Great Britain captain Kate Richardson-Walsh hopes her team can do for hockey what Sean Kerly and company did in Seoul 28 years ago when they go for Olympic gold against Holland on Friday.
Prolific goalscorer Kerly helped inspire Britain's men to the 1988 gold medal, blasting a hat-trick against semi-final opponents Australia before Imran Sherwani's double and another Kerly strike accounted for Germany 3-1 in the final.
The women are now through to their first Olympic final – they won bronze medals in 1992 and 2012 – after reeling off seven successive victories at the Rio Games.
And while Holland will be exceptionally tough opponents, having claimed two Olympic titles in a row and not lost at a Games since Athens 12 years ago, Britain are ready to grasp the moment in Deodoro.
"I remember my parents getting up to watch it [the 1988 final], but I was only eight," Richardson-Walsh said. "You saw what happened to hockey in the country after that – it really picked up. It picked up after London, too, and hopefully the same will happen again now."
Richardson-Walsh, 36, has played 374 games for Great Britain and England, and she added: "I am an old lady!
"But I would really like to go out on a bang, standing on the podium singing the national anthem – and be one of those people.
"I remember watching the Olympics when I was 12, seeing Sally Gunnell and the hockey ladies winning bronze in 1992.
"Holland are a very experienced side. They are the reigning Olympic champions, so the pressure is on them. We can just go out and play and do exactly what we have been doing.
"We keep saying we will treat any match here as if it was a training session at Bisham Abbey, and the final will be no different."
Richardson-Walsh will line up alongside her partner Helen - they were married in 2013 - and she said: "It will be really special to be in a final with her.
"We have been through ups and downs - some of the best and worst times over the last few years. For Helen to come back from back surgery twice and to get over that and play again and reach an Olympic final, it's great."
Britain swept all before them in the pool stages, beating Australia, the United States, Argentina, Japan and India, before knocking out quarter-final opponents Spain and then New Zealand in the last four. They have scored a total of 18 goals and conceded just five.
Head coach Danny Kerry said: "I think we are very smart. We executed a game-plan against New Zealand under pressure, which is very important.
"We are also very robust. We have played seven games in 12 days, and we are about to play an eighth in 14.
"We haven't had any injuries, just bashes, and to go through the rigours and deliver is impressive. We play with our heart and have a team culture in good times and bad.
"I am exceptionally proud to make history with this team. But we still have a job to do in the final.
"I told them after the semi-final that we have one more, one more win to do. Keep your feet on the ground. Finish the job."
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