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The women's
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tournament at the
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was the 5th edition of the field hockey event for women at the
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. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 1 August. Games were played at the
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and the
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, both located in
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won the gold medal for the second time after defeating
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3–1 in the final. The
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won the bronze medal by defeating
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4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.


Qualification

The previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, eight teams competed in this tournament.


Squads


Umpires

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Results

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Preliminary round

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Medal round


Bronze medal match


Gold medal match


Statistics


Final ranking

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Scorers

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Alyson Annan Alyson Regina Annan (born 12 June 1973) is an Australian field hockey coach and retired field hockey player, who earned a total number of 228 international caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored 166 goals. Until January 2022, ...
* Chang Eun-jung ;7 goals * Wietske de Ruiter ;6 goals * Cho Eun-jung ;4 goals *
Katrina Powell Katrina Maree "Triny" Powell (born 8 April 1972 in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory) is an Australian field hockey player. She represented Australia in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. Powell was a member of the Au ...
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Jane Sixsmith Jane Theresa "Jane" Sixsmith (born 5 September 1967 in Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham, West Midlands) is a field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She retir ...
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Mijntje Donners Wilhelmina Petronella Ardina Maria ("Mijntje") Donners (born February 4, 1974, in Den Bosch, North Brabant) is a field hockey striker from the Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_c ...
;3 goals *
Danielle Roche Danielle Roche OAM (born 25 May 1970 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, commonly known as the "Hockeyroos", which won the gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympi ...
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Jenn Morris Jennifer Lyn Morris (born 20 September 1972) is a non-executive director of Sandfire Resources. Born on 20 September 1972 in Maryborough, Queensland, Morris is a former field hockey defender, who was a member of the Australian Women's Hockey Te ...
* Lisa Powell * Michelle Andrews *
Britta Becker Britta Becker (born 11 May 1973 in Rüsselsheim) is a German former field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with ten outfield players and a goalkeeper. Teams must drive a ro ...
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Franziska Hentschel Franziska Constanze Hentschel (born 29 June 1970 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg) is a former field hockey forward from Germany. Hentschel was a member of the Germany women's national field hockey team, Women's National Team that won ...
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Marcia Pankratz Marcia Anne Pankratz (born October 1, 1964) is an American former field hockey forward and current head coach for the Michigan Wolverines. Pankratz participated in two Summer Olympics. In 1988 she finished in eighth position with ''Team USA'', in ...
;2 goals *
Jorgelina Rimoldi Jorgelina Rimoldi Puig (born October 6, 1971) is a field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national women's hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII ...
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Karina Masotta Paula Karina Masotta Biagetti (born March 5, 1971 in Buenos Aires) is a retired field hockey player from Argentina, who won the silver medal with the national field hockey team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. She also won the Champions Trophy in 2 ...
* Sofía MacKenzie * Jill Atkins * Mandy Nicholls *
Vanessa van Kooperen Vanessa Schmoranzer (van Kooperen) (born 27 July 1972 in Bergisch Gladbach) is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as A ...
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Ellen Kuipers Ellen Marchien Dubbeldam-Kuipers (born 8 April 1971 in Hattem, Gelderland) is a former field hockey forward from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 94 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she scored 32 g ...
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Barbara Marois Barbara "Barb" Marois (born March 1, 1963 in Auburn, Massachusetts) is a former field hockey player from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia Atlant ...
;1 goal *
María Castelli María Paula Castelli Deluca (born 23 November 1972) is an Argentine former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and com ...
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Kate Starre Kate Starre (born 18 September 1971 in Armadale, Western Australia) is a former field hockey midfielder from Australia, who competed for her native country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1992 (Barcelona, Spain). She was a mem ...
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Rechelle Hawkes Rechelle Margaret Hawkes, (born 30 May 1967 in Albany, Western Australia) is the former captain of the Australian Women's Hockey Team, best known as the ''Hockeyroos'',she was captain for eight years and became the secon ...
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Renita Farrell Renita Maree Farrell-Garard (born 30 May 1972 in Townsville, Queensland) is a former field hockey player from Australia, who was a member of the Australian Women’s Hockey Team, best known as the ''Hockeyroos'', that won the gold medals at th ...
* Lucía López * Maider Tellería * Nagore Gabellanes *
Natalia Dorado Natalia Dorado Gómez (born February 25, 1967 in Madrid) is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil (Barcelona). She a ...
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Sonia Barrio Sonia Barrio Gutiérrez (born 13 December 1969 in Madrid) is a former field hockey player from Spain, who was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Barrio also com ...
* Christine Cook * Kathryn Johnson *
Rhona Simpson Rhona Isabel Simpson (born 14 July 1972 in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a field hockey player from Scotland who has played for her country over 280 times. By 2014 she was Scotland’s most-capped hockey player and top goal scorer. Simpson started ...
* Susan Fraser *
Heike Lätzsch Heike Wedekind née Lätzsch (born 19 December 1973 in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony) is a former field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. She made her i ...
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Melanie Cremer Melanie Cremer (born 23 December 1970 in Düsseldorf) is a German former field hockey player who competed in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonl ...
* Choi Mi-soon *
Kwon Chang-sook Kwon Chang-Sook (born 4 May 1971) is a South Korean former field hockey player who competed in the 1992 Summer Olympics and in the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atla ...
* Kwon Soo-hyun * Lee Eun-kyung * Lee Eun-young * Carole Thate *
Jeannette Lewin Jeannette Marianne Lewin (born 27 February 1972 in Vianen, South Holland) is a former field hockey midfield player from the Netherlands, who played a total number of 114 international matches for the Dutch National Women's Team, in which she sco ...
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Cindy Werley Cindy Werley (born February 26, 1975 in Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a former Olympic field hockey forward from the United States, who made her international debut for the Women's National Team in 1994. She was a member of the American t ...
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Liz Tchou Elizabeth Tchou (born September 25, 1966 in Medford, New Jersey) is a former field hockey defender from the United States and is currently working for the USA Field Hockey Association as Manager of Youth Development. Tchou was a member of th ...
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Tracey Fuchs Tracey Claire Fuchs (born November 3, 1966, in Centereach, New York) is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also ...


References


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