Field Hockey at the 1976 Summer Olympics was held from 18 to 30 July 1976 at the Percival Molson Memorial Stadium.
For the first time, the field hockey tournament was played on an artificial surface, although this would later become standard and be required by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
Medal Table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Australia |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Pakistan |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medalists[]
| Event | 
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|---|---|---|---|
| Men | New Zealand Paul Ackerley Jeff Archibald Thur Borren Alan Chesney John Christensen Greg Dayman Tony Ineson Barry Maister Selwyn Maister Trevor Manning Alan McIntyre Neil McLeod Arthur Parker Mohan Patel Ramesh Patel Les Wilson |
Australia David Bell Gregory Browning Richard Charlesworth Ian Cooke Barry Dancer Douglas Golder Robert Haigh Wayne Hammond James Irvine Stephen Marshall Malcolm Poole Robert Proctor Graham Reid Ronald Reiley Trevor Smith Terry Walsh |
Pakistan Mudassar Ashgar Arshad Ali Chaudry Manzoor Hassan Manzoor Hussain Islah Islahuddin Haneef Khan Samiulah Khan Arshad Mahmood Saleem Nazim Abdul Rashid Akhtar Rasool Shanaz Sheikh Saleem Sherwani Iftikhar Syed Munawar Zaman Khan Qamar Zia |
Statistics[]
- There were 172 total athletes from 11 countries.
- Cesar Raguso was the youngest participant with 16 years and 28 days.
- Jorge Ivorra was the oldest participant with 33 years and 229 days.
- 3 participants were chosen to be a flag bearer at the opening ceremony.
- Australia won its first medal in the sport since Mexico City 1968.
- New Zealand won its first-ever medal in the sport.
