Field hockeyat the Games of the XX Olympiad
Venue Hockeyanlage Dates 27 August – 10 September 1972 (1972-09-10 ) Teams 16
The field hockey tournament at the 1972 Summer Olympics was the 12th edition of the field hockey event at the Summer Olympics .[ 1]
The West German victory was the first title by a European nation since 1920, but this was marred by the behavior of Pakistani players, fans, and officials: during the last ten minutes of the gold-medal match, the umpires had to stop play twice so that Pakistani fans who had invaded the pitch could be removed, while Pakistani players and officials repeatedly remonstrated with the umpires throughout that time.
At the final whistle, Pakistani fans and officials invaded the pitch and assaulted West German police and stadium security before storming the tournament officials' table and pouring a bucket of water over International Hockey Federation president Rene Frank, while the players stormed their locker room before proceeding to destroy it.
At the medal ceremony, the Pakistani players refused to wear their silver medals or face the West German flag as it was raised, and turned their backs as the West German national anthem was played.[ 2]
The eleven Pakistani players were banned for life from their national team, but after a high-level apology, the ban was reduced to two years, and eight of them played at the 1976 Olympics.
Medalists
Umpires
On 25 October 1971, 13 umpires were appointed by the FIH. It was reported that 12 more umpires would be selected in February 1972.[ 3]
Charan Singh (KEN)
Peter Lake (GBR)
A. F. Lathouwers (NED)
Sarosh Nagarwala (IND)
Naqi (PAK)
Andre Schittecalte (BEL)
Fritz Seegers (FRG)
Horacio Servetto (ARG)
Vijayanathan (MAS)
J. Richard Jewell (AUT)
Luigi Tinti (ITA)
Aziz Iskanbar (EGY)
John Martens (SIN)
Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Pool A
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won; 3) head-to-head result; 4) goal difference.
(H) Hosts
Umpires: Luigi Tinti (ITA) Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Umpires: Leonard Elsgeshuysen (NED) A.W. Petrus Roef (NED)
Umpires: Peter Lake (GBR) Randolph Hillary Selman (GBR)
Umpires: Sarosh Nagarwala (IND) Sundaram Mudaliar (IND)
Umpires: J. Richard Jewell (AUS) Sheik Dawood (KEN)
Umpires: Nemi Chand Agarwal (IND) Charan Singh (KEN)
Umpires: Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA) Luigi Tinti (ITA)
Umpires: Cho Myong-Yul (KOR) Kasuo Oki (JPN)
Umpires: Kasuo Oki (JPN) Cho Myong-Yul (KOR)
Umpires: Aziz Iskandar (EGY) A.W. Petrus Roef (NED)
Umpires: Sarosh Nagarwala (IND) J. Richard Jewell (AUS)
Umpires: Sheik Dawood (KEN) Randolph Hillary Selman (GBR)
Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) J. Richard Jewell (AUS)
Umpires: A.W. Petrus Roef (NED) Kasuo Oki (JPN)
Umpires: Charan Singh (KEN) Sundaram Mudaliar (IND)
Umpires: Leonard Elsgeshuysen (NED) Peter Lake (GBR)
Umpires: Aziz Iskandar (EGY) Charan Singh (KEN)
Umpires: Leonard Elsgeshuysen (NED) Marten John Rowsing (SGP)
Umpires: Nemi Chand Agarwal (IND) Peter Lake (GBR)
Umpires: Sarosh Nagarwala (IND) Sheik Dawood (KEN)
Umpires: Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA) Luigi Tinti (ITA)
Umpires: André Schittecatte (ITA) J. Richard Jewell (AUS)
Umpires: Sarosh Nagarwala (IND) Sheik Dawood (KEN)
Umpires: A.W. Petrus Roef (NED) Aziz Iskandar (EGY)
Umpires: Randolph Hillary Selman (GBR) Sarosh Nagarwala (IND)
Umpires: Bernard Valette (FRA) J. Richard Jewell (AUS)
Umpires: Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA) Kasuo Oki (JPN)
Umpires: Luigi Tinti (ITA) Aziz Iskandar (EGY)
Pool B
Source:
FIH Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) games won; 3) head-to-head result; 4) goal difference.
Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) Aziz Iskandar (EGY)
Umpires: Fritz Seegers (GER) Fritz Möhr (GER)
Umpires: Ahmed Abrar (PAK) Khurshid Ahmad Sheik (PAK)
Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS) Martens John Rowsing (SGP)
Umpires: André Schittecatte (BEL) Francis Steurs (BEL)
Umpires: Saifi (PAK) Ahmed Abrar (PAK)
Umpires: Jacky Manneback (BEL) Hans Joachim Dröz (GER)
Umpires: Jaime Salvatella (ESP) Bernard Valette (FRA)
Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS) Jacky Manneback (BEL)
Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) Bernard Valette (FRA)
Umpires: Jaime Salvatella (ESP) André Schittecatte (BEL)
Umpires: Francis Steurs (FRA) Fritz Seegers (GER)
Umpires: Hans Joachim Dröz (GER) Fritz Möhr (GER)
Umpires: Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA) G. Vijayanathan (MAS)
Umpires: Saifi (PAK) Luigi Tinti (ITA)
Umpires: Willy Arber (SUI) Khurshid Ahmad Sheik (PAK)
Umpires: Jacky Manneback (BEL) André Schittecatte (BEL)
Umpires: Bernard Valette (FRA) Fritz Seegers (GER)
Umpires: Jaime Salvatella (ESP) Saifi (PAK)
Umpires: Khurshid Ahmad Sheik (PAK) Ahmed Abrar (PAK)
Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS) Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) Fritz Seegers (GER)
Umpires: Fritz Möhr (GER) Hans Joachim Dröz (GER)
Umpires: Bernard Valette (FRA) Francis Steurs (BEL)
Umpires: André Schittecatte (BEL) G. Vijayanathan (MAS)
Umpires: Fritz Möhr (GER) Khurshid Ahmad Sheik (PAK)
Umpires: Jaime Salvatella (ESP) Horacio Servetto (ARG)
Umpires: Fritz Seegers (GER) Francis Steurs (BEL)
Classification round
Ninth to sixteenth place classification
Fifteenth and sixteenth place
Umpires: Ahmed Abrar (PAK) Willy Arber (SUI)
Thirteenth and fourteenth place
Umpires: A.W. Petrus Roef (NED) Leonard Elsgeshuysen (NED)
Eleventh and twelfth place
Umpires: Saifi (PAK) Luigi Tinti (ITA)
Ninth and tenth place
Umpires: Sarosh Narerwala (IND) Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Fifth to eighth place classification
Crossover
Umpires: Francis Steurs (BEL) Jacky Manneback (BEL)
Umpires: Fritz Seegers (GER) Fritz Möhr (GER)
Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: A.W. Petrus Roef (NED) Fritz Seegers (GER)
Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Jaime Salvatella (ESP) G. Vijayanathan (MAS)
Medal round
Semi-finals
Umpires: G. Vijayanathan (MAS) Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) J. Richard Jewell (AUS)
Bronze-medal match
Umpires: Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA) Bernard Valette (FRA)
Gold-medal match
Umpires: J. Richard Jewell (AUS) Horacio Servetto (ARG)
Final rankings
As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Goalscorers
17 goals
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
7 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Olympedia
References
External links
Tournaments Qualifications
Squads