| Date | 29 July – 11 August 1984 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Weingart Stadium, East Los Angeles College, Monterey Park, California | |
| Participants | 190 from 12 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to classification round matches. | |
After the 6-team tournament of 1980, the Los Angeles hockey tournament included all the favorites. The Soviet Union did forfeit participation, and they were replaced by Great Britain. Surprisingly, the substitutes won their pool, only drawing against World Champion Pakistan, and eventually took home the bronze medal.
Australia, winner of the 1983 Champions Trophy won all their matches in the other group. However, both pool winners were unable to make it through the semi-finals, both losing 1-0. The gold medal match was a replay of the 1972 final, between Pakistan and West Germany. As 12 years earlier, the Germans took the lead, but Pakistan quickly tied and held on until full time. The first Olympic hockey final to go into overtime was finally decided by Kalimullah of Pakistan.
Remarkably, the third hockey gold for Pakistan had strong ties with the two earlier ones in 1960 and 1968. Coach Manzoor Hussain Atif had already coached the national team in Mexico, and had himself played on the golden team of 1960. The Dar family was also represented in each of the three championship teams. Munir Dar played on the 1960 team, while his brother Tanvir won the gold eight years later. Munir’s son, Tauqir won the family’s third gold.
| Date | 29 July – 7 August 1984 |
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| Date | 29 July – 6 August 1984 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | AUS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 17-4 | ||
| 2 | West Germany | FRG | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12-4 | ||
| 3 | India | IND | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14-9 | ||
| 4 | Spain | ESP | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11-12 | ||
| 5 | Malaysia | MAS | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6-17 | ||
| 6 | United States | USA | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4-18 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 29 Jul 13:45 | Australia | AUS | 5 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #2 | 29 Jul 15:30 | West Germany | FRG | 3 – 1 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #3 | 29 Jul 17:15 | India | IND | 5 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #4 | 31 Jul 8:30 | Australia | AUS | 3 – 1 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #5 | 31 Jul 10:15 | West Germany | FRG | 4 – 0 | United States | USA | |
| Match #6 | 31 Jul 16:15 | India | IND | 3 – 1 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #7 | 02 Aug 8:30 | India | IND | 4 – 3 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match #8 | 02 Aug 10:15 | Malaysia | MAS | 4 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #9 | 02 Aug 16:15 | Australia | AUS | 3 – 0 | West Germany | FRG | |
| Match #10 | 04 Aug 8:30 | West Germany | FRG | 5 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #11 | 04 Aug 9:45 | Australia | AUS | 4 – 2 | India | IND | |
| Match #12 | 04 Aug 14:30 | Spain | ESP | 3 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #13 | 06 Aug 8:30 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 1 | United States | USA | |
| Match #14 | 06 Aug 10:15 | Spain | ESP | 3 – 1 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #15 | 06 Aug 13:45 | West Germany | FRG | 0 – 0 | India | IND |
| Date | 30 July – 7 August 1984 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | GBR | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10-5 | ||
| 2 | Pakistan | PAK | 2 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 16-7 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands | NED | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16-9 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | NZL | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10-10 | ||
| 5 | Kenya | KEN | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-14 | ||
| 6 | Canada | CAN | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7-19 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 30 Jul 13:45 | Netherlands | NED | 4 – 1 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #2 | 30 Jul 15:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 3 – 3 | Pakistan | PAK | |
| Match #3 | 30 Jul 17:15 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 – 1 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Match #4 | 01 Aug 8:00 | Netherlands | NED | 3 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #5 | 01 Aug 13:45 | Pakistan | PAK | 3 – 0 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Match #6 | 01 Aug 15:30 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 1 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #7 | 03 Aug 9:45 | Kenya | KEN | 3 – 2 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #8 | 03 Aug 13:45 | Great Britain | GBR | 1 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #9 | 03 Aug 15:30 | Netherlands | NED | 3 – 3 | Pakistan | PAK | |
| Match #10 | 05 Aug 8:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 4 – 1 | Kenya | KEN | |
| Match #11 | 05 Aug 13:45 | Great Britain | GBR | 4 – 3 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #12 | 05 Aug 15:30 | Pakistan | PAK | 7 – 1 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #13 | 07 Aug 8:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 0 – 0 | Pakistan | PAK | |
| Match #14 | 07 Aug 15:30 | Canada | CAN | 2 – 2 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #15 | 07 Aug 17:15 | Netherlands | NED | 3 – 0 | Kenya | KEN |
| Date | 9 August 1984 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 09 Aug 8:00 | India | IND | 1 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #2 | 09 Aug 9:45 | Netherlands | NED | 0 – 0 | Spain | ESP | AET, 10-4 PS |
| Date | 8 August 1984 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 08 Aug 19:00 | Canada | CAN | 1 – 0 | Malaysia | MAS | |
| Match #2 | 08 Aug 21:00 | Kenya | KEN | 1 – 1 | United States | USA | AET, 4-2 PS |
| Date | 9 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 09 Aug 15:00 | Pakistan | PAK | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match #2 | 09 Aug 16:45 | West Germany | FRG | 1 – 0 | Great Britain | GBR |
| Date | 10 – 11 August 1984 |
|---|---|
| Format | Medal round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 11 Aug 13:15 | Pakistan | PAK | 2 – 1 | West Germany | FRG | AET |
| Match 3/4 | 11 Aug 11:15 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 2 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match 5/6 | 11 Aug 9:15 | India | IND | 5 – 2 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match 7/8 | 10 Aug 15:00 | New Zealand | NZL | 1 – 0 | Spain | ESP | |
| Match 9/10 | 10 Aug 13:15 | Kenya | KEN | 1 – 0 | Canada | CAN | AET |
| Match 11/12 | 10 Aug 8:00 | Malaysia | MAS | 3 – 3 | United States | USA | AET, 9-8 PS |