Twelve national teams competed in the Men's Olympic Hockey Tournament at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. Sixteen players were officially enrolled in each squad. Two reserve players could also be nominated to be available should a player enrolled in the official squad become injured during the tournament. Official squad lists were released by the FIH on 24 July 2008.

Pool A

Belgium

The following is the Belgian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Adam Commens

  1. Cédric de Greve (GK)
  2. Xavier Reckinger
  3. Thierry Renaer
  4. Jérôme Dekeyser
  5. Loïc Vandeweghe (c)
  6. John-John Dohmen
  7. Thomas van den Balck
  8. Maxime Luycx
  9. Cédric Charlier
  10. Charles Vandeweghe
  11. Philippe Goldberg
  12. Gregory Gucassoff
  13. Thomas Briels
  14. Patrice Houssein
  15. Félix Denayer
  16. Jérôme Truyens

Reserve:

  1. David van Rysselberghe (GK)
  2. Alexandre de Saedeleer

China

The following is the Chinese roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Kim Sang-Ryul

  1. Sun Tianjun
  2. Luo Fangming
  3. De Yunze
  4. Jiang Xishang
  5. Song Yi (c)
  6. Li Wei
  7. Meng Xuguang
  8. Liu Xiantang
  9. Meng Lizhi
  10. Hu Liang
  11. Meng Jun
  12. Yu Yang
  13. Na Yubo
  14. Su Rifeng (GK)
  15. Tao Zhinan (GK)
  16. Hu Huiren

Reserve:

  1. Lu Fenghui
  2. Ao Changrong

Germany

The following is the German roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Markus Weise

  1. Philip Witte
  2. Maximilian Müller
  3. Sebastian Biederlack
  4. Carlos Nevado
  5. Moritz Fürste
  6. Tobias Hauke
  7. Tibor Weißenborn
  8. Benjamin Weß
  9. Niklas Meinert
  10. Timo Weß (c)
  11. Oliver Korn
  12. Christopher Zeller
  13. Max Weinhold (GK)
  14. Matthias Witthaus
  15. Florian Keller
  16. Philipp Zeller

Reserve:

  1. Christian Schulte
  2. Jan-Marco Montag

New Zealand

The following is the New Zealand roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Shane McLeod

  1. David Kosoof
  2. Simon Child
  3. Blair Hopping
  4. Dean Couzins
  5. Casey Henwood
  6. Ryan Archibald (c)
  7. Bradley Shaw
  8. Paul Woolford (GK)
  9. Kyle Pontifex (GK)
  10. Phil Burrows
  11. Hayden Shaw
  12. James Nation
  13. Gareth Brooks
  14. Shea McAleese
  15. Benjamin Collier
  16. Steve Edwards

Reserve:

  1. Richard Petherick
  2. Nick Wilson

South Korea

The following is the South Korean roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Cho Myung-jun

  1. Ko Dong-sik (GK)
  2. Kim Byung-hoon
  3. Kim Chul
  4. Kim Yong-bae
  5. Lee Nam-yong
  6. Seo Jong-ho (c)
  7. Kang Seong-jung
  8. Yoon Sung-hoon
  9. You Hyo-sik
  10. Yeo Woon-kon
  11. Cha Jong-bok
  12. Lee Myung-ho (GK)
  13. Hong Eun-seong
  14. Kang Moon-kweon
  15. Kim Sam-seok
  16. Jang Jong-hyun

Reserve:

  1. Lee Jae-won
  2. Hyun Hye-sung

Spain

The following is the Spanish roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Maurits Hendriks

  1. Francisco Cortes (GK)
  2. Santi Freixa
  3. Francisco Fábregas (c)
  4. Víctor Sojo
  5. Alexandre Fabregas
  6. Pablo Amat
  7. Eduardo Tubau
  8. Roc Oliva
  9. Juan Fernandez
  10. Ramón Alegre
  11. Xavier Ribas
  12. Albert Sala
  13. Rodrigo Garza
  14. Sergi Enrique
  15. Eduard Arbos
  16. David Alegre

Reserve:

  1. Franc Dinares
  2. Xavier Castillano (GK)

Pool B

Australia

The following is the Australian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Barry Dancer

Australia's team just before the group stage match against Pakistan. Standing from the left: Abbott, Lambert, Kavanagh, Matheson, Guest, Ockenden, Brooks, Wells. Front row from the left: Brown, Dwyer, Hammond, George, Doerner, de Young, Schubert, Knowles.
  1. Jamie Dwyer
  2. Liam de Young
  3. Robert Hammond
  4. Mark Knowles
  5. Eddie Ockenden
  6. David Guest
  7. Luke Doerner
  8. Grant Schubert
  9. Bevan George (c)
  10. Stephen Lambert (GK)
  11. Eli Matheson
  12. Matthew Wells
  13. Travis Brooks
  14. Kiel Brown
  15. Fergus Kavanagh
  16. Des Abbott

