Axel Hager

Axel Hager (born March 14, 1969 in Burg auf Fehmarn ) is a former German volleyball and beach volleyball player . Together with Jörg Ahmann , Hager contributed a lot to the popularity of beach volleyball in Germany.

Highlights at the Olympics

He achieved his greatest successes in beach volleyball with his long-term partner Jörg Ahmann. In 2000 they won the bronze medal at the Olympic Games in Sydney . As early as 1996 in Atlanta , Ahmann / Hager were there when beach volleyball was first held at the Olympic Games in Atlanta. They took 9th place. They did not qualify for the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens . Due to a serious injury to Hager, they were unable to participate in qualifying tournaments to achieve the required number of points.

The silver medal at the European Championships in Pescara in 1996 was another highlight of Hager's career.

Ahmann Hager Arena

The Ahmann-Hager-Arena beach volleyball stadium in Timmendorfer Strand is named after them in honor of both of them. The German championships take place here every year .

The dominance of Ahmann / Hager was most evident in Timmendorf: in 1993 and from 1995 to 1998 they won the title .

Beginnings in the hall

The 2.02 m tall Hager has been actively playing indoor volleyball since 1981. He started in his hometown, played at VfL Oldesloe , at the volleyball boarding school in Frankfurt and most recently at Eimsbütteler TV in the 2nd Bundesliga. With 1. SC Norderstedt and Dürener TV he also played in the top German division, the 1. Bundesliga.

Time after beach volleyball

After his last German championships in 2004, he retired from active professional beach volleyball. Since then, he has co-moderated the beach volleyball broadcasts on RTL and DSF.

In June 2006, Axel Hager, who studied business administration with a focus on marketing in Hamburg and Los Angeles, founded the event marketing agency "Sportplatz GmbH". Together with Werner Richnow, he is a managing partner.

successes

German champions

• 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998

World Tour

• 4th place in Marseille 1994
• 5th place Marbella, Berlin, Busan 1995
• 2nd place European Championship 1996 , Pescara / Italy
• 2nd place Klagenfurt 1997
• 2nd place in Marseille, 3rd place in Moscow, 5th place in Klagenfurt + Ostend 1998

Olympic games

• 9th place Atlanta 1996
• Bronze medal Sydney 2000

Others

• 4 × German beach volleyball player of the year
• Europe's beach volleyball player of the year 2000

Web links

• Portrait on beach-volleyball.de
• Beach profile at DVV
• Best of Volleyball: 2000 Olympic Games Men Beach Volleyball POR - GER (1:24 min), YouTube. January 14, 2015, accessed March 17, 2019 . 
• Profile in the Beach Volleyball Database (English)
• Axel Hager in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )