Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Sixteen teams were placed into four preliminary groups of four teams each. After a preliminary round-robin set of matches, the top two teams in each group advanced to the quarter-finals.

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{{col-4}}

;Group A

• {{fh|Denmark}}
• {{fh|India}}
• {{fh|Netherlands}}
• {{fh|New Zealand}}

{{col-4}}

;Group B

• {{fh|Australia}}
• {{fh|Japan}}
• {{fh|Pakistan}}
• {{fh|Poland|1928}}

{{col-4}}

;Group C

• {{fh|France}}
• {{fh|Germany|EUA|name=United Team of Germany}}
• {{fh|Italy}}
• {{fh|Kenya|colonial}}

{{col-4}}

;Group D

• {{fh|Belgium}}
• {{fh|Great Britain}}
• {{fh|Spain|1945}}
• {{fh|Switzerland}}

{{col-end}}

{{main|Field hockey at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's team squads}}

File:Anefo 911-5852 Olympische.jpg

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|name_NZL={{fh|NZL}}

|name_NED={{fh|NED}}

|name_DEN={{fh|DEN}}

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|col_N=blue1 |text_N=9–12th place classification

|col_T=yellow1 |text_T=13–16th place classification

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date =27 August 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|India}}

| goals1 = P. Singh {{fhgoal||1||15||16}}
Bhola {{fhgoal||22||31||67}}
Peter {{fhgoal||41}}
Ja. Singh {{fhgoal||64}}
? ?

| score = 10–0

| team2 = {{fh|Denmark}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = McIldowie (RSA)
Whitelaw (GBR)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 27 August 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|New Zealand}}

| goals1 = Hobson {{fhgoal||25}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fh|Netherlands}}

| goals2 = Van Erven Dorens {{fhgoal||23}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Franck (BEL)
Massart (BEL)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 30 August 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|India}}

| goals1 = Ja. Singh {{fhgoal||26}}
Bhola {{fhgoal||63}}
P. Singh {{fhgoal||66||69}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fh|Netherlands}}

| goals2 = Van Vroonhoven {{fhgoal||9}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = de Bourguignon (BEL)
Asselman (BEL)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 31 August 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|New Zealand}}

| goals1 = Hobson {{fhgoal||4}}
Turner {{fhgoal||24||41}}
Bygrave {{fhgoal||35}}

| score = 4–1

| team2 = {{fh|Denmark}}

| goals2 = Christiansen {{fhgoal||16}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = McDowell (AUS)
Glichitch (FRA)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 2 September 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|India}}

| goals1 = Bhola {{fhgoal||8}}
Peter {{fhgoal||57}}
Ja. Singh {{fhgoal||70}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fh|New Zealand}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = McIldowie (RSA)
Whitelaw (GBR)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 3 September 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Netherlands}}

| goals1 = Van Erven Dorens {{fhgoal||37||49||64}}
P. Nielsen {{fhgoal|OG|70}}

| score = 4–2

| team2 = {{fh|Denmark}}

| goals2 = Guldbrandsen {{fhgoal||30}}
Kristoffersen {{fhgoal||68}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Harasta (AUT)
Bernet (SUI)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 4 September 1960

| time = 15:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|New Zealand}}

| goals1 = Bygrave {{fhgoal||31||58}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|Netherlands}}

| goals2 = De Beer {{fhgoal||14}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Schinner (GER)
Lichtenfeld (GER)

}}

New Zealand advanced to the quarter-finals. The Netherlands continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.

