Field hockey at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament

Men's field hockey
at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Korea
CitySeoul
Dates18 September – 1 October
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)Seongnam Stadium
Final positions
Champions Great Britain (3rd title)
Runner-up West Germany
Third place Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored163 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Floris Jan Bovelander (9 goals)
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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

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

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 5 0 0 19 3 +16 10 Semi-finals
2  Netherlands 5 3 1 1 12 6 +6 7
3  Pakistan 5 3 0 2 15 8 +7 6 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Argentina 5 2 0 3 8 12 −4 4
5  Spain 5 1 1 3 6 10 −4 3 9–12th place semi-finals
6  Kenya 5 0 0 5 5 26 −21 0
Source: FIH
18 September 1988
10:45
Pakistan  5–1  Spain
Qamar field hockey ball 42', 59'
Zahid field hockey ball 44', 51'
Tariq field hockey ball 61' 		Report Peón field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Graham Nash (ENG)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
18 September 1988
13:30
Netherlands  5–1  Argentina
Bovelander field hockey ball 11', 20'
Parlevliet field hockey ball 41'
Van den Honert field hockey ball 56'
Delissen field hockey ball 65' 		Report Geneyro field hockey ball 17'
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
18 September 1988
15:15
Australia  7–1  Kenya
Birmingham field hockey ball 12', 25'
Wansbrough field hockey ball 34'
Hager field hockey ball 39', 56', 65'
Batch field hockey ball 61' 		Report Goyal field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
20 September 1988
10:45
Australia  4–0  Argentina
Birmingham field hockey ball 1'
Hager field hockey ball 26', 55'
Hawgood field hockey ball 37' 		Report
Umpires:
Craig Madden (SCO)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
20 September 1988
13:30
Netherlands  1–1  Spain
Kooijman field hockey ball 54' Report I. Escudé field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
A Gantz (CHI)
20 September 1988
15:15
Pakistan  8–0  Kenya
Tariq field hockey ball 8', 9', 47', 52'
Qazi field hockey ball 16'
Zahid field hockey ball 33'
Shahbaz field hockey ball 64', 66' 		Report
Umpires:
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
22 September 1988
09:00
Pakistan  2–1  Argentina
Shahbaz field hockey ball 23'
Zahid field hockey ball 60' 		Report Mascheroni field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Craig Madden (SCO)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
22 September 1988
13:30
Kenya  2–4  Spain
Okoth field hockey ball 34'
Matharu field hockey ball 40' 		Report Oliva field hockey ball 17'
Jv. Escudé field hockey ball 20'
De Paz field hockey ball 24'
I. Escudé field hockey ball 45'
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Richard Kentwell (USA)
22 September 1988
15:15
Australia  3–2  Netherlands
Hawgood field hockey ball 2'
Hager field hockey ball 6'
Batch field hockey ball 52' 		Report Bovelander field hockey ball 58', 67'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Graham Nash (ENG)
24 September 1988
10:45
Netherlands  2–1  Kenya
Bovelander field hockey ball 29'
Van den Honert field hockey ball 39' 		Report Matharu field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Graham Nash (ENG)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)
24 September 1988
13:30
Australia  4–0  Pakistan
Hager field hockey ball 9'
Bestall field hockey ball 23'
Hawgood field hockey ball 31', 32' 		Report
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
24 September 1988
15:15
Argentina  1–0  Spain
Verga field hockey ball 36' Report
Umpires:
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
A Gantz (CHI)
26 September 1988
09:00
Australia  1–0  Spain
