| Tournament: | Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
| Dates: | 2 February – 13 April 2008 |
| Venues: | 3 |
| Cities: | 3 |
| Teams: | 18 |
| Confederations: | 4 |
| Matches: | 54 |
| Goals: | 341 |
| Top Scorer: | Felipe Montegu |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 11 |
| Previous Year: | 2004 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2004 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier |
| Next Year: | 2012 |
| Next Tournament: | Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics |
The Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Summer Olympics were qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, were held in New Zealand, Chile and Japan, at different times in 2008. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics.
Below is the list of 18 teams who participated in these qualifying tournaments:[1]
| Date | Event | Location | Quotas | Qualifier(s) | |
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| 4–14 December 2006 | 2006 Asian Games | Doha, Qatar | 3 | | |
| 14–22 July 2007 | 2007 African Olympic Qualifier | Nairobi, Kenya | 0 | ||
| 15–25 July 2007 | 2007 Pan American Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3 | | |
| 19–26 August 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Championship | Manchester, England | 4 | | |
| 9–16 September 2007 | 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy | Lisbon, Portugal | 3 | | |
| 11–16 September 2007 | 2007 Oceania Cup | Buderim, Australia | 1 |
In addition, International Hockey Federation also named four reserve teams after four of the above teams are failed to make it in this qualifying tournament, two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list:[2] [3]
| Tournament: | Olympic Qualifier New Zealand |
| Country: | New Zealand |
| City: | North Shore City |
| Dates: | 2–10 February 2008 |
| Venues: | Crown Relocations Stadium |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 109 |
| Top Scorer: | Mark Gleghorne |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 9 |
| Best Player: | Blair Hopping |
All times are New Zealand Summer Time (UTC+13)
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| Rank | Team | |
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| 4 | ||
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| 6 |
Qualified for the Summer Olympics
| Tournament: | Olympic Qualifier Chile |
| Country: | Chile |
| City: | Santiago |
| Dates: | 1–9 March 2008 |
| Venues: | Prince of Wales Country Club |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 3 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 135 |
| Top Scorer: | Felipe Montregu |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 11 |
| Best Player: | Prabhjot Singh |
All times are Chile Summer Time (UTC-3)
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| Rank | Team | |
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| 4 | ||
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| 6 |
Qualified for the Summer Olympics
| Tournament: | Olympic Qualifier Japan |
| Country: | Japan |
| City: | Kakamigahara |
| Dates: | 5–13 April 2008 |
| Venues: | Gifu Prefectural Green Stadium |
| Teams: | 6 |
| Confederations: | 2 |
| Matches: | 18 |
| Goals: | 97 |
| Top Scorer: | Christopher Zeller |
| Top Scorer Goals: | 9 |
| Best Player: | Timo Weß |
All times are Japan Standard Time (UTC+9)
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| 6 |
Qualified for the Summer Olympics