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Hockey, Women

Date24 July – 6 August 2021
StatusOlympic
LocationOi Hockey Stadium, Ōi Futō Chūō Kaihin Park (Oifuto Central Seaside Park), Tokyo, Japan
Participants209 from 12 countries

Nations were divided into two round-robin pools of six teams each, with the top four in each pool advancing to the quarter-finals. The tournament then proceeded on a single-elimination basis. Both Japan and Ireland were making their first appearances in the women’s hockey tournament. Since their defeat to Great Britain in the final of the 2016 Olympics, the Netherlands had won every international tournament they entered (2016/17 FIH Hockey World League, 2018 Champions Trophy, 2018 World Cup, 2019 European Championship, 2019 and 2020 FIH Pro-League) and entered as strong favorites, being well ahead of their nearest rivals in world rankings.

Pool A was dominated by the Netherlands, their only close match being a 1-0 victory over Great Britain in a re-run of the 2016 final, Frederique Matla scoring the only goal from a penalty stroke. Germany finished as runners-up in the Group with Great Britain and India being the other qualifiers for the quarter-finals.

Australia was equally dominant in Pool B, winning all five matches, although they had close matches with both Japan (1-0) and New Zealand (1-0.) None of the other teams in the group won more than three of their five matches. Spain finished as runners-up in the group on goal difference, with Argentina third. Despite China defeating New Zealand 3-2 in their final group match, it was not enough for China to qualify, and New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals ahead of China on goal difference.

The surprise of the quarter-finals was the defeat of Australia by India, Gurjit Kaur scoring the only goal of the game from a penalty corner. In another close encounter, holders Great Britain defeated Spain in a shoot-out (2-0), following a 2-2 draw in their match. There were much easier wins for Argentina (3-0 against Germany) and the Netherlands (3-0 against New Zealand.)

The first semi-final was a repeat of the 2016 final when the Netherlands played Great Britain; however, this was a very one sided contest, Felice Albers and Marloes Keetels scoring two quick goals for the Netherlands in the second quarter. Further goals from Maria Verschoor, on a penalty corner, and a second goal from Albers put the Netherlands in control. Giselle Ansley managed to score a consolation goal for Great Britain before Frederique Matla converted a penalty corner in the final quarter to make the winning score 5-1. The second semi-final was a much closer affair, and a shock looked possible when India scored in the second minute, through a penalty corner by Gurjit Kaur, but goals from two penalty corners scored by Noel Barrionuevo ensured that Argentina progressed to the final by a score of 2-1.

As with the men’s competition, the bronze medal match was a thriller. Following a goalless first quarter, Great Britain went into a 2-0 lead with goals by Ellie Rayer and Sarah Robertson. India hit back, however, with two goals from penalty corners by Gurjit Kaur, and then went into the lead in the closing minute of the quarter when Vandana Katariya scored to give India a 3-2 lead. Britain equalised through Hollie Webb-Pearne in the third quarter and went into the lead through Grace Balsdon from a penalty corner, so the 2016 winners Great Britain finished with the bronze medal.

The final was a more one-sided affair as the Netherlands won gold for 4th time. All the goal action occurred in the second quarter. Goals from Margot van Geffen and two from Caia van Maasakker, all from penalty corners, gave the Netherlands a commanding 3-0 lead. Agustina Gorzelany pulled a goal back for Argentina in the last second of the quarter. Following this the Netherlands were in control and rarely looked like conceding, winning the match 3-1, continuing their record of having won a medal at each Games since 1996.

