Field hockey at the Summer Olympics
olympics event
Field hockey made its debut at the Modern Olympic Games as a men's competition in the 1908 Games in London. It was removed from the Olympic schedule of the Summer Olympic Games for the 1924 Paris Games and was reintroduced in the 1928 Amsterdam Games. The Women's field hockey was introduced into the Olympic programme at the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
The International Hockey Federation (FIH) was founded in 1924 and governs the field hockey events. Until the 1988 Summer Olympics, the tournaments were invitational, but a qualification system was introduced since the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. The last edition at Paris was the 25th occurrence of the men's event and 12th consecutive occurrence of women's event in the Olympics.
India is the most successful team in the men's Olympic competition, having won a record eight gold medals. Netherlands is the most successful team in the women's competition, winning a record five gold medals. India also holds the record for the most appearances in the men's event with 22, while Netherlands and Australia hold the same record for the women's event, with 11 appearances each.
Great Britain won the first two editions of the men's event in 1908 and 1920.
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