Eduard Thelen
Eduard Thelen (born July 7, 1946 in Cologne ) is a former German hockey player who became Olympic champion in 1972.
Eduard Thelen took second place in the German championship four times with Rot-Weiss Köln , before the defensive midfielder won the title for the first time in 1972, followed by two more championship titles in 1973 and 1974.
In 1969 Thelen made his debut in the German national team . After he had already participated in tournaments in Lahore and Bombay, he was also part of the squad at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich. In total, Werner Kaessmann , Ulrich Klaes , Wolfgang Strödter and Eduard Thelen were four players of the reigning German champions in the 1972 Olympic squad. Thelen was used in all nine games, including the final in the first Olympic victory of the German hockey team. Eduard Thelen played a total of 38 international matches from 1969 to 1972. For winning the gold medal at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, he and the entire Olympic hockey team were awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf on September 11, 1972 .
Eduard Thelen works as an orthopedist in Cologne.
literature
- National Olympic Committee for Germany: Munich Kiel 1972. The Olympic team of the Federal Republic of Germany . Frankfurt am Main 1972
Web links
- Eduard Thelen in the Olympedia.org database (English)
Footnotes
- ↑ international appearances
- ↑ Sports report of the federal government of September 29, 1973 to the Bundestag - printed matter 7/1040 - page 61 (pdf , 1.86 MB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thelen, Eduard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hockey player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 7, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cologne |