Teams Qualified for 2008 Olympic Games

Updated: 27 August 2007



2008 Olympic Games Men's Hockey Tournament

China (Host)
Korea (Asian Games Champion)
Pakistan (Asian Games bronze medalist, extra quota based upon the WorldHockey team rankings after BDO World Cup 2006)
South Africa (Champion of the African Olympic Qualification Tournament)
Canada (Champion of the 15th Pan American Games)
Netherlands (Champion of the 11th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
Spain (Silver medalist of the 11th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
Belgium (Bronze medalist 11th Men’s EuroHockey Nations Championship)
4 vacancies left:

Automatic qualifiers:

Champion of the 5th Oceania Cup

Final 3 vacancies:

Winner of the Men’s Qualifying Tournament for the XXIX Olympic Games – No. 1
Winner of the Men’s Qualifying Tournament for the XXIX Olympic Games – No. 2
Winner of the Men’s Qualifying Tournament for the XXIX Olympic Games – No. 3

Quotas for Men’s Qualifying Tournament for the XXIX Olympic Games

Africa: 1 (EGY)
Asia: 4 (JPN, IND, MAS, BAN)
Europe: 8 (GER, GBR, FRA, IRL, CZE,+3 TBC from EuroHockey Nations Trophy)
Oceania: 1
Pan America: 4 (ARG, CHI, TRI, CUB)