Christoph Bechmann (born 23 November 1971 in Speyer am Rhein, Rheinland-Pfalz) is a field hockey player from Germany, who was a member of the Men's National Team that won the bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1]
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23 November 1971 Speyer, West Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1975–1985 | Speyer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985–1992 | Frankenthal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1994 | Dürkheim | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1994–1999 | Gladbach | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Harvestehude | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2005 | Club an der Alster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–2004 | Germany | 124 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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The striker from Club an der Alster (Hamburg), whose nicknamed Duffi or Bechi, played in three Summer Olympics, starting in 1996. He has captained the German National Team and was a member of the Team of the Year in Mönchengladbach, Germany.
International senior tournaments
editHe played from 1994 until 2004, 124 matches for the Germany national team in outdoor competitions.[2]
- 1994 – 8th World Cup, Sydney (4th place)
- 1995 – European Nations Cup, Dublin (1st place)
- 1995 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (1st place)
- 1996 – Summer Olympics, Atlanta (4th place)
- 1996 – Champions Trophy, Madras (3rd place)
- 1997 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Lievin (1st place)
- 1997 – Champions Trophy, Adelaide (1st place)
- 1998 – 9th World Cup, Utrecht (3rd place)
- 1999 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Slagelse (1st place)
- 1999 – European Nations Cup, Padua (1st place)
- 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
- 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (5th place)
- 2002 – 10th World Cup, Kuala Lumpur (1st place)
- 2002 – Champions Trophy, Cologne (2nd place)
- 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (1st place)
- 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (3rd place)
- 2005 – World Games, Duisburg (1st place)
- 2006 – European Indoor Nations Cup, Eindhoven (1st place)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Christoph Bechmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
- ^ "Christoph Bechmann". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 11 November 2018.
External links
edit- Christoph Bechmann at the International Hockey Federation
- Christoph Bechmann at the European Hockey Federation
- Christoph Bechmann at Deutscher Hockey-Bund (in German)
- Christoph Bechmann at Olympics.com
- Christoph Bechmann at Olympedia (archive)
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