olympic hockey
olympic history
tournament was in a round robin format and
was won by a powerful Dutch team. 2000: The Dutch men do what no team
1988:
has done since India in 1956 and retain the
Was the year in which the old title. Coincidently the women’s team from
masters, Great Britain, again enjoyed their Australia do the same and retain their crown
place in the sun as they beat Germany 3-1 in by beating Argentina 3-1.
the final.
1992:
2004: Australia have underachieved
For the third successive time at the Olympics since 1976 but finally get
Germany reach the final only this time gold by beating the Dutch 2-1 after extra
they manage to take gold. Spain upset the time. It was also the scene of Jamie Dwyer’s
woman’s rankings by beating Germany 2-1 infamous golden goal. The Dutch women
after extra time. also miss out on gold to Germany who had
1996:
failed to make any medal placing at all the
A Dutch team which had been previous two Olympics.
bubbling for a few years finally take gold in
the men’s tournament.
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