The fifth Women's Hockey Olympic Qualifier was held in Auckland, New Zealand, from 19 March until 28 March 2004. Ten nations took part, and they were divided into two groups of five. The top five teams joined defending champions Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

 (also Oceania Cup winner), Argentina

Argentina

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 (Pan American Games winner), China

China

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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).

(2.) Tina Bachmann

Tina Bachmann

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, (4.) Mandy Haase

Mandy Haase

Mandy Haase is a field hockey defender from Germany, who won the gold medal with the National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

, (5.) Nadine Ernsting-Krienke

Nadine Ernsting-Krienke

Nadine Ernsting-Krienke is a field hockey striker from Germany, who won the gold medal with the Women's National Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece...

, (8.) Kerstin Hoyer, (9.) Friederike Barth, (10.) Silke Müller

Silke Müller

Silke Müller is a field hockey midfielder from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.- National Team Achievements:...

, (13.) Marion Rodewald (captain), (15.) Heike Lätzsch, (16.) Fanny Rinne, (17.) Louisa Walter (gk), (18.) Anke Kühn

Anke Kühn

Anke Kühn is a female field hockey player from Germany, who played for the Germany women's national field hockey team....

, (19.) Britta von Livonius, (20.) Alexandra Kollmar, (21.) Badri Latif, (22.) Miriam Schmid, (23.) Julia Zwehl

Julia Zwehl

Julia Zwehl is a field hockey international from Germany. She is a goalkeeper and is a talented player in the game as well as being a member of the gold medal winning team at the 2004 Olympics in Athens...

 (gk), (27.) Sonja Lehmann, and (32.) Franziska Gude. Head Coach: Markus Weise

Markus Weise

Markus Weise is a German field hockey coach. Since 6 November 2006, he has been Head Coach of the Germany national field hockey team...

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(1.) Carolyn Reid

Carolyn Reid

Carolyn Marie Reid is a retired female field hockey goalkeeper, who was a member of the British squad that competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. She won a total number of three medals, , during her career at the Commonwealth Games.-References:*...

 (gk), (2.) Hilary Rose

Hilary Rose

Hilary Mary Rose is a British field hockey goalkeeper, who plays for Ipswich and England, and has played for Great Britain. She represented England from 1993 to 2002.-References:*...

 (gk), (3.) Anna Bennett, (4.) Jane Smith

Jane Smith (field hockey)

Jane Caroline Smith is a British Olympic field hockey team member.-References:*...

, (5.) Crista Cullen

Crista Cullen

Crista Kerio Cullen is an English field hockey player fullback.-Early life:...

, (6.) Melanie Clewlow

Melanie Clewlow

Melanie Clewlow 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:**...

, (7.) Helen Grant

Helen Grant (field hockey)

Helen Grant is an English women's field hockey forward, who has competed at both national and international level, representing both England and Great Britain during her career....

, (8.) 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:**...

, (9.) Mandy Nicholson, (10.) Rhona Simpson

Rhona Simpson

Rhona Isabel Simpson is a female field hockey player from Scotland. She twice represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics...

, (11.) 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...

 (captain), (12.) Emma Rochlin

Emma Rochlin

Emma Rochlin is a female field hockey defender from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Glasgow Western, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. Rochlin works as a trainee solicitor.-References:*...

, (13.) Jennie Bimson

Jennie Bimson

Jennie Bimmo Bimson is a retired English field hockey player. A former member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team during the late 1990s and 2000s, she played in midfield and as a forward.-Career:Bimson first played for England, against Germany, in 1997...

, (14.) Rachel Walker

Rachel Walker (field hockey)

Rachel Walker is an English field hockey international, who was a member of the England and Great Britain women's field hockey team since making her England debut in June 2000 against Ireland. She is nicknamed Wacker.-References:**...

, (15.) Fiona Greenham, (16.) Leisa King, (17.) Sarah Blanks, and (18.) Linda Clement

Linda Clement

Linda Clement is a female field hockey forward and midfielder from Scotland. She plays club hockey for Bonagrass Grove, and made her debut for the Women's National Team in 1999. A resident of Edinburgh Clement represented Scotland in the U17 schoolgirls athletics team in 1996.-References:*...

