Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament explained
| Tournament: | Men's field hockey
at the 1988 Summer Olympics |
| Country: | South Korea |
| City: | Seoul |
| Dates: | 18 September – 1 October |
| Venues: | Seongnam Stadium |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 5 |
| Count: | 3 |
| Matches: | 42 |
| Goals: | 163 |
| Top Scorer: | Floris Jan Bovelander |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 9 |
| Previous Year: | 1984 |
| Previous Tournament: | Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament |
| Next Year: | 1992 |
| Next Tournament: | Field hockey at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament |
The men's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 16th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It was held from 18 September to 1 October 1988.
Great Britain beat West Germany 3–1 in the final to win their third Olympic gold medal. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Australia 2–1.[1]
Squads
See main article: Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads.
Umpires
- K Bajwa (PAK)
- Amarjit Bawa (IND)
- Santiago Deo (ESP)
- Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
- Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
- A Gantz (CHI)
- Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
- Richard Kentwell (USA)
- Rob Lathouwers (NED)
- Craig Madden (SCO)
- Graham Nash (ENG)
- Don Prior (AUS)
- Alain Renaud (FRA)
- Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
- Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
- Claude Seidler (FRG)
- Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
- Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Preliminary round
Group A
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Group B
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Classification round
Ninth to twelfth place classification
9–12th place semi-finals
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Ninth place game
Fifth to eighth place classification
5–8th place semi-finals
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Fifth place game
Medal round
Semi-finals
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Gold medal match
Statistics
Goalscorers
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hockey at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Hockey . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418015820/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1988/HOK/mens-hockey.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 14 October 2019.
