Host country Australia Dates 7 – 26 March Champions Australia (2nd title) | City Melbourne Teams 10 | |
Venue(s) State Netball and Hockey Centre |
Women's Field hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games took place between 16 March and 25 March. The competition consisted of a round robin stage of two groups of five with the winners and runners-up of each group qualifying for the semifinals. All matches were played at the State Netball and Hockey Centre in the Parkville area of Melbourne.
The Gold medal was won by Australia, who defeated 2002 champions India 1 – 0 in the final. England won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3 – 1 on penalty strokes.
References
Hockey at the 2006 Commonwealth Games – Women's tournament Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA