Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a sport open only to men. 15 teams played in the field hockey competition.

Results

Gold Silver Bronze
 India (IND)
Haripal Kaushik
Mohinder Lal
Shankar Lakshman
Bandu Patil
John Peter
Ali Sayed
Udham Singh Kullar
Charanjit Singh
Darshan Singh
Dharam Singh
Gurbux Singh
Harbinder Singh
Jagjit Singh
Joginder Singh
Prithipal Singh
 Pakistan (PAK)
Abdul Hamid
Muhammad Asad Malik
Munir Dar
Mahmood Khalid
Anwar Khan
Nawaz Khizar
Azam Khurshid
Muhammad Manna
Manzoor Hussain Atif
Mohammed Rashid
Motiullah
Tariq Niazi
Saeed Anwar
Aziz Tariq
Hayat Zafar
Uddin Zaka
 Australia (AUS)
Mervyn Crossman
Paul Dearing
Raymond Evans
Brian Glencross
Robin Hodder
John McBryde
Donald McWatters
Patrick Nilan
Eric Pearce
Julian Pearce
Desmond Piper
Donald Smart
Anthony Waters
Graham Wood

Events

Men's field hockey

Final ranking

1. India (IND)
2. Pakistan (PAK)
3. Australia (AUS)
4. Spain (ESP)
5. Germany (EUA)
6. Kenya (KEN)
7. Japan (JPN)
 Netherlands (NED)
9. Great Britain (GBR)
 Malaysia (MAS)
11. Belgium (BEL)
 Rhodesia (RHO)
13. Canada (CAN)
 New Zealand (NZL)
15. Hong Kong (HKG)

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was conducted by breaking the 15 teams into two groups of 7 and 8 teams. The groups then played a round-robin tournament with each team playing the other teams in the group once. 2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 for a loss. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals while the third and fourth played in consolation semifinals.

Group A
Place Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1. Pakistan (PAK) 6 0 0 12 QS
2. Australia (AUS) 4 0 2 8 QS
3. Kenya (KEN) 3 1 2 7 QC
4. Japan (JPN) 3 0 3 6 QC
5. Great Britain (GBR) 2 0 4 4
6. Rhodesia (RHO) 1 1 4 3
7. New Zealand (NZL) 1 0 5 2
Group B
Place Team Wins Ties Losses Points
1. India (IND) 5 2 0 12 QS
2. Spain (ESP) 4 3 0 11 QS
3. Germany (EUA) 2 5 0 9 QC
4. Netherlands (NED) 4 1 2 9 QC
5. Malaysia (MAS) 2 2 3 6
6. Belgium (BEL) 2 2 3 6
7. Canada (CAN) 1 0 6 2
8. Hong Kong (HKG) 0 1 6 1

Semifinals

The top two teams in each of the groups played in the 1st-4th semifinals, with the winner of each group playing the second-place team in the other group. The third and fourth team in each group played in the consolation semifinals

Round Winner Score Loser
Consolation  Kenya (KEN) 3-1  Netherlands (NED)
 Germany (EUA) 5-1  Japan (JPN)
Semifinals  Pakistan (PAK) 3-0  Spain (ESP)
 India (IND) 3-1  Australia (AUS)

Finals

The winners of the semifinals played for the gold and silver medals, while the losers played for the bronze medal and 4th place. The winners of the consolation semifinals played for 5th and 6th places.

Game Winner Score Loser
5th/6th  Germany (EUA) 3-0  Kenya (KEN)
Bronze medal  Australia (AUS) 3-2  Spain (ESP)
Gold medal  India (IND) 1-0  Pakistan (PAK)

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