Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's qualification
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The qualification for the Field hockey at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held from September 2014 to October 2015. There were three qualification events, host country, continental championship, and 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals respectively. Total twelve teams could participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics.
Qualification
| Date | Event | Location | Qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September – 2 October 2014 | 2014 Asian Games |  Incheon, South Korea |
South Korea |
| 10–21 June 2015 | 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals |  Valencia, Spain |
 China |
 Germany | |||
 Argentina | |||
| Spain2 | |||
| 20 June – 5 July 2015 | .svg.png){kind=small} Antwerp, Belgium |
 Netherlands | |
 New Zealand | |||
 India | |||
 Japan | |||
| 13–24 July 2015 | 2015 Pan American Games |  Toronto, Canada |
 United States |
| 22–30 August 2015 | 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship |  London, England |
 Great Britain1 |
| 21–25 October 2015 | 2015 Oceania Cup | Stratford, New Zealand |
 Australia |
| 23 October – 1 November 2015 | 2015 African Qualifying Tournament |  Randburg, South Africa |
—2 |
| Total | 12 | ||
- ^1 – Competed as England
- ^2 – South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team will not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route will not be considered.[1][2] As a result, Spain, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, will participate instead.[3][4]
Host country
Each of the continental champions receives a berth alongside the host Brazil, while another six spots will be decided in the 2014–2015 FIH Hockey World League. As the host nation, Brazil has guaranteed a quota places if it satisfies the following performance criteria set by FIH: the women's team should either obtain a world ranking equal to or better than fortieth place by the end of 2014, or not finish lower than seventh at the 2015 Pan American Games.
Brazil did not meet any requirements, so the team did not qualify.
Continental Qualification Tournament
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics |
Africa
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 |
South Africa |
 |
 Ghana |
 |
 Kenya |
| 4 |  Namibia |
| 5 |  Zimbabwe |
| 6 |  Nigeria |
| 7 |  Tanzania |
America
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
United States |
|
Argentina |
|
Canada |
| 4 |  Chile |
| 5 |  Uruguay |
| 6 |  Mexico |
| 7 |  Dominican Republic |
| 8 |  Cuba |
Asia
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
South Korea |
|
China |
|
India |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 |  Malaysia |
| 6 |  Kazakhstan |
| 7 |  Thailand |
| 8 |  Hong Kong |
Europe
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
England as Great Britain |
|
Netherlands |
|
Germany |
| 4 | Spain |
| 5 | Belgium |
| 6 |  Scotland |
| 7 |  Italy |
| 8 |  Poland |
Oceania
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
|
Australia |
|
New Zealand |
|
 Samoa |
2014–15 World League Semifinals
| Qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics |
| Rank | Valencia | Antwerp |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain |
Netherlands |
| 2 | China |
South Korea |
| 3 | Germany |
Australia |
| 4 | Argentina |
New Zealand |
| 5 | United States |
India |
| 6 | Spain |
Japan |
| 7 | South Africa |
Belgium |
| 8 |  Ireland |
Italy |
| 9 | Canada |
Poland |
| 10 | Uruguay |
 France |
References
- ↑ Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
- ↑ Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
- ↑ "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
- ↑ "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.