| Tournament details | |||
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| Host country | Australia | ||
| City | Melbourne | ||
| Dates | 7 – 26 March | ||
| Teams | 10 | ||
| Venue | State Netball and Hockey Centre | ||
| Final positions | |||
| Champions |  Australia (2nd title) | ||
| Runner-up |  India | ||
| Third place |  England | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 27 | ||
| Goals scored | 136 (5.04 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Nicole Hudson  Krystal Forgesson  Victoria Bunce (5 goals) | ||
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| Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games | ||
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| Tournament | ||
| men | women | |
| Squads | ||
| men | women | |
Women's field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne. [1] [2]
Contents
- Squads
- Results
- Preliminary round
- Classification round
- Statistics
- Final standings
- Goalscorers
- References
The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes. [3]
