Great Britain won their first Olympic Games women's hockey gold medal on Friday Aug 19,2016 with a dramatic shoot-out triumph over two-time defending champions the Netherlands.
The British twice came from behind in normal time to draw 3-3 and then clinched a 2-0 shoot-out victory.
It was the Dutch team's first loss at an Olympics since 2004 -- after a run of 21 wins -- and shattered their bid to become the first team to win three successive gold medals.
Britain, playing in their first final, had only won two bronze medals at past Games, in 1992 and 2012.
Earlier Friday, Germany defeated New Zealand 2-1 to win the bronze medal.
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