title: 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup
text: # 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup
  
  The 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup was the fourth edition of the Women's Hockey World Cup, a field hockey tournament. It was held from the 27 March to 5 April 1981 at the CeNARD in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
  
  West Germany won the tournament for a second time, defeating the Netherlands 3–1 in penalties after the final finished as a 1–1 draw. The Soviet Union finished in third place after defeating Australia 5–1.
  
  ## Teams
  
  Including the host nation, Argentina, 12 teams participated in the tournament:
  
  * Argentina
  * Australia
  * Austria
  * Belgium
  * Canada
  * France
  * Japan
  * Mexico
  * Netherlands
  * Soviet Union
  * Spain
  * West Germany
  
  ## Results
  
  ### Preliminary round
  
  **Pool A**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | West Germany | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 10 | Semi-finals |
  | 2 | Soviet Union | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 6 | Semi-finals |
  | 3 | Argentina (H) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
  | 4 | Japan | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 4 | |
  | 5 | Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | −8 | 4 | |
  | 6 | France | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 0 | |
  
  * 27 March 1981 07:30
  
  | Soviet Union | 5–0 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 27 March 1981 09:00
  
  | West Germany | 2–0 | Mexico |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 27 March 1981 15:45
  
  | Argentina | 2–3 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 28 March 1981 15:00
  
  | Japan | 0–5 | Soviet Union |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 28 March 1981 17:00
  
  | West Germany | 5–1 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 29 March 1981 07:30
  
  | Mexico | 1–6 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 30 March 1981 07:30
  
  | Japan | 1–4 | West Germany |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 30 March 1981 15:00
  
  | Argentina | 2–0 | Soviet Union |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 30 March 1981 17:00
  
  | France | 1–4 | Mexico |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 31 March 1981 17:00
  
  | Soviet Union | 0–2 | West Germany |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 1 April 1981 07:30
  
  | Mexico | 2–1 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 1 April 1981 09:00
  
  | Argentina | 2–0 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 2 April 1981 09:30
  
  | France | 3–4 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 2 April 1981 15:30
  
  | Soviet Union | 5–0 | Mexico |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 2 April 1981 17:30
  
  | West Germany | 5–0 | Argentina |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  **Pool B**
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Netherlands | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 10 | Semi-finals |
  | 2 | Australia | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 8 | Semi-finals |
  | 3 | Canada | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | −2 | 6 | |
  | 4 | Belgium | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 | |
  | 5 | Spain | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 1 | |
  | 6 | Austria | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 15 | −13 | 1 | |
  
  * 27 March 1981 14:15
  
  | Netherlands | 7–0 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 27 March 1981 17:15
  
  | Canada | 3–0 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | Branchaud Dana Sinclair Forshaw | Report | |
  
  * 28 March 1981
  
  | Australia | 6–0 | Austria |
  | - | - | - |
  | Glossop 9' 25' Watkins 32' 68' Terry Wharton 40' 60' | Report | |
  
  * 28 March 1981 09:30
  
  | Belgium | 1–2 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 29 March 1981 09:30
  
  | Australia | 0–2 | Netherlands |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | Boekhorst |
  
  * 29 March 1981 15:00
  
  | Spain | 0–0 | Austria |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 30 March 1981 09:30
  
  | Canada | 0–4 | Netherlands |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 31 March 1981 07:30
  
  | Austria | 1–3 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 31 March 1981 09:30
  
  | Spain | 0–3 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 1 April 1981 13:00
  
  | Australia | 4–1 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 1 April 1981 15:00
  
  | Netherlands | 4–0 | Austria |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 1 April 1981 17:00
  
  | Belgium | 1–0 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 2 April 1981 07:30
  
  | Austria | 1–2 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 2 April 1981 11:30
  
  | Netherlands | 3–0 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 2 April 1981 13:30
  
  | Belgium | 0–2 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  ### Classification round
  
  **Ninth to twelfth place classification**
  
  | Crossover | Crossover | Ninth Place | Ninth Place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 |
  | Mexico | 0 |
  | Mexico | 0 | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | Spain | 2 | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | Spain | 2 | Spain | 0 |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 | | Spain | 0 |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 | France | 2 |
  | France | 1 | France | 2 |
  | Austria | 0 | | |
  | Austria | 0 | Eleventh Place | Eleventh Place |
  | | | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | | | Mexico | 1 |
  | | | Austria | 0 |
  
  **Ninth to twelfth place classification**
  
  **Crossover**
  
  * 4 April 1981 07:30
  
  | France | 1–0 | Austria |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 4 April 1981 11:30
  
  | Mexico | 0–2 | Spain |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  **Ninth to twelfth place classification**
  
  **Eleventh and twelfth place**
  
  * 5 April 1981 07:30
  
  | Mexico | 1–0 | Austria |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  **Ninth to twelfth place classification**
  
  **Ninth and tenth place**
  
  * 5 April 1981 09:30
  
  | Spain | 0–2 | France |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  **Fifth to eighth place classification**
  
  | Crossover | Crossover | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 |
  | Argentina | 3 |
  | Argentina | 3 | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | Belgium | 1 | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | Belgium | 1 | Argentina | 0 |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 | | Argentina | 0 |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 | Canada | 3 |
  | Canada | 3 | Canada | 3 |
  | Japan | 1 | | |
  | Japan | 1 | Seventh Place | Seventh Place |
  | | | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | | | Belgium | 1 (2) |
  | | | Japan (pen.) | 1 (4) |
  
