Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics
The Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics was a qualification tournament that determined the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournament, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, was held in Azerbaijan, Russia and Canada, at different times in 2008. Only the following winners of each qualifying tournament earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Spain, United States, and South Korea.
Teams
Below is a list of the 18 teams participating in this qualifying tournament:[1]
| Zone | Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
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| Asia≤ | 2006 Asian Games |  India  South Korea  Malaysia  Chinese Taipei |
| Africa | 2007 African Olympic Qualifier |  Kenya |
| Americas | 2007 Pan American Games |  United States  Chile .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada  Cuba |
| Europe | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship |  Spain  Azerbaijan  Ireland  Italy  Ukraine |
| 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy |  Belarus .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium  Russia |
In addition, the International Hockey Federation also named three reserve teams after two of the above teams failed to make it in this qualifying tournament (two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list):[2][3]
Squads
Qualifying 1
Qualifying 1 was held from 12 to 20 April 2008 in Baku, Azerbaijan.[4]
Pool
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| Spain |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | +24 | 15 |
| Azerbaijan |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 12 |
| Ukraine |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 9 | +2 | 9 |
| Chile |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 |
| Belarus |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 3 |
| Kenya |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 37 | −37 | 0 |
Players for the Kenyan team are back in the tournament after recently withdrawing due to political turmoil in their country.[5][6]
All times local (UTC+5)
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Awards
| Topscorer | Best Goalkeeper | Best Player of the Tournament |
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| Barbara Malda |
María Jesús Rosa |
Inoyathon Jafarova |
Qualifying 2
Qualifying 2 was held from 19 to 27 April 2008 in Kazan, Russia.[7]
Pool
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| United States |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 3 | +21 | 15 |
| Belgium |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 10 |
| Netherlands Antilles |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 9 |
| India |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | +3 | 6 |
| Russia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 |
 France |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 26 | −24 | 0 |
All times are Russia Summer Time (UTC+4)
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Awards
| Best Goalkeeper | Topscorer | Best Player of the Tournament | Most Promising Young Player of the Tournament |
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| Elizabeth Achten |
Tiffany Snow |
Rachel Dawson |
Rani Devi |
Qualifying 3
Qualifying 3 was held from 26 April to 4 May 2008 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.[8]
Venue
Pool
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| South Korea |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 1 | +28 | 15 |
| Italy |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 10 |
| Ireland |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| Canada |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
| Malaysia |
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 4 |
 Uruguay |
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 23 | −23 | 0 |
All times are Canada Time (UTC-7)
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| Best Player | Best Goalkeeper | Topscorer | Fair Play Trophy |
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| Park Mi-Hyun |
Sarah Forbes |
Park Mi-Hyun |
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References
- Allocation of Teams for Olympic Qualification Tournaments
- FIH nominates reserve countries for WorldHockey Olympic Qualifiers
- Allocation of Teams For Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, 2008
- WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier, Women, Baku (AZE) – 12/20 April 2008
- Kenya women withdraw from Olympic Qualifier
- Kenya women's team back in Olympic Qualifier
- WorldHockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Women, 19/27 April 2008, Kazan (Russia)
- WorldHockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Women, 26 April/4 May 2008, Victoria (Canada)
External links
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