Nickname: Die Honamas

Notable honours: 4x Olympic gold medallists (1972, 1992, 2008, 2012), 3x FIH Men’s World Cup winners (2002, 2006, 2023), 9x Champions Trophy winners (1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2007, 2014), 8x European champions (1970, 1978, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2013).

Rank in previous Olympic editions: 1908 – 5th, 1928 – 3rd, 1936 – 2nd, 1956* – 3rd, 1960* – 7th, 1964* – 5th, 1968* – 4th, 1972* – 1st, 1976* – 5th, 1984* – 2nd, 1988* – 2nd, 1992 – 1st, 1996 – 4th, 2000 – 5th, 2004 – 3rd, 2008 – 1st, 2012 – 1st, 2016 – 3rd, 2021 – 4th