10 +3
 Russia 4 5 1 1 3 7 15 −8
 France 0 5 0 0 5 2 26 −24

All times are Russia Summer Time (UTC+4)

April 19, 2008
11:00
United States  3 – 2  Belgium Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Lingo 13'
Gey 29'
Loy 47'		 Gierts 24'
Dembour 67'
April 19, 2008
13:00
France  0 – 2  Netherlands Antilles Umpires:
Elena Eskina (ESP)
Dawn Henning (GBR)
Joosten 50'
Visser 65'
April 19, 2008
17:00
Russia  1 – 3  India Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Kuzima 37' Devi 9'
Handa 48'
Siwach 68'
April 20, 2008
13:00
Belgium  5 – 0  France Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
De Vos 2'
Dembour 21', 36'
Vouche 49'
Vervaet 66'
April 20, 2008
15:00
India  1 – 2  Netherlands Antilles Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Devi 43' Visser 31'
Hinskens 55'
April 20, 2008
17:00
Russia  0 – 7  United States Umpires:
Dawn Henning (GBR)
Monica Rivera (ESP)
Snow 3', 15', 41'
Smith 9'
Lingo 14'
Loy 16'
Sensenig 22'
April 22, 2008
12:00
United States  7 – 0  France Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Monica Rivera (ESP)
Falgowski 27'
Snow 43'
Smith 46'
Loy 46', 54'
Leonetti 69'
Dawson 70'
April 22, 2008
16:00
India  2 – 3  Belgium Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Bala 13'
Rani 16'		 De Vos 1'
Vervaet 47'
Valcke 58'
April 22, 2008
18:00
Netherlands Antilles  3 – 1  Russia Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Roels 2'
Van Donk 13'
Joosten 52'		 Kuzmina 25'
April 24, 2008
12:00
Belgium  3 – 2  Netherlands Antilles Umpires:
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Gierts 51', 58'
Bouche 54'		 Hinskens 21'
Van der Stel 70'
April 24, 2008
16:00
United States  4 – 0  India Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Dawn Henning (GBR)
Gey 29'
Doton 38'
Loy 45'
Lingo 48'
April 24, 2008
18:00
France  2 – 5  Russia Umpires:
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Monica Rivera (ESP)
Berly 10'
Bonenfant 19'		 Kuzmina 2', 27'
Nikitina 9'
Shentsova 37'
Dudko 70'
April 26, 2008
11:00
Netherlands Antilles  1 – 3  United States Umpires:
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Eigenhuis 23' Barber 21' (PS)
Sensenig 26'
Snow 47'
April 26, 2008
13:00
India  7 – 0  France Umpires:
Michelle Joubert (RSA)
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Devi 4', 54', 70'
S. Kaur 6', 44'
R. Kaur 18'
Handa 66'
April 26, 2008
15:00
Russia  0 – 0  Belgium Umpires:
Monica Rivera (ESP)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
   

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

April 27, 2008
11:00
Russia  2 – 1  France Umpires:
Lee Keum-Jeu (KOR)
Dawn Henning (GBR)
Grogorieva 28'
Shentsova 55'		 Berly 33'

Third and fourth place

April 27, 2008
13:30
Netherlands Antilles  2 – 1 (AET)  India Umpires:
Elena Eskina (RUS)
Minka Woolley (AUS)
Schreuder 65'
Noorlander 73' (GG)		 R. Kaur 28'

Final

April 27, 2008
16:00
United States  3 – 1  Belgium Umpires:
Marelize de Klerk (RSA)
Carolina de la Fuente (ARG)
Bashore 17'
Snow 33'
Barber 58'		 Van Regemortel 26'

Awards

Best Goalkeeper Topscorer Best Player of the Tournament Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament
Elizabeth Achten Tiffany Snow Rachel Dawson Rani Devi

Qualifying 3

Qualifying 3 was held from April 26 to May 4, 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[8]

Venue

Pool

Team Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Korea 15 5 5 0 0 29 1 +28
 Italy 10 5 3 1 1 8 6 +2
 Ireland 9 5 3 0 2 7 7 0
 Canada 6 5 2 0 3 7 8 −1
 Malaysia 4 5 1 1 3 3 9 −6
 Uruguay 0 5 0 0 5 0 23 −23

All times are Canada Time (UTC-7)

