The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 18th edition of the
Men's EuroHockey Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...
, the biennial international men's
field hockey
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championship of
Europe
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organised by the
European Hockey Federation
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.
The tournament was held alongside the
women's tournament
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at the
Wagener Stadium
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The complex has belonged to the Dutc ...
in
Amstelveen
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, Netherlands and was originally scheduled to take place from 20 to 29 August 2021.
However, following the postponement of the
2020 Summer Olympics
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to July and August 2021 because of the
COVID-19 pandemic
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the tournament was rescheduled and took place from 4 to 13 June 2021.
The top five teams qualified for the
2023 FIH Hockey World Cup. The hosts
Netherlands
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won the tournament for the sixth time, beating
Germany
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in a 4–1 penalty shoot out after a 2–2 tie. The previous title holders
Belgium
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won the bronze medal, defeating
England
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with 3–2.
Qualification
Along the hosts, the Netherlands, the top 5 teams at the
2019 EuroHockey Championship, which was held in Antwerp from 16 to 24 August, and the top 2 teams from the
2019 EuroHockey Championships II qualified.
The numbers in brackets are the pre-tournament
world rankings of when the draw was made.
Squads
Preliminary round
The pools were announced on 11 May 2020.
''All times are local (
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Pool A
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Pool B
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Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team were carried over.
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
Awards
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.
Goalscorers
See also
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2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
The 2021 Men's EuroHockey Championship II was the ninth edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship II, the second level of the men's European field hockey championships organized by the European Hockey Federation. It was held from 15 to 21 Augus ...
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2021 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
The 2021 Women's EuroHockey Championship was the 15th edition of the Women's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international women's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation.
The tournament was held along ...
References
External links
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EuroHockey Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...
International field hockey competitions hosted by the Netherlands
EuroHockey Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...
Sports competitions in Amstelveen
EuroHockey Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...
EuroHockey Championship
The EuroHockey Nations Championship is an international men's field hockey competition organised by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Nations Championships. Th ...