Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics explained
Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles took place from 29 July to 11 August 1984 at the Weingart Stadium, in Monterey Park.[1] [2]
Men's tournament
See main article: Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament.
Preliminary round
Group B
Final standings
Women's tournament
See main article: Field hockey at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament. The United States and Australia played out a penalty shoot-out for the bronze medal after finishing equal on points and goal difference in the round robin stage, which the United States won 10–5.[3]
Final standings
Medal summary
Medalists
- Penalty stroke competition for the bronze medal: United States defeated Australia 10–5.
- Both teams had a 2–2–1 record and 9 goals for and 7 goals against. Canada also had a 2–2–1 record but had 9 goals for and 11 goals against.
- West Germany finished just ahead of the tied teams with a 2–1–2 record to claim silver.
See also
References
Notes and References
- Web site: Weingart Stadium at LA Sports Council . 16 June 2010 . 22 June 2006 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060622003427/http://www.lasports.org/lafacilities/display.php?s=Stadium&id=17 . dead .
- Web site: Hockey at the 1984 Los Angeles Summer Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043053/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/summer/1984/HOK/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . Sports Reference . 13 October 2019.
- Web site: Olympic Games Los Angeles 1984 . . 25 July 2017 .