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Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| tournament | Qualifying Tournaments for the 2012 Summer Olympics |
| confederations | 4 |
| previous_year | 2008 |
| previous_tournament | Men's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics |
The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics are qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involve 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, are to be held in India, Ireland and Japan, at different times in 2012. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earn a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
India qualified to Olympics after beating France 8–1 in first qualifying tournament, while South Korea qualified after beating Ireland 3–2 in the second qualifying tournament. South Africa qualified after they beat Japan 2-1 in the third qualifying tournament.
Teams
Below is the list of 18 teams who participate in these qualifying tournaments:
| Zone | Tournament | Qualifier(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Asia | 2010 Asian Games | |
| Africa | 2011 African Olympic Qualifier | |
| Americas | 2011 Pan American Games | |
| Europe | 2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship | |
| EuroHockey Nations Trophy | ||
: – Replaced by Italy : – Replaced by Brazil : – Replaced by Singapore : – South Africa played in qualifying tournament, then gave up automatic berth which was given to Spain.
Qualifying 1
Qualifying 1 was held from February 18 to February 25, 2012 in New Delhi, India.
Pool
Classification round
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Awards
- Best Player: India Sardar Singh
- Best Goalkeeper: Poland Mariusz Chyla
- Top Goalscorer: India Sandeep Singh (16 goals)
- Fair Play:
Final standings
Qualifying 2
Razie Rahim Lee Nam-Yong Qualifying 2 was held from March 10 to March 18, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.
Pool
Classification round
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Awards
- Topscorer: Malaysia Razie Rahim, Ireland Timothy Cockram, South Korea Lee Nam-Yong (6 goals)
- Best Player: South Korea You Hyo-Sik
Final standings
Qualifying 3
Qualifying 3 was held from April 26 to May 6, 2012 in Kakamigahara, Japan.
Venue
- Gifu-ken Green Stadium
Pool
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 13 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 10 | +17 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 9 | |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | –1 | 7 | |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 3 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 38 | –36 | 0 |
Classification
Fifth and sixth
Third and fourth
Final
Awards
- Topscorer: South Africa Justin Reid-Ross
- Best Player: China Na Yubo
- Best Goalkeeper: Japan Shunsuke Nagaoka
- Fair Play:
References
References
- (2012-02-26). "India qualified for London Olympic Games". FIH.
- (2012-03-18). "Korea is headed to the London Games". FIH.
- (2011-11-12). "FIH announces Olympic Qualification Tournaments". FIH.
- (2011-12-19). "Changes to Olympic Qualification Program". FIH.
- (2012-02-15). "Brazil enters Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan". FIH.
- (2012-01-27). "Singapore into Olympic Qualification Tournament". FIH.
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