| Date | 26 July – 8 August 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico, Terrassa | |
| Participants | 189 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to classification round matches. | |
Field hockey is not a major sport in Spain, but it is in the Catalonian town of Terrassa, about 30 km from Barcelona. This town, which hosted the 1992 field hockey events, had been the chief supplier of Spanish hockey Olympians. The Spanish men couldn’t impress in front of their home crowd, however, and failed to make the semi-finals following a 6-1 trouncing by Pakistan. Pakistan also beat one of the pre-tournament favorites, the reigning World Champions from the Netherlands. In the other pool, the favored Germans and Australians advanced to the next round.
Both semi-finals were closely fought, with Germany prevailing over Pakistan after extra time, and Australia beating the Dutch 3-2. It was the third straight Olympic final for the Germans, who had lost to Pakistan in 1984 and Britain in 1988. Man of the match would become Michael Hilgers, who scored twice. Australia only got in a consolation goal shortly before the final whistle. German player Andreas Keller now equalled his father’s performance, as Carsten Keller had been on the victorious West German team of 1972. Carsten’s father, too, had been an Olympic finalist as Erwin Keller played in the 1936 game, losing to India.
The Pakistani won their bronze medal by scoring four goals against the Netherlands in less than fifteen minutes, turning around the score from 0-2 to 4-3.
| Date | 26 July – 3 August 1992 |
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| Date | 26 July – 3 August 1992 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | AUS | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 20-2 | ||
| 2 | Germany | GER | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 16-4 | ||
| 3 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7-10 | ||
| 4 | India | IND | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4-8 | ||
| 5 | Argentina | ARG | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3-12 | ||
| 6 | Egypt | EGY | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4-18 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul 9:45 | Australia | AUS | 7 – 0 | Argentina | ARG | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul 16:00 | Germany | GER | 3 – 0 | India | IND | |
| Match #3 | 26 Jul 17:30 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 – 0 | Egypt | EGY | |
| Match #4 | 28 Jul 9:45 | India | IND | 1 – 0 | Argentina | ARG | |
| Match #5 | 28 Jul 16:00 | Australia | AUS | 5 – 1 | Egypt | EGY | |
| Match #6 | 28 Jul 20:00 | Germany | GER | 2 – 0 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #7 | 30 Jul 10:15 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 1 | India | IND | |
| Match #8 | 30 Jul 16:00 | Argentina | ARG | 1 – 0 | Egypt | EGY | |
| Match #9 | 30 Jul 18:00 | Australia | AUS | 1 – 1 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #10 | 01 Aug 9:45 | Germany | GER | 8 – 2 | Egypt | EGY | |
| Match #11 | 01 Aug 18:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 – 1 | Argentina | ARG | |
| Match #12 | 01 Aug 20:00 | Australia | AUS | 1 – 0 | India | IND | |
| Match #13 | 03 Aug 10:15 | Australia | AUS | 6 – 0 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #14 | 03 Aug 17:30 | India | IND | 2 – 1 | Egypt | EGY | |
| Match #15 | 03 Aug 18:00 | Germany | GER | 2 – 1 | Argentina | ARG |
| Date | 26 July – 3 August 1992 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pakistan | PAK | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20-6 | ||
| 2 | Netherlands | NED | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 20-10 | ||
| 3 | Spain | ESP | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15-11 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | NZL | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-12 | ||
| 5 | Unified Team | EUN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12-20 | ||
| 6 | Malaysia | MAS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9-24 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 26 Jul 10:15 | Spain | ESP | 3 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #2 | 26 Jul 18:00 | Pakistan | PAK | 4 – 1 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #3 | 26 Jul 20:00 | Netherlands | NED | 5 – 2 | Unified Team | EUN | |
| Match #4 | 28 Jul 10:15 | Unified Team | EUN | 7 – 3 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #5 | 28 Jul 17:30 | Pakistan | PAK | 1 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #6 | 28 Jul 18:00 | Netherlands | NED | 3 – 2 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #7 | 30 Jul 9:45 | Pakistan | PAK | 6 – 2 | Unified Team | EUN | |
| Match #8 | 30 Jul 17:30 | Netherlands | NED | 4 – 3 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #9 | 30 Jul 20:00 | Spain | ESP | 5 – 2 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #10 | 01 Aug 10:15 | Pakistan | PAK | 3 – 2 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #11 | 01 Aug 16:00 | Malaysia | MAS | 3 – 2 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #12 | 01 Aug 17:30 | Spain | ESP | 4 – 0 | Unified Team | EUN | |
| Match #13 | 03 Aug 9:45 | Netherlands | NED | 6 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #14 | 03 Aug 16:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 2 – 1 | Unified Team | EUN | |
| Match #15 | 03 Aug 20:00 | Pakistan | PAK | 6 – 1 | Spain | ESP |
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 9:15 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 2 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 9:45 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 0 | India | IND |
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 16:30 | Malaysia | MAS | 6 – 4 | Argentina | ARG | AET |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 19:00 | Unified Team | EUN | 4 – 2 | Egypt | EGY |
| Date | 5 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 05 Aug 17:30 | Australia | AUS | 3 – 2 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #2 | 05 Aug 20:00 | Germany | GER | 2 – 1 | Pakistan | PAK | AET |
| Date | 6 – 8 August 1992 |
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| Format | Medal round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 08 Aug 19:30 | Germany | GER | 2 – 1 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match 3/4 | 08 Aug 17:00 | Pakistan | PAK | 4 – 3 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match 5/6 | 06 Aug 19:30 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 1 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match 7/8 | 06 Aug 17:00 | India | IND | 3 – 2 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match 9/10 | 07 Aug 17:30 | Malaysia | MAS | 4 – 3 | Unified Team | EUN | |
| Match 11/12 | 07 Aug 9:30 | Argentina | ARG | 7 – 3 | Egypt | EGY |