Stefan Blöcher (born 25 February 1960 in Wiesbaden, Hessen) is a former field hockey player from (West-)Germany, who competed at two Summer Olympics for his native country. On both occasions he won the silver medal with his team, in 1984 (Los Angeles and in 1988 (Seoul).[1]
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25 February 1960 (age 64) Wiesbaden, Hessen | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Blöcher played 259 international matches for (West)-Germany, and made his debut in 1978. He won the German title twice, became European champion five times, and won the silver medal at the Hockey World Cup in 1982. In 1987 he was voted the World Hockey Player of the Year. After his hockey career he became a fanatic golf player.
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stefan Blöcher". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016.
External links
edit- Stefan Blöcher at the International Hockey Federation
- Stefan Blöcher at Deutscher Hockey-Bund (in German)
- Stefan Blöcher at Olympics.com
- Stefan Blöcher at Olympedia
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