The men's

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tournament at the 2016 Summer Olympics was the 23rd edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a thirteen-day period beginning on 6 August, and culminated with the medal finals on 18 August. All games were played at the

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won the gold medal for the first time after defeating

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4–2 in the final. Defending champions

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won the bronze medal by defeating the

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4–3 on a

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after a 1–1 draw. The medals for the tournament were presented by Rene Fasel, Switzerland; Pierre-Olivier Beckers-Vieujant, Belgium; and

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, Argentina; members of the International Olympic Committee, and the gifts were presented by Coco Budeisky and Marc Coudron, executive board members of the International Hockey Federation and Leandro Negre, president of the International Hockey Federation.

Competition schedule

The match schedule of the men's tournament was unveiled on 27 April 2016.

Competition format

The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two groups of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their group. Following the completion of the round-robin stage, the top four teams from each group advance to the quarter-finals. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.

Qualification

Each of the Continental Champions from five confederations received an automatic berth. Brazil as the host nation qualified automatically but with a rider. Due to the standard of field hockey in Brazil, the International Hockey Federation (FIH) and the

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(IOC) required

to place higher than thirtieth in the

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by the end of 2014 or finish no worse than sixth at the

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in order to qualify as host nation. They achieved this by beating the

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on a

in the quarterfinal, ensuring a top four finish. In addition to the six highest placed teams at the

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of the 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League not already qualified, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, will compete in this tournament.

Squads

Group stage

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final ranking

Goalscorers

References

External links

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