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| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Sydney | ||
| Dates | 16 – 29 September | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Hockey Centre | ||
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 35 | ||
| Goals scored | 112 (3.2 per match) | ||
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| Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics | ||
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The women's field hockey tournament at the 2000 Summer Olympics was the 6th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 16 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 29 September. All games were played at the hockey centre within the Olympic Park in Sydney, Australia.
Defending champions Australia won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Spain 2–0. [1]
Each of the continental champions from five federations and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, ten teams competed in this tournament.
| Dates | Event | Location | Qualifier(s) |
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| 8–18 December 1998 | 1998 Asian Games | Bangkok, Thailand | |
| 24 July – 4 August 1999 | 1999 Pan American Games | Winnipeg, Canada | |
| 11–18 September 1999 | 1999 All-Africa Games | Johannesburg, South Africa | |
| 17–21 September 1999 | 1999 Oceania Cup | Sydney, Australia | — 1 |
| 18–29 September 1999 | 1999 EuroHockey Nations Championship | Cologne, Germany | |
| 24 March – 2 April 2000 | Olympic Qualification Tournament | Milton Keynes, England | |
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC+11:00)
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | Medal round | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 2 |
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| 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 7 | Medal round | |
| 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 |
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| 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 13 | Gold medal match | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 9 | ||
| 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 6 | Bronze medal match | |
| 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 16 | −8 | 4 |
China and New Zealand finished fifth and sixth respectively in this tournament.
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As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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| 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | +20 | 22 | Gold medal | ||
| 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 12 | +6 | 15 | Silver medal | ||
| 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 11 | Bronze medal | ||
| 4 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 7 | Fourth place | |
| 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 7 | Eliminated in medal round | |
| 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | −7 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | +3 | 11 | Eliminated in group stage | |
| 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | −2 | 5 | ||
| 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | −5 | 4 |
There were 112 goals scored in 35 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.
6 goals
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Source: FIH