Host country United States Dates 20 July – 2 August | City Atlanta Teams 12 | |
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Venue(s) Herndon Stadium
Panther Stadium Champions Netherlands (1st title) | ||
The men's field hockey tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics was the 18th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a fourteen-day period beginning on 20 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 2 August. All games were played in two adjacent stadiums, the Herndon Stadium being the primary venue and site of the finals, and the Panther Stadium, both located in Atlanta, United States.
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The Netherlands won the gold medal for the first time after defeating Spain 3–1 in the final. Australia won the bronze medal by defeating Germany 3–2.
Qualification
Each of the continental champions from five federations, the previous Olympic and World champions and the host nation received an automatic berth. Alongside the teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualification Tournament, twelve teams competed in this tournament.
^1 – Germany qualified both as previous Olympic and continental champion, therefore that quota was added to the ones awarded by the Olympic Qualification Tournament to a total of 5.Results
All times are Eastern Daylight Time (UTC−04:00)