Australia on 18 June 2016 won Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016 at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre in London. It defeated India 1-0 in a shoot-out.
The game finished with the score locked at 0-0 but later Australia scored a goal in the shoot-out reducing the score to 1-0 and won the final match to win the Gold medal. Australia’s Blake Govers missed a penalty stroke, while India was dominant in the third and fourth quarter before losing the shoot-out.
With this victory, Australia claimed the Champions Trophy title for the 14th time.
Germany defeated Great Britain to win the bronze medal.
Final standings - Hero Hockey Champions Trophy 2016
1: Australia
2: India
3: Germany
4: Great Britain
5: Belgium
6: Korea
Individual Awards
Best player: Tobias Hauke (Germany)
Best junior player: Harmanpreet Singh (India)
Best goalkeeper: George Pinner (Great Britain)
Top scorer: Marco Miltkau (Germany)
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