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

Men's field hockey
for XXIV Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
City	Seoul
Dates	18 September – 1 October
Teams	12
Venue(s)	Seongnam Stadium
Top three teams
Champions	Great Britain (3rd title)
Runner-up	West Germany
Third place	Netherlands
Tournament statistics
Matches played	42
Goals scored	163 (3.88 per match)
Top scorer(s)	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 Olympic Games. It was held from September 18 – October 1, 1988.

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)

Results

Preliminary round

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Australia	5	5	0	0	19	3	+16	10
Netherlands	5	3	1	1	12	6	+6	7
Pakistan	5	3	0	2	15	8	+7	6
Argentina	5	2	0	3	8	12	−4	4
Spain	5	1	1	3	6	10	−4	3
Kenya	5	0	0	5	5	26	−21	0

18 September 1988 10:45 Pakistan 5–1 Spain Qamar Template:Fhgoal Zahid Template:Fhgoal Tariq Template:Fhgoal Report Peón Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Graham Nash (ENG) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

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18 September 1988 13:30 Netherlands 5–1 Argentina Bovelander Template:Fhgoal Parlevliet Template:Fhgoal Van den Honert Template:Fhgoal Delissen Template:Fhgoal Report Geneyro Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Amarjit Bawa (IND)

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18 September 1988 15:15 Australia 7–1 Kenya Birmingham Template:Fhgoal Wansbrough Template:Fhgoal Hager Template:Fhgoal Batch Template:Fhgoal Report Goyal Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

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20 September 1988 10:45 Australia 4–0 Argentina Birmingham Template:Fhgoal Hager Template:Fhgoal Hawgood Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Craig Madden (SCO) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

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20 September 1988 13:30 Netherlands 1–1 Spain Kooijman Template:Fhgoal Report I. Escudé Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) A Gantz (CHI)

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20 September 1988 15:15 Pakistan 8–0 Kenya Tariq Template:Fhgoal Qazi Template:Fhgoal Zahid Template:Fhgoal Shahbaz Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Iwo Sakaida (JPN) Louismichel Gillet (FRA)

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22 September 1988 09:00 Pakistan 2–1 Argentina Shahbaz Template:Fhgoal Zahid Template:Fhgoal Report Mascheroni Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Craig Madden (SCO) Amarjit Bawa (IND)

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22 September 1988 13:30 Kenya 2–4 Spain Okoth Template:Fhgoal Matharu Template:Fhgoal Report Oliva Template:Fhgoal Jv. Escudé Template:Fhgoal De Paz Template:Fhgoal I. Escudé Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Richard Kentwell (USA)

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22 September 1988 15:15 Australia 3–2 Netherlands Hawgood Template:Fhgoal Hager Template:Fhgoal Batch Template:Fhgoal Report Bovelander Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Graham Nash (ENG)

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24 September 1988 10:45 Netherlands 2–1 Kenya Bovelander Template:Fhgoal Van den Honert Template:Fhgoal Report Matharu Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Graham Nash (ENG) Amarjit Bawa (IND)

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24 September 1988 13:30 Australia 4–0 Pakistan Hager Template:Fhgoal Bestall Template:Fhgoal Hawgood Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

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24 September 1988 15:15 Argentina 1–0 Spain Verga Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Adriano de Vecchi (ITA) A Gantz (CHI)

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26 September 1988 09:00 Australia 1–0 Spain Stacy Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Craig Madden (SCO) Nikolai Stepanov (URS)

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26 September 1988 13:30 Argentina 5–1 Kenya Mascheroni Template:Fhgoal Pailos Template:Fhgoal Ferrara Template:Fhgoal Verga Template:Fhgoal Minadeo Template:Fhgoal Report Alubaha Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Patrick van Beneden (BEL)

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26 September 1988 15:15 Netherlands 2–0 Pakistan Bovelander Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Louismichel Gillet (FRA) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
West Germany	5	4	1	0	13	3	+10	9
Great Britain	5	3	1	1	12	5	+7	7
India	5	2	1	2	9	7	+2	5
Soviet Union	5	2	1	2	5	10	−5	5
South Korea	5	0	2	3	5	10	−5	2
Canada	5	0	2	3	3	12	−9	2

18 September 1988 09:00 Soviet Union 1–0 India Davydov Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

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18 September 1988 13:30 West Germany 3–1 Canada Fisher Template:Fhgoal Blöcher Template:Fhgoal Reck Template:Fhgoal Report Gifford Template:Fhgoal Umpires: K Bajwa (PAK) Ron Lathouwers (NED)

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18 September 1988 15:15 Great Britain 2–2 South Korea Kerly Template:Fhgoal Barber Template:Fhgoal Report Kim Jong-kap Template:Fhgoal Kim Man-whe Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Louismichel Gillet (FRA)

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20 September 1988 09:00 Great Britain 3–0 Canada Sherwani Template:Fhgoal Barber Template:Fhgoal Dodds Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Amjarit Dhak (KEN)

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20 September 1988 13:30 West Germany 1–1 India Hilgers Template:Fhgoal Report Sebastian Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Alain Renaud (FRA)

