Field hockey at the Australian Youth Olympic Festival
 | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
|---|---|
| Founded | M: 2007 W: 2007 |
| No. of teams | 4 |
| Country | Australia |
| Continent | International (FIH) |
| Most recent champion(s) | M:.svg.png){kind=small} Australia (3rd title) W: Australia (1st title) |
| Most titles | M: Australia (3 titles) W:  Great Britain (2 titles) |
| Official website | olympics.com.au |
Hockey, or more specifically, field hockey, was first introduced to the Australian Youth Olympic Festival as a men's and women's tournament at the 2007 Games.
History
After being introduced at the 2007 Australian Youth Olympic Festival, field hockey has become a permanent feature at every edition since.
Australia are the most successful team in the men's competition, having won gold at every edition of the tournament.[1] Great Britain are the most successful women's team, having one the tournament twice,[2] followed by Australia who have won the tournament once.[3]
Men's tournament
Summaries
| Year | Hosts | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2007 Details |
Sydney, Australia | Australia |
2–2 (7–6) (penalties) |
Great Britain |
 China |
2–2 (5–4) (penalties) |
 Malaysia | ||
| 2009 Details |
Sydney, Australia | Australia |
2–1 |  India |
Great Britain |
5–2 | Malaysia | ||
| 2013 Details |
Sydney, Australia | Australia |
5–4 | Great Britain |
 United States |
4–4 (3–2) (penalties) |
Malaysia | ||
Team Appearances
| Team | 2007 | 2009 | 2013 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 3 |
| China
|
3rd | – | – | 1 |
| Great Britain
|
2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 3 |
| India
|
– | 2nd | – | 1 |
| Malaysia
|
4th | 4th | 4th | 3 |
| United States
|
– | – | 3rd | 1 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Women's tournament
Summaries
| Year | Hosts | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2007 Details |
Sydney, Australia | Great Britain |
4–2 | Australia |
 New Zealand |
3–1 | China | ||
| 2009 Details |
Sydney, Australia | Great Britain |
3–2 | Australia |
India |
2–0 | United States | ||
| 2013 Details |
Sydney, Australia | Australia |
2–1 | China |
Great Britain |
2–1 | United States | ||
Team Appearances
| Team | 2007 | 2009 | 2013 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
2nd | 2nd | 1st | 3 |
| China
|
4th | – | 2nd | 2 |
| Great Britain
|
1st | 1st | 3rd | 3 |
| India
|
– | 3rd | – | 1 |
| New Zealand
|
3rd | – | – | 1 |
| United States
|
– | 4th | 4th | 2 |
| Total | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
Medal table
Total
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (AUS) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | China (CHN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| India (IND) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 5 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.png){kind=small} United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | China | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Women
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
References
- ^ "2013 AYOF: Sport by sport wrap". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "2009 AYOF Results Booklet" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
- ^ "2013 AYOF: Sport by sport wrap". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 July 2017.