The 1987 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the second edition of the

Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship The Women's EuroHockey Championship is an international women's field hockey competition organized by the European Hockey Federation (EHF) for the top eight European national teams. It is the top division of the EuroHockey Championships. The ina ...

, the quadrennial international women's

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championship of

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organized by the

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. It was held at the

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, England from 3 to 13 September 1987. The defending champions the

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won their second title by defeating the hosts

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3–1 in penalty strokes after the match finished 2–2

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. The

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won the bronze medal by defeating

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2–1.

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Fifth to eighth place classification

First to fourth place classification

Final standings

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References

External links

Eurohockey Nations Championship Women London, September 1987
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EuroHockey Nations Championship The Men's EuroHockey 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 Championships. The tourname ...

International women's field hockey competitions hosted by England

Field hockey in London International sports competitions in London