PosNumberTeamNOC
1NetherlandsNEDGold
3Sanne Koolen
5Malou Pheninckx
6Laurien Leurink
7Xan de Waard
8Marloes Keetels
10Felice Albers
11Maria Verschoor
12Lidewij Welten
13Caia van Maasakker
15Frédérique Matla
18Pien Sanders
20Laura Nunnink
21Lauren Stam
Goalkeeper22Josine Koning
23Margot van Geffen
24Eva de Goede
4Freeke Moes DNS
29Stella van Gils DNS
CoachAlyson Annan
2ArgentinaARGSilver
Goalkeeper1Belén Succi
2Poy Toccalino
3Agustina Gorzelany
4Valentina Raposo
5Agos Alonso
7Agustina Albertario
10Majo Granatto
12Delfina Merino
17Rocío Sánchez
18Vicky Sauze
21Vicky Granatto
22Eugenia Trinchinetti
23Micaela Retegui
24María Emilia Forcherio
26Sofía Maccari
27Noel Barrionuevo
28Julieta Jankunas
32Valentina Costa
CoachCarlos José Retegui
3Great BritainGBRBronze
Goalkeeper1Maddie Hinch
4Laura Unsworth
6Anna Toman
7Hannah Martin
8Sarah Jones
9Susannah Townsend
10Sarah Robertson
13Ellie Rayer
16Izzy Petter
17Leah Wilkinson
18Giselle Ansley
20Hollie Webb-Pearne
21Fiona Crackles
24Shona McCallin
26Lily Owsley
31Grace Balsdon
5Sarah Evans DNS
32Amy Costello DNS
CoachMark Hager
4IndiaIND
1Navjot Kaur
2Gurjit Kaur
3Grace Ekka
4 Monika
7Sharmila Devi
8Nikki Pradhan
Goalkeeper11 Savita
15 Warsi
16Vandana Katariya
18 Duhan
20Lalremsiami Hmar
25Navneet Kaur
27Sushila Pukhrambam
28 Rani
30Salima Tete
32Neha Goyal
6Reena Khokhar DNS
19Namita Toppo DNS
CoachSjoerd Marijne
5AustraliaAUS
2Ambrosia Malone
3Brooke Peris
4Amy Lawton
8Georgia Wilson
10Maddy Fitzpatrick
12Greta Hayes
13Edwina Bone
14Steph Kershaw
15Kaitlin Nobbs
18Jane Claxton
20Karri Somerville
21Renee Taylor
22Kate Jenner
24Mariah Williams
26Emily Smith-Chalker
Goalkeeper27Rachael Lynch
30Grace Stewart
32Sav Fitzpatrick
CoachTriny Powell
6GermanyGER
2Kira Horn
3Amelie Wortmann
4Nike Lorenz
5Selin Oruz
8Anne Schröder
11Lena Micheel
12Charlotte Stapenhorst
16Sonja Zimmermann
17Pauline Heinz
18Lisa Hahn-Altenburg
19Maike Schaunig
Goalkeeper20Julia Sonntag
21Franzisca Hauke
22Cécile Pieper
24Pia Maertens
25Viktoria Huse
28Jette Fleschütz
30Hanna Granitzki
CoachXavier Reckinger
7SpainESP
Goalkeeper1María Ruiz
2Laura Barrios
4Clara Ycart
7Carlota Petchamé
9María López
10Berta Bonastre
13Belén Iglesias
16Candela Mejías
17Lola Riera
18Júlia Pons
19Begoña García
20Xantal Giné
21Beatriz Pérez
23Georgina Oliva
24Alejandra Torres-Quevedo
25Alicia Magaz
29Lucía Jiménez
12Carmen Cano DNS
CoachAdy Lock
8New ZealandNZL
1Tarryn Davey
2Olivia Shannon
4Olivia Merry
5Frances Davies
6Hope Ralph
8Julia King
12Ella Gunson
13Sam Charlton
Goalkeeper15Grace O'Hanlon
16Liz Thompson
17Stephanie Dickins
19Tessa Jopp
20Megan Hull
22Katie Doar
24Rose Keddell
25Kelsey Smith
27Holly Pearson
31Stacey Michelsen
CoachGraham Shaw
9People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Goalkeeper1Li Dongxiao
2Gu Bingfeng
5Li Jiaqi
6Zhang Ying
7Cui Qiuxia
9Xu Wenyu
10Peng Yang
11Liang Meiyu
13Li Hong
15Zhang Jinrong
16Ou Zixia
19Zhang Xiaoxue
21Liu Meng
24Wang Na
26Chen Yang
28Luo Tiantian
29Chen Yi
31Zhong Jiaqi
CoachWang Yang
10IrelandIRL
Goalkeeper1Ayeisha McFerran
2Chloe Watkins
3Hannah Matthews
4Sarah Torrans
5Nicci Daly
6Róisín Upton
7Hannah McLoughlin
8Deirdre Duke
9Katie Mullan
10Shirley McCay
11Sarah Hawkshaw
12Lena Tice
13Naomi Carroll
14Lizzie Holden
15Sarah McAuley
16Anna O'Flanagan
17Michelle Carey
18Zara Malseed
CoachSean Dancer
11JapanJPN
1Yu Asai
3Kimika Hoshi
6Emi Nishikori
7Kana Nomura
8Yukari Mano
9Yuri Nagai
10Hazuki Nagai
11Shihori Oikawa
13Miki Kozuka
14Maho Segawa
15Mai Toriyama
16Natsuha Matsumoto
17Aki Yamada
18Aki Mitsuhashi
19Kanon Mori
25Kaho Tanaka
29Sakurako Omoto
Goalkeeper32Sakiyo Asano
CoachXavi Arnau
12South AfricaRSA
Goalkeeper1Phumelela Mbande
3Celia Seerane
4Nicole Walraven
5Edith Molikoe
6Taryn Mallett
7Marizen Marais
8Kristen Paton
9Robyn Johnson
10Onthatile Zulu
13Lisa-Marie Deetlefs
14Nomnikelo Veto
16Erin Hunter
17Charne Maddocks
19Lilian Du Plessis
22Lerato Mahole
28Quanita Bobbs
29Tarryn Glasby
30Toni Marks
CoachRobin van Ginkel

Preliminary Round

Date24 – 31 July 2021
FormatRound-robin pools advance teams to quarter-finals.

