Denise Rutschmann (née Klecker, born 26 January 1972 in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate) is a retired female field hockey defender from Germany, who won the gold medal with the German National Women's Team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.[1] She is renowned as specialist for penalty corner shooting.
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26 January 1972 (age 52) Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 71 kg (157 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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International senior tournaments
edit- 1995 – European Nations Cup, Amstelveen (3rd place)
- 1995 – Champions Trophy, Mar del Plata (4th place)
- 1995 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Cape Town (3rd place)
- 1997 – Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd place)
- 1998 – Indoor European Nations Cup, Orense (1st place)
- 1998 – World Cup, Utrecht (3rd place)
- 1999 – European Nations Cup, Cologne (2nd place)
- 2000 – Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Milton Keynes (3rd place)
- 2000 – Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
- 2000 – Summer Olympics, Sydney (7th place)
- 2002 – Indoor European Nations Cup, France (1st place)
- 2002 – World Cup, Perth (7th place)
- 2003 – Indoor World Cup, Leipzig (1st place)
- 2003 – Champions Challenge, Catania (1st place)
- 2003 – European Nations Cup, Barcelona (3rd place)
- 2004 – Summer Olympics, Athens (1st place)
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Denise Klecker". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
External links
edit- Denise Klecker at the International Hockey Federation
- Denise Rutschmann at Deutscher Hockey-Bund (in German)
- Denise Klecker at Olympics.com
- Denise Klecker at Olympedia
- Profile on Hockey Olympica (archived)
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