Two goals from Jan Philipp Rabente helped reigning champion Germany retain its men's Olympic field hockey title on Saturday with a 2-1 win over the Netherlands.
Rabente put the Germans in front on the half hour mark in spectacular fashion, weaving around four Dutch defenders before lobbing the goalkeeper.
Mink van der Weerden hit a second-half equalizer for the Dutch from a penalty corner.
But Rabente hit the winner five minutes before the end, latching onto a cross-shot after a poor defensive clearance.
"At the moment I am overwhelmed, to be honest," said Germany's Florian Fuchs.
"I just can't realise that we have just won Olympic gold. From our second goal onward, everything went right for us. We did a great job in defence and therefore I was confident that we could win this."
The Netherlands won back-to-back gold at Atlanta 1996 and Sydney 2000 but came fourth in Beijing.
Earlier in the day, Australia beat Britain 3-1 to claim third place and the bronze medal.
