1981 Women's
Hockey World Cup
FIH World Cup
Tournament details
Host countryArgentina
CityBuenos Aires
Teams12
Venue(s)CeNARD
Tournament statistics
Matches played42
Goals scored156 (3.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Netherlands Fieke Boekhorst (13 goals)
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The 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fourth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from the 27 March to 5 April 1981 at the CeNARD in Buenos Aires, Argentina.[1]

West Germany won the tournament for a second time, defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw.[2] The Soviet Union finished in third place after defeating Australia 5–1.[3]

Teams

Including the host nation, Argentina, 12 teams participated in the tournament:

Results

Preliminary round

Pool A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  West Germany 5 5 0 0 18 2 +16 10 Semi-finals
2  Soviet Union 5 3 0 2 15 4 +11 6
3  Argentina (H) 5 3 0 2 12 9 +3 6
4  Japan 5 2 0 3 9 16 −7 4
5  Mexico 5 2 0 3 7 15 −8 4
6  France 5 0 0 5 5 20 −15 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
(H) Hosts
27 March 1981
07:30
Soviet Union  5–0  France
Report
27 March 1981
09:00
West Germany  2–0  Mexico
Report
27 March 1981
15:45
Argentina  2–3  Japan
Report
28 March 1981
15:00
Japan  0–5  Soviet Union
Report
28 March 1981
17:00
West Germany  5–1  France
Report
29 March 1981
07:30
Mexico  1–6  Argentina
Report
30 March 1981
07:30
Japan  1–4  West Germany
Report
30 March 1981
15:00
Argentina  2–0  Soviet Union
Report
30 March 1981
17:00
France  1–4  Mexico
Report
31 March 1981
17:00
Soviet Union  0–2  West Germany
Report
1 April 1981
07:30
Mexico  2–1  Japan
Report
1 April 1981
09:00
Argentina  2–0  France
Report
2 April 1981
09:30
France  3–4  Japan
Report
2 April 1981
15:30
Soviet Union  5–0  Mexico
Report
2 April 1981
17:30
West Germany  5–0  Argentina
Report

Pool B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 5 5 0 0 20 0 +20 10 Semi-finals
2  Australia 5 4 0 1 15 3 +12 8
3  Canada 5 3 0 2 8 10 −2 6
4  Belgium 5 2 0 3 5 12 −7 4
5  Spain 5 0 1 4 0 10 −10 1
6  Austria 5 0 1 4 2 15 −13 1
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) goal difference; 3) goals scored; 4) head-to-head result.[4]
27 March 1981
14:15
Netherlands  7–0  Belgium
Report
27 March 1981
17:15
Canada  3–0  Spain
Branchaud field hockey ball
Dana Sinclair field hockey ball
Forshaw field hockey ball		 Report
28 March 1981
Australia  6–0  Austria
Glossop field hockey ball 9'field hockey ball 25'
Watkins field hockey ball 32' field hockey ball 68'
Terry Wharton field hockey ball 40' field hockey ball 60'		 Report
28 March 1981
09:30
Belgium  1–2  Canada
Report
29 March 1981
09:30
Australia  0–2  Netherlands
Report Boekhorstfield hockey ball
29 March 1981
15:00
Spain  0–0  Austria
Report
30 March 1981
09:30
Canada  0–4  Netherlands
Report
31 March 1981
07:30
Austria  1–3  Belgium
Report
31 March 1981
09:30
Spain  0–3  Australia
Report
1 April 1981
13:00
Australia  4–1  Canada
Report
1 April 1981
15:00
Netherlands  4–0  Austria
Report
1 April 1981
17:00
Belgium  1–0  Spain
Report
2 April 1981
07:30
Austria  1–2  Canada
Report
2 April 1981
11:30
Netherlands  3–0  Spain
Report
2 April 1981
13:30
Belgium  0–2  Australia
Report

Classification round

Ninth to twelfth place classification

 
CrossoverNinth Place
 
      
 
4 April 1981
 
 
 Mexico0
 
5 April 1981
 
 Spain2
 
 Spain0
 
4 April 1981
 
 France2
 
 France1
 
 
 Austria0
 
Eleventh Place
 
 
5 April 1981
 
 
 Mexico1
 
 
 Austria0
Crossover
4 April 1981
07:30
France  1–0  Austria
Report
4 April 1981
11:30
Mexico  0–2  Spain
Report
Eleventh and twelfth place
5 April 1981
07:30
Mexico  1–0  Austria
Report
Ninth and tenth place
5 April 1981
09:30
Spain  0–2  France
Report

