Field hockey at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads

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Twelve national teams competed in the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.[1] Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad.[2] Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament.[2] Official squad lists were released by the FIH on 24 July 2008.[3]

Pool A

Belgium

The following is the Belgian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[4]

Head Coach: Adam Commens

  1. Cédric de Greve (GK)
  2. Xavier Reckinger
  4. Thierry Renaer
  5. Jérôme Dekeyser
  6. Loïc Vandeweghe (c)
  7. John-John Dohmen
  8. Thomas van den Balck
  9. Maxime Luycx
  11. Cédric Charlier
  12. Charles Vandeweghe
  14. Philippe Goldberg
  15. Gregory Gucassoff
  17. Thomas Briels
  18. Patrice Houssein
  19. Félix Denayer
  21. Jérôme Truyens

Reserve:

  2. David van Rysselberghe (GK)
  4. Alexandre de Saedeleer

China

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[5]

Head Coach: Kim Sang-Ryul

Reserve:

  2. Lu Fenghui
  4. Ao Changrong

Germany

The following is the German roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[6]

Head Coach: Markus Weise

Reserve:

  2. Christian Schulte
  4. Jan-Marco Montag

New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[7]

Head Coach: Shane McLeod

Reserve:

  2. Richard Petherick
  4. Nick Wilson

South Korea

The following is the South Korean roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[8]

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

Reserve:

  2. Lee Jae-won
  4. Hyun Hye-sung

Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[9]

Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks

Reserve:

  2. Franc Dinares
  4. Xavier Castillano (GK)

Pool B

Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[10]

Head Coach: Barry Dancer

Australia's team just before the group stage match against Pakistan. Standing from the left: Abbott, Lambert, Kavanagh, Matheson, Guest, Ockenden, Brooks, Wells. Front row from the left: Brown, Dwyer, Hammond, George, Doerner, de Young, Schubert, Knowles.
  1. Jamie Dwyer
  2. Liam de Young
  4. Robert Hammond
  6. Mark Knowles
  8. Eddie Ockenden
  9. David Guest
  10. Luke Doerner
  11. Grant Schubert
  13. Bevan George (c)
  15. Stephen Lambert (GK)
  16. Eli Matheson
  18. Matthew Wells
  19. Travis Brooks
  21. Kiel Brown
  23. Fergus Kavanagh
  24. Des Abbott

Reserve:

  2. Andrew Smith
  4. Stephen Mowlam (GK)

Canada

The following is the Canadian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[11]

Head Coach: Louis Mendonca

Reserve:

  2. Philip Wright
  4. David Carter (GK)

Great Britain

The following is the British roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[12]

Head Coach: Jason Lee

Great Britain's team just before the group stage match against South Africa. From the left: Hawes, McGregor, Kirkham, Dick, R. Mantell, Wilson, Bleby, Tindall, Daly, Alexander, S. Mantell, Marsden, Moore, Clarke, Jackson, Middleton.

Reserve:

  2. Niall Stott
  4. James Fair (GK)

Netherlands

The following is the Dutch roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[13]

Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans

Reserve:

  2. Jaap Stockmann (GK)
  3. Rogier Hofman

Pakistan

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[14]

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf.

Reserve:

  • Muddasir Abbas
  • Shabbir Ahmed Khan

South Africa

The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.[15]

Head Coach: Gregg Clark

South Africa's team just before the group stage match against Great Britain. From the left: E. Smith, Symons, McDade, Hibbert, Abbott, Gallagher, Blake, Rose-Innes, Harper, Abrahams, Hammond, Tsolekile, Bam, A. Smith, Cronje, Jacobs

Reserve:

  2. Shanyl Balwanth
  4. Erasmus Pieterse (GK)

References

  1. ^ "Hockey at the 2008 Beijing Summer Games: Men's Hockey". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b XXIXth Olympic Games Tournament Regulations - Men's and Women's Hockey Competitions
  3. ^ XXIXth Olympic Games squad lists - Men
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