The men's qualification for the Olympic field hockey tournament occurred between August 2023 and January 2024, allocating twelve teams for the final tournament. All five FIH (International Hockey Federation) zones were expected to have a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.
The host nation France received a direct quota place in the men's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. The remaining half of the field will attribute the quota places to the top three teams in each of the two separate FIH Olympic qualifying tournaments.
Method
Twelve teams will participate in the men's field hockey tournament, with each NOC sending a roster of sixteen players and two substitutes.
Host nation
As the host nation, France received a direct quota place in the men's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. If the French hockey players had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, the number of places in two wildcard tournaments would have risen to seven, with the remaining spot offered to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers.
Continental qualification
The winners from each of the five confederation zones (Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, and Oceania) in their respective tournaments listed below secured a quota place for their respective NOC:
Qualification via the wild card tournament
The remaining half of the total quota was attributed to the eight-team field through each of the two separate FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs), held in January 2024. The top three eligible NOCs at the end of each tournament secured the berths to complete the twelve-team field for Paris 2024. If the host nation France had won the 2023 EuroHockey Championships, a seventh spot would have been available in the OQTs to be eventually awarded to the highest-ranked of the two bronze medal losers at midnight on the final day of the second tournament.
The teams based on the continental quotas, determined by the number of NOCs from each continent within the top 22 of the FIH world ranking list, were eligible to participate in each of the two OQTs. From these quotas, six nations (the host nation France and five continental winners) qualified for Paris were removed from the list, leaving the remainder to be filled by the highest-ranked eligible NOCs in each of the continental meets.
On 28 September 2023, the FIH announced that Oman would host a qualification tournament instead of Pakistan.
Qualified teams
2023 Oceania Cup
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
2023 EuroHockey Championships
Qualified teams
Along with the host nation Germany, the top three teams at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship and the four winners of the 2022 EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers fielded the men's tournament.
| Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Berths |
Qualified team |
| Host nation |
14 December 2020 |
N/A |
1 |
 Germany |
| 2021 EuroHockey Championship |
4–12 June 2021 |
 Amstelveen |
3 |
Netherlands
 Belgium
 England |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers |
17–20 August 2022 |
 Ourense |
1 |
Spain |
| 23–26 August 2022 |
 Vienna |
1 |
Austria |
| 24–27 August 2022 |
 Calais |
1 |
France |
 Glasgow |
1 |
 Wales |
| Total |
8 |
|
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Pool B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Final round
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Semi-finals |
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Final |
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25 August |
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Belgium |
2 |
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27 August |
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Netherlands |
3 |
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Netherlands |
2 |
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25 August |
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England |
1 |
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Germany |
0 (4) |
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England (p.s.o.) |
0 (5) |
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Third place |
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27 August |
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Belgium |
2 |
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Germany |
0 |
Final ranking
Source:
2022 Asian Games
Qualified teams
| Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Berths |
Qualified team |
| Host country |
16 September 2016 |
N/A |
1 |
 China |
| 2018 Asian Games |
20 August – 1 September 2018 |
 Jakarta |
5 |
 Japan
 Malaysia
 India
 Pakistan
 South Korea |
| 2022 Asian Games Qualifier |
6–15 May 2022 |
 Bangkok |
6 |
 Oman
 Bangladesh
Indonesia
Thailand
 Sri Lanka
 Uzbekistan
 Singapore |
| Total |
12 |
|
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Pool B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Medal round
Final standings
Source: FIH
2023 Pan American Games
Qualified teams
| Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Quota(s) |
Qualified team |
| Host country |
N/A |
1 |
N/A |
| 2022 Pan American Cup |
20–30 January |
 Santiago |
2 4 |
 Canada
 United States
 Brazil
 Peru |
| 2022 South American Games |
3–11 October |
 Asunción |
2 |
 Argentina
Chile |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
28 June – 6 July |
 Santo Domingo |
2 |
 Mexico
 Trinidad and Tobago |
| Total |
8 |
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- Chile finished in the top two at the 2022 South American Games, meaning the host nation quota was reallocated as an additional quota through the 2022 Pan American Cup.
- Since Canada and the USA qualified through the Pan American Cup, an additional spot was available through the event.
Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Pool B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Medal round
Final standings
Source: FIH
2023 African Olympic Qualifier
Qualified teams
| Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Berths |
Qualified team |
| FIH World Rankings |
N/A |
N/A |
2 |
 South Africa
 Egypt |
| Northeast African Qualifying Tournament |
6 June 2022 |
Cancelled |
2 |
 Kenya
 Uganda |
| Northwest African Qualifying Tournament |
25 August 2022 |
Cancelled |
2 |
 Ghana
 Nigeria |
| FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament |
31 August – 4 September 2022 |
 Harare |
2 |
Zimbabwe
 Zambia |
| Total |
8 |
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Preliminary round
Pool A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Pool B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Source:
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals for.
Medal round
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Semi-finals |
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Final |
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3 November |
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South Africa |
7 |
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5 November |
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Ghana |
0 |
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South Africa |
2 |
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3 November |
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Egypt |
1 |
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Egypt |
9 |
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Uganda |
1 |
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Third place |
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5 November |
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Ghana |
7 |
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Uganda |
1 |
Final standings
Source:
FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
Main article: 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
Qualified teams
Final standings
2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers 2024 Men's FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
See also
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Australia
Ireland
Great Britain
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