The Men’s field hockey Qualifying Tournament for the 2012 Summer Olympics are qualification tournaments to determine the final three spots for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The qualifying tournaments, which involve 18 teams divided into three groups, with three separate qualifying tournaments, are to be held in India, Ireland and Japan, at different times in 2012. Only the winners of each qualifying tournament earn a berth in the 2012 Summer Olympics.
India qualified to Olympics after beating France 8–1 in first qualifying tournament, while South Korea qualified after beating Ireland 3–2 in the second qualifying tournament. South Africa qualified after they beat Japan 2-1 in the third qualifying tournament.
Teams Below is the list of 18 teams who participate in these qualifying tournaments:
ZoneTournamentQualifier(s)Asia2010 Asian Games Africa2011 African Olympic QualifierAmericas2011 Pan American Games Europe2011 EuroHockey Nations Championship EuroHockey Nations Trophy
– Replaced by Italy – Replaced by Brazil – Replaced by Singapore – South Africa played in qualifying tournament, then gave up automatic berth which was given to Spain.
Qualifying 1
Qualifying 1 was held from February 18 to February 25, 2012 in New Delhi, India.
Pool
Classification round
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Awards Best Player: Sardar Singh Best Goalkeeper: Mariusz Chyla Top Goalscorer: Sandeep Singh (16 goals) Fair Play:
Final standings
Qualifying 2
Qualifying 2 was held from March 10 to March 18, 2012 in Dublin, Ireland.
Pool
Classification round Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Awards Topscorer: Razie Rahim, Timothy Cockram, Lee Nam-Yong (6 goals) Best Player: You Hyo-Sik
Final standings
Qualifying 3 Qualifying 3 was held from April 26 to May 6, 2012 in Kakamigahara, Japan.
Venue Gifu-ken Green Stadium
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Classification
Fifth and sixth
Third and fourth
Final
Awards Topscorer: Justin Reid-Ross Best Player: Na Yubo Best Goalkeeper: Shunsuke Nagaoka Fair Play:
References
External links Official website (Qualifying 1) Official website (Qualifying 2) Official website (Qualifying 3)