The field hockey competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics , which was held in the Percival Molson Memorial Stadium at the McGill University , on an artificial surface for the first time. Only a men's competition occurred.[1]
New Zealand won the gold medal for the first time by defeating Australia 1–0 in the final. Pakistan won the bronze medal by defeating the Netherlands 3–2.
Preliminary round [ edit ] Group A [ edit ] ^ a b Australia and India finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and Australia won 5–4 after a penalty shoot-out . Umpires: Francis Steurs (BEL) Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Umpires: Fritz Seegers (FRG) Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Umpires: Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA) Graham Nash (GBR)
Umpires: Jacky Manneback (BEL) Mohamed Abdel Gomaa (EGY)
Umpires: Peter Jackson (GBR) Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Umpires: Fritz Seegers (FRG) Sheikh Mohammad Ramzan (PAK)
Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Fritz Seegers (FRG)
Umpires: Graham Nash (GBR) Francis Steurs (BEL)
Umpires: Jaime Salvatella (ESP) Mohamed Abdel Gomaa (EGY)
Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Umpires: Sheikh Mohammad Ramzan (PAK) Peter Jackson (GBR)
Umpires: Jacky Manneback (BEL) Jaime Salvatella (ESP)
Umpires: Graham Nash (GBR) Peter Jackson (GBR)
Umpires: Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA) Fritz Seegers (FRG)
Umpires: Francis Steurs (BEL) Mohamed Ghouse (IND)
Umpires: Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA) Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)
Group B [ edit ]
^ a b New Zealand and Spain finished on equal points at the conclusion of the pool stage, resulting in a match to determine second place in the pool. The match was contested on 26 July 1976 and New Zealand won 1–0. Umpires: Bob Davidzon (NED) Richard Jewell (AUS)
Umpires: Gulasingam Vijayanathan (MAS) Horacio Servetto (ARG)
Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)
Umpires: Gulasingam Vijayanathan (MAS) Bob Davidzon (NED)
Umpires: Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA) Horacio Servetto (ARG)
Umpires: Mohamed Ghouse (IND) Jorge Trotta (ARG)
Umpires: Richard Jewell (AUS) Gulasingam Vijayanathan (MAS)
Umpires: Mohamed Ghouse (IND) Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)
Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)
Umpires: Jorge Trotta (ARG) Bob Davidzon (NED)
Umpires: Gulasingam Vijayanathan (MAS) Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA)
Classification round [ edit ] Ninth to eleventh place classification [ edit ] 9–11th place semi-final [ edit ] Umpires: Richard Jewell (AUS) Bob Davidzon (NED)
Ninth place game [ edit ] Umpires: Jorge Trotta (ARG) Sheikh Mohammad Ramzan (PAK)
Fifth to eighth place classification [ edit ] 5–8th place semi-finals [ edit ] Umpires: Osvaldo Pensosi (ITA) Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED)
Umpires: Richard Jewell (AUS) Graham Nash (GBR)
Seventh place game [ edit ] Umpires: Peter Paul Lathouwers (NED) Bob Davidzon (NED)
Fifth place game [ edit ] Umpires: Louis-Michel Gillet (FRA) Mohamed Ghouse (IND)
Medal round [ edit ] Semi-finals [ edit ] Umpires: Fritz Seegers (FRG) Gulasingam Vijayanathan (MAS)
Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) Alain Renaud (FRA)
Bronze medal match [ edit ] Umpires: Horacio Servetto (ARG) Gulasingam Vijayanathan (MAS)
Gold medal match [ edit ] Umpires: Alain Renaud (FRA) Fritz Seegers (FRG)
Statistics [ edit ] Final standings [ edit ] New Zealand Australia Pakistan Netherlands West Germany Spain India Malaysia Belgium Canada Argentina Goalscorers [ edit ] There were 139 goals scored in 37 matches, for an average of 3.76 goals per match.
11 goals
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: Olympedia
Medallists [ edit ] References [ edit ] External links [ edit ]
Tournaments Qualifications
Squads