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for women. It was held between 17 and 25 May 2008 in

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, Germany.

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won the tournament after 7 years for the second time after defeating

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6–2 in the final.

Teams

Teams participating as announced by

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(FIH): * ( defending champions and champions of

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) * (host nation and champions of

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) * (second in 2006 World Cup) * (third in 2006 World Cup) * (fifth in 2006 World Cup) * (host of

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Squads

Head coach: Gabriel Minadeo Head coach: Frank Murray Head coach: Kim Chang-back Head coach: Michael Behrmann Head coach: Yoo Seung-jin Head coach: Marc Lammers

Umpires

Below are the 8 umpires appointed by the

: *Frances Block (ENG) *Caroline Brunekreef (NED) *Marelize de Klerk (RSA) *Christiane Hippler (GER) *Anne McRae (SCO) *Miao Lin (CHN) *Chieko Soma (JPN) *Gina Spitaleri (ITA)

Results

''All times are

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Pool

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

# # # # # #

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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