Stacy field hockey ball 53' Report
Umpires:
Craig Madden (SCO)
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
26 September 1988
13:30
Argentina  5–1  Kenya
Mascheroni field hockey ball 8'
Pailos field hockey ball 42'
Ferrara field hockey ball 44'
Verga field hockey ball 47'
Minadeo field hockey ball 63' 		Report Alubaha field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
26 September 1988
15:15
Netherlands  2–0  Pakistan
Bovelander field hockey ball 2', 31' Report
Umpires:
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 5 4 1 0 13 3 +10 9 Semi-finals
2  Great Britain 5 3 1 1 12 5 +7 7
3  India 5 2 1 2 9 7 +2 5 5–8th place semi-finals
4  Soviet Union 5 2 1 2 5 10 −5 5
5  South Korea (H) 5 0 2 3 5 10 −5 2 9–12th place semi-finals
6  Canada 5 0 2 3 3 12 −9 2
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts
18 September 1988
09:00
Soviet Union  1–0  India
Davydov field hockey ball 6' Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
18 September 1988
13:30
West Germany  3–1  Canada
Fisher field hockey ball 23'
Blöcher field hockey ball 29'
Reck field hockey ball 50' 		Report Gifford field hockey ball 8'
Umpires:
K Bajwa (PAK)
Ron Lathouwers (NED)
18 September 1988
15:15
Great Britain  2–2  South Korea
Kerly field hockey ball 26'
Barber field hockey ball 39' 		Report Kim Jong-kap field hockey ball 44'
Kim Man-whe field hockey ball 52'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
20 September 1988
09:00
Great Britain  3–0  Canada
Sherwani field hockey ball 3'
Barber field hockey ball 40'
Dodds field hockey ball 63' 		Report
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
20 September 1988
13:30
West Germany  1–1  India
Hilgers field hockey ball 39' Report Sebastian field hockey ball 31'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Alain Renaud (FRA)
20 September 1988
15:15
Soviet Union  3–1  South Korea
Davydov field hockey ball 17'
Boukatine field hockey ball 57'
Deputatov field hockey ball 59' 		Report Yoo Seung-jin field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Rob Lathouwers (NED)
Richard Kentwell (USA)
22 September 1988
10:45
South Korea  1–3  India
Kim Young-joon field hockey ball 16' Report T. Singh field hockey ball 55', 60'
Sebastian field hockey ball 58'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
22 September 1988
13:30
Soviet Union  0–0  Canada
Report
Umpires:
A Gantz (CHI)
K Bajwa (PAK)
22 September 1988
15:15
Great Britain  1–2  West Germany
Barber field hockey ball 2' Report Fischer field hockey ball 59'
Blöcher field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
24 September 1988
09:00
West Germany  1–0  South Korea
Fischer field hockey ball 62' Report
Umpires:
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)
K Bajwa (PAK)
24 September 1988
13:30
Great Britain  3–1  Soviet Union
Kerly field hockey ball 40', 42'
Barber field hockey ball 58' 		Report Boukatine field hockey ball 68'
Umpires:
Rob Lathouwers (NED)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
24 September 1988
15:15
Canada  1–5  India
Rutledge field hockey ball 22' Report M. Singh field hockey ball 11', 29'
Sebastian field hockey ball 32'
Fernandis field hockey ball 55'
Baladadalaisah field hockey ball 56'
Umpires:
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)
26 September 1988
10:45
West Germany  6–0  Soviet Union
Mollandin field hockey ball 5'
Blöcher field hockey ball 19'
Dopp field hockey ball 41'
Fischer field hockey ball 45'
Keller field hockey ball 53'
Hilgers field hockey ball 59' 		Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
26 September 1988
13:30
Great Britain  3–0  India
Barber field hockey ball 37'
Kerly field hockey ball 46'
Potter field hockey ball 50' 		Report
Umpires:
Alain Renaud (FRA)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
26 September 1988
15:15
Canada  1–1  South Korea
Sandhu field hockey ball 19' Report Chung Kye-suk field hockey ball 12'
Umpires:
Richard Kentwell (USA)
Rob Lathouwers (NED)