Reserve:

  1. Andrew Smith
  2. Stephen Mowlam (GK)

Canada

The following is the Canadian roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Louis Mendonca

  1. Mike Mahood (GK)
  2. Anthony Wright
  3. Scott Tupper
  4. Marian Schole
  5. Ken Pereira
  6. Wayne Fernandes
  7. Peter Short
  8. Rob Short (c)
  9. Scott Sandison
  10. Connor Grimes
  11. Paul Wettlaufer
  12. Mark Pearson
  13. Ranjeev Deol
  14. Ravinder Kahlon
  15. Bindi Kullar
  16. Gabbar Singh

Reserve:

  1. Philip Wright
  2. David Carter (GK)

Great Britain

The following is the British roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Jason Lee

Great Britain's team just before the group stage match against South Africa. From the left: Hawes, McGregor, Kirkham, Dick, R. Mantell, Wilson, Bleby, Tindall, Daly, Alexander, S. Mantell, Marsden, Moore, Clarke, Jackson, Middleton.
  1. Alistair McGregor (GK)
  2. Glenn Kirkham
  3. Richard Alexander
  4. Richard Mantell
  5. Ashley Jackson
  6. Simon Mantell
  7. Stephen Dick
  8. Matt Daly
  9. Jonty Clarke
  10. Rob Moore
  11. Ben Hawes (c)
  12. Alastair Wilson
  13. Barry Middleton
  14. James Tindall
  15. Jon Bleby
  16. Ben Marsden

Reserve:

  1. Niall Stott
  2. James Fair (GK)

Netherlands

The following is the Dutch roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Roelant Oltmans

  1. Guus Vogels (GK)
  2. Geert-Jan Derikx
  3. Rob Derikx
  4. Thomas Boerma
  5. Sander van der Weide
  6. Ronald Brouwer
  7. Roderick Weusthof
  8. Taeke Taekema
  9. Laurence Docherty
  10. Jeroen Delmee (c)
  11. Teun de Nooijer
  12. Rob Reckers
  13. Matthijs Brouwer
  14. Jeroen Hertzberger
  15. Timme Hoyng
  16. Robert van der Horst

Reserve:

  1. Jaap Stockmann (GK)
  2. Rogier Hofman

Pakistan

The following is the Pakistani roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Naveed Alam

Pakistan's team just before the group stage match against Australia. From the left: S. Akbar, Bilgrami, Saqlain, Warsi, Zubair, Imran, Abbasi, Rana, Rasool, W. Akbar, Javed, Waqas, Ahmed, Maqsood, Butt, Ashraf.
  1. Salman Akbar (GK)
  2. Zeeshan Ashraf (c)
  3. Muhammad Imran
  4. Muhammad Javed
  5. Muhammad Saqlain
  6. Adnan Maqsood
  7. Muhammad Waqas
  8. Waqas Akbar
  9. Shakeel Abbasi
  10. Rehan Butt
  11. Syed Abbas Haider Bilgrami
  12. Nasir Ahmed (GK)
  13. Syed Imran Ali Warsi
  14. Muhammad Asif Rana
  15. Muhammad Zubair
  16. Shafqat Rasool

Reserve:

  • Muddasir Abbas
  • Shabbir Ahmed Khan

South Africa

The following is the South African roster in the men's field hockey tournament of the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Head Coach: Gregg Clark

South Africa's team just before the group stage match against Great Britain. From the left: E. Smith, Symons, McDade, Hibbert, Abbott, Gallagher, Blake, Rose-Innes, Harper, Abrahams, Hammond, Tsolekile, Bam, A. Smith, Cronje, Jacobs
  1. Andrew Cronje
  2. Ian Symons
  3. Austin Smith
  4. Bruce Jacobs (c)
  5. Darryn Gallagher
  6. Marvin Harper
  7. Emile Smith
  8. Clyde Abrahams
  9. Paul Blake
  10. Eric Rose-Innes
  11. Marvin Bam
  12. Geoffrey Abbott
  13. Thornton McDade
  14. Chris Hibbert (GK)
  15. Lungile Tsolekile
  16. Thomas Hammond

Reserve:

  1. Shanyl Balwanth
  2. Erasmus Pieterse (GK)