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Hockey, Men

Date15 – 25 July 1952
StatusOlympic
LocationHelsingin Velodromi, Helsinki / Porvoon Keskuskenttä, Porvoo / Kaurialan Kenttä, Hämeenlinna
Participants157 from 12 countries
FormatSingle elimination tournament.

In contrast to the previous Olympics, the hockey tournament of 1952 was conducted as a single-elimination tournament. The top four teams of London were again seeded. They started competition only in the quarter-finals, and all four reached the semi-finals. Pakistan, which featured Latif-ur Rehman, Olympic champion with India in 1948, lost to the Dutch, while Britain’s second Olympic encounter with former colony India again ended in a loss. The final belonged to Balbir Singh Dosanjh, flagbearer of the Indian team in Helsinki. He scored five of his team’s six goals in the final, reaching a total of 9 for the tournament.

PosNrTeamNOCWTLPtsGoals
1IndiaIND300613–2Gold
2NetherlandsNED20143–6Silver
3Great BritainGBR20144–4Bronze
4PakistanPAK10227–3
=5AustriaAUT20245–7
=5BelgiumBEL112310–5
=5Unified Team of GermanyGER401820–4
=5FranceFRA10226–8
=9SwitzerlandSUI10223–4
=9FinlandFIN00200–13
=9PolandPOL21257–15
=9ItalyITA00200–7

Round One (15 – 16 July 1952)

Single-elimination.

Match #1 15 Jul 18:00AUT 2 – 1SUI
Match #2 15 Jul 19:30BEL 6 – 0FIN
Match #3 16 Jul 18:00GER 7 – 2POL
Match #4 16 Jul 19:30FRA 5 – 0ITA

Consolation Round: Quarter-Finals (21 – 22 July 1952)

Single-elimination.

Match #1 21 Jul 18:00AUT 2 – 0ITA
Match #2 121 Jul 17:00BEL 4 – 3
AET
POL
Match #3 21 Jul 19:30GER 7 – 0FIN
Match #4 21 Jul 19:00SUI 2 – 1FRA
Replay #2 22 Jul 17:00POL 1 – 0BEL

Consolation Round: Semi-Finals (23 July 1952)

Single-elimination.

Match #1 23 Jul 19:00GER 2 – 1AUT
Match #2 23 Jul 19:00POL 1 – 0SUI

Consolation Round: Final (25 July 1952 — 19:00)

Single-elimination.

Match #1 25 Jul 19:00GER 4 – 0POL

Quarter-Finals (17 – 18 July 1952)

Single-elimination.

Match #1 17 Jul 18:00IND 4 – 0AUT
Match #2 17 Jul 19:30GBR 1 – 0BEL
Match #3 18 Jul 18:00NED 1 – 0GER
Match #4 18 Jul 19:30PAK 6 – 0FRA

Semi-Finals (20 July 1952)

Single-elimination.

Match #1 20 Jul 18:00IND 3 – 1GBR
Match #2 20 Jul 19:30NED 1 – 0PAK

Final Round (22 – 24 July 1952)

Medal round.

Match 1/2 24 Jul 17:00IND 6 – 1NED
Match 3/4 22 Jul 19:00GBR 2 – 1PAK

Rankings

Goals