With Netherlands having won two consecutive Olympic gold medals in women’s field hockey, their team arrived in Rio looking to add a third and strengthen their position as the best team in the sport.
But the Dutch ran into Great Britain, and after the teams finished regulation tied at three goals apiece the the Brits took gold by winning the shootout 2-0. Great Britain, bronze medalists in London four years ago, had never won a gold medal in women’s field hockey prior to this year. The gold is Great Britain’s third Olympic medal in the sport, with the first bronze being won in 1992 in Barcelona.