The Women's field hockey at the 2009 Australian Youth Olympic Festival was the second edition of the field hockey tournament for women at the AYOF.
Great Britain won the tournament for the second time by defeating Australia 3–2 in the final. In the third-place playoff, India won the bronze medal by defeating the United States 2–0.
Competition format The tournament featured the national under–21 teams of Great Britain, India, Malaysia, and the hosts, Australia, competing in a round-robin format, with each team playing the other once. Three points were awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss.
At the conclusion of the pool stage, the top two teams contested the final, while the bottom two teams played off for third place.
Teams The following four teams competed for the title:
Officials The following umpires were appointed by the International Hockey Federation to officiate the tournament:
Leah Ashford (AUS) Lynn Norhana Hassan (SGP) Stephanie Judefind (USA) Anupama Puchimanda (IND) Hannah Sanders (GBR)
Results
Preliminary round
Pool
Fixtures
Classification round
Third and fourth place
Final
Statistics
Final standings
Goalscorers
References
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