Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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The field hockey
tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics
in Rome
, Italy
was contested from August 26 to September 9, with sixteen participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. Pakistan
won the gold medal, defeating India
in the final and ending India's run of six successive gold medals. Spain
won the bronze medal.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
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Group standings
India advanced to the quarter-finals. New Zealand and the Netherlands played a tie-breaker match to determine second place in the group. Denmark continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals. The Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.
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Group standings
Pakistan advanced to the quarter-finals. Australia and Poland played a tie-breaker match to determine second place in the group. Japan continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
Australia advanced to the quarter-finals. Poland continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.
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Group standings
Kenya and Germany advanced to the quarter-finals. France continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place. Italy continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
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Group standings
Spain and Great Britain advanced to the quarter-finals. Belgium continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place. Switzerland continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
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Winning goal scored in sixth period of extra time.
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Winning goal scored in second period of extra time.
The match was suspended due to darkness after 40 minutes of extra time, ending in a 1–1 draw; Australia was initially awarded the match by a coin toss, but after an appeal by Kenya, the match was declared a draw and a replay was ordered.
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The match was declared null and void by the ground jury, and a replay was ordered.
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Germany was unable to play in the match against Kenya, so the match was scratched and both teams were awarded seventh place.
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Classification
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Classification
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Field hockey
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tournament at the 1960 Summer Olympics
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event held from August 25 to September 11, 1960 in Rome, Italy...
in Rome
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, Italy
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was contested from August 26 to September 9, with sixteen participating teams. Only men competed in field hockey at these Games. Pakistan
Pakistan at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Pakistan competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Here, they won their first Olympic Games gold medal by defeating India in the final of the men's hockey competition. The country also landed their first individual Olympic Games medal, a bronze, through welterweight wrestler Mohammad...
won the gold medal, defeating India
India at the 1960 Summer Olympics
India competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. This was the first time since 1928 that the Men's team failed to achieve a gold medal in field hockey...
in the final and ending India's run of six successive gold medals. Spain
Spain at the 1960 Summer Olympics
Spain competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 144 competitors, 133 men and 11 women, took part in 83 events in 16 sports.- Bronze:...
won the bronze medal.
Participating nations
Sixteen teams were placed into four preliminary groups of four teams each. After a preliminary round-robin set of matches, the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group A
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Group standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 0 |
India advanced to the quarter-finals. New Zealand and the Netherlands played a tie-breaker match to determine second place in the group. Denmark continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals. The Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.
Group B
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Group standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
Pakistan advanced to the quarter-finals. Australia and Poland played a tie-breaker match to determine second place in the group. Japan continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
Australia advanced to the quarter-finals. Poland continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.
Group C
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Group standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 |
Kenya and Germany advanced to the quarter-finals. France continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place. Italy continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
Group D
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Group standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 5 | |
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 0 |
Spain and Great Britain advanced to the quarter-finals. Belgium continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place. Switzerland continued to the classification matches for 13th–16th place.
Playoffs
Quarter-final losers continued to play classification matches to determine 5th–8th place.Quarter-finals
Winning goal scored in second period of extra time.----
Winning goal scored in sixth period of extra time.
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Winning goal scored in second period of extra time.
Semi-finals
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Gold medal match
Fifth to eighth place
----The match was suspended due to darkness after 40 minutes of extra time, ending in a 1–1 draw; Australia was initially awarded the match by a coin toss, but after an appeal by Kenya, the match was declared a draw and a replay was ordered.
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The match was declared null and void by the ground jury, and a replay was ordered.
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Due to unforeseen circumstances, Germany was unable to play in the match against Kenya, so the match was scratched and both teams were awarded seventh place.
Ninth to twelfth place
Poland declined to participate in the classification matches and was therefore awarded twelfth place. The other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.----
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Classification
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Thirteenth to sixteenth place
Denmark declined to participate in the classification matches and was therefore awarded sixteenth place. The other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.----
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Classification
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
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| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
Medalists
| Gold |
- Abdul HamidAbdul Hamid (field hockey)Abdul Hamid Hameedi is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He won silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics and gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Abdul RashidAbdul Rashid (field hockey)Abdul Rashid was a member of Pakistan's gold medal winning 1960 Olympic field hockey team. He played as a goalkeeper throughout the tournament.-Early life and education:...