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20 September 1988 15:15 Soviet Union 3–1 South Korea Davydov Template:Fhgoal Boukatine Template:Fhgoal Deputatov Template:Fhgoal Report Yoo Seung-jin Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Rob Lathouwers (NED) Richard Kentwell (USA)

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22 September 1988 10:45 South Korea 1–3 India Kim Young-joon Template:Fhgoal Report T. Singh Template:Fhgoal Sebastian Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

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22 September 1988 13:30 Soviet Union 0–0 Canada Report Umpires: A Gantz (CHI) K Bajwa (PAK)

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22 September 1988 15:15 Great Britain 1–2 West Germany Barber Template:Fhgoal Report Fischer Template:Fhgoal Blöcher Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

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24 September 1988 09:00 West Germany 1–0 South Korea Fischer Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Louismichel Gillet (FRA) K Bajwa (PAK)

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24 September 1988 13:30 Great Britain 3–1 Soviet Union Kerly Template:Fhgoal Barber Template:Fhgoal Report Boukatine Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Rob Lathouwers (NED) Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)

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24 September 1988 15:15 Canada 1–5 India Rutledge Template:Fhgoal Report M. Singh Template:Fhgoal Sebastian Template:Fhgoal Fernandis Template:Fhgoal Baladadalaisah Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

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26 September 1988 10:45 West Germany 6–0 Soviet Union Mollandin Template:Fhgoal Blöcher Template:Fhgoal Dopp Template:Fhgoal Fischer Template:Fhgoal Keller Template:Fhgoal Hilgers Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Amjarit Dhak (KEN)

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26 September 1988 13:30 Great Britain 3–0 India Barber Template:Fhgoal Kerly Template:Fhgoal Potter Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

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26 September 1988 15:15 Canada 1–1 South Korea Sandhu Template:Fhgoal Report Chung Kye-suk Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Richard Kentwell (USA) Rob Lathouwers (NED)

Ninth to twelfth place classification

Crossover

28 September 1988 09:00 Spain 2–0 Canada I. Escudé Template:Fhgoal Ji. Escudé Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Adriano de Vecchi (ITA)

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28 September 1988 09:00 South Korea 5–2 (a.e.t.) Kenya Han Jin-soo Template:Fhgoal Yoo Seung-jin Template:Fhgoal Report Alubaha Template:Fhgoal Matharu Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Graham Nash (ENG) Iwo Sakaida (JPN)

Eleventh and twelfth place

29 September 1988 15:15 Canada 3–1 Kenya Sandhu Template:Fhgoal Porritt Template:Fhgoal Rutledge Template:Fhgoal Report Akatsa Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Nikolai Stepanov (URS) Richard Kentwell (USA)

Ninth and tenth place

29 September 1988 13:00 Spain 2–0 South Korea Escudé Template:Fhgoal Peón Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: K Bajwa (PAK) Craig Madden (SCO)

Fifth to eighth place classification

Crossover

28 September 1988 11:00 India 6–6 (a.e.t.) Argentina M. Singh Template:Fhgoal Fernandis Template:Fhgoal B. Singh Template:Fhgoal Mohamed Template:Fhgoal Report Geneyro Template:Fhgoal Ferrara Template:Fhgoal Mascheroni Template:Fhgoal Penalties Sebastian Fernandis B. Singh B. Singh 4–3 Siri Geneyro Ferrara Umpires: Patrick van Beneden (BEL) Rob Lathouwers (NED)

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28 September 1988 11:00 Pakistan 1–0 Soviet Union Qazi Template:Fhgoal Report Umpires: A Gantz (CHI) Claude Seidler (FRG)

Seventh and eighth place

30 September 1988 11:00 Soviet Union 4–1 Argentina Tchetchenov Template:Fhgoal Myasnikov Template:Fhgoal Pleshakov Template:Fhgoal Report Verga Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Amjarit Dhak (KEN) Amarjit Bawa (IND)

Fifth and sixth place

30 September 1988 09:00 India 1–2 Pakistan M. Singh Template:Fhgoal Report Musaddiz Template:Fhgoal Qazi Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Graham Nash (ENG)

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold medal match
	28 September 1988
	West Germany	2
	Netherlands	1
					1 October 1988
					West Germany	1
					Great Britain	3
					Bronze medal match
	28 September 1988			1 October 1988
	Australia	2		Australia	1
	Great Britain	3			Netherlands	2

Semi-finals

28 September 1988 13:00 West Germany 2–1 Netherlands Dopp Template:Fhgoal Reck Template:Fhgoal Report Cruico Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Eduardo Ruiz (ARG) Alain Renaud (FRA)

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28 September 1988 15:15 Australia 2–3 Great Britain Hager Template:Fhgoal Hawgood Template:Fhgoal Report Kerly Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Santiago Deo (ESP) Louismichel Gillet (FRA)

Bronze medal match

1 October 1988 13:00 Australia 1–2 Netherlands Reid Template:Fhgoal Report Bovelander Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Claude Seidler (FRG) Alain Renaud (FRA)

Gold medal match

1 October 1988 15:15 West Germany 1–3 Great Britain Dopp Template:Fhgoal Report Sherwani Template:Fhgoal Kerly Template:Fhgoal Umpires: Don Prior (AUS) Santiago Deo (ESP)

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

External links

• Official website