Fifth to eighth place classification

 
CrossoverFifth Place
 
      
 
4 April 1981
 
 
 Argentina3
 
5 April 1981
 
 Belgium1
 
 Argentina0
 
4 April 1981
 
 Canada3
 
 Canada3
 
 
 Japan1
 
Seventh Place
 
 
5 April 1981
 
 
 Belgium1 (2)
 
 
 Japan (pen.)1 (4)
Crossover
4 April 1981
09:30
Canada  3–1  Japan
Report
4 April 1981
13:30
Argentina  3–1  Belgium
Branchaud field hockey ball 27'
Forshaw field hockey ballfield hockey ball		 Report
Seventh and eighth place
5 April 1981
11:30
Belgium  1–1  Japan
Report
Penalties
2–4
Fifth and sixth place
5 April 1981
13:30
Argentina  0–3  Canada
Report

First to fourth place classification

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
4 April 1981
 
 
 West Germany2
 
5 April 1981
 
 Australia1
 
 West Germany (pen.)1 (3)
 
4 April 1981
 
 Netherlands1 (1)
 
 Netherlands7
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
Third Place
 
 
5 April 1981
 
 
 Australia1
 
 
 Soviet Union5
Crossover
4 April 1981
15:30
West Germany  2–1  Australia
Report
4 April 1981
17:30
Netherlands  7–3  Soviet Union
Report
Third and fourth place
5 April 1981
15:30
Australia  1–5  Soviet Union
Report
Final
5 April 1981
17:30
West Germany  1–1  Netherlands
Report
Penalties
3–1
 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup winner 

West Germany
Second title

Medallists

The following are the squads of the three medalling nations, as well as fourth placed Australia:[5]

 West Germany
 Netherlands
 Soviet Union
  1. Galina Inzhuvatova (GK)
  2. Larisa Chizhik
  3. Tatiana Chotchayeva
  4. Nadezhda Filippova
  5. Natella Krasnikova (C)
  6. Natalia Bykova
  7. Lidiya Glubokova
  8. Natalia Buzunova
  9. Galina Konyukhova
  10. Nadezhda Gulyaeva
  11. Leyla Akhmerova
  12. Nelli Gorbatkova
  13. Lyudmila Frolova
  14. Nadezhda Ovechikna
  15. Tatyana Shvyganova
  16. Valentina Zazdravnkyh
 Australia
  1. Kym Ireland (GK)
  2. Robyn Morrison
  3. Pamela Glossop
  4. Adele Boyce
  5. Lorraine Hillas
  6. Robyn Leggatt
  7. Sandra Pisani
  8. Sharyn Simpson
  9. Susan Watkins
  10. Diane Gorman (C)
  11. Sharon Buchanan
  12. Colleen Pearce
  13. Kerry Wharton
  14. Julene Grant
  15. Janette McCloud
  16. Susan Skirrow

Statistics

Final standings

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

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s) A  West Germany 7 6 1 0 21 4 +17 13 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s) B  Netherlands 7 6 1 0 28 4 +24 13 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) A  Soviet Union 7 4 0 3 23 12 +11 8 Bronze Medal
4 B  Australia 7 4 0 3 17 10 +7 8 Fourth place
5 B  Canada 7 5 0 2 14 11 +3 10 Eliminated in
group stage
6 A  Argentina (H) 7 4 0 3 15 13 +2 8
7 A  Japan 7 2 1 4 11 20 −9 5
8 B  Belgium 7 2 1 4 7 16 −9 5
9 A  France 7 2 0 5 8 20 −12 4
10 B  Spain 7 1 1 5 2 12 −10 3
11 A  Mexico 7 3 0 4 8 17 −9 6
12 B  Austria 7 0 1 6 2 17 −15 1
Source: FIH
(H) Hosts

References

  1. ↑ "HOCKEY WORLD CUP BUENOS AIRES 1981". fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ↑ "List of Women's Hockey World Cup Winners". gk-all.com. GK All. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  3. ↑ "1981 Womens World Cup". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 Regulations
  5. ↑ "Field Hockey/World Cup". allcompetitions.com. All Competitions. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
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