| Date | 27 July – 7 August 1992 | |
|---|---|---|
| Status | Olympic | |
| Location | Estadio Olímpico, Terrassa | |
| Participants | 125 from 8 countries | |
| Format | Round-robin pools advance teams to classification round matches. | |
The 1992 Olympic hockey tournament was packed with surprises. The two teams playing the 1990 World Championship final, Australia and Netherlands, both failed to make the semifinals. Instead, their places were taken by Germany, Great Britain and South Korea - all top nations - and Spain. The Spanish women’s hockey team had been a special project for the Barcelona Organization Committee (COOB), which sponsored the squad. The choice might have been based on family bonds, as attacker Eli Maragall was the niece of Pasqual Maragall, the president of COOB. Fiercely supported by the home crowd in the Spanish field hockey center of Terrassa, the Spanish women rewarded their investors. They won a tense semi-final against South Korea in overtime to progress into the final, where they encountered Germany. The two teams had met earlier in the competition, drawing two all. After seventy minutes in the final, the score was again level. Maragall then made her uncle proud by scoring the decider thirteen minutes into extra time.
| Date | 27 July – 2 August 1992 |
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| Date | 27 July – 2 August 1992 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | GER | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7-2 | ||
| 2 | Spain | ESP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6-3 | ||
| 3 | Australia | AUS | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | ||
| 4 | Canada | CAN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1-8 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 16:00 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 17:30 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 2 | Germany | GER | |
| Match #3 | 29 Jul 17:30 | Germany | GER | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS | |
| Match #4 | 29 Jul 18:00 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 1 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #5 | 02 Aug 18:00 | Germany | GER | 4 – 0 | Canada | CAN | |
| Match #6 | 02 Aug 20:00 | Spain | ESP | 1 – 0 | Australia | AUS |
| Date | 27 July – 2 August 1992 |
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| Format | Round-robin pool. |
| Pos | Team | NOC | Wins | Ties | Losses | Points | Goals | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-3 | ||
| 2 | Great Britain | GBR | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-5 | ||
| 3 | Netherlands | NED | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-3 | ||
| 4 | New Zealand | NZL | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-10 |
| Match | Date/Time | Team | NOC | Result | Team | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 27 Jul 18:00 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 5 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #2 | 27 Jul 20:00 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 1 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #3 | 29 Jul 16:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 1 | Republic of Korea | KOR | |
| Match #4 | 29 Jul 20:00 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #5 | 02 Aug 16:00 | Republic of Korea | KOR | 2 – 0 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match #6 | 02 Aug 17:30 | Great Britain | GBR | 3 – 2 | New Zealand | NZL |
| Date | 4 August 1992 |
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| Format | Classification matches. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 04 Aug 9:30 | Australia | AUS | 5 – 1 | New Zealand | NZL | |
| Match #2 | 04 Aug 17:30 | Netherlands | NED | 2 – 0 | Canada | CAN |
| Date | 4 August 1992 |
|---|---|
| Format | Single-elimination. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match #1 | 04 Aug 17:00 | Germany | GER | 2 – 1 | Great Britain | GBR | |
| Match #2 | 04 Aug 19:30 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 1 | Republic of Korea | KOR | AET |
| Date | 6 – 7 August 1992 |
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| Format | Medal round. |
| Match | Date/Time | Competitors | NOC | Result | Competitors | NOC | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match 1/2 | 07 Aug 19:30 | Spain | ESP | 2 – 1 | Germany | GER | AET |
| Match 3/4 | 07 Aug 17:00 | Great Britain | GBR | 4 – 3 | Republic of Korea | KOR | AET |
| Match 5/6 | 06 Aug 9:30 | Australia | AUS | 2 – 0 | Netherlands | NED | |
| Match 7/8 | 06 Aug 17:30 | Canada | CAN | 2 – 0 | New Zealand | NZL |