Eckardt Suhl
Eckardt Suhl , also Eckart Suhl (born April 20, 1943 in Hamburg ) is a former German hockey player and Olympic champion .
Suhl played for Uhlenhorster HC from Hamburg, in 1964 the left winger won the German indoor hockey championship with his club, and the following year he took second place in field hockey.
In 1965 he made his debut in the German national hockey team . At the Olympic Games in 1968 , the team took fourth place. The German team finished fifth at the first World Cup in Barcelona . A year later, the Germans faced world champions Pakistan in the final of the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich . The Germans won 1-0 in front of their home crowd with a goal from Michael Krause . Suhl was only used once in the 1972 Olympic tournament, but also received the gold medal.
For winning the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he and the German national Olympic hockey team were awarded the silver laurel leaf on May 25, 1972.
Overall, Eckardt Suhl was involved in 47 international matches from 1965 to 1972.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Munich. Kiel. 1972. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany. Frankfurt am Main 1972
Web links
- Eckardt Suhl in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
Individual evidence
- ↑ In the team presentation of the 1972 Olympic Games he is named Eckart Suhl, sports-reference.com and the German Hockey Association lead Eckardt Suhl, with this name he is also in the 1968 Olympic brochure
- ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 60
- ^ List of national hockey players
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Suhl, Eckardt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |