HOCKEY
State
Hockey Centre (15,000)
Sydney Olympic Park, Homebush Bay
MEN
on SEP 30
The Netherlands defended their Olympic title by
beating South Korea
5-4 in a penalty stroke shootout. They are the 1st to defend their title
since India in 1956. NED and KOR were locked 3-3 at full time.
|
NETHERLANDS |
|
SOUTH KOREA |
|
AUSTRALIA |
WOMEN
on SEP 29
Australia,
affectionately known as the Hockeyroos,
reinforced their status as the greatest women's hockey side in history
with a 3-1 win over Argentina in the gold medal match. Captain Rechelle
Hawkes joins Andrew Hoy and Dawn Fraser as the only Australians ever to
win 3 gold medals. Australia also won in Seoul '88 and Atlanta '96.
|
AUSTRALIA |
|
ARGENTINA |
|
NETHERLANDS |
Country |
|
|
|
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Australia (AUS) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
Netherlands (NED) |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Argentina (ARG) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
South Korea (KOR) |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
Total |
2 |
2 |
2 |
6 |
