The 1999 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship was the eighth edition of the Men's

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 ...

, the quadrennial international men's

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championship of

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organized by the

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. It was held in

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, Italy from 1 to 12 September 1999. The two-time defending champions

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won a record-extending fifth title by defeating the

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8–7 in penalty strokes after the match finished 3–3

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won the bronze medal by defeating

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7–2.

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

9–12th place semi-finals

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Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Fifth to eighth place classification

5–8th place semi-finals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

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Third place game

Final

Final standings

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Awards

*Best Player of the Tournament: Christian Mayerhofer *Best goalkeeper of the Tournament: Chris Ashcroft *Topscorer of the Tournament: Bram Lomans

References

{{EuroHockey Nations Cup Men's EuroHockey Championship

International field hockey competitions hosted by Italy Sport in Padua

Field hockey at the Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification

Qualified teams

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pool B

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

9–12th place semi-finals

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Fifth to eighth place classification

5–8th place semi-finals

Seventh place game

Fifth place game

First to fourth place classification

Semi-finals

Third place game

Final

Final standings

Awards

See also

References