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|name_AUS={{fh|AUS}}

|name_POL={{fh|POL|1928}}

|name_JPN={{fh|JPN}}

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|note_POL=AUS

|winpoints=2

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|res_col_header=Q

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|col_N=blue1 |text_N=9–12th place classification

|col_T=yellow1 |text_T=13–16th place classification

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{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 26 August 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Pakistan}}

| goals1 = H. Abdul {{fhgoal||48}}
Noor {{fhgoal||53}}
Mushtaq {{fhgoal||56}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fh|Australia}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)
Elgershuizen (NED)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 26 August 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Poland|1928}}

| goals1 = Flinik {{fhgoal||33}}
Wiśniewski {{fhgoal||56}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|Japan}}

| goals2 = Iijima {{fhgoal||68}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Lichtenfeld (GER)
Schinner (GER)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 29 August 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Pakistan}}

| goals1 = H. Abdul {{fhgoal||6||24||55}}
Noor {{fhgoal||18}}
Mutti {{fhgoal||22}}
W. Abdul {{fhgoal||45||69}}
Nasir {{fhgoal||60}}

| score = 8–0

| team2 = {{fh|Poland|1928}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Whitelaw (GBR)
McIldowie (RSA)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 30 August 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Australia}}

| goals1 = Crossman {{fhgoal||1||25}}
E. Pearce {{fhgoal||13||27||31||37||65}}
Evans {{fhgoal||33}}

| score = 8–1

| team2 = {{fh|Japan}}

| goals2 = Kanbe {{fhgoal||20}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Massart (BEL)
Franck (BEL)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 1 September 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Pakistan}}

| goals1 = W. Abdul {{fhgoal||21||30}}
H. Abdul {{fhgoal||24||37||50||51}}
Nasir {{fhgoal||33||45||60}}
Khan {{fhgoal||59}}

| score = 10–0

| team2 = {{fh|Japan}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = H. Singh (IND)
Burgess (GBR)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 1 September 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Australia}}

| goals1 = Crossman {{fhgoal||62}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fh|Poland|1928}}

| goals2 = Kubiak {{fhgoal|PS|48}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Asselman (BEL)
de Bourguignon (BEL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 3 September 1960

| time = 08:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Australia}}

| goals1 = Crossman {{fhgoal||55}}
Currie {{fhgoal||66}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fh|Poland|1928}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = McIldowie (RSA), Whitelaw (GBR)

}}

Australia advanced to the quarter-finals. Poland continued to the classification matches for 9th–12th place.

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|name_FRA={{fh|FRA}}

|name_ITA={{fh|ITA}}

|winpoints=2

|result1=QF |result2=QF |result3=N |result4=T

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|col_N=blue1 |text_N=9–12th place classification

|col_T=yellow1 |text_T=13–16th place classification

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 29 August 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Kenya|colonial}}

| goals1 = H. Fernandes {{fhgoal||45}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|Germany|EUA|name=United Team of Germany}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Burgess (GBR)
H. Singh (IND)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 29 August 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|France}}

| goals1 = Reynaud {{fhgoal||21}}
J-P Windal {{fhgoal||54}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fh|Italy}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Bernet (SUI)
Harasta (AUT)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 31 August 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Germany|EUA|name=United Team of Germany}}

| goals1 = Keller {{fhgoal||23||52||61||66}}
Schuler {{fhgoal||31}}

| score = 5–0

| team2 = {{fh|France}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Ghosh (IND)
G. Singh (IND)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 1 September 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Kenya|colonial}}

| goals1 = E. Fernandes {{fhgoal||14}}
H. Fernandes {{fhgoal||17||64||65}}
Sohal {{fhgoal||24||48}}
Pianesi {{fhgoal|OG|42}}

| score = 7–0

| team2 = {{fh|Italy}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Bernet (SUI)
Harasta (AUT)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 3 September 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Germany|EUA|name=United Team of Germany}}

| goals1 = Keller {{fhgoal|PS|24||43||45}}
Budinger {{fhgoal||29||41}}

| score = 5–0

| team2 = {{fh|Italy}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = de Bourguignon (BEL)
Asselman (BEL)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 3 September 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Kenya|colonial}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fh|France}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = H. Singh (IND)
Burgess (GBR)

