Size: | 150 |
Code: | HOC |
Sport: | field hockey |
Menevents: | 1 |
Womenevents: | 1 |
Field hockey was introduced at the Olympic Games as a men's competition at the 1908 Games in London.
Field hockey was removed from the Summer Olympic Games at the 1924 Paris Games because of the lack of an international sporting structure. The International Hockey Federation (FIH, Fédération Internationale de Hockey) was founded in Paris that year as a response to field hockey's omission. Men's field hockey became a permanent feature at the next Olympic Games, the 1928 Games in Amsterdam.
India won the gold medal in seven out of eight Olympics from 1928 to 1964. Later, Pakistan was also dominant, winning three gold and three silver medals between 1956 and 1984. India lost their dominance after the 1980s and Pakistan after the 1990s. India won their last gold medal in 1980 and Pakistan in 1984 Games. However, India has since once again won the bronze medal at both the 2020 and 2024 games.
Since 1968, various teams from around the world have seen gold-medal success. Several countries in the Southern Hemisphere have won various medals in men's and women's field hockey, including Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, and Zimbabwe. A leading group of teams from the Northern Hemisphere has come from the Netherlands and from Germany.
Spain has appeared in the most Olympic men's competitions without winning the men's gold medal, having won silver three times in 1980, 1996, 2008 and bronze once in 1960. Australia had competed in 12 Olympics without winning gold before breaking their streak in 2004.
The first women's Olympic field hockey competition was introduced by the IOC at the 1980 Summer Olympics. Olympic field hockey games were first played on artificial turf at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games.
Until the 1988 Olympics the tournament was invitational but FIH introduced a qualification system at the 1992 games.The Netherlands is the leading team in overall medal tally with 20 medals (8 gold, 6 silver and 6 bronze). Both India and the Netherlands have 8 gold medals.[1]
Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=29 | Gold medal match | width=1% rowspan=29 | Bronze medal match | width=1% rowspan=29 | width=6% rowspan=2 | Number of teams | |||||||
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width=14% | Gold medal | width=10% | Score | width=14% | Silver medal | width=14% | Bronze medal | width=10% | Score | width=14% | Fourth place | ||||
1908 Details | London, Great Britain | (England) | 8–1 | (Ireland) | (Scotland) (Wales) | 6 | |||||||||
1912 | Stockholm, Sweden | No tournament | No tournament | ||||||||||||
1920 Details | Antwerp, Belgium | 4 | |||||||||||||
1924 | Paris, France | No tournament | No tournament | ||||||||||||
1928 Details | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9 | |||||||||||
1932 Details | Los Angeles, United States | 3 | |||||||||||||
1936 Details | Berlin, Germany | 8–1 | 4–3 | 11 | |||||||||||
1948 Details | London, Great Britain | 4–0 | 1–1 4–1 (Replay) | 13 | |||||||||||
1952 Details | Helsinki, Finland | 6–1 | 2–1 | 12 | |||||||||||
1956 Details | Melbourne, Australia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 12 | |||||||||||
1960 Details | Rome, Italy | 1–0 | 2–1 | 16 | |||||||||||
1964 Details | Tokyo, Japan | 1–0 | 3–2 after extra time | 15 | |||||||||||
1968 Details | Mexico City, Mexico | 2–1 | 2–1 | 16 | |||||||||||
1972 Details | Munich, West Germany | 1–0 | 2–1 | 16 | |||||||||||
1976 Details | Montreal, Canada | 1–0 | 3–2 | 11 | |||||||||||
1980 Details | Moscow, Soviet Union | 4–3 | 2–1 | 6 | |||||||||||
1984 Details | Los Angeles, United States | 2–1 after extra time | 3–2 | 12 | |||||||||||
1988 Details | Seoul, South Korea | 3–1 | 2–1 | 12 | |||||||||||
1992 Details | Barcelona, Spain | 2–1 | 4–3 | 12 | |||||||||||
1996 Details | Atlanta, United States | 3–1 | 3–2 | 12 | |||||||||||
2000 Details | Sydney, Australia | 3–3 after extra time (5–4) Penalty strokes | 6–3 | 12 | |||||||||||
2004 Details | Athens, Greece | 2–1 after extra time | 4–3 after extra time | 12 | |||||||||||
2008 Details | Beijing, China | 1–0 | 6–2 | 12 | |||||||||||
2012 Details | London, Great Britain | 2–1 | 3–1 | 12 | |||||||||||
2016 Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4–2 | 1–1 (4–3) Penalty shootout | 12 | |||||||||||
2020 Details | Tokyo, Japan | 1–1 (3–2) Penalty shootout | 5–4 | 12 | |||||||||||
2024 Details | Paris, France | 1–1 (3–1) Penalty shootout | 2–1 | 12 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | ||
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style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 8 (1928, 1932, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1964, 1980) | 1 (1960) | 4 (1968, 1972, 2020, 2024) | ||
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 4 (1972*, 1992, 2008, 2012) | 4 (1936*, 1984, 1988, 2024) | 4 (1928, 1956, 2004, 2016) | 3 (1968, 1996, 2020) | |
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 3 (1996, 2000, 2024) | 4 (1928*, 1952, 2004, 2012) | 3 (1936, 1948, 1988) | 5 (1972, 1976, 1992, 2008, 2016) | |
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 3 (1960, 1968, 1984) | 3 (1956, 1964, 1972) | 2 (1976, 1992) | 3 (1948, 1952, 2000) | |
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 3 (1908*, 1920, 1988) | 2 (1908*, 1948*) | 4 (1908*, 1908*, 1952, 1984) | 3 (1956, 1960, 2012*) | |
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (2004) | 4 (1968, 1976, 1992, 2020) | 5 (1964, 1996, 2000*, 2008, 2012) | 2 (1984, 1988) | |
