Germany women's national field hockey team explained

Germany
Type:women
Size:270px
Nickname:Die Danas
Association:Deutscher Hockey-Bund
(German Hockey Federation)
Confederation:EHF (Europe)
Coach:Valentin Altenburg
Assistant:Johannes Schmitz
Manager:Fabian Schuler
Captain:Nike Lorenz
Sonja Zimmermann
Olympic Apps:11
Olympic First:1984
Olympic Best:1st (2004)
World Cup Apps:15
World Cup First:1974
World Cup Best:1st (1976, 1981)
Regional Name:EuroHockey Championship
Regional Cup Apps:15
Regional Cup First:1984
Regional Cup Best:1st (2007, 2013)

The Germany women's national field hockey team has represented the unified Germany since 1991.

The team won the gold medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, by defeating the Netherlands in the final.

Tournament records

World Cup[1]
YearHost cityPosition
1974 Mandelieu, France3rd
1976 West Berlin, West Germany1st
1978 Madrid, Spain2nd
1981 Buenos Aires, Argentina1st
1983 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia4th
1986 Amsterdam, Netherlands2nd
1990 Sydney, Australia8th
1994 Dublin, Ireland4th
1998 Utrecht, Netherlands3rd
2002 Perth, Australia7th
2006 Madrid, Spain8th
2010 Rosario, Argentina4th
2014 The Hague, Netherlands8th
2018 London, England5th
2022 Terrassa, Spain & Amstelveen, Netherlands4th
2026 Wavre, Belgium & Amstelveen, NetherlandsQualified
European Championships[2]
YearHost cityPosition
1984 Lille, France3rd
1987 London, England4th
1991 Brussels, Belgium2nd
1995 Amsterdam, Netherlands3rd
1999 Cologne, Germany2nd
2003 Barcelona, Spain3rd
2005 Dublin, Ireland2nd
2007 Manchester, England1st
2009 Amsterdam, Netherlands2nd
2011 Mönchengladbach, Germany2nd
2013 Boom, Belgium1st
2015 London, England3rd
2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands4th
2019 Antwerp, Belgium2nd
2021 Amsterdam, Netherlands2nd
2023 Mönchengladbach, Germany3rd
World League[3]
YearRoundHost cityPosition
2012–13Semifinal Rotterdam, Netherlands1st
Final San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina7th
2014–15Semifinal Valencia, Spain3rd
Final Rosario, Argentina3rd
2016–17Semifinal Johannesburg, South Africa2nd
Final Auckland, New Zealand6th
FIH Pro League[4]
YearHost cityPosition
2019 Amsterdam, Netherlands3rd
2020–214th
2021–226th
2022–235th
2023–242nd
Olympic Games[5]
YearHost cityPosition
1980 Moscow, Soviet UnionN/A
1984 Los Angeles, United States2nd
1988 Seoul, South Korea5th
1992 Barcelona, Spain2nd
1996 Atlanta, United States6th
2000 Sydney, Australia7th
2004 Athens, Greece1st
2008 Beijing, China4th
2012 London, United Kingdom7th
2016 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil3rd
2020 Tokyo, Japan6th
2024 Paris, France6th
Champions Trophy[6]
YearHost cityPosition
1987 Amstelveen, NetherlandsDNP
1989 Germany, West Germany3rd
1991 Berlin, Germany2nd
1993 Amstelveen, Netherlands3rd
1995 Mar del Plata, Argentina4th
1997 Berlin, Germany2nd
1999 Brisbane, Australia3rd
2000 Amstelveen, Netherlands2nd
2001 Amstelveen, NetherlandsDNP
2002 Macau, China
2003 Sydney, Australia
2004 Rosario, Argentina2nd
2005 Canberra, Australia5th
2006 Amstelveen, Netherlands1st
2007 Quilmes, Argentina3rd
2008 Mönchengladbach, Germany2nd
2009 Sydney, Australia4th
2010 Nottingham, England4th
2011 Amstelveen, Netherlands8th
2012 Roasario, Argentina4th
2014 Mendoza, Argentina7th
2016 London, EnglandDNP
2018 Changzhou, China
Champions Challenge I[7]
YearHost cityPosition
2002 Johannesburg, South AfricaDNP
2003 Catania, Italy1st
2005 – 2014 Did Not participate

Team

Current squad

Roster for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Notable players

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: World Cup . fih.ch . . 4 February 2020.
  2. Web site: European Championships . fih.ch . . 4 February 2020.
  3. Web site: Hockey World League . fih.ch . . 4 February 2020.
  4. Web site: FIH Pro League . fihproleague.com . . 4 February 2020.
  5. Web site: Olympic Games . fih.ch . . 4 February 2020.
  6. Web site: Champions Trophy . fih.ch . . 4 February 2020.
  7. Web site: Other . fih.ch . . 4 February 2020.