The women's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 5th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 1 August. Games were played at the Herndon Stadium and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta.
Australia won the gold medal for the second time after defeating Korea 3–1 in the final. The Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 4–3 in the final on penalty strokes after a 0–0 draw.
Qualification The previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Along with the five teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, eight teams competed in this tournament.
DatesEventLocationQualifier(s)Host nation27 July – 7 August 19921992 Summer Olympics Barcelona, Spain13–23 July 19941994 Hockey World Cup Dublin, Ireland15–26 November 1995Olympic Qualification Tournament Cape Town, South Africa
Squads
Umpires
Results All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)
Preliminary round
Medal round
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Statistics
Final ranking
Scorers
8 goals Alyson Annan Chang Eun-jung
7 goals Wietske de Ruiter
6 goals Cho Eun-jung
4 goals Katrina Powell Jane Sixsmith Mijntje Donners
3 goals Danielle Roche Jenn Morris Lisa Powell Michelle Andrews Britta Becker Franziska Hentschel Marcia Pankratz
2 goals Jorgelina Rimoldi Karina Masotta Sofía MacKenzie Jill Atkins Mandy Nicholls Vanessa van Kooperen Ellen Kuipers Barbara Marois
1 goal María Castelli Kate Starre Rechelle Hawkes Renita Farrell Lucía López Maider Tellería Nagore Gabellanes Natalia Dorado Sonia Barrio Christine Cook Kathryn Johnson Rhona Simpson Susan Fraser Heike Lätzsch Melanie Cremer Choi Mi-soon Kwon Chang-sook Kwon Soo-hyun Lee Eun-kyung Lee Eun-young Carole Thate Jeannette Lewin Cindy Werley Liz Tchou Tracey Fuchs
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