The women's field hockey tournament at the 1988 Summer Olympics was the 3rd edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a ten-day period beginning on 21 September, and culminating with the medal finals on 30 September. All games were played at the Seongnam Stadium in Seoul, South Korea.
Australia won the gold medal for the first time after defeating South Korea 2–0 in the final. Netherlands won the bronze medal by defeating Great Britain 3–1.
Squads
Results
Preliminary round
Group A
Umpires: Christianne Asselman (BEL) Margaret Lanning (CAN)
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Umpires: Dominique Ache (BEL) R Tong (RSA)
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Umpires: Dominique Ache (BEL) Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)
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Umpires: Dominique Ache (BEL) Naomi Kato (JPN)
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Umpires: Jan Hadfield (AUS) Margaret Lanning (CAN)
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Umpires: Dominique Ache (BEL) Naomi Kato (JPN)
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Group B
Umpires: Salobrar Hernandez (ESP) Pauline Bullock (GBR)
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Umpires: A Poelmans (NED) Jean Robertson (GBR)
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Umpires: Pauline Bullock (GBR) Jean Robertson (GBR)
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Umpires: Laura Crespo (ARG) Jolanda Mohlmann (GBR)
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Umpires: Laura Crespo (ARG) A Poelmans (NED)
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Umpires: Jolanda Mohlman (NED) R Tong (RSA)
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Fifth to eighth place classification
Cross-overs
Umpires: Jolanda Mohlmann (NED) Naomi Kato (JPN)
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Umpires: Jean Robertson (GBR) Jan Hadfield (AUS)
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Seventh and eighth place
Umpires: Margaret Lanning (CAN) A Poelmans (NED)
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Fifth and sixth place
Umpires: Dominique Ache (BEL) Jean Robertson (GBR)
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Medal round
Semi-finals
Umpires: Christianne Asselman (BEL) Salobrar Hernandez (ESP)
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Umpires: Laura Crespo (ARG) R Tong (RSA)
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Bronze medal match
Umpires: Laura Crespo (ARG) R Tong (RSA)
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Gold medal match
Umpires: Salobrar Hernandez (ESP) Jolanda Mohlmann (NED)
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Final ranking
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.
Goalscorers
There were 72 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 3.6 goals per match.
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Source: FIH