Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Field hockey
at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Tournament details
Host country	Japan
City	Tokyo
Dates	11–23 October 1964
Teams	15 (from 5 confederations)
Venue(s)	Komazawa Hockey Field
Final positions
Champions	India (7th title)
Runner-up	Pakistan
Third place	Australia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	56
Goals scored	179 (3.2 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Prithipal Singh (10 goals)
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The field hockey tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics was the 10th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 11 to 23 October 1964. All games were played at the Komazawa Hockey Field in Tokyo, Japan.

Pakistan were the defending champions, but lost 1–0 to India in the Gold-medal match.

Australia won their first Olympic medal, claiming bronze in a 3–2 win over Spain in extra time.

Medalists

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 Balbir Singh Kullar Rajendran Christie	Pakistan (PAK) Abdul Hamid Muhammad Asad Malik Munir Dar Mahmood Khalid Anwar Ahmed 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 Don Martin

Squads

Main article: Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Pakistan	6	6	0	0	17	3	+14	12	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Australia	6	4	0	2	16	5	+11	8
3	Kenya	6	3	1	2	7	9	−2	7
4	Japan (H)	6	3	0	3	6	6	0	6
5	Great Britain	6	2	0	4	5	12	−7	4
6	Rhodesia	6	1	1	4	4	16	−12	3
7	New Zealand	6	1	0	5	6	10	−4	2

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.
(H) Hosts

11 October 1964 10:00 Rhodesia 0–0 Kenya Report Umpires: Sundaram Mudaliar (IND) J.J. Jameson (IND)

11 October 1964 11:40 Pakistan 1–0 Japan Hussain  11' Report Umpires: A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED) L.A. Elgershuizen (NED)

11 October 1964 14:15 Great Britain 0–7 Australia Report Piper  4' McWatters  12', 18', 31', 37' Evans  23' Pearce  56' Umpires: Walter Schinner (GER) Karl Trapper (GER)

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12 October 1964 10:00 Pakistan 5–2 Kenya Hussain  20', 42', 61' Zakauddin  22' Dar  55' Report Sohal  32' Panesar  34' Umpires: Karl Trapper (GER) Walter Schinner (GER)

12 October 1964 11:40 Great Britain 0–2 New Zealand Report Bygrave  12' Judge  45' Umpires: Rino Lelli (ITA) A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)

12 October 1964 11:40 Australia 3–0 Rhodesia McWatters  19' Pearce  32', 42' Report Umpires: J. Abraham van Donselaar (NED) Gurusewak Singh (IND)

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13 October 1964 10:00 Rhodesia 1–4 Great Britain Ullyett  16' Report Deegan  20', 21' Cadman  46', 57' Umpires: Gurusewak Singh (IND) Rino Lelli (ITA)

13 October 1964 10:00 Australia 3–1 Japan Smart  4' Evans  44' McWatters  64' Report Yuzaki  68' Umpires: J.J. Jameson (IND) Sundaram Mudaliar (IND)

13 October 1964 11:40 Kenya 3–2 New Zealand Mangat  2' Mendonça  54' Sohal  57' Report Byers  34' Bygrave  44' Umpires: L.A. Elgershuizen (NED) J. Abraham van Donselaar (NED)

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15 October 1964 10:00 Great Britain 0–1 Pakistan Report Dar  51' Umpires: Karl Trapper (GER) A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)

15 October 1964 11:40 Japan 1–0 New Zealand Takashima  12' Report Umpires: Walter Schinner (GER) J.J Jameson (IND)

15 October 1964 11:40 Kenya 1–0 Australia E. Fernandes  26' Report Umpires: J. Abraham van Donselaar (NED) L.A. Elgershuizen (NED)

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16 October 1964 10:00 Japan 2–0 Kenya Yamaguchi  27' Tanaka  39' Report Umpires: Walter Schinner (GER) J. Abraham van Donselaar (NED)

16 October 1964 10:00 New Zealand 1–2 Australia Patterson  63' Report Hodder  2' Pearce  43' Umpires: Sundaram Mudaliar (IND) J.J. Jameson (IND)

16 October 1964 11:40 Pakistan 6–0 Rhodesia Afzal  6', 18', 57' Mahmood  19' Asad  22' Hussain  62' Report Umpires: Henry Douglas Kelly (NZL) M.C. McLaren (GBR)

