1988 Olympic Hockey: Who Took Gold?
Verdie Witting
2025-05-12 20:57:08
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In Seoul, 24 years ago, Great Britain’s hockey men won Olympic gold for the only time since the war. Sean Kerly scored a hat-trick in the 3-2 semi-final win over Australia, then another goal to add to Imran Sherwani’s double in the final as West Germany were beaten 3-1. Now with their 2012 successors on the verge of emulating the feat, Sportsmail reunites the boys of ’88...
Reta Bogan
2025-05-12 19:15:56
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After 68 years of waiting, Great Britain's men finally reclaimed the Olympic hockey crown with a stunning victory over Germany in the final. And so it came to 1 October 1988, the day upon which GB's men could finally break their run without a gold. Imran Sherwani scored twice and Kerly bagged another - his eighth of the Games - to seal the victory in a game still widely regarded as one of Britain's greatest Olympic moments of all time.
Sanford Kautzer
2025-05-12 17:01:11
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Winning a hockey gold medal at the Seoul Olympics was a magnificent achievement for the Great Britain team. But while the rest of the squad were celebrating our victory over West Germany, I was whisked away by officials demanding I give a urine sample for a drugs test. We had very little idea the country was in a frenzy following the 3-1 win in the final â courtesy of a couple of goals from Imran Sherwani and one from the great Sean Kerly.