1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup

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Host countryEngland
Dates17–28 September
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
1997 Men's Junior World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryEngland
CityMilton Keynes
Dates17–28 September
Teams12 (from 5 confederations)
VenueNational Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up India
Third place Germany
Tournament statistics
Top scorerJapan Naohiko Tobita (10 goals)
Best playerSpain Pol Amat
1993 (previous) (next) 2001

The 1997 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup was the sixth edition of the Hockey Junior World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national under-21 national field hockey teams organized by the International Hockey Federation. It was held from 17 to 28 September 1997 in Milton Keynes, England.

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating India 3–2 in the final. Germany won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–2 in the third and fourth place playoff.[1]

Dates Event Location Quotas Qualifier(s)
Host 1  England
1–7 September 1996 1996 EuroHockey Junior Championship Vejle, Denmark 4  Netherlands
 Germany
 Spain
 Belgium
29 May – 9 June 1996 1996 Junior Asia Cup Singapore 2  Pakistan
 India
30 October – 9 November 1996 1996 Pan American Junior Championship Bridgetown, Barbados 2  Argentina
 Cuba
23–26 April 1997 1997 Junior African Cup Harare, Zimbabwe 1  Egypt
Oceania 1  Australia
26–29 March 1997 Intercontinental qualification Moorpark, United States 1  Japan
Total 12

Results

Statistics

References

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