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18 October 1964 10:00 Kenya 1–0 Great Britain Sohal  8' Report Umpires: Rino Lelli (ITA) Sundaram Mudaliar (IND)

18 October 1964 14:15 Rhodesia 1–2 Japan Spence  69' Report Takashima  34', 50' Umpires: Iqbal Hussain (PAK) S.M. Ayub (PAK)

18 October 1964 14:15 New Zealand 0–2 Pakistan Report Dar  19' Afzal  51' Umpires: L.A. Elgershuizen (NED) A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)

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19 October 1964 11:40 Japan 0–1 Great Britain Report Cutter  61' Umpires: J.J. Jameson (IND) Sundaram Mudaliar (IND)

19 October 1964 11:40 Australia 1–2 Pakistan Nilan  13' Report Hussain  25' Asad  46' Umpires: Walter Schinner (GER) Karl Trapper (GER)

19 October 1964 11:40 New Zealand 1–2 Rhodesia Patterson  61' Report Koch  67' Tomlinson  68' Umpires: Lyle Thomson (GBR) Rino Lelli (ITA)

Pool B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	7	5	2	0	18	4	+14	12	Advanced to Semi-finals
2	Spain	7	4	3	0	16	3	+13	11
3	Netherlands	7	4	1	2	20	4	+16	9
4	United Team of Germany	7	2	5	0	9	4	+5	9
5	Malaysia	7	2	2	3	11	13	−2	6
6	Belgium	7	2	2	3	10	13	−3	6
7	Canada	7	1	0	6	5	25	−20	2
8	Hong Kong	7	0	1	6	3	26	−23	1

Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) games won; 4) head-to-head result.

11 October 1964 10:00 Spain 1–1 Netherlands F. Amat  32' Report Terlingen  60' Umpires: John Balmer (GBR) Kendrick Eaves (GBR)

11 October 1964 11:40 Malaysia 4–1 Hong Kong Doraisamy  17' Koh  19' Kandiah  24', 56' Report Monteiro  40' Umpires: Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR) Takashi Matsunawa (JPN)

11 October 1964 11:40 Canada 1–5 United Team of Germany Young  4' Report Westphal  31', 47' Ehrlich  39', 58' Freiberger  64' Umpires: Gurcharan Lall Chopra (KEN) Rino Lelli (ITA)

11 October 1964 14:15 India 2–0 Belgium Prithipal  61' Kaushik  67' Report Umpires: T.C. Bedelis (AUS) James McDowell (AUS)

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12 October 1964 10:00 United Team of Germany 1–1 India Freiberger  21' Report Prithipal  54' Umpires: Henry Douglas Kelly (NZL) Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)

12 October 1964 11:40 Hong Kong 0–2 Belgium Report Bernaert  9' Miserque  11' Umpires: S.M. Ayub (PAK) Iqbal Hussain (PAK)

12 October 1964 14:15 Netherlands 5–0 Canada Van Vroonhoven  16' Zweerts  30', 44' Voigt  34', 36' Report Umpires: Baynard Handley (GBR) Lyle Thomson (GBR)

12 October 1964 14:15 Spain 3–0 Malaysia Dualde  24' F. Amat  32', 54' Report Umpires: M.C. McLaren (GBR) Ahmad Abrar (PAK)

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14 October 1964 10:00 Hong Kong 1–2 Canada Kuldip  57' Report Raphael  38' Chopping  66' Umpires: S.M. Ayub (PAK) Gurcharan Lall Chopra (KEN)

14 October 1964 10:00 United Team of Germany 1–0 Netherlands Ehrlich  55' Report Umpires: James McDowell (AUS) John Balmer (GBR)

14 October 1964 11:40 Belgium 3–3 Malaysia Miserque  4' Muschs  56' Ravinet  64' Report Koh  32' Chelliah  40', 53' Umpires: Lyle Thomson (GBR) Baynard Handley (GBR)

14 October 1964 11:40 India 1–1 Spain Mohinder  55' Report Dualde  37' Umpires: Hideo Ichikawa (JPN) Takashi Matsunawa (JPN)

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15 October 1964 10:00 Canada 0–3 Spain Report Dualde  39' J. Amat  59' F. Amat  66' Umpires: Gurcharan Lall Chopra (KEN) Iqbal Hussain (PAK)

15 October 1964 10:00 Netherlands 4–0 Belgium Zweerts  27', 63', 69' Terlingen  54' Report Umpires: John Balmer (GBR) James McDowell (AUS)

