Olympijské hry 2020 - Pozemný hokej - muži

Olympijské hry 2020 - Pozemný hokej - muži

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The men's field hockey tournament at the 2020 Summer Olympics was the 24th edition of the field hockey event for men at the Summer Olympic Games. It was held from 24 July to 5 August 2021. All games were played at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo, Japan.

It was originally scheduled to be held from 25 July to 6 August 2020, but on 24 March 2020, the Olympics were postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Because of this pandemic, the games were played behind closed doors.

Argentina won the previous olympic field hockey event but were eliminated in the quarterfinals. Belgium captured their first gold medal after defeating Australia in the final after penalties. India won their first hockey medal since 1980 Summer Olympics by defeating Germany in the bronze-medal match.

The medals for the competition were presented by Baron Pierre-Oliver Bekcers-Vieujant, Belgium; IOC Member, and the medalists' bouquets were presented by Narinder Dhruv Batra, the FIH President.

Olympijské hry 2020 - Pozemný hokej - muži

Olympijský turnaj v pozemnom hokeji mužov 2020 sa konal od 24. júla do 5. augusta 2021 v Oi Hockey Stadium v Tokiu v Japonsku ako súčasť letných olympijských hier 2020. Turnaj sa pôvodne mal konať od 25. júla do 8. augusta 2020, bol však odložený o rok pre pandémiu COVID-19.

Turnaja sa zúčastnilo dvanásť tímov, ktoré boli vybrané prostredníctvom kvalifikačných turnajov. Tímy boli rozdelené do dvoch skupín po šiestich a odohrali medzi sebou jeden zápas každý. Štyri najlepšie tímy z každej skupiny postúpili do vyraďovacej fázy, ktorá pozostávala zo štvrťfinále, semifinále a zápasu o zlatú medailu.

Zlatú medailu získalo Belgicko, ktoré vo finále porazilo Austráliu. India získala bronzovú medailu, keď v zápase o tretie miesto porazila Nemecko.