| Date | 6 – 19 August 2016 |
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| Status | Olympic |
| Location | Centro Olímpico de Hóquei, Parque Olímpico de Deodoro, Deodoro, Rio de Janeiro |
| Participants | 194 from 12 countries |
The two preliminary groups of the women’s Olympic field hockey tournament were won by Great Britain, convincingly with five victories, and the Netherlands. These two teams also met in the final that was won by Great Britain by 2-0 in the penalty shootout after a 3-3 tie in the regular time. The reigning European champion Great Britain thus, for the first time also won the gold medal in an Olympic women’s field hockey tournament. Germany won the bronze medal, 2-1, over New Zealand. The host nation Brazil did not qualify for the tournament as they did not meet the standards set by the International Hockey Federation and the IOC.
| Date | 6 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to quarter-finals. |
| Date | 7 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Format | Top four in group advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netherlands | NED | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 13-1 | ||
| 2 | New Zealand | NZL | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 11-5 | ||
| 3 | Germany | GER | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6-6 | ||
| 4 | Spain | ESP | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6-12 | ||
| 5 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3-5 | ||
| 6 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3-13 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 07 Aug 10:00 | Pitch 1 | New Zealand | NZL | 4 – 1 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #2 | 07 Aug 12:30 | Pitch 1 | Netherlands | NED | 5 – 0 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug 13:30 | Pitch 2 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 1 – 1 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #4 | 08 Aug 13:30 | Pitch 2 | Germany | GER | 2 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #5 | 08 Aug 17:00 | Pitch 2 | Netherlands | NED | 4 – 0 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #6 | 08 Aug 19:30 | Pitch 2 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 2 – 0 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #7 | 10 Aug 10:00 | Pitch 1 | New Zealand | NZL | 2 – 1 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #8 | 10 Aug 12:30 | Pitch 1 | Germany | GER | 2 – 0 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #9 | 10 Aug 18:00 | Pitch 1 | Netherlands | NED | 1 – 0 | People's Republic of China | CHN | |
| Match #10 | 11 Aug 17:00 | Pitch 2 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 1 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #11 | 12 Aug 10:00 | Pitch 1 | People's Republic of China | CHN | 0 – 0 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #12 | 12 Aug 11:00 | Pitch 2 | Netherlands | NED | 1 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #13 | 13 Aug 12:30 | Pitch 2 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 0 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #14 | 13 Aug 17:00 | Pitch 1 | Spain | ESP | 3 – 2 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #15 | 13 Aug 20:30 | Pitch 1 | New Zealand | NZL | 3 – 0 | People's Republic of China | CHN |
| Date | 6 – 13 August 2016 |
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| Format | Top four in group advanced to quarter-finals. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 12-4 | ||
| 2 | United States | USA | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 14-5 | ||
| 3 | Australia | AUS | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11-5 | ||
| 4 | Argentina | ARG | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 12-6 | ||
| 5 | Japan | JPN | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3-16 | ||
| 6 | India | IND | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3-19 |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 06 Aug 17:00 | Pitch 2 | United States | USA | 2 – 1 | Argentina | ARG | |
| Match #2 | 06 Aug 20:30 | Pitch 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 – 1 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match #3 | 07 Aug 11:00 | Pitch 2 | India | IND | 2 – 2 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #4 | 08 Aug 10:00 | Pitch 1 | United States | USA | 2 – 1 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match #5 | 08 Aug 18:00 | Pitch 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 0 | India | IND | |
| Match #6 | 08 Aug 20:30 | Pitch 1 | Argentina | ARG | 4 – 0 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #7 | 10 Aug 11:00 | Pitch 2 | Australia | AUS | 6 – 1 | India | IND | |
| Match #8 | 10 Aug 13:30 | Pitch 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 2 | Argentina | ARG | |
| Match #9 | 10 Aug 17:00 | Pitch 2 | United States | USA | 6 – 1 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #10 | 11 Aug 18:00 | Pitch 1 | Australia | AUS | 1 – 0 | Argentina | ARG | |
| Match #11 | 11 Aug 19:30 | Pitch 2 | United States | USA | 3 – 0 | India | IND | |
| Match #12 | 11 Aug 20:30 | Pitch 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 – 0 | Japan | JPN | |
| Match #13 | 13 Aug 10:00 | Pitch 1 | Argentina | ARG | 5 – 0 | India | IND | |
| Match #14 | 13 Aug 18:00 | Pitch 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #15 | 13 Aug 19:30 | Pitch 1 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 0 | Japan | JPN |
| Date | 15 August 2016 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to semi-finals. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 15 Aug 10:00 | Pitch 1 | New Zealand | NZL | 4 – 2 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match #2 | 15 Aug 12:30 | Pitch 1 | Germany | GER | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #3 | 15 Aug 18:00 | Pitch 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 1 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #4 | 15 Aug 20:30 | Pitch 1 | Netherlands | NED | 3 – 2 | Argentina | ARG |
| Date | 17 August 2016 |
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| Format | Winner of each match advanced to gold medal match. |
| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 17 Aug 12:00 | Pitch 1 | Netherlands | NED | 1 – 1 | Germany | GER | 4-3 PS |
| Match #2 | 17 Aug 17:00 | Pitch 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL |
| Date | 19 August 2016 |
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| Match | Date/Time | Location | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 19 Aug 17:00 | Pitch 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 3 | Netherlands | NED | 2-0 PS |
| Match 3/4 | 19 Aug 12:00 | Pitch 1 | Germany | GER | 2 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL |