Dates
Event Location Qualifier
20 September – 2 October 2014 2014 Asian Games ਦੱਖਣੀ ਕੋਰੀਆ Incheon, South Korea  ਭਾਰਤ
3–14 June 2015 2014–15 FIH Hockey World League Semifinals ਅਰਜਨਟੀਨਾ Buenos Aires, Argentina  ਜਰਮਨੀ
 ਕੈਨੇਡਾ
 ਸਪੇਨ
 ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ
20 June – 5 July 2015 ਫਰਮਾ:Country data Belgium Antwerp, Belgium ਫਰਮਾ:Country data Belgium
 ਗਰੇਟ ਬ੍ਰਿਟੇਨ
ਫਰਮਾ:Country data Republic of Ireland
21 July 2015 Host nation ਕੈਨੇਡਾ Toronto, Canada  ਬ੍ਰਾਜ਼ੀਲ
14–25 July 2015 2015 Pan American Games ਕੈਨੇਡਾ Toronto, Canada  ਅਰਜਨਟੀਨਾ
21–29 August 2015 2015 EuroHockey Nations Championship ਇੰਗਲੈਂਡ London, England  ਨੀਦਰਲੈਂਡ
21–25 October 2015 2015 Oceania Cup ਨਿਊਜ਼ੀਲੈਂਡ Stratford, New Zealand  ਆਸਟਰੇਲੀਆ
23 October – 1 November 2015 2015 African Qualifying Tournament ਦੱਖਣੀ ਅਫ਼ਰੀਕਾ Randburg, South Africa 1
Total 12
^1South Africa won the continental qualifier however the team did not participate in the 2016 Olympics. South African Sports Confederation and Olympic Committee (SASCOC) and South African Hockey Association (SAHA) made an agreement on the Rio 2016 Olympics qualification criteria that the Continental Qualification route would not be considered.[1][2] As a result, New Zealand, as the highest-ranked team from the 2014-15 Hockey World League Semifinals not already qualified, participated instead.[3][4]
  1. Agreement between SASCOC and SAHA
  2. Rio 2016 Olympics Selection Criteria for SA Hockey Association
  3. "Qualification Criteria" (PDF).
  4. "Spain women and New Zealand men invited to Rio 2016 Olympic Games hockey events". FIH. 17 December 2015. Retrieved 17 December 2015.