Britain also finished the group stages with a flawless record and were going for gold in their first Olympic final having won bronze four years ago in London.
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Great Britain celebrate the gold medal in the women’s hockey at the Rio Olympics Games.
Hinch – who also starred in last year’s shoot-out victory over the Netherlands in the final of the Unibet EuroHockey Championships in London – made saves from Willemijn Bos, Ellen Hoog and Laurien Leurink before Margot van Geffen crashed her effort against the post with Great Britain leading 1-0.
Crista Cullen and Hannah Macleod joined in the wild celebrations after Great Britain’s women pulled off a dramatic penalty shootout win in tonight’s (August 19) Olympic final.
Vicky Holland clinched bronze in the triathlon just minutes after Daley flopped out of the 10-metre platform event, finishing in 18th place.
“And I had absolutely no doubt that she would put that away”.
The Dutch progressed to the final via a penalty shootout, but they had no answers on this occasion for the skills of Hinch.
She was the star of the show on Friday night as GB won an incredible gold in dramatic fashion, clinching the final on a penalty shuffle shootout after the 60 minutes had finished 3-3.
Alex Danson scored twice and Helen Richardson-Walsh was also on target in a display which owed as much to a stoic defence as it did clinical finishing. “I am just glad I made the nation proud”.
Blacksticks captain Kayla Whitelock was yellow-carded for conceding the first penalty stroke with a cynical challenge on Helen Richardson-Walsh.
Daley, who scooped bronze at London 2012, had been expected to qualify for the final on Saturday with the hope of achieving his second medal in Rio.
“Even though we didn’t play very well in the first three quarters”.
Earlier in the day, Germany beat New Zealand 2-1 to take the bronze medal thanks to goals from Charlotte Stapenhorst and Lisa Schutze.
Kate Richardson-Walsh hailed wife Helen for helping seal Britain’s maiden women’s hockey gold as the first married gay couple to compete at an Olympics crowned their personal journey Friday.
“We have nothing to lose and Holland don’t like playing us after we (England) beat them in the final of EuroHockey past year”.
Kitty van Male fired Netherlands in front once again but Nicola White levelled with eight minutes to go to take it to a shoot-out.
And after a scramble near the line Nicola White stabbed in an equaliser.
“It was something I wasn’t used to doing coming straight out of school and more pitch time definitely helped”.
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“We can confirm there has been an incident of theft involving a Team GB athlete returning to their accommodation”, a British Olympic Association spokesperson said, according to ABC News. “I’m going to retire as Olympic champion, which is a good way to go out”.
