Men's field hockey
at the 1980 Summer OlympicsTournament details |
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Host country | Soviet Union |
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City | Moscow |
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Dates | 20–29 July 1980 |
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Teams | 6 |
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Venue(s) | Minor Arena of Dynamo Stadium Young Pioneers Stadium |
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Final positions |
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Champions | India (8th title) |
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Runner-up | Spain |
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Third place | Soviet Union |
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Tournament statistics |
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Matches played | 18 |
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Goals scored | 146 (8.11 per match) |
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Top scorer(s) | Juan Amat (16 goals) |
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The men's field hockey tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the 14th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating on 29 July 1980. Games were played across two venues in Moscow, at the Minor Arena at Dynamo Stadium and Young Pioneers Stadium.[1]
India won the gold medal for the eighth time, defeating Spain 4–3 in the gold-medal match. Soviet Union won the bronze medal after defeating Poland 2–1 in the bronze-medal match.[2]
Qualification
The original plan was for a twelve-team tournament, divided into two round-robin groups of six, with the top two of each qualifying for the semi-finals.
However, nine of the twelve teams withdrew as part of the U.S.-led boycott in response to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.
Argentina, Kenya, Pakistan, Malaysia, and West Germany boycotted completely, and while Australia, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and New Zealand competed in some sports, their hockey governing bodies pulled out.
The organising committee subsequently reduced the competition to six teams, the minimum required to hold a competition, with Cuba and Tanzania representing the Americas and Africa in place of Argentina and Kenya respectively, while Poland were invited as the next best team from the 1978 World Cup.
Squads
Results
Preliminary
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
1 | Spain | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 3 | +30 | 9 | Gold-medal match |
2 | India | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 6 | +33 | 8 |
3 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 11 | +19 | 6 | Bronze-medal match |
4 | Poland | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 5 |
5 | Cuba | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 42 | −35 | 2 | |
6 | Tanzania | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 54 | −51 | 0 |
Source: FIH
India | 18–0 | Tanzania | Deavinder 4', 21', 25', 27' Baskaran 15', 29', 57', 63' Shahid 17' Surinder 23', 30', 31', 34', 58' Fernandes 27' Iqbal 52', 55' Kaushik 61' | Report | | |
Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Bronze-medal match
Gold-medal match
Final standings
- India
- Spain
- Soviet Union
- Poland
- Cuba
- Tanzania
Goalscorers
There were 146 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 8.11 goals per match.
16 goals
14 goals
- Surinder Singh Sodhi
9 goals
8 goals
- Deavinder Singh
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH
References
- ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad" (PDF). la84.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
- ^ "Hockey at the 1980 Moscow Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
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