The Women's field hockey Qualifying Tournaments for the 2008 Summer Olympics was a qualification tournament that determined the final three spots for the 2008 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournament, which involved 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, was held in Azerbaijan, Russia and Canada, at different times in 2008. Only the following winners of each qualifying tournament earned a berth in the 2008 Summer Olympics: Spain, United States, and South Korea.
Teams Below is a list of the 18 teams participating in this qualifying tournament:Allocation of Teams for Olympic Qualification Tournaments
ZoneTournamentQualifier(s)Asia≤2006 Asian Games Africa2007 African Olympic QualifierAmericas2007 Pan American Games Europe2007 EuroHockey Nations Championship 2007 EuroHockey Nations Trophy
In addition, the International Hockey Federation also named three reserve teams after two of the above teams failed to make it in this qualifying tournament (two of them already confirmed to be in the reserve list):FIH nominates reserve countries for WorldHockey Olympic QualifiersAllocation of Teams For Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, 2008
(replace Chinese Taipei in Qualifying 2) (replace Cuba in Qualifying 3)
Squads
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 1 was held at Atasport HC in Baku, Azerbaijan from 12 to 20 April 2008.WorldHockey Olympic Qualifier, Women, Baku (AZE) – 12/20 April 2008
Results All times local (UTC+5).
Pool
Players for the Kenyan team are back in the tournament after recently withdrawing due to political turmoil in their country.Kenya women withdraw from Olympic Qualifier
Fixtures
Classification Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top scorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the Tournament Barbara Malda Inoyathon Jafarova María Jesús Rosa
Final standings
Goalscorers
Qualifier 2
Qualifier 2 was held at Dinamo Kazan HC in Kazan, Russia from 19 to 27 April 2008.WorldHockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Women, 19/27 April 2008, Kazan (Russia)
Results All times are local (Russia Summer Time, UTC+4).
Pool
Fixtures
Classification Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top scorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentYoung Player of the Tournament Tiffany Snow Rachel Dawson Elizabeth Achten Rani Devi
Final standings
Goalscorers
Qualifier 3
Qualifier 3 was held at the University of Victoria in Victoria, Canada from 28 April to 4 May 2008WorldHockey Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Women, 26 April/4 May 2008, Victoria (Canada)
Results All times are local (Canada Time, UTC-7).
Pool
Fixtures
Classification
Fifth and sixth place
Third and fourth place
Final
Awards Top scorerPlayer of the TournamentGoalkeeper of the TournamentFair Play Trophy Park Mi-hyun Park Mi-hyun Sarah Forbes
Final standings
Goalscorers
References
External links Official website (Qualifying 1) Official website (Qualifying 2) Official website (Qualifying 3)