Field hockey at the 1980 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament

The women's field hockey tournament at the 1980 Summer Olympics was the first edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a six-day period beginning on 25 July, and culminating on 31 July 1980. Games were played across two venues in Moscow, at the Minor Arena at Dynamo Stadium and Young Pioneers Stadium.[1]

Women's field hockey
at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Tournament details
Host countrySoviet Union Soviet Union
CityMoscow
Dates25–31 July 1980
Teams6
Venue(s)Minor Arena of Dynamo Stadium
and
Young Pioneers Stadium
Final positions
ChampionsZimbabwe Zimbabwe (1st title)
Runner-upCzechoslovakia Czechoslovakia
Third placeSoviet Union Soviet Union
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored49 (3.27 per match)
Top scorer(s)Soviet Union Natella Krasnikova
Zimbabwe Patricia McKillop (6 goals)
(next) 1984

Zimbabwe won the gold medal finishing top of the pool at the conclusion of the pool stage. Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union won the silver and bronze respectively, finishing in second and third place in the pool.[2]

Qualification

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In 1980, there was an International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations (IFWHA), separate from the predominantly male Fédération Internationale de Hockey (FIH). Because the FIH was the international federation affiliated to the International Olympic Committee, it supervised the Olympic tournament.

The FIH and IFWHA agreed that qualification for the Olympics would be decided by a joint FIH–IFWHA committee based on the results over the previous two years, including the 1978 (FIH) and 1979 (IFWHA) women's world championships.[3]

Five teams qualified to join the host Soviet team: the Netherlands, West Germany, the United States, New Zealand, and Great Britain[4] (taking the place of Wales, England, and Scotland, who had finished 5th, 6th, and 7th respectively in the 1979 tournament[5]).

However, all five of these teams boycotted to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The United States and West Germany boycotted completely, and while New Zealand, Great Britain and the Netherlands competed in other sports, their hockey governing bodies pulled out.

This threw the tournament into chaos. Subsequently, the organising committee sent out invitations to other countries,[6] though Ireland declined their invitation.[7]

Squads

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Results

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Pool

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
    Zimbabwe 5 3 2 0 13 4 +9 8
    Czechoslovakia 5 3 1 1 10 5 +5 7
    Soviet Union 5 3 0 2 11 5 +6 6
4   India 5 2 1 2 9 6 +3 5
5   Austria 5 2 0 3 6 11 −5 4
6   Poland 5 0 0 5 0 18 −18 0
Source: FIH

Pool matches

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25 July 1980
11:00
Poland   0–4   Zimbabwe
Report Chase (1)
Davies (1)
McKillop (1)
Watson (1)
Stadium:
Young Pioneers Stadium
25 July 1980
12:45
Austria   0–2   India
Report Fernandes (1)
Saini (1)
Stadium:
Young Pioneers Stadium
25 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union   2–0   Czechoslovakia
Buzunova (1)
Krasnikova (1)
Report
Stadium:
Young Pioneers Stadium

27 July 1980
13:00
India   4–0   Poland
Saini (1)
Sharma (2)
Sonir (1)
Report
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
27 July 1980
14:45
Zimbabwe   2–2   Czechoslovakia
Chase (1)
McKillop (1)
Report Hubáčková (1)
Kadlecová (1)
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
27 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union   0–2   Austria
Report Lorenz (1)
Pistauer (1)
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

28 July 1980
13:00
India   1–2   Czechoslovakia
Sonir (1) Report Hubáčková (1)
Kyselicová (1)
Stadium:
Young Pioneers Stadium
28 July 1980
14:45
Austria   3–0   Poland
Kindler (1)
Porsch (2)
Report
Stadium:
Young Pioneers Stadium
28 July 1980
17:00
Soviet Union   0–2   Zimbabwe
Report McKillop (2)
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

30 July 1980
15:30
Soviet Union   6–0   Poland
Buzunova (2)
Krasnikova (4)
Report
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
30 July 1980
17:15
India   1–1   Zimbabwe
Saini (1) Report Chase (1)
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
30 July 1980
17:15
Austria   0–5   Czechoslovakia
Report Čermáková (3)
Hájková (1)
Kadlecová (1)
Stadium:
Young Pioneers Stadium

31 July 1980
10:00
Poland   0–1   Czechoslovakia
Report Lahodová (1)
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
31 July 1980
11:45
Austria   1–4   Zimbabwe
Kindler (1) Report Chick (1)
Cowley (1)
McKillop (2)
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium
31 July 1980
15:30
Soviet Union   3–1   India
Buzunova (2)
Krasnikova (1)
Report Saini (1)
Stadium:
Minor Arena, Dynamo Stadium

Medal Winning Squads

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Gold Medal Silver Medal Bronze Medal
  Zimbabwe (ZIM)   Czechoslovakia (TCH)   Soviet Union (URS)
Arlene Boxhall
Liz Chase
Sandra Chick
Gillian Cowley
Patricia Davies
Sarah English
Maureen George
Ann Grant
Susan Huggett
Patricia McKillop
Brenda Phillips
Christine Prinsloo
Sonia Robertson
Anthea Stewart
Helen Volk
Linda Watson
Milada Blažková
Jiřina Čermáková
Jiřina Hájková
Berta Hrubá
Ida Hubáčková
Jiřina Kadlecová
Jarmila Králíčková
Jiřina Křížová
Alena Kyselicová
Jana Lahodová
Květa Petříčková
Viera Podhányiová
Iveta Šranková
Marie Sýkorová
Marta Urbanová
Lenka Vymazalová
Liailia Akhmerova
Natalia Buzunova
Natalia Bykova
Tatiana Embakhtova
Nadezhda Filippova
Liudmila Frolova
Lidia Glubokova
Nelli Gorbatkova
Elena Guryeva
Galina Inzhuvatova
Alina Kham
Natella Krasnikova
Nadezhda Ovechkina
Tatiana Shvyganova
Galina Viuzhanina
Valentina Zazdravnykh

Statistics

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Final rankings

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  1.   Zimbabwe
  2.   Czechoslovakia
  3.   Soviet Union
  4.   India
  5.   Austria
  6.   Poland

Goalscorers

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6 Goals
5 Goals
4 Goals
3 Goals
2 Goals
1 Goal

References

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  1. ^ "Games of the XXII Olympiad" (PDF). la84.org. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  2. ^ "1980 Women's Olympic Games". FIH. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
  3. ^ Gaanderse, Aad (10 August 1979). "Eindstation voor dames is Moskou". Hockey Sport (in Dutch) (3). KNHB: 73–76. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  4. ^ Gaanderse, Aad (8 February 1980). "Deelnemers Olympisch hockeytoernooi aangewezen". Hockey Sport (in Dutch) (24). KNHB: 650. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  5. ^ Gaanderse, Aad (7 September 1979). "Wie dan wel?". Hockey Sport (in Dutch). KNHB. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  6. ^ Harris, Cathy (11 May 2008). "Caught in Time: Zimbabwe win hockey gold, 1980 Moscow Olympics". The Sunday Times. London. Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
  7. ^ "Irish women's hockey on the brink of Rio qualification". www.irishtimes.com. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
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