Britain, whose women’s team clinched the Olympic title at the Games in Rio de Janeiro, have three athletes and officials in the running across the eight categories.

Argentina also feature heavily thanks to their men’s triumph at Rio 2016 as they have a total of seven nominations.

British captain Kate Richardson-Walsh and Alex Danson have been nominated for the Women’s Player of the Year prize, along with Argentina’s Carla Rebecchi, Stacey Michelsen of New Zealand and Dutchwoman Naomi van As.

Maddie Hinch of Britain, who produced a number of superb displays to help her nation to their first-ever Olympic crown, leads the selections for the women’s Goalkeeper of the Year.

Joyce Sombroek of The Netherlands, Kristina Reynolds of Germany, American Jackie Briggs and Argentina’s Belen Succi make up the rest of the list.

Argentinian men’s star Gonzalo Peillat, who is attending the Hockey Revolution Part II Conference and Congress here, will hope to be given the men’s Player of the Year.

If he is to be crowned the top competitor from the previous season, he will have to beat off competition from team-mate Pedro Ibarra, Belgium's John-John Dohmen and German duo Moritz Fürste and Tobias Hauke. 

The Olympic men’s champions are also represented on the list for the Goalkeeper of the Year Award, with Juan Vivaldi battling against Dutchman Jaap Stockmann, Vincent Vanasch of Belgium, Ireland’s David Harte and Parattu Raveendran Sreejesh of India.

Britain have yet more chances of success in both the Rising Star – awarded to players under 23 – and Coach of the Year categories.

Lily Owsley headlines the women’s Rising Star nominations, with Argentinian duo Maria Granatto and Florencia Habif, Germany’s Nike Lorenz and Kathryn Slattery of Australia also in contention.

Britain's Danny Kerry will contest the Coach of the Year prize for men, although Argentina’s spearhead Carlos Retegui is arguably the favourite, while Belgium’s silver medal in Rio has seen Shane McLeod nominated.

Kerry’s compatriot Karen Brown has been placed in the running for the women’s Coach of the Year Award alongside Alyson Annan of Australia and American Janneke Schopman.

Either Arthur van Doren of Belgium, Germany’s Timm Herzbruch and Christopher Rühr, Dutchman Jorrit Croon, or India’s Harmanpreet Singh will be named men’s Rising Star.

Winners will be decided by the combined results of an online vote that is open to the public and a peer vote from international athletes. 

The FIH has confirmed voting for players, goalkeepers and Rising Stars will open on November 16 and will close on December 2.

The players nominated were chosen by a panel comprised of members of the FIH Athletes' Committee, Continental Federations, Coaches and media.

The announcement of the nominees came on a night when departing FIH head Leandro Negre, who has led the governing body for eight years, was given the President of Honour Award.

The delegates in attendance at the iconic setting gave the Spaniard, who will be replaced by either India’s Narinder Batra, Ireland’s David Balbirnie or Australia’s Ken Read, a standing ovation, leaving him visibly emotional.

To read about all the other award winners, click here for our Live Blog from the ceremony.