}}

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

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|win_BEL=1 |draw_BEL=1 |loss_BEL=1 |gf_BEL=6 |ga_BEL=6

|win_SUI=0 |draw_SUI=0 |loss_SUI=3 |gf_SUI=3 |ga_SUI=12

|name_ESP={{fh|ESP|1945}}

|name_GBR={{fh|GBR}}

|name_BEL={{fh|BEL}}

|name_SUI={{fh|SUI}}

|winpoints=2

|result1=QF |result2=QF |result3=N |result4=T

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|res_col_header=Q

|col_QF=green1 |text_QF=Quarter-finals

|col_N=blue1 |text_N=9–12th place classification

|col_T=yellow1 |text_T=13–16th place classification

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 26 August 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Spain|1945}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fh|Great Britain}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = G. Singh (IND)
Ghosh (IND)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 27 August 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Belgium}}

| goals1 = Remy {{fhgoal||24}}
M. Muschs {{fhgoal||45}}
Dubois {{fhgoal||55||65}}

| score = 4–2

| team2 = {{fh|Switzerland}}

| goals2 = Von Arx {{fhgoal||30}}
Zanetti {{fhgoal||59}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = MacDowell (AUS)
Glichitch (FRA)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 30 August 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Belgium}}

| goals1 = Debbaudt {{fhgoal||69}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fh|Great Britain}}

| goals2 = Hindle {{fhgoal||12}}

| stadium = Stadio dei Marmi, Rome

| umpires = Elgershuizen (NED)
Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 31 August 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Spain|1945}}

| goals1 = Murua {{fhgoal||5}}
Macaya {{fhgoal||22}}
E. Dualde {{fhgoal||25||66}}
Usoz {{fhgoal||31}}

| score = 5–1

| team2 = {{fh|Switzerland}}

| goals2 = Zanetti {{fhgoal||11}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Lichtenfeld (GER)
Schinner (GER)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 2 September 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Great Britain}}

| goals1 = Mayes {{fhgoal||5||63}}
Scott {{fhgoal||68}}

| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fh|Switzerland}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Glichitch (FRA)
MacDowell (AUS)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 2 September 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Spain|1945}}

| goals1 = Macaya {{fhgoal||23}}
E. Dualde {{fhgoal||24}}
J. Dualde {{fhgoal||61}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fh|Belgium}}

| goals2 = Remy {{fhgoal||50}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = G. Singh (IND)
Ghosh (IND)

}}

{{#invoke:RoundN|N8

|bold_winner=high |widescore=yes|3rdplace=yes

|RD1=Quarter-finals

|RD2=Semi-finals

|RD3=Gold medal match

|RD4=Bronze medal match

|5 September|{{fh|PAK}}|2|{{fh|GER|EUA}}|1

|5 September|{{fh|ESP|1945}} (a.e.t.)|1|{{fh|NZL}}|0

|5 September|{{fh|IND}} (a.e.t.)|1|{{fh|AUS}}|0

|5 September|{{fh|KEN|colonial}}|1|{{fh|GBR}} (a.e.t.)|2

|7 September|{{fh|PAK}}|1|{{fh|ESP|1945}}|0

|7 September|{{fh|IND}}|1|{{fh|GBR}}|0

|9 September|{{fh|PAK}}|1|{{fh|IND}}|0

|9 September|{{fh|ESP|1945}}|2|{{fh|GBR}}|1

}}

Quarter-final losers continued to play classification matches to determine 5th–8th place. The Great Britain versus Kenya match lasted 127 minutes and needed six overtime periods to determine the winner.{{cite book |last1=Wallechinsky |first1=David |title=The Complete Book of the Olympics |date=1984 |publisher=Penguin Books |location=England |isbn=0140066322 |pages=274 }}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 5 September 1960

| time = 09:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|India}}

| goals1 = Bhola {{fhgoal||84}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|Australia}}

| aet = yes

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Whitelaw (GBR)
MacIldowie (RSA)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 5 September 1960

| time = 15:00

| team2 = {{fh|Great Britain}}

| goals2 = Saunders {{fhgoal||36||115}}

| score = 1–2

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Kenya|colonial}}

| goals1 = Sohal {{fhgoal||22}}

| aet = yes

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = G. Singh (IND)
Ghosh (IND)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 5 September 1960