15 October 1964 14:15 Malaysia 0–0 United Team of Germany Report Umpires: Ahmad Abrar (PAK) Hideo Ichikawa (JPN)

15 October 1964 14:15 Hong Kong 0–6 India Report Pritiphal  20', 42' Darshan  39', 50' Harbinder  40', 46' Umpires: Kendrick Eaves (GBR) T.C. Bedelis (AUS)

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17 October 1964 10:00 Belgium 5–1 Canada Van Beuren  12', 59' Muschs  36', 44', 55' Report Warren  16' Umpires: Hideo Ichikawa (JPN) Takashi Matsunawa (JPN)

17 October 1964 10:00 India 3–1 Malaysia Prithipal  13', 53' Harbinder  61' Report Van Huizen  68' Umpires: Baynard Handley (GBR) Jan Nieulant Pelkman (GBR)

17 October 1964 11:40 Netherlands 7–0 Hong Kong Coster van Voorhout  17' Spits  21' Zweerts  26', 65' Voigt  31' Van Gooswilligen  51' Van T' Hooft  63' Report Umpires: Henry Douglas Kelly (NZL) Kendrick Eaves (GBR)

17 October 1964 11:40 Spain 1–1 United Team of Germany Dualde  57' Report Ehrlich  36' Umpires: M.C. McLaren (GBR) James McDowell (AUS)

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18 October 1964 10:00 Netherlands 2–0 Malaysia Van T' Hooft  48' Van Vroonhoven  53' Report Umpires: John Balmer (GBR) Takashi Matsunawa (JPN)

18 October 1964 10:00 Canada 0–3 India Report Harbinder  12', 66' Prithipal  50' Umpires: Lyle Thomson (GBR) Jan Nieulant Pelman (GBR)

18 October 1964 11:40 Spain 4–0 Hong Kong Vidal  1' Colomer  42' Dualde  57' F. Amat  68' Report Umpires: Hideo Ichikawa (JPN) M.C. McLaren (GBR)

18 October 1964 11:40 United Team of Germany 0–0 Belgium Report Umpires: James McDowell (AUS) T.C. Bedelis (AUS)

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19 October 1964 10:00 United Team of Germany 1–1 Hong Kong Freiberger  69' Report Guterres  12' Umpires: Ahmad Abrar (PAK) Gurusewak Singh (IND)

19 October 1964 10:00 Malaysia 3–1 Canada Manikam  22' Nonis  57' Rajaratnam  61' Report Young  34' Umpires: T.C. Bedelis (AUS) Gurcharan Lall Chopra (KEN)

19 October 1964 10:00 Belgium 0–3 Spain Report F. Amat  15', 23', 49' Umpires: Iqbal Hussain (PAK) S.M. Ayub (PAK)

19 October 1964 14:15 India 2–1 Netherlands Prithipal  10' Peter  58' Report Fiolet  44' Umpires: Baynard Handley (GBR) Kendrick Eaves (GBR)

Classification round

	Crossover				Fifth Place
	21 October 1964
	Kenya (a.e.t.)	3
					22 October 1964
	Netherlands	1
					Kenya	0
	21 October 1964
					United Team of Germany	3
	United Team of Germany	5
	Japan	1

Crossover

21 October 1964 10:00 Kenya 3–1 (a.e.t.) Netherlands Eg. Fernandes  38' Mangat  71' L. Fernandes  79' Report Zweerts  29' Umpires: Hideo Ichikawa (JPN) Sundaram Mudaliar (IND)

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21 October 1964 12:00 United Team of Germany 5–1 Japan Freiberger  18', 30' Westphal  22', 65', 69' Report Kihara  13' Umpires: James McDowell (AUS) J.J. Jameson (IND)

Fifth and sixth place

22 October 1964 13:55 Kenya 0–3 United Team of Germany Report Lippert  6' Ehrlich  41', 57' Umpires: Rino Lelli (ITA) James McDowell (AUS)

Medal round

	Semi-finals				Gold-medal match
	21 October 1964
	Pakistan	3
					22 October 1964
	Spain	0
					Pakistan	0
	21 October 1964
					India	1
	India	3
	Australia	1
					Bronze-medal match
					22 October 1964
					Spain	2
					Australia (a.e.t.)	3

