The 2000 Women's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 8th edition of the

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for women. It was held from 26 May to 3 June 2000 in

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, Netherlands. It was held simultaneously with the men's tournament, just like the year before in

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, Australia. From this year on, the tournament began to be held annually until the 2014 edition due to the introduction of the World League. The

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won the tournament, and their second title, after 7 years, defeating

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3–2 in the final, ending

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winning streak of 5 consecutive titles in 9 years.

Teams

The participating teams were determined by

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(FIH): * ( defending champions, champions of

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and

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) * (host nation) * (third in 1998 World Cup) * (fourth in 1998 World Cup) * (sixth in 1998 World Cup) * (seventh in 1998 World Cup)

Squads

Head Coach:

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*Head coach:

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Head Coach: Berti Rauth Head Coach:

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Head Coach: Jan Borren Head Coach: Gene Muller

Umpires

Below are the 9 umpires appointed by the

: *Judith Barnersby (AUS) *Gill Clarke (ENG) *Renée Cohen (NED) *Marelize de Klerk (RSA) *Lyn Farrell (NZL) *Heike Malina (GER) *Alexandra Royaards (NED) *Gina Spitaleri (ITA) *Anne van Dyk (CAN)

Results

''All times are

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Pool

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Statistics

Final standings

# # # # # #

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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