Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics
The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 13 October, and culminated with the medal finals on 26 October. All games were played at the Municipal Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico.[1]
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| Venue | Municipal Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 13–26 October 1968 | |||||||||
| Teams | 16 | |||||||||
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Pakistan won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Defending champions India won the bronze medal after defeating West Germany 2–1.
Competition schedule
| G | Group stage | C | Classification matches | SF | Semi-finals | B | Bronze-medal match | F | Final |
| Sun 13 | Mon 14 | Tue 15 | Wed 16 | Thu 17 | Fri 18 | Sat 19 | Sun 20 | Mon 21 | Tue 22 | Wed 23 | Thu 24 | Fri 25 | Sat 26 | |
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| G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | G | C | SF | C | B | F |
Squads
Results
Pool A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  India |
7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | +16 | 12 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  West Germany |
7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | +10 | 11 | |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 10 | |
| 4 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Spain |
7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium |
7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 7 | |
| 6 |  East Germany |
7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 6 | |
| 7 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Japan |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 | |
| 8 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Mexico (H) |
7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 |
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1 The match was abandoned in the 55th minute with the score 0-0 after the Japanese team laid down their sticks and walked off the pitch to protest the awarding of a penalty stroke to India. India were awarded the match 5-0.
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Pool B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pakistan |
7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4 | +19 | 14 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia[a] |
8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 11 | |
| 3 |  Kenya[a] |
8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | +4 | 9 | |
| 4 |  Netherlands |
7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 8 | |
| 5 |  Great Britain |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 5 | |
| 6 |  France |
7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 5 | |
| 7 |  Argentina |
7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | |
| 8 |  Malaysia |
7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 |
Source: Sports-References
- ^[a] – Australia and Kenya finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool.
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Second place play-off
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Eleventh place game
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Fifth to eighth place classification
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
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| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
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| Netherlands | 3 | |||||
| Netherlands (a.e.t) | 1 | |||||
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| Spain | 0 | |||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
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| New Zealand | 2 | |||||
| Kenya | 0 | |||||
5–8th place-semifinals
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Seventh place game
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Fifth place game
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Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold-medal match | |||||
| 24 October | ||||||
| India | 1 | |||||
| 26 October | ||||||
| Australia (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| Australia | 1 | |||||
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| Pakistan | 2 | |||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| West Germany | 0 | |||||
| Bronze-medal match | ||||||
| 26 October | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| West Germany | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Bronze-medal match
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Final standings
- Pakistan
- Australia
- India
- West Germany
- Netherlands
- Spain
- New Zealand
- Kenya
- Belgium
- France
- East Germany
- Great Britain
- Japan
- Argentina
- Malaysia
- Mexico
Medalists
| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Pakistan[2] Abdul Rashid Jahangir Butt Tanvir Dar Gulraiz Akhtar Khalid Mahmood Muhammad Asad Malik Muhammad Ashfaq Ahmed Tariq Niazi Riaz Ahmed Riaz ud-Din Saeed Anwar Tariq Aziz Zakir Hussain |
 Australia[3]Paul Dearing Raymond Evans Brian Glencross Robert Haigh Donald Martin James Mason Patrick Nilan Eric Pearce Gordon Pearce Julian Pearce Desmond Piper Fred Quine Ronald Riley Donald Smart Arthur Busch |
India[4] Rajendra Christy Krishnamurty Perumal John "V.J." Peter Inam-ur Rahman Munir Sait Ajitpal Singh Balbir Singh Kullar Balbir Singh Kular Balbir Singh Gurbux Singh Harbinder Singh Harmik Singh Inder "Gogi" Singh Prithipal Singh Tarsem Singh Jagjit Singh |
Sources
- Official Olympic Report
- Mexico Organizing Committee (1968). The Games of the XIX Olympiad: Mexico 1968, vol. 2.
References
- "Hockey at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 October 2019.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Pakistan Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Australia Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-08-24. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "India Hockey at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-06-02.
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