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (2020) | 1 (2016) | 1 (1920*) | 1 (1928) | |
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (1976) | ||||
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (2016) | ||||
3 (1980, 1996, 2008) | 1 (1960) | 3 (1964, 2004, 2024) | ||||
1 (1920) | ||||||
1 (1932) | ||||||
1 (2000) | ||||||
1 (1932*) | ||||||
1 (1980*) | ||||||
2 (1920, 1936) | ||||||
1 (1980) |
* = host nation
Team | 1908 | 1920 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Total | |||||||||
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– | – | – | – | 6th | 8th | – | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | 5th | – | – | – | – | 14th | 14th | 11th | – | – | 8th | 11th | 9th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 7th | 8th | 13 | |||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5th | 6th | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | – | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 6th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 6th | 17 | |||||
– | – | 9th | – | – | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||||||
– | 3rd | 4th | – | 9th | 5th | 9th | 7th | 11th | 11th | 9th | 10th | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 16 | ||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 13th | – | – | 10th | – | 12th | 11th | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | – | 11th | 12th | – | 8 | ||||||||||
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– | 10th | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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– | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | – | 10th | 11th | – | – | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | |||||||||
– | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||
bgcolor=gold | 1st | Part of Great Britain | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||
6th | 4th | 5th | – | 4th | 8th | 11th | – | 10th | – | 10th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | 10 | ||||||||||
5th | – | 3rd | – | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | – | 5th | – | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4th | 5th | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 13 | |||||||||||||
– | bgcolor=gold | 1st | – | – | – | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 9th | 12th | 6th | – | – | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 6th | 7th | 6th | 9th | 5th | 4th | 9th | 5th | 7th | 19 | |||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||
– | – | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 7th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 7th | 7th | – | 12th | 8th | 3rd | 3rd | 22 | |
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | 3 | |||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 7th | – | – | – | 14th | 7th | 13th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | 6 | |||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | 7th | 6th | 8th | 13th | – | – | 9th | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9th | – | 9th | 15th | 8th | 8th | – | 10th | – | 9th | 11th | 11th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 16th | 16th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||||||||||
– | – | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | – | 3rd | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | – | 9th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 4th | – | 6th | 3rd | 4th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | 6th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 20 | |||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | 5th | 13th | 7th | 9th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | – | 7th | – | 8th | – | – | 6th | 7th | 9th | 7th | 9th | 12th | 14 | |||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | 4th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | – | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 3rd | 6th | 4th | 5th | 8th | 7th | – | – | – | 16 | ||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | 12th | – | – | 11th | – | 4th | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | Part of Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 10th | 12th | 11th | – | 10th | 9th | 6 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 8th | 6th | 8th | – | – | – | 6 | |||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3rd | – | 7th | Defunct | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
– | – | 7th | – | – | 11th | – | – | 3rd | 4th | 6th | 7th | 6th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 8th | 9th | 5th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 9th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 6th | 5th | 8th | 4th | 19 | |||||||
– | – | 7th | – | 5th | 5th | 7th | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||||
– | – | – | 3rd | 11th | 11th | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | – | – | 12th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||||||||||
– | 3rd | 7th | 5th | Defunct | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | Part of Great Britain | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
– | 4th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | – | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Defunct | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 6 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
# = states or teams that have since split into two or more independent nations
45 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.
