2004 Olympic Men’s Field Hockey Tournament Recap

Originally published on Jun. 13, 2021

By Zane Miller

On Friday, August 27th, 2004, Australia defeated the Netherlands 2-1 in overtime in the gold medal game to win the 20th gold medal in Olympic men’s field hockey history. It was the first gold medal for Australia in Olympic men’s field hockey. The Netherlands took the silver medal with the loss, claiming their third silver medal in Olympic men’s field hockey. Germany defeated Spain 4-3 in overtime in the bronze medal game, grabbing their third bronze medal in Olympic men’s field hockey history.

The tournament was held in Greece, with Athens as the host city. Sohail Abbas of Pakistan scored the most goals during the tournament with 11.

2004 Final Standings (W-L-T format)

1. Australia (3-1-1, .750) (Gold)

2. Netherlands (5-0, 1.000) (Silver)

3. Germany (3-0-2, 1.000) (Bronze)

4. Spain (3-0-2, 1.000)

5. Pakistan (3-2, .600)

6. New Zealand (3-2, .600)

7. India (1-3-1, .250)

8. South Korea (2-1-2, .667)

9. Great Britain (1-4, .200)

10. South Africa (1-4, .200)

11. Argentina (0-3-2, .000)

12. Egypt (0-5, .000)

Game Results

Link to stats database: https://www.olympedia.org/results/36438