Christoph Körner (basketball player)
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| Player information | ||
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| birthday | December 1, 1962 | |
| place of birth | Gelsenkirchen-Buer , Germany | |
| size | 189 cm | |
| position |
Point Guard / Shooting Guard |
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| Clubs as active | ||
| -1980 Schalke 04 1980- TUS 04 Leverkusen |
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| National team | ||
| 1983-1987 | Germany | 77 games |
Christoph Körner (born December 1, 1962 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a former German basketball player .
Life
Körner started playing basketball at Eurovia Gelsenkirchen, but switched to Schalke 04 at an early age, where he played in the second team at the age of 16 and was appointed to the youth national team. In 1980 he moved to the first division at TUS 04 Leverkusen, where he was a regular from 1982; In 1985 he won the German championship title with Leverkusen. In 1986 the Leverkusen team achieved the double of championship and cup victory.
In April 1983, Körner made his debut in the German national basketball team. Körner played at the European Championships in 1983 (8th place), 1985 (5th place) and 1987 (6th place) in the German team. The highlight of his international career was the eighth place at the 1984 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, where he was used in all eight games and scored a total of 34 points. Overall, Körner played in 77 games of the German national team, in which he scored 398 points, which corresponds to an average of 5.2 points per game.
Körner is married to the basketball player Christina Szafarczyk . Their daughter Paulina Körner is also dedicated to sport and is part of the women's national team.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Los Angeles 1984. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1984
- Dino Reisner: 40 years of the Basketball Bundesliga . Sutton-Verlag Erfurt 2006 ISBN 978-3-86680-014-4
Web links
- Christoph Körner in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- List of German national basketball players
Individual evidence
- ^ Statistics of the German national basketball team
- ↑ Dirk Sitterle: Born with basketball in hand . In: Neuss-Grevenbroicher newspaper . March 14, 2015 ( NGZ Online [accessed April 18, 2018]).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Körner, Christoph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German basketball player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gelsenkirchen |