Singapore men's national field hockey team
The Singapore national field hockey team represents Singapore in men's international field hockey competitions.
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| Association | Singapore Hockey Federation | ||
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| Confederation | ASHF (Asia) | ||
| Head Coach | Krishnan Vijayan | ||
| Assistant coach(es) | Maheswaran Thanagopal | ||
| Manager | Krishnasamy Rajaram | ||
| Captain | Enrico Marican | ||
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| FIH ranking | |||
| Current | 47  (7 September 2023)[1] | ||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Appearances | 1 (first in 1956) | ||
| Best result | 8th (1956) | ||
| Asian Games | |||
| Appearances | 6 (first in 1962) | ||
| Best result | 5th (1962, 1970) | ||
| Asia Cup | |||
| Appearances | 3 (first in 1982) | ||
| Best result | 6th (1982) | ||
History
Singapore has competed only once in the Olympics, in field hockey at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. Placed in a group with India, Afghanistan, and United States, Singapore won 6-1 against USA, 5-0 against Afghanistan, before losing 6-0 to eventual gold medalists India in their final game. They were runners-up in their first group, but in the classification round did not win any games, losing by big margins to Belgium, Australia, and New Zealand to finish eighth overall out of twelve teams.[2]
Singapore has also competed in the Asian Games (with little success) and in the Southeast Asian Games (several silver medals, generally only beaten by Malaysia).
Tournament record
Summer Olympics
- 1956 – 8th place
Asian Games
FIH Hockey Series
- 2018–19 – Second round
References
- "FIH Outdoor World Hockey Rankings". FIH. 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- Hockey at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games: Men's Hockey Summary