1984 Olympic Men’s Field Hockey Tournament Recap

Originally published on Jun. 6, 2021

By Zane Miller

On Saturday, August 11th, 1984, Pakistan defeated West Germany 2-1 in overtime in the gold medal game to win the 15th gold medal in Olympic men’s field hockey history. It was the third gold medal for Pakistan in Olympic men’s field hockey. West Germany took the silver medal with the loss, claiming their second silver medal in Olympic men’s field hockey. Great Britain defeated Australia 3-2 in the bronze medal game, grabbing their second bronze medal in Olympic men’s field hockey history.

The tournament was held in the United States, with Los Angeles as the host city. Hassan Sardar of Pakistan scored the most goals during the tournament with 10.

1984 Final Standings (W-L-T format)

1. Pakistan (2-0-3, 1.000) (Gold)

2. West Germany (3-1-1, .750) (Silver)

3. Great Britain (4-0-1, 1.000) (Bronze)

4. Australia (5-0, 1.000)

5. India (3-1-1, .750)

6. Netherlands (3-1-1, .750)

7. New Zealand (1-2-2, .333)

8. Spain (2-3, .400)

9. Kenya (1-4, .200)

10. Canada (0-4-1, .000)

11. Malaysia (1-4, .200)

12. United States (0-5, .000)

Game Results

Link to stats database: https://www.olympedia.org/results/36041