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
9–12th place semi-finalsNinth place game
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 Spain2
 
29 September
 
 Canada0
 
 Spain2
 
28 September
 
 South Korea0
 
 South Korea (a.e.t.)5
 
 
 Kenya2
 
Eleventh place game
 
 
29 September
 
 
 Canada3
 
 
 Kenya1

9–12th place semi-finals

28 September 1988
09:00
Spain  2–0  Canada
I. Escudé field hockey ball 15'
Ji. Escudé field hockey ball 46' 		Report
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)
28 September 1988
09:00
South Korea  5–2 (a.e.t.)  Kenya
Han Jin-soo field hockey ball 10', 71'
Yoo Seung-jin field hockey ball 15', 76' 		Report Alubaha field hockey ball 13'
Matharu field hockey ball 49'
Umpires:
Graham Nash (ENG)
Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

Eleventh place game

29 September 1988
15:15
Canada  3–1  Kenya
Sandhu field hockey ball 17'
Porritt field hockey ball 24'
Rutledge field hockey ball 31' 		Report Akatsa field hockey ball 44'
Umpires:
Nikolai Stepanov (URS)
Richard Kentwell (USA)

Ninth place game

29 September 1988
13:00
Spain  2–0  South Korea
Escudé field hockey ball 14'
Peón field hockey ball 41' 		Report
Umpires:
K Bajwa (PAK)
Craig Madden (SCO)

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
5–8th place semi-finalsFifth place
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 India (p.s.o.)6 (4)
 
30 September
 
 Argentina6 (3)
 
 India1
 
28 September
 
 Pakistan2
 
 Pakistan1
 
 
 Soviet Union0
 
Seventh place
 
 
30 September
 
 
 Soviet Union4
 
 
 Argentina1

5–8th place semi-finals

28 September 1988
11:00
India  6–6 (a.e.t.)  Argentina
M. Singh field hockey ball 15', 25'
Fernandis field hockey ball 23', 26'
B. Singh field hockey ball 38'
Mohamed field hockey ball 80' 		Report Geneyro field hockey ball 21', 48', 90'
Ferrara field hockey ball 33'
Mascheroni field hockey ball 56'
Penalties
Kumar Penalty shoot-out missed
Felix Penalty shoot-out scored
V. Singh Penalty shoot-out missed
Fernandis Penalty shoot-out scored
B. Singh Penalty shoot-out scored
B. Singh Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–3 Penalty shoot-out missed Mascheroni
Penalty shoot-out scored Siri
Penalty shoot-out missed Altube
Penalty shoot-out scored Geneyro
Penalty shoot-out scored Ferrara
Penalty shoot-out missed Altube
Umpires:
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Rob Lathouwers (NED)
28 September 1988
11:00
Pakistan  1–0  Soviet Union
Qazi field hockey ball 42' Report
Umpires:
A Gantz (CHI)
Claude Seidler (FRG)

Seventh place game

30 September 1988
11:00
Soviet Union  4–1  Argentina
Tchetchenov field hockey ball 9'
Myasnikov field hockey ball 21'
Pleshakov field hockey ball 39', 69' 		Report Verga field hockey ball 35'
Umpires:
Amjarit Dhak (KEN)
Amarjit Bawa (IND)

Fifth place game

30 September 1988
09:00
India  1–2  Pakistan
M. Singh field hockey ball 68' Report Musaddiz field hockey ball 22'
Qazi field hockey ball 50'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Graham Nash (ENG)

Medal round

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
28 September
 
 
 West Germany2
 
1 October
 
 Netherlands1
 
 West Germany1
 
28 September
 
 Great Britain3
 
 Australia2
 
 
 Great Britain3
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
1 October
 
 
 Australia1
 
 
 Netherlands2

Semi-finals

28 September 1988
13:00
West Germany  2–1  Netherlands
Dopp field hockey ball 40'
Reck field hockey ball 47' 		Report Cruico field hockey ball 10'
Umpires:
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Alain Renaud (FRA)
28 September 1988
15:15
Australia  2–3  Great Britain
Hager field hockey ball 45'
Hawgood field hockey ball 55' 		Report Kerly field hockey ball 19', 45', 67'
Umpires:
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Louismichel Gillet (FRA)

Bronze medal match

1 October 1988
13:00
Australia  1–2  Netherlands
Reid field hockey ball 62' Report Bovelander field hockey ball 24', 57'
Umpires:
Claude Seidler (FRG)
Alain Renaud (FRA)

Gold medal match

1 October 1988
15:15
West Germany  1–3  Great Britain
Dopp field hockey ball 59' Report Sherwani field hockey ball 20', 53'
Kerly field hockey ball 47'
Umpires:
Don Prior (AUS)
Santiago Deo (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings

  1.  Great Britain
  2.  West Germany
  3.  Netherlands
  4.  Australia
  5.  Pakistan
  6.  India
  7.  Soviet Union
  8.  Argentina
  9.  Spain
  10.  South Korea
  11.  Canada
  12.  Kenya

Goalscorers

There were 163 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.88 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Hockey at the 1988 Seoul Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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