Field hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics
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The field hockey competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics, which was held in the Percival Molson Memorial Stadium at the McGill University, on an artificial surface for the first time. Only a men's competition occurred.[1]
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| Venue | Percival Molson Memorial Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 18–30 July 1976 | |||||||||
| Teams | 11 | |||||||||
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New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time by defeating Australia 1–0 in the final. Pakistan won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands 3–2.
Squads
Preliminary round
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Netherlands |
5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Australia |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 6[a] | |
| 3 |  India |
5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6[a] | |
| 4 |  Malaysia |
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Canada (H) |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Argentina |
5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | −8 | 2 |
- Australia and India finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and Australia won 5–4 after a penalty shoot-out.
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Pakistan |
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  New Zealand |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | −2 | 4[a] | |
| 3 |  Spain |
4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 4[a] | |
| 4 |  West Germany |
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 |  Belgium |
4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 2 | |
| 6 |  Kenya |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Source: Olympedia
Notes:
Notes:
- New Zealand and Spain finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and New Zealand won 1–0.
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Classification round
Ninth to eleventh place classification
| 7–9th place semi-final | Ninth place | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Canada | 2 | |||||
| 28 July | ||||||
| Belgium (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
| Belgium (a.e.t) | 3 | |||||
| Argentina | 2 | |||||
9–11th place semi-final
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Ninth place game
Fifth to eighth place classification
| 5–8th place semi-finals | Fifth place | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| West Germany | 3 | |||||
| West Germany | 9 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Spain | 1 | |||||
| Spain | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| India | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||
5–8th place semi-finals
Seventh place game
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Fifth place game
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Medal round
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Netherlands | 1 | |||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| New Zealand (a.e.t) | 2 | |||||
| New Zealand | 1 | |||||
| 29 July | ||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||
| Pakistan | 1 | |||||
| Australia | 2 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 30 July | ||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||
| Pakistan | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
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Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
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Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
There were 139 goals scored in 37 matches, for an average of 3.76 goals per match.
11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Jorge Disera- Marcelo Garraffo
- Jorge Ruiz
- Jorge Sabbione
Greg Browning- Ric Charlesworth
- Ian Cooke
- Trevor Smith
- Terry Walsh
Bruno De Clynsen- Jean-François Gilles
- Guy Miserque
Paul Chohan- Alan Hobkirk
- Peter Motzek
- Reg Plummer
Ajit Pal Singh- Chand Singh
- Mohinder Singh
Murugesan Mahendran- Ow Soon Kooi
- Poon Fook Loke
- Wong Choon Hin
Coen Kranenberg
Barry Maister
Jaime Arbós- Francisco Fábregas Bosch
- Jorge Fábregas
Heiner Dopp- Werner Kaessmann
- Michael Krause
- Peter Trump
- Uli Vos
Source: Olympedia