| time = 14:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Pakistan}}

| goals1 = Naseer {{fhgoal||22||62}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|Germany|EUA|name=United Team of Germany}}

| goals2 = Delmes {{fhgoal||52}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Asselman (BEL)
de Bourguignon (BEL)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 5 September 1960

| time = 16:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Spain|1945}}

| goals1 = Murua {{fhgoal||83}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|New Zealand}}

| aet = yes

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Elgershuizen (NED)
Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 7 September 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Pakistan}}

| goals1 = Manzoor {{fhgoal||12}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|Spain|1945}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = MacDowell (AUS)
Massart (BEL)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 7 September 1960

| time = 15:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|India}}

| goals1 = Kullar {{fhgoal||16}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|Great Britain}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Elgershuizen (NED)
Schinner (GER)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 9 September 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Spain|1945}}

| goals1 = J. Dualde {{fhgoal||27}}
E. Dualde {{fhgoal||41}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|Great Britain}}

| goals2 = Scott {{fhgoal||13}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Elgershuizen (NED)
G. Singh (IND)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 9 September 1960

| time = 15:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Pakistan}}

| goals1 = Bunda {{fhgoal||11}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|India}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = MacDowell (AUS)
Massart (BEL)

}}

{{Round4

|bold_winner=high |widescore=yes

| RD1=5–8th place semi-finals

| RD2=Fifth place

|8 September|{{fh|New Zealand}}|1|{{fh|Germany|EUA}}|0

|8 September|{{fh|Australia}}|2|{{fh|Kenya|colonial}}|1

|11 September|{{fh|New Zealand}}|1|{{fh|Australia}}|0

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 8 September 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|New Zealand}}

| goals1 = McGregor {{fhgoal||11}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|Germany|EUA|name=United Team of Germany}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)
H. Singh (IND)

}}

----

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 8 September 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Australia}}

| goals1 = Crossman {{fhgoal||40}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fh|Kenya|colonial}}

| goals2 = Deol {{fhgoal||63}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Elgershuizen (NED)
Glichitch (FRA)

}}

The match was abandoned due to darkness with the score tied at 1-1 after 40 minutes of extra time. Australia was initially awarded the match after a coin toss. But after an appeal by Kenya, the match was declared drawn and a replay was ordered, which Australia won 2–1.

Replay

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 10 September 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Australia}}

| goals1 = Evans {{fhgoal||64||69}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|Kenya|colonial}}

| goals2 = Panaser {{fhgoal||42}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Elgershuizen (NED)
Van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 9 September 1960

| time = 08:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Australia}}

| goals1 = Crossman {{fhgoal||50}}
Evans {{fhgoal||68}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|New Zealand}}

| goals2 = Cullen {{fhgoal||27}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Burgess (GBR)
Asselman (BEL)

}}

After the Australia-Kenya match was declared a draw and a replay ordered on appeal, this match was declared null and void, and a replay was ordered between New Zealand and the winner of the Australia-Kenya replay.

Replay

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 11 September 1960

| time = 09:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|New Zealand}}

| goals1 = Bygrave {{fhgoal||2}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|Australia}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Burgess (GBR)
van Ballgoijen de Jong (NED)

}}

The seventh-place game between Germany and Kenya was scratched as the German team had flown home after the Closing Ceremony. Both teams were awarded joint seventh place.

As Poland declined to participate in the classification matches, they were awarded twelfth place: the other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.

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|win_BEL=0 |draw_BEL=0 |loss_BEL=2 |gf_BEL=1 |ga_BEL=3

|win_POL=0 |draw_POL=0 |loss_POL=0 |gf_POL=0 |ga_POL=0

|name_NED={{fh|NED}}

|name_FRA={{fh|FRA}}

|name_BEL={{fh|BEL}}

|name_POL={{fh|POL|1928}}

|highest_pos=9

|winpoints=2

|result12=W

|col_W=black1

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 6 September 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|France}}

| goals1 = Mauchien {{fhgoal||22}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fh|Belgium}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Burgess (GBR)
Harasta (AUT)

}}

An Italian traffic policeman on duty just outside the field blew his whistle. The Belgians thought it was the umpire's whistle and stopped playing, whereupon the French scored the only goal of the game.

