Christoph Bechmann Explained
Christoph Bechmann |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1971 |
Birth Place: | Speyer, West Germany |
Years1: | 1975–1985 |
Clubs1: | Speyer |
Years2: | 1985–1992 |
Clubs2: | Frankenthal |
Years3: | 1992–1994 |
Clubs3: | Dürkheim |
Years4: | 1994–1999 |
Clubs4: | Gladbach |
Years5: | 1999–2000 |
Clubs5: | Harvestehude |
Years6: | 2002–2005 |
Clubs6: | Club an der Alster |
Nationalyears1: | 1995–2004 |
Nationalteam1: | Germany |
Nationalcaps1: | 124 |
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]
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
He 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)
Notes and References
- Christoph Bechmann . https://web.archive.org/web/20161202221752/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/christoph-bechmann-1.html . 2 December 2016.
- Web site: Christoph Bechmann . tms.fih.ch . International Hockey Federation . 11 November 2018.