The women'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 secured a continental representation in the Olympic field hockey event.
The host nation France received a direct quota place in the women's tournament after having attained the top twenty-five spot or higher in the FIH world ranking list. The remaining half of the field attributed 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 women'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 women'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 were attributed to the eight-team field through each of the two separate FIH Olympic Qualifying Tournaments (OQTs), that took place from 13 to 20 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.
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.
Qualified teams
2023 Oceania Cup
Main article: 2023 Women's Oceania Cup
2023 Women's Oceania Cup
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 women's tournament.
| Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Berths |
Qualified team |
| Host nation |
14 December 2020 |
N/A |
1 |
 Germany |
| 2021 EuroHockey Championship |
5–13 June 2021 |
 Amstelveen |
3 |
Netherlands
 Belgium
 Spain |
| EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers |
17–20 August 2022 |
 Vilnius |
1 |
 Italy |
| 18–21 August 2022 |
 Dublin |
1 |
 Ireland |
| 24–27 August 2022 |
 Dunkirk |
1 |
 Scotland |
| 25–28 August 2022 |
 Durham |
1 |
England |
| Total |
8 |
|
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.
Final round
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Semi-finals |
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Final |
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24 August |
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Netherlands |
7 |
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26 August |
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England |
0 |
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Netherlands |
3 |
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24 August |
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Belgium |
1 |
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Germany |
0 |
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Belgium |
1 |
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Third place |
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26 August |
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England |
0 |
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Germany |
3 |
Final ranking
Source: FIH
2022 Asian Games
Qualified teams
| Qualification |
Date |
Host |
Berths |
Qualified team |
| Host country |
16 September 2016 |
N/A |
1 |
 China |
| 2018 Asian Games |
19–31 August 2018 |
 Jakarta |
5 |
 Japan
 India
 South Korea
 Malaysia
 Thailand |
| 2022 Asian Games Qualifier |
6–14 June 2022 |
4 |
 Hong Kong
 Kazakhstan
 Singapore
Indonesia |
| Total |
10 |
|
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
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Semi-finals |
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Final |
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5 October |
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India |
0 |
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7 October |
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China |
4 |
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China |
2 |
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5 October |
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South Korea |
0 |
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Japan |
2 (3) |
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South Korea |
2 (4) |
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Third place |
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7 October |
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India |
2 |
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Japan |
1 |
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 |
19–29 January |
 Santiago |
2 4 |
 Canada
 United States
 Uruguay
 Trinidad and Tobago |
| 2022 South American Games |
4–12 October |
 Asunción |
2 |
Chile
 Argentina |
| 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games |
27 June – 5 July |
 Santo Domingo |
2 |
 Mexico
 Cuba |
| Total |
8 |
|
- 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
 Ghana |
| Northeast African Qualifying Tournament |
6 June 2022 |
Cancelled |
2 |
 Kenya
 Uganda |
| Northwest African Qualifying Tournament |
25 August 2022 |
Cancelled |
2 |
 Nigeria
 Zambia |
| FIH Central and South Africa Qualifying Tournament |
31 August – 4 September 2022 |
 Harare |
2 |
Zimbabwe
 Namibia |
| 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.
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 |
9 |
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3 November |
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Nigeria |
0 |
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Kenya |
0 |
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Nigeria |
1 |
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Third place |
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5 November |
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Ghana |
1 |
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Kenya |
3 |
Final standings
Source:
FIH Hockey Olympic Qualifiers
Qualified teams
Final standings
See also
Whangārei
Australia
Great Britain
Prague
Ukraine