Florian Kunz (born 22 February 1972, in Leverkusen) is a former field hockey defender from Germany. He was the captain of the side which won the 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup. He played a total of 228 caps for the national team from 1992 until 2004.[1] Kunz competed for Germany at the 2000 Summer Olympics and 2004 Summer Olympics.[2]

Florian Kunz
Personal information
Born (1972-02-22) 22 February 1972 (age 52)
Leverkusen, West Germany
Height 200 cm (6 ft 7 in)
Weight 99 kg (218 lb)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
Years Team
Gladbach
National team
Years Team Caps
1992–2004 Germany 228
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Men's field hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Team
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2002 Kuala Lumpur Team
Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place 1995 Berlin Team
Gold medal – first place 2001 Rotterdam Team
Silver medal – second place 1994 Lahore Team
Silver medal – second place 2000 Amstelveen Team
Silver medal – second place 2002 Cologne Team
Men's indoor field hockey
Indoor World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2003 Leipzig Team

References

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  1. ^ "Nationalspieler: Herren". hockey.de (in German). Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Florian Kunz". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
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Awards
Preceded by FIH Player of the Year
2001
Succeeded by