Germany retains hockey; Aussies get bronze

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Jan Philipp Rabente was the unlikely hero as he scored twice as Germany successfully defended their Olympic title with victory over Holland.

The 25-year-old struck in either half to make it a hat-trick of successive gold medals for coach Markus Weise as he also coached the women to victory in 2004 and was in charge of the men in Beijing four years ago.
Prior to the final Rabente had scored only six times in 77 internationals and the only player in the squad with fewer goals was goalkeeper Max Weinhold.
However, he produced a brilliant first just before half-time and, after penalty corner specialist Mink van der Weerden had equalised after the break, he deflected in a cheeky second five minutes from the end.
Great Britain's men finished their Olympic campaign empty-handed after losing the bronze medal play-off 3-1 against world number ones Australia.
Defensive errors cost them in their own circle while a failure to properly test goalkeeper Nathan Burgers at the other end meant they came up short in their medal quest.
While they could not match the feat of the women in securing a podium place they did at least restore some pride after their 9-2 semi-final battering by Holland.