The men's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 18th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games . It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 2 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium , both located in Atlanta , United States.
The Netherlands won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Spain 3–1 in the final. Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2.[ 1]
Qualification Each of the continental champions from five federations, the previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Alongside the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament , twelve teams competed in this tournament.
^1 Germany qualified both as previous Olympic and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the Olympic Qualification Tournament to a total of 5.Squads Umpires
Amin Ayman (EGY)
Santiago Deo (ESP)
Henrik Ehlers (DEN)
Steve Horgan (USA)
Floris Idenburg (NED)
Guillaume Langle (FRA)
Craig Madden (GBR)
Antonio Morales (ESP)
Ray O'Connor (IRL)
Yuri Platonov (RUS)
Don Prior (AUS)
Eduardo Ruiz (ARG)
Kiyoshi Sana (JPN)
Roger St. Rose (TRI)
Patrick van Beneden (BEL)
Sasidharan Vasutheven (MAS)
Peter von Reth (NED)
Richard Wolter (GER)
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Final rankings As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Goalscorers There were 173 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 4.12 goals per match.
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Tournaments Qualifications
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