Year | Debuting teams | Successor and renamed teams | |||
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Teams | |||||
1908 | ,,,,, | 6 | 6 | ||
1920 | , | 2 | 8 | ||
1928 | ,,,, | 5 | 13 | ||
1932 | , | 2 | 15 | ||
1936 | , | 2 | 17 | ||
1948 | , | 2 | 19 | ||
1952 | ,, | 3 | 22 | ||
1956 | ,,,, | 5 | 27 | ||
1960 | No debuts | 0 | 27 | ||
1964 | ,, | 3 | 30 | ||
1968 | , | 2 | 32 | ||
1972 | 1 | 33 | |||
1976 | No debuts | 0 | 33 | ||
1980 | ,, | 3 | 36 | ||
1984 | No debuts | 0 | 36 | ||
1988 | 1 | 37 | |||
1992 | 1 | 38 | , CIS | ||
1996 | 1 | 39 | |||
2000 | No debuts | 0 | 39 | ||
2004 | No debuts | 0 | 39 | ||
2008 | 1 | 40 | |||
2012 | No debuts | 0 | 40 | ||
2016 | 1 | 41 | |||
2020 | No debuts | 0 | 41 | ||
2024 | No debuts | 0 | 41 |
Year | Host | width=1% rowspan=14 | Gold medal match | width=1% rowspan=14 | Bronze medal match | width=1% rowspan=14 | width=6% rowspan=2 | Number of teams | |||||||
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width=14% | Gold medal | width=10% | Score | width=14% | Silver medal | width=14% | Bronze medal | width=10% | Score | width=14% | Fourth place | ||||
1980 Details | Moscow, Soviet Union | 6 | |||||||||||||
1984 Details | Los Angeles, United States | (10–5) Penalty strokes | 6 | ||||||||||||
1988 Details | Seoul, South Korea | 2–0 | 3–1 | 8 | |||||||||||
1992 Details | Barcelona, Spain | 2–1 after extra time | 4–3 | 8 | |||||||||||
1996 Details | Atlanta, United States | 3–1 | 0–0 after extra time (4–3) Penalty strokes | 8 | |||||||||||
2000 Details | Sydney, Australia | 3–1 | 2–0 | 10 | |||||||||||
2004 Details | Athens, Greece | 2–1 | 1–0 | 10 | |||||||||||
2008 Details | Beijing, China | 2–0 | 3–1 | 12 | |||||||||||
2012 Details | London, Great Britain | 2–0 | 3–1 | 12 | |||||||||||
2016 Details | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 3–3 (2–0) Penalty shootout | 2–1 | 12 | |||||||||||
2020 Details | Tokyo, Japan | 3–1 | 4–3 | 12 | |||||||||||
2024 Details | Paris, France | 1–1 (3–1) Penalty shootout | 2–2 (3–1) Penalty shootout | 12 |
Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | ||
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style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 5 (1984, 2008, 2012, 2020, 2024) | 2 (2004, 2016) | 3 (1988, 1996, 2000) | ||
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 3 (1988, 1996, 2000*) | 1 (1984) | |||
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (2004) | 2 (1984, 1992) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2008) | |
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (2016) | 3 (1992, 2012*, 2020) | 2 (1988, 1996) | ||
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (1992*) | 1 (2000) | |||
style=background:#FFF68F | style=background:#FFF68F | 1 (1980) | ||||
3 (2000, 2012, 2020) | 3 (2004, 2008, 2024) | |||||
2 (1988*, 1996) | 1 (1992) | |||||
2 (2008*, 2024) | 1 (2004) | |||||
1 (1980) | ||||||
1 (1980*) | ||||||
1 (1984*) | ||||||
2 (1980, 2020) | ||||||
2 (2012, 2016) | ||||||
1 (2024) |
* = host nation
Team | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Total | |||||||
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– | – | 7th | – | 7th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 7th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 3rd | 9 | |||||
– | 4th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 5th | 5th | 5th | 6th | 5th | 5th | 11 | |||||
5th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11th | – | – | 4th | 2 | ||||||||
– | 5th | 6th | 7th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | 5th | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 6th | 9th | 9th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 7 | ||||||
bgcolor=silver | 2nd | – | – | – | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 1 | ||||||||
– | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 6th | 7th | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 4th | 7th | 3rd | 6th | 6th | 9 | ||||||||
– | – | 4th | 3rd | 4th | 8th | – | 6th | 3rd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | 8th | 9 | |||||||
4th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12th | 4th | – | 3 | ||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10th | – | 1 | ||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | – | 8th | 10th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 10th | 6 | ||||||||
– | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 3rd | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | bgcolor=gold | 1st | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 11 | |
– | 6th | – | 8th | – | 6th | 6th | 12th | 4th | 4th | 8th | – | 8 | ||||||||
6th | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||||||||
– | – | – | – | – | 10th | 9th | 11th | 10th | – | 12th | 11th | 6 | ||||||||
– | – | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 4th | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 9th | 7th | 9th | 8th | 11th | – | – | 8 | ||||||
3rd | – | – | Defunct | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
– | – | – | bgcolor=gold | 1st | 8th | 4th | 10th | 7th | – | 8th | 7th | 7th | 8 | |||||||
– | 3rd | 8th | – | 5th | – | – | 8th | 12th | 5th | – | 9th | 7 | ||||||||
– | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | 5th | Defunct | 2 | |||||||||||||||
bgcolor=gold | 1st | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |||||||
Total | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
# = states that have since split into two or more independent nations
Australia and the Netherlands are the only teams to have competed at almost every Olympic Games, except for only one edition; 23 teams have competed in at least one Olympic Games.
Year | Debuting teams | Successor and renamed teams | |||
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Teams | |||||
1980 | , *,,, *, | 6 | 6 | ||
1984 | ,,,,, * | 6 | 12 | ||
1988 | ,, | 3 | 15 | ||
1992 | 1 | 16 | |||
1996 | No debuts | 0 | 16 | ||
2000 | , | 2 | 18 | ||
2004 | No debuts | 0 | 18 | ||
2008 | 1 | 19 | |||
2012 | 1 | 20 | |||
2016 | No debuts | 0 | 20 | ||
2020 | 1 | 21 | |||
2024 | 1 | 22 |
Sources:[2]