Gaspard Aurele Mare Baumgarten (born 3 August 1992)[1] is a French field hockey player.[2]

Gaspard Baumgarten
Personal information
Full name Gaspard Aurele Mare Baumgarten
Born (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 32)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight 74 kg (163 lb)
Playing position Forward
Club information
Current club Léopold
Senior career
Years Team
0000–2014 Lyon
2014–2015 Atlètic Terrassa
2015–2018 Lyon
2018–present Léopold
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2012–2013 France U–21 12 (4)
2012–present France 141 (29)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  France
Junior World Cup
Silver medal – second place 2013 New Delhi

Baumgarten is sponsored by Ritual Hockey.[3]

Club career

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Baumgarten joined Léopold in the Men's Belgian Hockey League in 2018.[4] Before that he played his whole career for Lyon except for the 2014–15 season when he played for Atlètic Terrassa in Spain.[5]

International career

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Under–21

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Gaspard Baumgarten debuted for the France U–21 team in 2012 at the EuroHockey Junior Championship in 's-Hertogenbosch.[6]

The following year he went on to represent the team at the FIH Junior World Cup in New Delhi. At the tournament he won a silver medal, a history making performance for the French team.[7][8]

Senior national team

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Baumgarten made his debut for the French national team in 2012.[2]

In 2018, he was represented his country at the FIH World Cup in Bhubaneswar.[9]

Since his debut, Baumgarten has been a regular fixture in the national squad.[7] He won his first major medal with the senior team in 2019 at the FIH Series Finals in Le Touquet, taking home a gold medal.[10][7]

He was a member of the national team at the 2021 EuroHockey Championships in Amsterdam,[11] and was also named in the French squad for the 2021–22 FIH Pro League.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Team Details – France". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Gaspard BAUMGARTEN". ffhockey.org (in French). Fédération Française de Hockey. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Gaspard Baumgarten – Ritual Hockey". ritualhockey.com.au. Ritual Hockey. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Le Léopold mise sur la continuité". hockeybelgium.lesoir.be (in French). 5 June 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Un international français au Léopold". okey.lalibre.be (in French). 31 May 2018. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Jong Oranjemannen verliezen EK-finale van Belgen". hockey.nl (in Dutch). Koninklijke Nederlandse Hockey Bond. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "BAUMGARTEN Gaspard". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Germany lifts the Hero Hockey Junior World Cup Men 2013 Beats France 5-2". hockeyindia.org. Hockey India. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. ^ "France". worldcup2018.hockey. FIH World Cup. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. ^ "GREEN MACHINE SUFFERS THE BLUES AS HOST NATION SWEEPS TO VICTORY". fihseriesfinals.com. FIH Series Finals. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. ^ "France". rabo-eurohockeychampionships2021.com. Rabo EuroHockey Championships. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
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