Dates | 15–25 July 1952 |
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Teams | 12 |
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The men's field hockey tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics was the seventh edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympics.[1]
Medal summary
Results
Bracket
Preliminary round
15 July 1952 (1952-07-15) 18:00 | Umpires: M.G. Cowlishaw (GBR) Mario Zovato (ITA) | |
15 July 1952 (1952-07-15) 19:30 | Umpires: C.E. Newham (NGR) Zafar Ali (PAK) | |
16 July 1952 (1952-07-16) 18:00 | Umpires: A.L. Allen (GBR) K.H. Ingledew (GBR) | |
16 July 1952 (1952-07-16) 19:30 | Umpires: A. van der Heyden (BEL) J.J. Kwist (NED) | |
Quarter-finals
17 July 1952 (1952-07-17) 18:00 | Umpires: J.J. Kwist (NED) S. Zelinsky (POL) | |
17 July 1952 (1952-07-17) 19:30 | Umpires: B.H.F. Isselmann (NED) S.M. Ayub (PAK) | |
18 July 1952 (1952-07-18) 18:00 | Umpires: C.E. Newham (NGR) A. van der Heyden (BEL) | |
18 July 1952 (1952-07-18) 19:30 | Umpires: A.L. Allen (GBR) W. Klee (AUT) | |
Semi-finals
20 July 1952 (1952-07-20) 18:00 | Umpires: A. van der Heyden (BEL) J.J. Kwist (NED) | |
20 July 1952 (1952-07-20) 19:30 | Umpires: A. van der Heyden (BEL) J.J. Kwist (NED) | |
Bronze medal match
22 July 1952 (1952-07-22) 19:00 | Umpires: A. van der Heyden (BEL) W. Klee (AUT) | |
Gold medal match
24 July 1952 (1952-07-24) 17:00 | Umpires: A.L. Allen (GBR) K.H. Ingledew (GBR) | |
Consolation round
There was also a consolation tournament played by the teams which were eliminated before the semi-finals. It is unknown if this part of the tournament was official and part of the Olympic Games because the official report did not show these matches in any kind.
5th–12th place quarter-finals
21 July 1952 (1952-07-21) | |
21 July 1952 (1952-07-21) | |
21 July 1952 (1952-07-21) | |
22 July 1952 (1952-07-22) | |
21 July 1952 (1952-07-21) | |
5th–8th place semi-finals
23 July 1952 (1952-07-23) | |
23 July 1952 (1952-07-23) | |
Fifth and sixth place
23 July 1952 (1952-07-23) | |
Participating nations
Each country was allowed to enter a team of 18 players and they all were eligible for participation. A total number of 191 players were entered, however only the 144 participants and six more players are known up to now. The official report for this Games also shows 144 competitors, but in the "Index of competitors" there are 147 players listed. The Austrian Hermann Knoll, the Belgian Jean-Jacques Moucq and the Polish Tadeusz Adamski did, according to the report itself, not compete in the main tournament. The Austrian player is not even shown as a competitor by the Austrian Olympic Committee database.
A total of 144(*) field hockey players from 12 nations competed at the Helsinki Games:
(*) NOTE: There are only players counted, which participated in the main tournament in one game at least.
Summary
There was also a consolation tournament played by the teams which were eliminated before the semi-finals. It is unknown if this part of the tournament was official and part of the Olympic Games because the official report did not show these matches in any kind. However, the teams are listed in order of the results of this consolation round.
References
- ^ "Hockey at the 1952 Helsinki Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- ^ "OUR HOCKEY CORRESPONDENT. "Hockey." Times [London, England] 27 May 1952". The Times.
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