. Head Coach: Bobby Crutchley.

(1.) Nicky King (gk), (2.) Angela Platt

Angela Platt

Angela Platt is a field hockey goalkeeper from Northern Ireland, who made her international debut for the Women's National Team in 2000 against the United States...

 (gk), (3.) Elaine Bromell, (4.) Fiona Connery, (5.) Linda Caulfield, (6.) Eimear Cregan, (7.) Suzanne Beaney, (9.) Bridget McKeever

Bridget McKeever

Bridget McKeever is a field hockey midfielder and defender from Northern Ireland, who made her international debut for the Ireland Women's National Team in 2003 against Japan.-International Senior Tournaments:...

, (11.) Jenny McDonough

Jenny McDonough

Jenny McDonough is a field hockey forward from Ireland, who made her international debut for Ireland Women's National Team in 2001 against England. She plays club hockey for the Belfast Harlequins. McDonough is employed in Sports Promotions...

, (13.) Nicky McCaughern, (14.) Lynsey McVicker (captain), (15.) Ciara O'Brien, (16.) Jill Orbinson

Jill Orbinson

Jill Orbinson is a field hockey centre midfielder, who made her international debut for the Irish Women's National Team in 1998 against Scotland. She plays club hockey for the Pegasus team. Orbinson is employed as a physiotherapist...

, (17.) Nikki Symmons, (18.) Deirdre Casey, (20.) Kristin Farrell, (21.) Katharine Maybin, and (24.) Jenny Burke. Head Coach: Riet Kuper.

(1.) Rie Terazono (gk), (2.) Keiko Miura

Keiko Miura

is a female field hockey field player from Japan, who is playing for Sony Bravia Ladies. She plays as a defender and is the striker of the penalty corner in her league team as well as the national team...

 (captain), (3.) Akemi Kato, (4.) Yukari Yamamoto, (5.) Sachimi Iwao, (6.) Chie Kimura, (7.) Yuka Ogura, (8.) Sakae Morimoto, (9.) Kaori Chiba, (10.) Naoko Saito, (11.) Tomomi Komori

Tomomi Komori

Tomomi Komori is a female field hockey player from Japan. She twice represented her native country at the Summer Olympics .Komori became topscorer at the 2006 Women's Hockey World Cup Qualifier in Rome, Italy, alongside Kaori Chiba , Rhona Simpson and Maryna Vynohradova , scoring six...

, (12.) Nami Miyazaki

Nami Miyazaki

Nami Miyazaki is a field hockey international goalkeeper from Japan, who was a member of the national women's team that competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-References:*...

 (gk), (13.) Akiko Kitada, (14.) Rika Ishida, (15.) Emi Sakurai, (16.) Rika Komazawa, (19.) Megumi Ohmura, and (20.) Miyuki Nakagawa. Head Coach: Kazunori Kobayashi.

(1.) Kayla Sharland

Kayla Sharland

Kayla Marie Sharland is a field hockey striker. Sharland was a member of the New Zealand women's national field hockey team during its participation at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where it finished sixth.-International senior competitions:* 2003 – Champions Challenge,...

, (2.) Emily Naylor

Emily Naylor

Emily Naylor is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who was selected to attend an Olympic Qualifying training camp in late 2003 after performing well for the New Zealand Under 18 Team...

, (5.) Rachel Sutherland

Rachel Sutherland

Rachel Anne Sutherland is a female field hockey player from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team, wearing the number five jersey. Sutherland was affiliated with Emeralds,...

, (6.) Meredith Orr

Meredith Orr

Meredith Dawn Orr is a field hockey midfielder from New Zealand, who represented her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. There she finished in sixth place with the Women's National Team...

, (8.) Jaimee Provan, (9.) Leisen Jobe

Leisen Jobe

Leisen Michelle Jobe is a retired female field hockey player from New Zealand.She was born in Whangarei, Northland. She competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, and with The Black Sticks team she finished in sixth place. She also competed in other tournaments.-References:...

, (10.) Lizzy Igasan

Lizzy Igasan

Elizabeth Jane "Lizzy" Igasan is a New Zealand field hockey player who was captain of the national team and a participant in the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics.-Early life:...