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{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 8 September 1960

| time = 10:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Netherlands}}

| goals1 = De Beer {{fhgoal||3}}
Van Vroonhoven {{fhgoal||25}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fh|France}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Lichtenfeld (GER)
Whitelaw (GBR)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 10 September 1960

| time = 10:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Netherlands}}

| goals1 = De Beer {{fhgoal||51||62}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|Belgium}}

| goals2 = A. Muschs {{fhgoal||66}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = Burgess (GBR)
MacIldowie (RSA)

}}

As Denmark declined to participate in the classification matches, they were awarded sixteenth place. The other three teams played a round-robin set of matches.

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.fih.ch/events/olympic-games/olympic-games-rome1960-m/pools-matches/matches/ FIH]

|update=complete

|team13=ITA |team14=JPN |team15=SUI |team16=DEN

|win_ITA=1 |draw_ITA=1 |loss_ITA=0 |gf_ITA=3 |ga_ITA=2 |status_ITA=H

|win_JPN=1 |draw_JPN=0 |loss_JPN=1 |gf_JPN=6 |ga_JPN=3

|win_SUI=0 |draw_SUI=1 |loss_SUI=1 |gf_SUI=2 |ga_SUI=6

|win_DEN=0 |draw_DEN=0 |loss_DEN=0 |gf_DEN=0 |ga_DEN=0

|name_ITA={{fh|ITA}}

|name_JPN={{fh|JPN}}

|name_SUI={{fh|SUI}}

|name_DEN={{fh|DEN}}

|highest_pos=13

|winpoints=2

|result16=W

|col_W=black1

}}

{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 6 September 1960

| time = 16:30

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Italy}}

| goals1 = Ballesio {{fhgoal||6}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fh|Switzerland}}

| goals2 = Recordon {{fhgoal||32}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Franck (BEL)
Matsunawa (JPN)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 8 September 1960

| time = 09:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Japan}}

| goals1 = H. Kojima {{fhgoal||34||49}}
Kihara {{fhgoal||51||60||67}}

| score = 5–1

| team2 = {{fh|Switzerland}}

| goals2 = Zanetti {{fhgoal||42}}

| stadium = Campo Tre Fontane, Rome

| umpires = Asselman (BEL)
Ghosh (IND)

}}

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{{fieldhockeybox

| date = 10 September 1960

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fh-rt|Italy}}

| goals1 = Marchiori {{fhgoal||21}}
Lenza {{fhgoal||47}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fh|Japan}}

| goals2 = H. Kojima {{fhgoal||2}}

| stadium = Olympic Velodrome, Rome

| umpires = G. Singh (IND)
H. Singh (IND)

}}

{{div col|colwidth=18em}}

1. {{fh|PAK}}
2. {{fh|IND}}
3. {{fh|ESP|1945}}
4. {{fh|GBR}}
5. {{fh|NZL}}
6. {{fh|AUS}}
7. {{fh|GER|EUA|name=United Team of Germany}}
7. {{fh|KEN|colonial}}
9. {{fh|NED}}
10. {{fh|FRA}}
11. {{fh|BEL}}
12. {{fh|POL|1928}}
13. {{fh|ITA}}
14. {{fh|JPN}}
15. {{fh|SUI}}
16. {{fh|DEN}}

{{div col end}}

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{{reflist}}

• {{cite book |title=The Official Report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XVII Olympiad Rome 1960 Volume Two |pages=437–460 |date=May 1963 |publisher=Carlo Colombo |location=Rome, Italy |url=http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1960/OR1960v2pt1.pdf |format=PDF |access-date=2008-01-29}}
• {{cite web |title=Olympic Medal Winners |publisher=International Olympic Committee | url=http://www.olympic.org/uk/athletes/results/search_r_uk.asp |access-date=2008-01-28}}

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