The fourth Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier was held in the National Hockey Stadium

National Hockey Stadium

The National Hockey Stadium was a sports stadium in Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, with a nominal capacity of around 4,000 seats . It was used by England Hockey as their national stadium from 1995 to 2003 and as a professional football stadium from 2003 to 2007...

 in Milton Keynes

Milton Keynes

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, England

England

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, from March 23 until April 2, 2000. Ten nations took part, and they played a round robin. The top five teams joined hosts and defending champions Australia

Australia

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 (also Oceania Cup winner), Argentina

Argentina

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 (Pan American Games winner), South Korea

South Korea

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 (Asian Games winner), The Netherlands (European Nations Cup winner) and South Africa

South Africa

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 (All Africa Games winner).

( 1.) Julia Zwehl

Julia Zwehl

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 (gk), (2.) Birgit Beyer (gk), (3.) Denise Klecker, (4.) Tanja Dickenscheid

Tanja Dickenscheid

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, (5.) Nadine Ernsting-Krienke

Nadine Ernsting-Krienke

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, (6.) Inga Möller, (7.) Natascha Keller

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, (8.) Melanie Cremer, (9.) Friederike Barth, (11.) Cornelia Reiter, (12.) Britta Becker

Britta Becker

Britta Becker is a former German field hockey midfield player.Becker made her debut in the German women's field hockey team in 1991 and was the youngest in the Olympic squad in 1992. She was part of the 1995 winning team in the European Cup and the bronze medal winning team in the 1998 World Cup...

, (13.) Marion Rodewald, (15.) Heike Lätzsch, (16.) Katrin Kauschke

Katrin Kauschke

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 , (22.) Simone Grässer, (24.) Fanny Rinne, (25.) Caroline Casaretto, and (32.) Franziska Gude. Head Coach: Berti Rauth.

( 1.) Carolyn Reid

Carolyn Reid

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 (gk), ( 2.) Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose

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 (gk), ( 3.) Kristy Bowden, ( 4.) Jane Smith

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, ( 5.) Sue Chandler , ( 6.) Melanie Clewlow

Melanie Clewlow

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, ( 7.) Tina Cullen

Tina Cullen

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, ( 8.) Kathryn Johnson

Kathryn Johnson

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, ( 9.) Mandy Nicholson, (10.) Jane Sixsmith

Jane Sixsmith

Janet Theresa "Jane" Sixsmith MBE is a former field hockey player, who was a member of the British squad that won the bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. She retired from the international scene after scoring over hundred goals and winning 165 caps for England and 158 for Great...

, (11.) Purdy Miller, (12.) Denise Marston-Smith

Denise Marston-Smith

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, (13.) Helen Richardson

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, (14.) Fiona Greenham, (15.) Janet Jack, (16.) Kate Walsh

Kate Walsh (hockey player)

Kathrin Louise Walsh is the field hockey captain for Great Britain and England. When she was 28 she had over 130 caps for England and 60 for Great Britain...

, (17.) Sarah Blanks, and (18.) Lucilla Wright

Lucilla Wright

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. Head Coach: Jon Royce.

(1.) Skippy McGregor, (2.) Moira Senior, (3.) Kylie Foy

Kylie Foy

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, (4.) Sandy Bennett, (5.) Rachel Sutherland

Rachel Sutherland

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, (6.) Rachel Petrie

Rachel Petrie

Rachel Jane Petrie is a former field hockey defender from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney.-References:*...

, (7.) Anna Lawrence , (8.) Robyn Matthews, (10.) Kate Trolove, (12.) Mandy Smith, (13.) Lisa Walton, (14.) Suzie Pearce, (15.) Anne-Marie Irving

Anne-Marie Irving

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 (gk), (16.) Helen Clarke

Helen Clarke

Helen Margaret Clarke ONZM is a former field hockey goalkeeper for New Zealand, who competed in three Summer Olympics: 1992, 2000 and 2004....

 (gk), (17.) Caryn Paewai

Caryn Paewai

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, (18.) Diana Weavers

Diana Weavers

Diana Elizabeth Weavers is a field hockey defender from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney...

, and (31.) Tina Bell-Kake, Head Coach: Jan Borren

Jan Borren

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.

Tingonleima Chanu

Tingonleima Chanu

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 (gk and ), Helen Mary

Helen Mary

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 (gk), Amandeep Kaur

Amandeep Kaur

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, Marystella Tirkey, Kanti Baa

Kanti Baa

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, Sunita Dalal, Suraj Lata Devi

Suraj Lata Devi

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, Sumrai Tete

Sumrai Tete

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, Neha Singh, Kamala Dalal, Jyoti Sunita Kullu

Jyoti Sunita Kullu

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, Ferdina Ekka, Mamta Kharab

Mamta Kharab

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, Surinder Kaur

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, Ngasepam Pakpi Devi

Ngasepam Pakpi Devi

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, and Manorama Goswami. Head Coach: Gurdial Singh Banghu.

Kate Barber

Kate Barber

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, Margaret Storrar

Margaret Storrar

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 (gk), Tracey Fuchs

Tracey Fuchs

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 , Kelli James

Kelli James

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, Chris DeBow

Chris DeBow

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, Kris Fillat

Kris Fillat

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, Katie Kauffman

Katie Kauffman

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, Antoinette Lucas

Antoinette Lucas

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, Eleanor Race

Eleanor Race

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, Jill Reeve

Jill Reeve

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, Cindy Werley

Cindy Werley

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, Jana Toepel

Jana Toepel

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, Michelle Vizzuso

Michelle Vizzuso

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, Tracey Larson

Tracey Larson

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, Tara Jelley, and Nancy Pelligreen. Head Coach: Tracey Belbin

Tracey Belbin

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.

Group A

7

4

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		10	4	3	1	0	11	3
2.		8	4	2	2	0	8	4
3.		5	4	1	2	1	6	8	–2
4.		4	4	1	1	2	3	5	–2
5.		0	4	0	0	4	2	10	–8

• March 24, 2000

• March 25, 2000

• March 26, 2000

• March 27, 2000

• March 28, 2000

• March 29, 2000

Group B

6

5

2

3

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		9	4	3	0	1	8	2
2.		7	4	2	1	1	9	4
3.		7	4	2	1	1	4	2
4.		6	4	2	0	2	7	4
5.		0	4	0	0	4	2	18	–16

• March 24, 2000

• March 25, 2000

• March 26, 2000

• March 27, 2000

• March 28, 2000

• March 29, 2000

Play-offs

• March 31, 2000

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• April 1, 2000

• April 2, 2000

Final ranking

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Remarks

• The first five (New Zealand, Great Britain, Germany, Spain and China) qualified for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.

Top scorers

Rank	Name	Goals
1.	Mandy Smith	5
2.	Britta Becker Britta Becker Britta Becker is a former German field hockey midfield player.Becker made her debut in the German women's field hockey team in 1991 and was the youngest in the Olympic squad in 1992. She was part of the 1995 winning team in the European Cup and the bronze medal winning team in the 1998 World Cup...	3
–	Kylie Foy Kylie Foy Kylie Anne Foy is a former field hockey striker from New Zealand, who finished sixth with her national team at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Foy also competed with The Black Sticks at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.-References:*...	3
–	Huiping Yang	3
–	Suzie Pearce	3
–	Irina Sviridova	3
–	Lucilla Wright Lucilla Wright Lucilla Mary Wright is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s.-References:**...	3
–	Cindy Werley Cindy Werley Cindy Werley is a former Olympic field hockey forward from the United States, who made her international debut for the Women's National Team in 1994...	3