Semi-finals

21 October 1964 12:15 Pakistan 3–0 Spain Dar  16', 40' Zakauddin  61' Report Umpires: John Balmer (GBR) Baynard Handley (GBR)

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21 October 1964 13:55 India 3–1 Australia Prithipal  22', 25' Mohinder  23' Report Nilan  11' Umpires: A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED) Walter Schinner (GER)

Bronze-medal match

23 October 1964 12:15 Spain 2–3 (a.e.t.) Australia Macaya  37', 37' Report Pearce  16', 81' McWatters  65' Umpires: L.A. Elgershuizen (NED) J.J. Jameson (IND)

Gold-medal match

23 October 1964 14:20 Pakistan 0–1 India Report Mohinder  40' Umpires: Walter Schinner (GER) A. Fransois Lathouwers (NED)

Final rankings

As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in regular time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	India	9	7	2	0	22	5	+17	16	Gold Medal
	Pakistan	8	7	0	1	20	4	+16	14	Silver Medal
	Australia	8	5	0	3	20	10	+10	10	Bronze Medal
4	Spain	9	4	3	2	18	9	+9	11	Fourth place
5	United Team of Germany	9	4	5	0	17	5	+12	13	Fifth place
6	Kenya	8	4	1	3	10	13	−3	9	Sixth place
7	Netherlands	8	4	1	3	21	7	+14	9	Eliminated in crossovers
8	Japan (H)	7	3	0	4	7	11	−4	6
9	Malaysia	7	2	2	3	11	13	−2	6	Eliminated in group stage
9	Great Britain	6	2	0	4	5	12	−7	4
11	Belgium	7	2	2	3	10	13	−3	6
11	Rhodesia	6	1	1	4	4	16	−12	3
13	New Zealand	6	1	0	5	6	10	−4	2
13	Canada	7	1	0	6	5	25	−20	2
15	Hong Kong	7	0	1	6	3	26	−23	1

Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

Goalscorers

There were 179 goals scored in 56 matches, for an average of 3.2 goals per match.

10 goals

• Prithipal Singh

8 goals

• Guillaum Zweerts
• Francisco Amat

7 goals

• Donald McWatters

6 goals

• Eric Pearce
• Dieter Ehrlich
• Manzoor Hussain Atif

5 goals

• Karl-Heinz Freiberger
• Rolf Westphal
• Harbinder Singh
• Munir Dar
• Eduardo Dualde

4 goals

• André Muschs
• Muhammad Afzal

3 goals

• Mohinder Lal
• Akio Takashima
• Avtar Singh Sohal
• Jaap Voigt

2 goals

• Raymond Evans
• Patrick Nilan
• Yves Bernaert
• Eric van Beuren
• Jonathan Young
• Jonathan Cadman
• James Deegan
• Darshan Singh
• Amar Singh Mangat
• Kandiah Anandarajah
• Koh Hock Seng
• Chelliah Paramalingam
• Francis van 't Hooft
• Theodorus Terlingen
• Theo van Vroonhoven
• Phillip Bygrave
• Alan Patterson
• Muhammad Asad Malik
• Khwaja Zakauddin
• Ignacio Macaya

1 goal

• Robin Hodder
• Desmond Piper
• Donald Smart
• Guy Miserque
• Claude Ravinet
• Richard Chopping
• Alan Raphael
• Victor Warren
• Lothar Lippert
• Geoffrey Cutter
• Kuldip Gosal
• Lionel Guterres
• Jonathan Monteiro
• Hari Pal Kaushik
• Jonathan Peter
• Seiji Kihara
• Hiroshi Tanaka
• Junichi Yamaguchi
• Tsuneya Yuzaki
• Edgar Fernandes
• Egbert Fernandes
• Leo Fernandes
• Aloysius Mendonça
• Surjeet Singh Panesar
• Lawrence van Huizen
• Doraisamy Munusamy
• Douglas Nonis
• Manikam Shanmuganathan
• Rajaratnam Yogeswaran
• Charles Coster van Voorhout
• Franciscus Fiolet
• Jan van Gooswilligen
• Nicolaas Spits
• Peter Byers
• Bruce Judge
• Khalid Mahmood
• Lloyd Koch
• Ronald Spence
• Desmond Tomlinson
• Robert Ullyett
• Jaime Amat
• José Colomer
• Jorge Vidal

Sources

• Tokyo Organizing Committee (1964). The Games of the XVIII Olympiad: Tokyo 1964, vol. 2.