The qualification for the Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from September 2014 to October 2015. There were three qualification events, host country, continental championship, and 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals respectively. Total twelve teams could participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics.

Qualification summary

Date Event Location Qualifier
20 September – 2 October 2014 2014 Asian Games South Korea Incheon, South Korea  South Korea
10–21 June 2015 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals Spain Valencia, Spain  China
 Germany
 Argentina
 Spain[lower-alpha 1]
20 June – 5 July 2015 Belgium Antwerp, Belgium  Netherlands
 New Zealand
 India
 Japan
13–24 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games Canada Toronto, Canada  United States
22–30 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship England London, England  Great Britain[lower-alpha 2]
21–25 October 2015 2015 Oceania Cup New Zealand Stratford, New Zealand  Australia
23 October – 1 November 2015 2015 African Qualifying Tournament South Africa Randburg, South Africa —[lower-alpha 1]
Total12
  1. 1 2 South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.[1][2] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014–15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[3][4]
  2. ↑ Competed as England

Host country

Each of the continental champions received a berth alongside the host Brazil, while another six spots were decided in the 2014–2015 FIH Hockey World League. As the host nation, Brazil had a guaranteed quota place if it satisfiesdthe following performance criteria set by FIH: the women's team should either obtain a world ranking equal to or better than fortieth place by the end of 2014, or not finish lower than seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games. They did not however meet any requirements and thuis did not qualify.

  •  Brazil did not meet any requirements, so the team did not qualify.

Continental Qualification Tournament

Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics

Africa

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Africa
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Ghana
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Kenya
4  Namibia
5  Zimbabwe
6  Nigeria
7  Tanzania

America

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  United States
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Argentina
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Canada
4  Chile
5  Uruguay
6  Mexico
7  Dominican Republic
8  Cuba

Asia

Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  India
4  Japan
5  Malaysia
6  Kazakhstan
7  Thailand
8  Hong Kong

Europe

RankTeam
 England as  Great Britain
 Netherlands
 Germany
4  Spain
5  Belgium
6  Scotland
7  Italy
8  Poland

Oceania

RankTeam
 Australia
 New Zealand
 Samoa

2014–15 World League Semifinals

Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics
Rank Valencia Antwerp
1  Great Britain  Netherlands
2  China  South Korea
3  Germany  Australia
4  Argentina  New Zealand
5  United States  India
6  Spain  Japan
7  South Africa  Belgium
8  Ireland  Italy
9  Canada  Poland
10  Uruguay  France

References

  1. ↑ Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
  2. ↑ Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
  3. ↑ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
  4. ↑ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.
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