Group A

Date24 – 31 July 2021
FormatTop four in group advanced to quarter-finals.
PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1NetherlandsNED5001518-2
2GermanyGER4011213-7
3Great BritainGBR302911-5
4IndiaIND20367-14
5IrelandIRL10434-11
6South AfricaRSA00505-19
MatchDate/TimeLocationTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #124 Jul 20:45North PitchNetherlandsNED5 – 1IndiaIND
Match #224 Jul 21:15South PitchIrelandIRL2 – 0South AfricaRSA
Match #325 Jul 9:30North PitchGermanyGER2 – 1Great BritainGBR
Match #426 Jul 10:00South PitchNetherlandsNED4 – 0IrelandIRL
Match #526 Jul 18:30North PitchGreat BritainGBR4 – 1South AfricaRSA
Match #626 Jul 21:15South PitchGermanyGER2 – 0IndiaIND
Match #728 Jul 9:30North PitchNetherlandsNED5 – 0South AfricaRSA
Match #828 Jul 10:00South PitchGreat BritainGBR4 – 1IndiaIND
Match #928 Jul 12:15South PitchGermanyGER4 – 2IrelandIRL
Match #1029 Jul 19:00South PitchNetherlandsNED1 – 0Great BritainGBR
Match #1130 Jul 9:30North PitchGermanyGER4 – 1South AfricaRSA
Match #1230 Jul 11:45North PitchIndiaIND1 – 0IrelandIRL
Match #1331 Jul 12:15South PitchIndiaIND4 – 3South AfricaRSA
Match #1431 Jul 18:30North PitchNetherlandsNED3 – 1GermanyGER
Match #1531 Jul 20:45North PitchGreat BritainGBR2 – 0IrelandIRL

Group B

Date25 – 31 July 2021
FormatTop four in group advanced to quarter-finals.
PosTeamNOCWinsTiesLossesPointsGoals
1AustraliaAUS5001513-1
2SpainESP30299-8
3ArgentinaARG30298-8
4New ZealandNZL20368-7
5People's Republic of ChinaCHN20369-16
6JapanJPN00506-13
MatchDate/TimeLocationTeamNOCResultTeamNOC
Match #125 Jul 10:00South PitchAustraliaAUS3 – 1SpainESP
Match #225 Jul 11:45North PitchPeople's Republic of ChinaCHN4 – 3JapanJPN
Match #325 Jul 12:15South PitchNew ZealandNZL3 – 0ArgentinaARG
Match #426 Jul 12:15South PitchAustraliaAUS6 – 0People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #526 Jul 19:00South PitchArgentinaARG3 – 0SpainESP
Match #626 Jul 20:45North PitchNew ZealandNZL2 – 1JapanJPN
Match #728 Jul 11:45North PitchSpainESP2 – 1New ZealandNZL
Match #828 Jul 18:30North PitchAustraliaAUS1 – 0JapanJPN
Match #928 Jul 19:00South PitchArgentinaARG3 – 2People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #1029 Jul 18:30North PitchSpainESP2 – 0People's Republic of ChinaCHN
Match #1129 Jul 20:45North PitchArgentinaARG2 – 1JapanJPN
Match #1229 Jul 21:15South PitchAustraliaAUS1 – 0New ZealandNZL
Match #1331 Jul 9:30North PitchPeople's Republic of ChinaCHN3 – 2New ZealandNZL
Match #1431 Jul 10:00South PitchSpainESP4 – 1JapanJPN
Match #1531 Jul 11:45North PitchAustraliaAUS2 – 0ArgentinaARG

Quarter-Finals

Date2 August 2021
FormatWinner of each match advanced to semi-finals.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #102 Aug 9:30ArgentinaARG3 – 0GermanyGER
Match #202 Aug 12:00IndiaIND1 – 0AustraliaAUS
Match #302 Aug 18:30NetherlandsNED3 – 0New ZealandNZL
Match #402 Aug 21:00Great BritainGBR2 – 2SpainESP

Semi-Finals

Date4 August 2021
FormatWinner of each match advanced to gold medal match.
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match #104 Aug 10:30NetherlandsNED5 – 1Great BritainGBR
Match #204 Aug 19:00ArgentinaARG2 – 1IndiaIND

Final Round

Date6 August 2021
MatchDate/TimeCompetitorsNOCResultCompetitorsNOC
Match 1/206 Aug 19:00NetherlandsNED3 – 1ArgentinaARG
Match 3/406 Aug 10:30Great BritainGBR4 – 3IndiaIND