Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games

Field hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games was held on the Gold Coast, Australia from 5 to 14 April.[1] The hockey competition was held at the Gold Coast Hockey Centre.[2] This is the sixth time that the hockey competition was held, following the sport's debut at the 1998 Games.

Field hockey
at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
VenueGold Coast Hockey Centre
Dates5–14 April 2018
Competitors360 from 11 nations
Hockey at the
2018 Commonwealth Games
Tournamentmenwomen

Competition schedule

The following is the competition schedule for the hockey competitions:[1]

PPool stage CMClassification matches ½Semi-finals BBronze medal match GGold medal match
Event↓/Date →Thu 5Fri 6Sat 7Sun 8Mon 9Tue 10Wed 11Thu 12Fri 13Sat 14
MenPPPPPPCM½BG
WomenPPPPPPPCM½CMBG

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Australia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Australia*1102
 New Zealand1102
3 England0022
Totals (3 nations)2226

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's tournament
 Australia (AUS)  New Zealand (NZL)  England (ENG)
Women's tournament
 New Zealand (NZL)  Australia (AUS)  England (ENG)

Qualification

A total of ten men's and women's team will qualify to compete at the games. Each nation may enter one team in each tournament (18 athletes per team) for a maximum total of 36 athletes. The host nation (Australia) along with the top nine ranked nations in the FIH World Rankings as of 31 October 2017, qualified for the games.[3]

Men's competition
See also: Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Men's tournament

Qualified Teams
Event Date Teams Qualified
Host Nation N/A 1  Australia
FIH World Rankings[4] 31 October 2017 9  India
 England
 New Zealand
 Canada
 Malaysia
 Pakistan
 South Africa
 Scotland
 Wales
Total10

Women’s competition
See also: Hockey at the 2018 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament

Quailifed Teams
Event Date Teams Qualified
Host Nation N/A 1  Australia
FIH World Rankings[5] 31 October 2017 9  England
 New Zealand
 India
 South Africa
 Scotland
 Canada
 Malaysia
 Wales
 Ghana
Total10

Participating nations

There are 11 participating nations at the hockey competitions with a total of 360 athletes.[3] The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.

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References
  1. "Hockey Schedule" (PDF). www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  2. "Venues". www.gc2018.com/. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  3. "Athlete Allocation System" (PDF). www.triathlon.org/. International Triathlon Union. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  4. "FIH Rankings Outdoor Men" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  5. "FIH Rankings Outdoor Women" (PDF). www.fih.ch/. International Hockey Federation. 6 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
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