Christel Lau

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Christel Lau (born May 3, 1944 in Marienburg, West Prussia ) is a former German national hockey player .

Career

Christel Lau grew up in Hildesheim and was initially active in athletics . She only switched to hockey at the age of 25. With her club Eintracht Braunschweig , the goalkeeper won six German championships in field and two championship titles in indoor hockey.

For the German national team, Lau played a total of 24 international matches between 1970 and 1977 (14 on the field and 10 in the hall). In 1976 she became world champion in field hockey with the DHB selection , and in 1974 she was third in the world championship . She also won the European indoor hockey championship with the national team in 1975 and 1977 .

In 1974 Christel Lau was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf .

literature

  • Kurt Hoffmeister : Masters and Medals. Braunschweig's Olympic champion, world, European and German champion 1946–1986. City Library, Braunschweig 1986, OCLC 75322668 , p. 49f.

Web links

Entry to Christel Lau in the Hall of Fame / honorary portal of the Lower Saxony Institute for Sports History

Individual evidence

  1. ^ German hockey champions for women and men in field and indoor hockey on rrk-online.de, accessed on November 11, 2013.
  2. ↑ National players: women on hockey.de, accessed on November 11, 2013.
  3. ↑ Hockey World Championships on rrk-online.de, accessed on November 11, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Lau, Christel
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German national hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH May 3, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Marienburg (West Prussia)