- Abdul Waheed
- Bashir AhmadBashir Ahmad (field hockey)Bashir Ahmad is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He won the gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Ghulam RasulGhulam Rasul (field hockey)Chaudhry Ghulam Rasool was an educationist of Pakistan as well as a field hockey Olympian. He belonged to a Muslim Kamboh family of Pakistan, originally hailing from the Faisalabad District of Pakistan, formerly known as Lyallpur, but later settling in Lahore...
- Anwar KhanAnwar Khan (field hockey)Anwar Ahmed Khan is a Pakistani field hockey player, Olympic champion from 1960, and twice a silver medalist with the Pakistan team.-References:...
- Khursheed AslamKhursheed AslamKhursheed Aslam was a field hockey player from Pakistan. He is a gold medalist from 1960 Summer Olympics.-References:...
- Habib Ali KiddieHabib Ali KiddieHabib Ali Kiddie was a Pakistani hockey player and Olympian.-References:...
- Manzoor Hussain AtifManzoor Hussain AtifBrigadier Manzoor Hussain Atif was a former secretary Pakistan Hockey Federation and Olympian. Atif was born in 1928 in Gujrat, Punjab, Pakistan....
- Mushtaq Ahmad
- MotiullahMotiullahMotiullah Khan is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and silver medals in 1956 and 1964 Summer Olympics. He also received Tamgha-i-Imtiaz award from Government of Pakistan in 1963.-References:...
- Naseer BundaNaseer BundaNaseer Ahmad Bunda is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He is silver medalist from 1956 Summer Olympics and a gold medalist from 1960 Summer Olympics. He also received Pride of Performance award from Government of Pakistan.-References:...
- Noor AlamNoor AlamNoor Alam is a former field hockey player from Pakistan. He won gold medal in 1960 Summer Olympics and a silver medal in 1956 Summer Olympics. He was also the member of winning Pakistani team of 1958 and 1962 Asian Games.-References:...
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| Silver |
- Joseph Antic
- Leslie ClaudiusLeslie ClaudiusLeslie Walter Claudius was an Indian field hockey player, of Anglo-Indian descent. In 1971 he was awarded the Padma Shri...
- Jaman Lal Sharma
- Mohinder LalMohinder LalMohinder Lal was an Indian hockey player.-References:...
- Shankar LakshmanShankar LakshmanShankar Lakshman was an Indian hockey player. He was goalkeeper of the Indian team in the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics, that won two gold medals and one silver medal...
- John Peter
- Govind Sawant
- Raghbir Singh BholaRaghbir Singh BholaRaghbir Singh Bhola is an Indian field hockey player.-References:*...
- Udham Singh KullarUdham Singh (field hockey)Udham Singh originally from Sansarpur, Jalandhar, Punjab, India had played 1952 Summer Olympics Helsinki, 1956 Summer Olympics Melbourne, 1960 Summer Olympics Rome and 1964 Summer Olympics Tokyo as a member of Indian Hockey team and won three gold and a silver medals...
- Charanjit SinghCharanjit SinghCharanjit Singh is a former field hockey player from India. He captained the Indian hockey team that won the gold medal in the 1964 Summer Olympics at Tokyo, Japan....
- Jaswant Singh
- Joginder SinghJoginder Singh (field hockey)Joginder Singh was an Indian hockey player. Playing in the right-wing position, he won the silver medal with his team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome and the 1962 Asian Games in Jakarta, and then the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo...
- Prithipal SinghPrithipal SinghPrithipal Singh was an Indian field hockey nicknamed the “King of short corner” by hockey commentators. He participated in the Olympic field hockey three times and each time he scored the highest number of goals as a single player...
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| Bronze |
- Pedro AmatPedro AmatPedro Amat Fontanals is a former Spanish field hockey player. He captured the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.-References:...
- Francisco CaballerFrancisco CaballerFrancisco Caballer Soteras is a former Spanish field hockey player, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.-References:*...
- Juan CalzadoJuan CalzadoJuan Angel Calzado de Castro is a former field hockey player from Spain, who captured the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Later on he became the president of the International Hockey Federation .-References:...
- José ColomerJosé ColomerJosé Colomer Rivas is a former field hockey player from Spain, who won the bronze medal with the Men's National Team at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy.-References:...
- Carlos Iglesias
- Jose Dinares
- Eduardo Dualde
- Joaquin Dualde
- Rafael Egusquiza
- Ignacio Macaya
- Pedro Murua
- Pedro Roig
- Luis Usoz
- Narciso Ventallo