The men's

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tournament at the

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was the 19th edition of the field hockey event for men at the

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. It was held over a fifteen-day period beginning on 16 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 30 September. All games were played at the hockey centre within the

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. Defending champions the

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won the gold medal for the second time after defeating

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5–4 in the final on penalty strokes after a 3–3 draw.

won the bronze medal by defeating

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6–3.

Qualification

Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. The

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received one extra quota based upon the

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. Alongside the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, twelve teams competed in this tournament. : –

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qualified but gave up their automatic berth on the premise that there weren't enough black players in the team.

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took their place as the 7th ranked team at the Olympic Qualification Tournament. : –

qualified both as host and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the

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to a total of 6.

Squads

Preliminary round

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( UTC+11:00)''

Pool A

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Pool B

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Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

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Eleventh and twelfth place

Ninth and tenth place

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

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Seventh and eighth place

Fifth and sixth place

Medal round

Semi-finals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final rankings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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Men's events at the 2000 Summer Olympics