Gudrun Scholz Explained

Gudrun Scholz
Birth Date:14 January 1940
Birth Place:Braunschweig, German Reich
Clubs1:Eintracht Braunschweig
Nationalyears1:1963–1976
Nationalteam1:West Germany
Nationalcaps1:30
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Gudrun Scholz née Scheller (born 14 January 1940) is a retired German field hockey player.

Scholz joined Eintracht Braunschweig in 1952, initially competing as a long jumper. In 1959 she set a German record at 6.22m.[1] In 1961, Scholz placed third in the long jump competition at the German Athletics Championships.[2]

In the early 1960s, she joined Eintracht Braunschweig's field hockey team. With her club, she won nine German championship titles.[3] She also played 30 games in total for the West German national team.[4]

With West Germany, Scholz won the 1976 Women's Hockey World Cup. She scored both goals in the final, a 2–0 win over Argentina.[5]

In 1977, Scholz was awarded the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt and the Paul-Reinberg-Plakette, the highest award of the German Hockey Federation.[6] In 1988, she was inducted into the hall of fame of the Lower Saxon Institute of Sports History.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19jährige Gudrun Scheller sprang Rekord . . German . 22 June 1959 . 11 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Einträchtler bei Deutschen Meisterschaften . eintracht.com . German . 11 July 2015 . 26 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026125713/http://gesamtverein.eintracht.com/wir-ueber-uns/erfolge-und-sportgroessen/deutsche-meisterschaften/ . dead .
  3. Book: Hoffmeister, Kurt . Meister und Medaillen. Braunschweigs Olympiasieger, Welt-, Europa-, Deutsche Meister 1946–1986 . 1986 . German . Stadtbibliothek Braunschweig . 56.
  4. Web site: Nationalspieler: Damen . hockey.de . German . 11 July 2015.
  5. Web site: Deutschland erstmals Weltmeister . hockey.de . German . 11 July 2015.
  6. Web site: Erstmals Paul-Reinberg-Plakette . hockey.de . German . 11 July 2015.
  7. Web site: Hall of Fame / Ehrenportal . nish.de . German . 11 July 2015.