Field hockey at the 1968 Summer Olympics

Field hockey
at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Field hockey; at the Games of the XIX Olympiad
Venue	Municipal Stadium
Dates	13–26 October 1968
Teams	16
Medalists
	← 1964 1972 →

The men's field hockey tournament at the 1968 Summer Olympics was the 11th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics. It took place over a fourteen-day period beginning on 13 October, and culminated with the medal finals on 26 October. All games were played at the Municipal Stadium in Mexico City, Mexico.^[1]

Dates13–26 October 1968

Teams16

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Pakistan won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Australia 2–1 in the final. Defending champions India won the bronze medal after defeating West Germany 2–1.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	7	6	0	1	20	4	+16	12	Semi-finals
2	West Germany	7	5	1	1	15	5	+10	11	Semi-finals
3	New Zealand	7	3	4	0	8	4	+4	10
4	Spain	7	2	3	2	7	5	+2	7
5	Belgium	7	3	1	3	14	9	+5	7
6	East Germany	7	2	2	3	7	10	−3	6
7	Japan	7	1	1	5	4	14	−10	3
8	Mexico (H)	7	0	0	7	2	26	−24	0

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	7	7	0	0	23	4	+19	14	Semi-finals
2	Australia^[a]	8	5	1	2	15	7	+8	11	Semi-finals
3	Kenya^[a]	8	4	1	3	13	9	+4	9
4	Netherlands	7	4	0	3	11	11	0	8
5	Great Britain	7	2	1	4	6	8	−2	5
6	France	7	2	1	4	2	5	−3	5
7	Argentina	7	1	1	5	4	20	−16	3
8	Malaysia	7	0	3	4	2	12	−10	3

Competition schedule