Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Twelve national teams competed in the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1] Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad.[2] Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament.[2] Official squad lists were released by the FIH on 24 July 2008.[3]

Pool A

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Belgium

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The following is the Belgian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head Coach: Adam Commens

Reserve:

  1. David van Rysselberghe (GK)
  2. Alexandre de Saedeleer

China

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The following is the Chinese roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head Coach: Kim Sang-Ryul

Reserve:

  1. Lu Fenghui
  2. Ao Changrong

Germany

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The following is the German roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head Coach: Markus Weise

Reserve:

  1. Christian Schulte
  2. Jan-Marco Montag

New Zealand

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The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head Coach: Shane McLeod

Reserve:

  1. Richard Petherick
  2. Nick Wilson

South Korea

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The following is the South Korean roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

Reserve:

  1. Lee Jae-won
  2. Hyun Hye-sung

Spain

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The following is the Spanish roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks

Reserve:

  1. Franc Dinares
  2. Xavier Castillano (GK)

Pool B

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Australia

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The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head Coach: Barry Dancer

 
Australia's team just before the group stage match against Pakistan. Standing from the left: Abbott, Lambert, Kavanagh, Matheson, Guest, Ockenden, Brooks, Wells. Front row from the left: Brown, Dwyer, Hammond, George, Doerner, de Young, Schubert, Knowles.

Reserve:

  1. Andrew Smith
  2. Stephen Mowlam (GK)

Canada

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The following is the Canadian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head Coach: Louis Mendonca

Reserve:

  1. Philip Wright
  2. David Carter (GK)

Great Britain

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The following is the British roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head Coach: Jason Lee

 
Great Britain's team just before the group stage match against South Africa. From the left: Hawes, McGregor, Kirkham, Dick, R. Mantell, Wilson, Bleby, Tindall, Daly, Alexander, S. Mantell, Marsden, Moore, Clarke, Jackson, Middleton.

Reserve:

  1. Niall Stott
  2. James Fair (GK)

Netherlands

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The following is the Dutch roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans

Reserve:

  1. Jaap Stockmann (GK)
  2. Rogier Hofman

Pakistan

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The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

 
Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf.

Reserve:

South Africa

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The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15]

Head Coach: Gregg Clark

 
South Africa's team just before the group stage match against Great Britain. From the left: E. Smith, Symons, McDade, Hibbert, Abbott, Gallagher, Blake, Rose-Innes, Harper, Abrahams, Hammond, Tsolekile, Bam, A. Smith, Cronje, Jacobs

Reserve:

  1. Shanyl Balwanth
  2. Erasmus Pieterse (GK)

References

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  1. ^ "Hockey at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations - Men's and Women's Hockey Competitions
  3. ^ XXIXth Olympic Games squad lists - Men
  4. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  5. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  6. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  7. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  8. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  9. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  10. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  11. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  12. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  13. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  14. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.
  15. ^ 2008 Official Results Part Two: Hockey – Wrestling, LA84 Foundation.