  **Fifth to eighth place classification**
  
  **Crossover**
  
  * 4 April 1981 09:30
  
  | Canada | 3–1 | Japan |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 4 April 1981 13:30
  
  | Argentina | 3–1 | Belgium |
  | - | - | - |
  | Branchaud 27' Forshaw | Report | |
  
  **Fifth to eighth place classification**
  
  **Seventh and eighth place**
  
  * 5 April 1981 11:30
  
  | Belgium | 1–1 |
  | - | - |
  | | Report |
  | Penalties |||
  | | 2–4 |
  
  **Fifth to eighth place classification**
  
  **Fifth and sixth place**
  
  * 5 April 1981 13:30
  
  | Argentina | 0–3 | Canada |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  **First to fourth place classification**
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 |
  | West Germany | 2 |
  | West Germany | 2 | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | Australia | 1 | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | Australia | 1 | West Germany (pen.) | 1 (3) |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 | | West Germany (pen.) | 1 (3) |
  | 4 April 1981 | 4 April 1981 | Netherlands | 1 (1) |
  | Netherlands | 7 | Netherlands | 1 (1) |
  | Soviet Union | 3 | | |
  | Soviet Union | 3 | Third Place | Third Place |
  | | | 5 April 1981 | 5 April 1981 |
  | | | Australia | 1 |
  | | | Soviet Union | 5 |
  
  **First to fourth place classification**
  
  **Crossover**
  
  * 4 April 1981 15:30
  
  | West Germany | 2–1 | Australia |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  * 4 April 1981 17:30
  
  | Netherlands | 7–3 | Soviet Union |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  **First to fourth place classification**
  
  **Third and fourth place**
  
  * 5 April 1981 15:30
  
  | Australia | 1–5 | Soviet Union |
  | - | - | - |
  | | Report | |
  
  **First to fourth place classification**
  
  **Final**
  
  * 5 April 1981 17:30
  
  | West Germany | 1–1 |
  | - | - |
  | | Report |
  | Penalties |||
  | | 3–1 |
  
  * 1981 Women's Hockey World Cup winner
  * West Germany Second title
  
  ## Medallists
  
  The following are the squads of the three medalling nations, as well as fourth placed Australia:
  
  * Silke Birkenfeld
  * Susanne Schmid (GK)
  * Gudrun Neumann
  * Christina Moser
  * Elke Drüll
  * Ingrid Bruckert-Redmer
  * Birgit Hagen (C)
  * Gabriele Appel
  * Stefanie Burger
  * Corinna Lingnau
  * Martina Koch
  * Karen Haude
  * Sigrid Landgraf
  * Eva Pagels
  * Doris Manthei
  * Dorothea Marx
  * Bernadette de Beus (GK)
  * Toos Bax
  * Margriet Zegers
  * Margriet Bleijerveld
  * Marjolein Bolhuis-Eijsvogel (C)
  * Fieke Boekhorst
  * Anneke Bax
  * Sandra Le Poole
  * Elsemieke Hillen
  * Sophie von Weiler
  * Annelies Kapten
  * Irene Hendriks
  * Lisette Sevens (C)
  * Vib Ramaer
  * José Poelmans
  * Madelon Beliën
  * Galina Inzhuvatova (GK)
  * Larisa Chizhik
  * Tatiana Chotchayeva
  * Nadezhda Filippova
  * Natella Krasnikova (C)
  * Natalia Bykova
  * Lidiya Glubokova
  * Natalia Buzunova
  * Galina Konyukhova
  * Nadezhda Gulyaeva
  * Leyla Akhmerova
  * Nelli Gorbatkova
  * Lyudmila Frolova
  * Nadezhda Ovechikna
  * Tatyana Shvyganova
  * Valentina Zazdravnkyh
  * Kym Ireland (GK)
  * Robyn Morrison
  * Pamela Glossop
  * Adele Boyce
  * Lorraine Hillas
  * Robyn Leggatt
  * Sandra Pisani
  * Sharyn Simpson
  * Susan Watkins
  * Diane Gorman (C)
  * Sharon Buchanan
  * Colleen Pearce
  * Kerry Wharton
  * Julene Grant
  * Janette McCloud
  * Susan Skirrow
  
  ## Statistics
  
  ### Final standings
  
  As per statistical convention in field hockey, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
  
  | Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | A | West Germany | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 13 | Gold Medal |
  | | B | Netherlands | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 13 | Silver Medal |
  | | A | Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 8 | Bronze Medal |
  | 4 | B | Australia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 10 | +7 | 8 | Fourth place |
  | 5 | B | Canada | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 10 | Eliminated in group stage |
  | 6 | A | Argentina (H) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 13 | +2 | 8 | Eliminated in group stage |
  | 7 | A | Japan | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 20 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated in group stage |
  | 8 | B | Belgium | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 5 | Eliminated in group stage |
  | 9 | A | France | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 20 | −12 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
  | 10 | B | Spain | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
  | 11 | A | Mexico | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 6 | Eliminated in group stage |
  | 12 | B | Austria | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 17 | −15 | 1 | Eliminated in group stage |
  