, (11.) Stacey Carr, (12.) Lisa Walton, (14.) Suzie Muirhead (captain), (15.) Beth Jurgeleit (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

Caryn Erena Paewai is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who finished in sixth position with the Women's National Team, nicknamed Black Sticks, at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Two years later she was a member of the side that finished fourth at the 2002 Commonwealth...

, (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...

, (21.) Niniwa Roberts

Niniwa Roberts

Niniwa Kiri Rata Roberts-Lang is a field hockey striker from New Zealand, who was a member of the squad that finished sixth at the 2004 Summer Olympics and twelfth at the 2008 Summer Olympics ....

, (22.) Rachel Robertson, (23.) Tara Drysdale, and (28.) Karen Syddall. Head Coach: Ian Rutledge

Ian Rutledge

Ian Gregory Rutledge is a field hockey coach, who was born in Australia. He attended both primary and secondary schooling in Orange, New South Wales, being a student at The Canobolas High School from 1985-1990.Ian was responsible for qualifying the Black Sticks for the 2008 Beijing...

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(1.) Anna Radomskaya (gk), (2.) Ekaterina Cherkasova, (3.) Galina Timshina, (4.) Natalia Vershinina, (5.) Alexandra Pershina, (6.) Elena Kazakova, (7.) Natalia Gorbachkova, (8.) Tatiana Lastochkina, (9.) Elena Apelganets, (10.) Tatiana Vasyukova (captain), (11.) Svetlana Grigoreva, (12.) Ekaterina Rastorgoueva, (13.) Nadezda Chegurdaeva, (14.) Marina Chegurdaeva, (15.) Olga Shentsova, (16.) Galina Basaychuk, (17.) Natalia Zaitchenko, and (18.) Oxana Serezhkina (gk). Head Coach: Valentina Apelganets.

(1.) Park Yong-Sook (gk), (2.) Kim Yun-Mi, (3.) Lee Jin-Hee, (4.) Yoo Hee-Joo, (6.) Kim Jung-Ahn, (7.) Han Sung-Mi, (8.) Lee Mi-Seong, (9.) Park Mi-Hyun, (10.) Oh Ko-Woon, (11.) Kim Seong-Eun (captain), (13.) Moon Myung-Seon, (14.) Park Seon-Mi, (15.) Kim Jin-Kyoung, (16.) Lim Ju-Young (gk), (17.) Kang Bo-Kyung, (18.) Park Jeong-Sook, (19.) Yoon Deok-Hee, and (21.) Kim Jung-Hee. Head Coach: Lim Heung-Sin.

(1.) María Jesús Rosa (gk), (3.) Rocío Ybarra, (4.) Barbara Malda, (5.) Mónica Rueda, (6.) Silvia Bonastre, (7.) María del Carmen Martín, (8.) Marta Prat, (9.) Silvia Muñoz, (10.) Lucía López

Lucía López

Lucía López Martínez is a former female field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. She played club hockey for Real Club de Polo in Barcelona.-References:*...

, (11.) María del Mar Feito (captain), (12.) Maider Tellería

Maider Tellería

Maider Tellería Goñi is a former field hockey player from Spain. She was a member of the Women's National Team that surprisingly won the golden medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics on home soil ....

, (15.) Erdoitza Goikoetxea, (16.) Lara Domenech Baldó, (17.) Núria Camón, (18.) Ana Pérez, (19.) Maider Luengo (gk), (20.) Raquel Huertas, and (21.) Esther Termens. Head Coach: Pablo Usoz.

(1.) Iryna Zhukova (gk), (2.) Viktoriya Novik, (3.) Lyudmyla Vyhanyayko, (4.) Olena Fritche, (5.) Olga Gulenko, (6.) Olha Hryzodub, (7.) Maryna Dudko, (8.) Tetyana Kobzenko (captain), (9.) Svitlana Kolomiyets, (10.) Natalya Vsayukova, (11.) Elvira Dzhemilova, (12.) Zhanna Savenko, (13.) Maryna Litvinchuk, (14.) Tetyana Salenko, (15.) Yana Vorushylo, and (16.) Olga Fisyun (gk). Head Coach: Tetyana Zhuk.

