Denise Klecker

Denise Klecker (born January 26, 1972 in Mainz ) is a German hockey player . She plays in defense. She was a gold medalist at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , for which she was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf on March 16, 2005.

Career

In 1985 Denise Klecker represented the German colors on the artificial turf for the first time. She played for TSV Schott Mainz until 1989 , after which she moved to the Bundesliga as a central defender for Rüsselsheim RK . From the youth national team, she made the leap to the juniors at the age of 18 and then finally got the first official international match with the German women's national hockey team in 1995 , where she was considered the team's penalty corner specialist . Since 2006 she has been training the hockey kids at HV Schwenningen .

Denise Klecker is a qualified pedagogue specializing in special education .

Greatest sporting challenges and successes

1995 - European Nations Cup , Amstelveen (3rd place)
1995 - Champions Trophy , Mar del Plata (4th place)
1997 - Champions Trophy, Berlin (2nd place)
1998 - Women's Indoor European Nations Cup, Orense (1st place)
1998 - Women's World Field Hockey Championship 1998 , Utrecht (3rd place)
1999 - European Nations Cup , Cologne (2nd place)
2000 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament , Milon Keynes (3rd place)
2000 - Champions Trophy, Amstelveen (2nd place)
2000 - Olympic Summer Games 2000 , Sydney (7th place)
2002 - Women's Indoor European Nations Cup, France (1st place)
2002 - Women's Field Hockey World Championship 2002 , Perth (7th place)
2003 - Indoor Hockey World Championship , Leipzig (1st place)
2003 - Champions Challenge , Catania (1st place)
2003 - European Nations Cup , Barcelona (3rd place)
2004 - Summer Olympics 2004 , Athens (gold)

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Press release of the Office of the Federal President of March 16, 2005 .... Awarding of the Silver Laurel Leaf to the medal winners of the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games ...

personal data
SURNAME	Klecker, Denise
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH	January 26, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH	Mainz

[1] Press release of the Office of the Federal President of March 16, 2005 .... Awarding of the Silver Laurel Leaf to the medal winners of the 2004 Olympic and Paralympic Games ...