The 2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship was the 13th edition of the
EuroHockey Nations Championship, the biennial international men's
field hockey
Field hockey (or simply referred to as hockey in some countries where ice hockey is not popular) is a team sport structured in standard hockey format, in which each team plays with 11 players in total, made up of 10 field players and a goalk ...
championship of Europe organized by the
European Hockey Federation
EuroHockey is a European sports federation for field hockey, based in Brussels. It is the umbrella organisation for all European national federations, and organises the Euro Hockey League. The president of the league is Marcos Hofmann. In reactio ...
. It was held from 20 to 28 August 2011 in
Mönchengladbach
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Geography Municipal subdivisions
Since 2009, th ...
,
Germany
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.
This tournament also served as a qualifier for the
2012 Olympics, with the finalists and the team finishing in third position earning a spot. However, because
England
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finished in the top three, the fourth team (
Belgium
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) qualified instead, as England cannot qualify as a nation for the Olympics (they automatically participated as
Great Britain
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).
The hosts
Germany
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won its seventh title by defeating the
Netherlands
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4–2 in the final. The defending champions
England
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won the bronze medal by defeating
Belgium
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2–1.
Qualified teams
Results
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Pool A
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Pool B
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Fifth to eighth place classification
The points obtained in the preliminary round against the other team are taken over.
Pool C
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First to fourth place classification
Semi-finals
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Third place game
Final
Stadium:
Warsteiner HockeyPark
Attendance: 9,000
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Final standings
Qualified for the
2012 Summer Olympics
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Qualified for the
2012 Summer Olympics
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as hosts
Relegated to the
EuroHockey Championship II
See also
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2011 Men's EuroHockey Championship II
*
2011 Women's EuroHockey Nations Championship
References
External links
Official website
{{EuroHockey Nations Cup
Men's EuroHockey Championship
Men 1
EuroHockey Championship Men
International field hockey competitions hosted by Germany
EuroHockey Nations Championship
Field hockey at the Summer Olympics – Men's European qualification
Sport in Mönchengladbach
EuroHockey Championship Men
21st century in Mönchengladbach