(1.) Tamika Smith, (2.) Angie Loy

Angie Loy

Angie Loy is a field hockey forward from the United States, who earned her first career cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California. Loy attended the Old Dominion University. She was raised in rural Perry County, PA and attended West Perry High School in Elliottsburg, PA...

, (3.) Kristen McCann,
(4.) Margaret Storrar

Margaret Storrar

Margaret Storrar is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1995. The former student of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill was a member of the team, that won the silver medal at the 1999 Pan American...

 (gk), (5.) Tara Jelley, (7.) Tracey Larson

Tracey Larson

Tracey Larson is a field hockey player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1999...

, (9.) Tracey Fuchs

Tracey Fuchs

Tracey Claire Fuchs is a former field hockey midfielder from the United States, who was a member of the US women's team that finished fifth at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. She also competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where Team USA finished in eighth and last position...

, (10.) Tiffany Snow, (11.) Katherine Beach

Katie Kauffman

Katie Kauffman Beach is a former field hockey midfield player from the United States, who earned a total number of 165 caps for the Women's National Team, in which she scored one goal...

, (13.) Keli Smith, (14.) Abbey Woolley, (17.) Carrie Lingo, (21.) April Fronzoni

April Fronzoni

April Fronzoni is a field hockey striker from the United States, who earned her first international senior cap versus Ireland on January 14, 2004 at Stanford, California. Fronzoni attended the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.Fronzoni has been a mainstay in the U.S...

, (22.) Kate Barber

Kate Barber

Kate Barber is a field hockey forward and midfield player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 1998 by scoring two goals in a 3-3 draw with New Zealand...

, (23.) Meredith Keller, (24.) Dina Rizzo, (25.) Amy Tran

Amy Tran

Amy Trần is a field hockey goalkeeper from the United States, who made her national team debut against Mexico at the Pan American Cup, where she shared the 5-0 shutout. Tran attended the University of North Carolina...

 (gk), and (26.) Kristi Gannon

Kristi Gannon

Kristi Gannon is a field hockey defence and midfield player from the United States, who made her international senior debut for the Women's National Team in 2001. She's a student of the University of Michigan...

. Head Coach: Beth Anders

Beth Anders

Elizabeth Anders is a former field hockey sweeper from the United States, who was a member of the national team that won the bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California. Later on she became the head coach of the USA National Women's Team...

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Group A

5

2

2

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		8	4	2	2	0	11	6
2.		8	4	2	2	0	6	4
3.		7	4	2	1	1	6	4
4.		4	4	1	1	2	3	8	–5
5.		0	4	0	0	4	3	7	–4

• Friday 19 March 2004

• Saturday 20 March 2004

• Sunday 21 March 2004

• Monday 22 March 2004

• Tuesday 23 March 2004

• Wednesday 24 March 2004

Group B

10

2

7

1

Team	Points	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Diff
1.		9	4	3	0	1	13	3
2.		9	4	3	0	1	5	3
3.		7	4	2	1	1	11	4
4.		4	4	1	1	2	7	6
5.		0	4	0	0	4	1	21	–20

• Friday 19 March 2004

• Saturday 20 March 2004

• Sunday 21 March 2004

• Monday 22 March 2004

• Tuesday 23 March 2004

• Wednesday 24 March 2004

Final round

• Friday 26 March 2004 — Classification (5th/8th place)

• Friday 26 March 2004 — Classification (1st/4th place)

• Saturday 27 March 2004 — Classification (9th/10th place)

• Saturday 27 March 2004 — Classification (7th/8th place)

• Saturday 27 March 2004 — Classification (5th/6th place)

• Sunday 28 March 2004 — Classification (3rd/4th place)

• Sunday 28 March 2004 — Classification (1st/2nd place)

Final ranking

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Remarks

• The first five teams (Japan, Spain, New Zealand, Germany, and South Korea) qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Field hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics
  Field Hockey at the 2004 Summer Olympics was held at the Olympic Hockey Centre located within the Helliniko Olympic Complex. The competitions for both men and women was split into two groups with the top two teams after the preliminary rounds progressing through to the semi-finals.-Men's...
  
   in Athens, Greece.