April 26, 2008
11:30
Korea  10 – 0  Uruguay Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Lee Seon-Ok 9'
Park Mi-Hyun 11', 33', 48'
Gim Sung-Hee 21'
Kim Jong-Eun 29'
Cheon Seul-Ki 41', 63'
Kim Jin-Kyoung 42'
Eom Mi-Young 57'
Park Jeong Sook 28'
Kim Da Rae 30'		 ≪ Discipline ≫ Coates 34'
April 26, 2008
14:00
Italy  2 – 1  Canada Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Cecelia Valenzuela (CHI)
Singh 50'
Tiddi 63'		 DePape 37'
Girotti 41' 45' ≪ Discipline ≫
April 26, 2008
16:30
Malaysia  0 – 3  Ireland Umpires:
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Miao Lin (CHN)
Parkhill 21'
Cregan 30'
McKean 40'
Asrin 28' ≪ Discipline ≫
April 27, 2008
12:00
Uruguay  0 – 4  Italy Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Miao Lin (CHN)
Corso 37', 48', 68'
Faustini 53' (PS)
De Maria 24' ≪ Discipline ≫
April 27, 2008
14:30
Ireland  2 – 0  Canada Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
McKean 10'
Parkhill 20'
Clarke 33'
McKean 44'		 ≪ Discipline ≫ A. Rushton 12'
Baker 31'
April 27, 2008
17:00
Malaysia  0 – 5  Korea Umpires:
Ute Conen (GER)
Cecelia Valenzuela (CHI)
Eom Mi-Young 5'
Kim Jong-Eun 20', 22'
Park Mi-Hyun 48'
Kim Jin-Kyoung 56'
April 29, 2008
12:30
Ireland  1 – 0  Uruguay Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Ute Conen (GER)
Symmons 25'
≪ Discipline ≫ Sanguinetti 40'
April 29, 2008
15:00
Korea  5 – 0  Italy Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Kim Jong-Eun 1', 51'
Park Mi-Hyun 38', 45'
Cheon Seul-Ki 64'
≪ Discipline ≫ Tiddi 4'
April 29, 2008
17:30
Canada  1 – 0  Malaysia Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
K. Rushton 37'
May 1, 2008
12:30
Korea  5 – 1  Ireland Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Kim Mi-Seon 14'
Seo Hye-Jin 21', 55'
Kim Jung-Hee 29'
Eom Mi-Young 60'		 Symmons 11'
Lim Ju Young  Five match suspension [9] ≪ Discipline ≫ Symmons 29'
O'Halloran 43'
May 1, 2008
15:00
Italy  0 – 0  Malaysia Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
   
≪ Discipline ≫ Sylvester Silin 20'
K. Arumugam 22'
Ismail 34'
May 1, 2008
17:30
Uruguay  0 – 5  Canada Umpires:
Cecelia Valenzuela (CHI)
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Hume 4'
DePape 15'
Michaluk 17', 46'
K. Rushton 23'
Sanguinetti 18' ≪ Discipline ≫
May 3, 2008
11:30
Malaysia  3 – 0  Uruguay Umpires:
Kazuko Yasueda (JPN)
Cecelia Valenzuela (CHI)
Abdul Rahman 38', 44'
Asrin 68'
Raso 44' 66'
Stanley 57'		 ≪ Discipline ≫
May 3, 2008
14:00
Canada  0 – 4  Korea Umpires:
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Ute Conen (GER)
Kim Da-Rae 16', 44'
Cheon Seul-Ki 35'
Gim Sung-Hee 55'
≪ Discipline ≫ Kim Jung Hee 29'
May 3, 2008
16:30
Ireland  0 – 2  Italy Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
Tiddi 56'
Faustini 62'
Parkhill 7'
Jacob 29'
McKeever 59'		 ≪ Discipline ≫

Classification

Fifth and sixth place

May 4, 2008
11:00
Malaysia  2 – 2
(3 – 2 PSO)		  Uruguay Umpires:
Wendy Stewart (CAN)
Stella Bartlema (NED)
Abdul Rahman 25'
Hashim 62'		 Bessio 59'
Algorta 69'
Ismail 10'
Md Ali 65'
Nuraini Abdul Rashid 84'		 ≪ Discipline ≫ Casabo 10'
Gibernau 12'
    Penalty strokes  
Kari N
Abdul Rahman Y
Mohamad Din N
Md Mokhtar Y
Ismail Y		 3 – 2 Y Bessio
N Casabo
Y Sanguinetti
N Algorta
N Cristiani		  

Third and fourth place

May 4, 2008
13:30
Ireland  2 – 1  Canada Umpires:
Miao Lin (CHN)
Lisa Roach (AUS)
McDonough 6'
McKean 26'		 Jameson 35+'
McCay 9' ≪ Discipline ≫

Final

May 4, 2008
16:00
Korea  5 – 0  Italy Umpires:
Sarah Garnett (NZL)
Ute Conen (GER)
Park Mi-Hyun 4'
Lee Seon-Ok 10'
Seo Hye-Jin 11'
Gim Sung-Hee 16'
Kim Jong-Eun 23'
≪ Discipline ≫ Lilliu 10'

Awards

Best Player Best Goalkeeper Topscorer Fair Play Trophy
Park Mi-Hyun Sarah Forbes Park Mi-Hyun  Italy

References

  1. ^ Allocation of Teams for Olympic Qualification Tournaments
  2. ^ FIH nominates reserve countries for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers
  3. ^ Allocation of Teams For Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, 2008
  4. ^ WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier, Women, Baku (AZE) – 12/20 April 2008
  5. ^ Kenya women withdraw from Olympic Qualifier
  6. ^ Kenya women's team back in Olympic Qualifier
  7. ^ WorldHockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Women, 19/27 April 2008, Kazan (Russia)
  8. ^ WorldHockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Women, 26 April/04 May 2008, Victoria (Canada)
  9. ^ "Korean player suspended in Olympic Qualifier in Victoria". fihockey.org. http://www.fihockey.org/vsite/vcontent/content/transnews/0,10869,1181-18543-19728-5331-285025--5039-layout169-19693-news-item,00.htm?. Retrieved July 22, 2008. 

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