The 2008 Women's EuroHockey Junior Championships was the 14th edition of the

Women's EuroHockey Junior Championship The Women's EuroHockey U21 Championship is a women's international under-21 field hockey tournament organized by the European Hockey Federation. The tournament has been held since 1977 and serves as a qualification tournament for the Women's FIH H ...

, an under 21 women's

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tournament. It was held in

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, from 20–26 July 2008.

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won the tournament for the eighth time after defeating the

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2–1 in the final.

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won the bronze medal, defeating

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5–2 in the third place playoff.

Participating nations

Alongside the host nation, 7 teams competed in the tournament. * * * * * * * *

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Fifth to eighth place classification

Points earned in the

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are carried over into Pool C.

=Pool C

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First to fourth place classification

=Semi-finals

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=Third and fourth place

=Final

References

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