Field hockey at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament
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| Host country | United Kingdom | ||
| City | London | ||
| Dates | 29 July – 10 August | ||
| Teams | 12 | ||
| Venue(s) | Riverbank Arena | ||
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| Champions |
 Netherlands (3rd title)
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| Runner-up |
 Argentina
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| Third place |
 Great Britain
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| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 38 | ||
| Goals scored | 118 (3.11 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |
Crista Cullen Alex Danson (5 goals) |
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The women's field hockey tournament at the 2012 Summer Olympics was the 9th edition of the field hockey event for women at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held over a thirteen-day period beginning on 29 July, and culminating with the medal finals on 10 August. All games were played at the Riverbank Arena within the Olympic Park in London, United Kingdom.
Defending champions the Netherlands won the gold medal for the third time after defeating Argentina 2–0 in the final. Great Britain won the bronze medal by defeating New Zealand 3–1.
The twelve teams in the tournament were divided into two pools of six, with each team initially playing round-robin games within their pool. Following the completion of the round-robin, the top two teams from each pool advance to the semi-finals. All other teams play classification matches to determine the final tournament rankings. The two semi-final winners meet for the gold medal match, while the semi-final losers play in the bronze medal match.
Each of the continental champions from five federations and host received an automatic berth. The European, Asian and Oceanian federations received one extra quota based upon the FIH World Rankings at the completion of the 2010 World Cup. In addition to the three teams qualifying through the Olympic Qualifying Tournaments, the following twelve teams, shown with final pre-tournament rankings, competed in this tournament.
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