Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics Field hockey at the 1964 Summer Olympics was a sport open only to men. 15 teams played in the field hockey competition. The preliminary round was conducted by breaking the 15 teams into two groups of 7 and 8 teams. The groups then played a round-robin tournament with each team playing the other teams in the group once. 2 points were awarded for a win, 1 point for a tie, and 0 for a loss. The top two teams from each group advanced to the semifinals while the third and fourth played in
Field handball at 14 metres from the goal. The goal is 7.32 meters wide and 2.44 meters high. The game is played with the same ball as the indoor type by two teams of 11 players (plus 2 reserves) and two periods of 30 minutes each. Indoor handball gradually grew in popularity to replace field handball and the last field handball World Championship was played in 1966. The grandfather of the singer Andy Bell, Eugenius Bell, was one of England's most famous field handball players. Field handball Field handball (also known as outdoor handball or grass handball) was a form of what