The 2008 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy was the 30th edition of the

Hockey Champions Trophy The Hockey Champions Trophy (HCT) was an international field hockey tournament held by the International Hockey Federation (FIH). It featured the top 6 ranked nations in that year. History Founded in 1978 by Pakistan's Air Marshal Nur Khan and ...

men's

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tournament. It was held in from June 21 to June 29, 2008 in

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, Netherlands.

Participating nations

Six national teams participated in the tournament with

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defending the title they won in the 2007 Champions Trophy in Kuala Lumpur. * * * * * (defending champions) *

Squads

Head coach:

Carlos Retegui Carlos José Retegui (born 19 December 1969) is an Argentine retired field hockey player. He was a member of the National squad from 1989 to 2006 and competed in three Summer Olympics (1996, 2000 and 2004). In 2006 he was dismissed from the natio ...

Head coach:

Barry Dancer Barry John Dancer (born 27 August 1952) is a former Australian field hockey player and coach of Australian men's national field hockey team. As a player he competed in 48 international matches for Australia between 1973 and 1979. he was a mem ...

Head coach: Markus Weise Head coach:

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Head coach: Roelant Oltmans Head coach: Maurits Hendriks

Results

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Standings

Fixtures

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Classification

Fifth and sixth place

Third and fourth place

Final

Awards

Final standings

Goalscorers

References

External links

Official FIH website
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