Team GB's Olympic Hockey Glory - Seoul 1988 Olympic Games

The Great Britain men's hockey team had won a bronze medal at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games and a silver medal at the World Championships in 1986. Still, it was not considered as strong as a candidate as the world champions Australia or the West Germans.

After a very close semi-final match against Australia, with a final 3x2 result for Team GB; the British had made it to the gold medal match. Up next was West Germany, a team that England had not been able to beat in around 30 years. Could they do it this time?

With a strong collective game, Team GB reached Olympic glory by sealing the victory at a 3x1 score. Team GB had just won their first ever Olympic gold medal in hockey.
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[seanyfaulkner]

My uncle David Faulkner played on that gold medal team, so proud x

[jonnyscottblair]

Glory days loyal. Two Northern Irish gold medals!

[MarmaladeStex]

I think i'm right in the fact that GB are the only Nation to have Won Gold Medals in Both Men's Field Hockey & Ice Hockey at the Summer & Winter Olympics Respectively!, The women have also won Gold in field Hockey at Summer Olympics.

[inxia]

Amazing performance from the Brits to upset both Australia and West Germany. Apparently, Imran Sherwani, who scored two of the goals, was a newsagent from Stoke.

[ramka]

Good to see the GB winning the gold.
Ever since the synthetic turf had replaced the normal playground the Asian domination had ended.

[kevinprior]

Then 28 years later the British women did exactly the same!

[KS_Khan]

Thier play and stick worl reminds me of Pakistans greats of Hockey

[ANILKUMAR-juvc]

PLEASE RECORDING ALL MATCHES OF 1988 Olympic GREAT BRITAIN IF POSSIBLE SEND TO ME.

[somebodyelse]

and they're off the bench this time

where were the Germans but frankly, who cares